Eiryn Devereaux moves from Nunavut Housing Corp. in GN leadership shuffle

The Nunavut Housing Corp. has a new president.

Premier John Main announced the change Friday in a news release announcing a shuffle of upper management positions across the Nunavut government.

Former housing corporation president Eiryn Devereaux is now the deputy minister for the Department of Transportation and Infrastructure. His replacement, Mathieu Parker, comes to the Nunavut government from his former role as director of the Arctic Council Secretariat in Norway.

Kristie Cronin is returning as deputy minister for the Department of Human Resources after leaving that role in October 2024. She was tasked at the time to help oversee the transition of the former Department of Community and Government Services into two new departments — Community Services, and Transportation and Infrastructure.

Working with her on that transition was Kyle Seeley, the former deputy minister of community and government services. He’s now deputy minister of community services, Main announced.

The Department of Culture and Heritage also has a new deputy minister, Sandy Kownak, who was formerly association deputy minister of family wellness with the Department of Family Services.

Michele LeBlanc-Havard is the new deputy minister of environment, moving from her role as former director of environmental protection.

“These staffing changes align the strengths, expertise, and professional interests of our leaders with the priorities of government and the significant work ahead,” Main said in the release.

Main thanked Teresa Hughes, the outgoing deputy minister of culture and heritage, and Alma Power, the departing deputy minister of human resources, for their years of service to the Nunavut government.