Cole Buhler (he/him), Bachelor of Communications, MacEwan University, is a media relations coordinator at pipikwan pêhtâkwan. He is nehiyaw (Cree) through both of his kokums and mixed European through his grandfathers. Cole is from the Peace Region in Treaty No. 8 Territory, but has lived in amiskwacîwâskahikan (Edmonton) for 15 years. Cole grew up disconnected from his family, which has led him on a path of rediscovery and belonging.

Cole enjoys working in partnership with Indigenous communities, helping Peoples tell their truths through unique, innovative storytelling. He is enjoying learning to manage media projects and problem solving for community-focused organizations such as supportive housing cooperatives, non-profit organizations and harm reduction initiatives.

Cole is passionate about public speaking – he has been invited through his role at pipikwan pêhtâkwan to to guest lecture at MacEwan University; co-present with Director of Communications Michelle Lean to the University of Alberta; and co-present with Founder and CEO Shani Gwin at the IABC World Conference on Decolonized and Trauma Informed Communications.

Cole is an avid photographer, essayist, and fiction writer. Some of his other interests include reading, gardening, and cycling. Cole also has a passion for volunteering. He volunteered as an education abroad resource assistant with the International Office at MacEwan in the winter of 2020, after studying abroad in 2018 and 2019. He taught English poetry and literature at the Nagasaki University of Foreign Studies in Nagasaki, Japan, and took courses in international public relations at Queen Margaret University in Edinburgh, Scotland.