Our Team

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Curtis Pilon-Vinish

Founder & Principal
Curtis  is the Founder and Principal of Waniskâ Services and a member of the Métis Nation of Saskatchewan. He supports First Nations and Indigenous organizations with funding strategy, project planning, economic development, consultation coordination, and digital innovation to help move community priorities into coordinated action.
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Denise is a Community Consultant with Waniskâ Services and a proud member of Long Plain First Nation. She supports community engagement, relationship-building, and project coordination with a focus on ensuring local voices and priorities are reflected in the work. She brings a grounded, community-centred approach to supporting First Nations and Indigenous-led initiatives from planning through implementation.
Community Consultant

Denise Meeches

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Dr. Kevin Lewis is an Indigenous Education Consultant with Waniskâ Services and a member of Ministikwan Lake Cree Nation. He supports culturally grounded education, language revitalization, land-based learning, and community-led knowledge systems, ensuring projects are rooted in Indigenous ways of knowing, community priorities, and intergenerational learning.
Indigenous Education Consultant

Dr. Kevin Lewis

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David is a Special Projects Consultant with Waniskâ Services, supporting strategic project development, partnership coordination, and major opportunity planning. With a background in engineering, construction, project management, finance, and business development, David helps Indigenous Nations and organizations move complex projects from early concept toward practical implementation.
Special Project Consultant

David Faith

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Anesu Saruchera

Construction Consultant

Anesu is a Construction and Special Projects Consultant with Waniskâ Services, bringing experience as a Construction Manager and Quantity Surveyor across residential, commercial, and remedial projects in New Zealand and Canada. He supports cost planning, buildability review, operational coordination, documentation, and disciplined project delivery to help move complex construction and infrastructure projects forward.