Biography
Brittanee Laverdure is the Regional Vice President of Indigenous Wealth at RBC Royal Trust. Brittanee manages a variety of relationships with Indigenous clients throughout British Columbia, Alberta and Saskatchewan. She is responsible for the administration of a wide range of Indigenous Trusts, including providing ongoing reporting, training and support to clients at the community level. Brittanee graduated from the University of Calgary in 2006 with a Bachelor of Arts in International Indigenous Studies. In 2011, she obtained a Bachelor of Law degree from the University of Calgary, which included a placement at the UBC First Nation Legal Clinic operating out of the Vancouver Downtown Eastside, serving the marginalized Indigenous population in the area. She is a member of the Law Society and of the Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners (STEP).
Raised in the small remote community of Watson Lake, Yukon, Brittanee is a member of the Wolf Clan of the Kaska Dena Nation (Liard First Nation). She serves as a volunteer board member for the Dena Kayeh Institute and for the National Aboriginal Trust Officers Association (NATOA).