Nellie Kusugak

Who is Nellie Kusugak?

Nellie T. Kusugak of Rankin Inlet, Nunavut was the Deputy Commissioner of Nunavut in 2010. Kusugak was appointed to the position of deputy by Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development, Chuck Strahl, on 15 February 2010 and was sworn in on 25 February.

On 11 April 2010, Kusugak became the acting Commissioner of Nunavut with the expiry of Ann Meekitjuk Hanson's term.

Kusugak, who received a B.Ed in 1996 through the Nunavut Teachers Education Program provided by Nunavut Arctic College and McGill University, where she is listed as an adjunct professor, has been a teacher for about 20 years in both Inuktitut and English. Prior to her appointment as deputy commissioner she was an adult educator at NAC in Rankin Inlet.

Kusugak is married to former Nunavut Tunngavik Incorporated president, Jose Kusugak.