Monika Ille

Monika Ille is a member of the Abenaki First Nation of Odanak, located in Quebec. Over the course of 30 years in the broadcasting industry, she has built a rich and diverse portfolio that celebrates Indigenous cultures.

Monika has worked for a broad range of organizations, including the Société Radio-Canada, the National Film Board of Canada, the Assembly of First Nations and Quebec Native Women.

Monika brought her strong creative vision to APTN in 2003 and for many years, she served as the Head of Programming. In 2019, she was appointed as CEO.

Monika sits on the Boards of Université de Montréal and Canadian Museum of Nature and is also on the council of the Ordre de Montréal. She is also an industry adjudicator on the Canadian Broadcast Standards Council. In 2019, Monika was named one of Maison Saint-Gabriel’s Exceptional Women and in 2022 received the Desautels Management Achievement Award from McGill University and was named Playback’s Executive of the Year. In 2023, The Globe and Mail listed Monika as one of the 25 most influential people in Canadian television and most recently, she appeared on The Hollywood Reporter’s first list of Canada’s most powerful women in entertainment.