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Consultant

Over the years I have been approached to share my ways of interaction, philosophy, knowledge and experience with others. In time I would be able to co-train with some of the finest trainers in the land. Along with this I learned the difference between leading and facilitating. I was schooled in the fine arts of facilitation and enjoy developing a process wherein my clients can express their needs, their vision, identify barriers, and develop problem-solving strategies and work plans as individuals and communities. One of the highlights of my consulting experiences is being able to blend art & culture into my presentations. It allows my clients to access mental, emotional and awareness states that enhance their sense of clarity, community and decisiveness. Following 20+ years of working, training and consulting in the areas of program development, community building and cultural diversity, I am presently available for work on projects on a contract basis.

My work ranges from: training, facilitation, strategic planning, program development, team-building, keynote addresses and motivational presentations.

I value a thorough needs assessment and understanding of my client’s goals. I have the expertise to custom design facilitation and training projects in line with these needs & goals rather than just utilizing a premade package.

My trainings may be very interactive as in Team Building Processes, or highly engaged in deep discussions in small or large group settings, while digesting relevant research, as in Strategic Planning.

Educator of the Year, Washington State Indian Education Association
April 2017, Annual Conference, Spokane, WA.

  • Indigenous Social Emotional Development and Schools, Training for educators, administrators in building partnerships with Native communities enabling them to welcome Native SEL/SED teachings, activities & experiences in their schools.
  • Training and Facilitation for Community, School or Agency Issues, Needs, Planning, Team Building, Staff Development, Organizational Development, Strategic Planning, Collaboration, Conflict Resolution.
  • Community Builder; Project Development, Stakeholder Building, Needs Assessments, Strategic Planning.
  • Leadership and Facilitation Skills Training for Community Builders.
  • Trainer of Trainers, experienced in building the capacity of organizations.
  • Multicultural Issues; Effective Programming and Practices.
  • Empowerment; Philosophy, Strategies, Programs, Victim to Participant, Lifestyle Changes.
  • Fostering Healthy and Resilient Children with Family, School and Community.
  • Anger Resolution. Effective Strategies for Anger, Resistance and Disillusionment, www.angerresolution.com
  • Youth Leadership; Skills, Activities, Team-building, Personal Wellness & Development.
  • Highly Proficient PC Skills, Word, Excel, Powerpoint, Video & Sound Editing, Zoom Meetings, Website Editing.


