Our Team | The People Behind IPMS

Expertise That Walks Beside Nations

Every project matters. Housing builds, water treatment upgrades, health facilities, clean energy transitions, land stewardship — each carries the weight of community wellbeing and sovereignty.

The team at Indigenous Project Management Solutions (IPMS) brings together certified project managers (PMP®), trainers, and advisors with deep experience in Indigenous governance, policy, and community development.

Our strength lies in blending international project management standards with Indigenous knowledge and values.

Leadership Team

Greg Philliban, CPM, PMP, CIF

Project Management Instructor, Facilitator and Consultant

Founder and Principal, Greg Philliban is an Environmental, Indigenous, Communications, Sustainability and Organizational knowledge holder & translator. An engaged and passionate Instructor & Coach, Greg’s virtual and on-site facilitation style is professional, engaging, and participatory. A certified instructor/facilitator, NLP Master Practitioner and E-Learning Specialist, Greg uses facilitation techniques and methods that draw in participants and ensure maximum involvement from all.

Bhavina Haria

STRATEGY & GROWTH

Bhavina has been central to IPMS’s growth with Indigenous Nations across Canada, shaping the organisation’s standing as a trusted partner in community-led planning and capacity development over the past fourteen years.

Her work now centres on strategy and growth: turning real-world delivery into demand and decisions, aligning IPMS’s services with Nation-specific priorities, and strengthening its role as a principled collaborator across diverse, multi-partner environments.

Her global experience shapes how she navigates complexity, bringing scientific rigour and evidence-informed judgement together with a culturally grounded approach that upholds Indigenous governance and respects local context.

Waheeda Khan

Waheeda holds two University degrees, one in Economics and another in Human Resource Management. She holds deep reverence for our great Mother Earth and is a lover of the natural world. She enjoys spending her free time learning from Indigenous Wisdom keepers, Elders, Medicine People from around the world, participating in a variety of cross-cultural rituals and ceremonies

She spearheaded an effort to institute a recycling program for a large food retailer in Ontario which operates 26 stores. She believes her work with ENVPMSS is meaningful as it positively impacts the lands and the waters, and the future of our children

Our Commitment

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Capacity:

Build skills in Nation staff and leaders, not rely on outside consultants.

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Continuity:

Design governance systems that last across elections and funding cycles.

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Community:

Strengthen Nation-to-Nation collaboration through peer networks and shared learning.

Work With Our Team

Your Nation already has the vision. Our team is here to walk beside you with the experience, training, and commitment to bring it to life.