Our Team
Eva Deer
Executive Director & Counsellor
Eva is a former school teacher and principal of Isummasaqvik School, Quaqtaq until her retirement in 2006. Currently, she sits on the Board of Governors of Nunavik. Since 2008, Eva has been involved in emotional and mental health counseling to Inuit throughout Nunavik with Aaqitauvik Healing Centre. Eva has a passion to see individuals free from all kinds of abuse, addictions, trauma, and anger and believes that through counseling and healing sessions, relationships can be restored and lives can begin on the healing journey.
Wendy L. Pierce
Manager/Program Coordinator/Facilitator
Wendy joined the Aaqitauvik Team in September 2017 and has a real heart to see people set free from the bondages that hold them back from living a life that is emotionally and mentally healthy and fulfilling. Wendy served as Registrar/Administrator of two Bible schools for over 10 years, where she was involved with teaching and in the freedom ministry as well. She completed the Facilitator Training with Aaqitauvik Healing Centre in March 2019.
Gela Naqica
President of Aaqitauvik Healing Centre
We welcome Gela Naqica as Aaqitauvik Healing Centre’s newest Board Member. Gela was trained at the International Healing, Deliverance & Discipleship School through Elell Canada Ministries under Singing Waters Ministries in Orangeville, ON, where she experienced the healing of abuse, shock, trauma, and loss and she now offers that hope to others. She has also received training through The International Healing the Land Ministries. Gela is married and has five adult children, nine grandchildren, and three great-grandchildren.
Gela and her husband have been involved in working in the healing area in many countries, with many ethnicities, and especially enjoy working within Arctic Communities and First Nations Communities across Canada. Gela has worked with Aaqitauvik for many years as a facilitator in our workshops, and we look forward to many more years with her on the Aaqitauvik Team.
Robert Deer
Treasurer
Currently CEO of the Tuvaaluk Landholding Corporation and former Mayor of Quaqtaq, Robert, along with his wife Eva, has a passion to see individuals come into freedom from the various wounds and pains that life can bring to an individual. He also wants to see people healed from the pain of trauma and free from anger issues. He recently completed the Facilitator Training with Aaqitauvik Healing Centre in March 2019.
Annie Ittoshat
Board Member
My name is Annie Ittoshat is originally from Kuujjuarapik and has been living in Salluit since 2000. I am married to Noah Ittoshat.
It was through a dream that God had called me to His ministry in 2003 and we as a family went to Pangnirtung in 2004 to take 3-year program for Ordination as an Anglican priest. As of 2019, I was called to be one of the 4 Bishops in the Diocese of the Arctic.
In 2024, I completed the Aaqitauvik Facilitators training and in 2025 accepted the request to be become a Board Member.
Pamela Kleist-Duncan
Board Member
My name is Pamela Kleist-Duncan from Kuujjuaq born and raised. I grew up with my parents and 3 siblings and I had my own family of 5 as well. My two younger one’s are now adults, on their own and our eldest is no longer with us. Since childhood I had in my heart, I wanted to help others and it took me only in my later years to finally get there.
In 2024, I completed the Aaqitauvik Facilitators training and in 2025 accepted the request to be become a Board Member.