Andrew Arreak has a diploma in Environmental Technology from Nunavut Arctic College and is the SmartICE Regional Operations Lead for the Qikiqtaaluk Region. As a founding member of Ikaarvik, the Arctic Inspiration Prize winning organization that mentors and supports Indigenous youth to be the bridge between research and their communities, Andrew helped to establish SmartICE in Mittimatalik and continues to be an important member of its operations team. Andrew’s work on Inuit Qaujimajatuqangit of sea ice and safe ice travel with Sikumiut—the SmartICE community management committee in Mittimatalik—has recently been published in the research journals Arctic Science and Arctic. Andrew is a proud Inuk father of five and enjoys travelling on the land.
