The importance of funding, structure, and accountability in First Nations child and family services (FNCFS)

Helaina Gaspard, PhD

Helaina is a co-founder of the Institute of Fiscal Studies and Democracy (IFSD) and leads the organization’s work in governance, institutional and policy assessment and design and decision-support.  Helaina’s approach to advisory work applies disciplined research design, methodology, data collection and analysis, integrated with a results-focus, reflecting real-world client needs.  She has led engagements supporting some of IFSD’s biggest client successes particularly as it relates to Indigenous reconciliation and independent fiscal institutions. Helaina earned a BA (Hons) from The University of Western Ontario, an MA from Queen’s University, and holds a PhD from the University of Ottawa.