TRAININGS, WORKSHOPS & CONSULTATION

  • Anger Resolution, Seattle Public Schools, Training for Counselors, January 2023.
  • Restoring Emotional Development, Emotional Literacy, Competence & Intelligence with Trauma Impacted Students. Wellpinit School District, August 2022.
  • Mitigating Impacts of Intergenerational Trauma & Strengthening Relationships, Western WA Native American Education Consortium Conference, April 27, 2022.
  • Trauma & Strengthening Relationships
  • Native American Youth Leadership Academy Consultant & Lead Facilitator, West WA Nat Ed Consortium, WA, Sept 2015 to present.
  • Eastside Native American Education Program, The Journey, Consultant & Cultural Specialist, Sept 2015 to present.
  • A Native American Perspective on Equity, Lake WA SD WEA Equity Conference, LWSD, Mar 2020.
  • Native Students & Brain Power, Work of Zaretta Hammond & Implications for Native Students, WWNAEC Conference, 2018.
  • Since Time Immemorial, Overcoming Systemic Indigenous Racism, Eastside Race and Leadership Coalition Race Summit 2018.
  • Native Ed Support; Students, Families & Community, Puget Sound ESD Presentation, Nov 2018.
  • Becoming a Warm Demander, Zaretta Hammond’s CRT & the Brain, Bethel SD Summer Teacher Institute, June 2018.
  • Culturally Responsive Teaching with Native Students, Zaretta Hammond Implications, Bellevue SD, Mar 2018.
  • Self-Care, Native American framework; Harmony, Wellness, Healing & Fulfillment, Casey Program, Seattle, WA, Nov 2017.
  • Establishing Alliance in Learning Partnerships: Native American Students, Bellevue School District, Oct 2017.
  • Strategic Planning, Consultant & Facilitator, Yellowhawk Clinic, CTUIR, Umatilla, OR., June 28th & 29th, 2016.
  • Anger Resolution Training, Penticton First Nations, Penticton, BC, Canada, May 2nd & 3rd, 2016.
  • Anger Resolution Training, Renton, WA, April 20th, 2016.
  • Building Your Future and Healthy Relationships, Willamette University, OR, Apr 2015.
  • Historical Trauma Issues & Strategies for Educators, WWNAEC Conference, Feb 2015.
  • What is Your Medicine? Traditional Ways of Inspiration & Perseverance, WWNAEC, Feb 2015.
  • Indian Givers; Indigenous Knowledge, Science & Technology, Kitsap SD, WA, Nov 2014
  • Anger Resolution, Lummi Nation, WA, Sept 2014.
  • Working with Angry, Resistant Youth, Lummi Nation, Sept 2014.
  • Anger Resolution & Historical Trauma; Chemical Dependency Issues, Sept 2014.
  • Conflict Resolution Facilitation, Nottawaseppi Huron Band of the Potawatomi, Michigan, May 2014.
  • Historical Trauma Training for Health Workers, Nottawaseppi Huron Band of the Potawatomi, Michigan, May 2014.
  • Since Time Immemorial Training, Lake WA, Bellevue, Northshore School Districts, Winter 2013-2014.
  • Nisqually Tribe Wellness in the Workplace Staff Training, Suquamish WA, Sep 2013.
  • Native Youth Leadership Training, Nixya’awii Community School, Pendleton, OR, Sep 2013.
  • Navajo Nation Youth Leadership Training, Shiprock Housing Authority, Dolores, CO, Aug 2013.
  • Native Youth Leadership Training, Bishop Paiute Tribe, June 2013, Bishop, California
  • Self-Sustainability, Entering the Workforce, Team Building Skills, Tulalip Tribes Summer Employment, Jul 2011.
  • Youth Goal-setting & Native Pride, National Indian Education Conference, Anchorage, AK, Oct 2006.
  • Anger Resolution, Healing the Wounded Spirits Conf, Nisqually, WA Oct 2006.
  • Staff Team Building Retreat; Coos Bay Tribes, Coos Bay, WA 2006.
  • Facilitator/Presenter Northwest Youth Leadership Conference, Seattle, WA 2006.
  • Native Youth Visioning Workshop, NW Indian Youth Conference, Seattle, WA 2006.
  • Strategies to Resolving System Conflicts Presentation, Kauffman & Associates, Seattle, WA Apr, 2006.
  • Anger Resolution Training: Working with the Angry Student, U of O, Eugene, OR, Feb 2006.
  • Beyond Anger Management, Santa Fe Indian School Youth Symposium, Santa Fe, NM, Sept 17, 2002.
  • Starting Your Journey, It’s Not Your Fault, Santa Fe Indian School Youth Symposium, Santa Fe, NM, Sept 18, 2002.
  • Anger Resolution Workshop; Feb 2002, La-ba-te-yah Youth Home, Seattle, WA.
  • Youth Commission Facilitator; November 2001, NCAI Annual Convention, Spokane, WA.
  • Organizational Development, Nimiipuu Health Center, Nez Perce Nation, Couer D’Alene, Idaho, July 2001.
  • Staff Retreat; Facilitation and Team Building, Columbia River Intertribal Fish Commission, Portland, OR, June 2001.
  • Staff Retreat; Team Building & Planning, Native Cancer Control Project, NW Portland Area Indian Health Board, Portland, OR, June 2001.
  • Anger Resolution Workshop; Wellness & Native Men VIII Conference, Albuquerque, NM, May 2001.
  • Anger Resolution Workshop; Native Wellness and Healing Institute, Calgary, Alberta, May 2001.
  • Staff Retreat; Communication, Team Building, Columbia River Intertribal Fish Commission, Portland, OR, December 2000.
  • Staff Retreat; Communication, Team Building, Wellness in the Workplace, Nimiipuu Health, Nez Perce Community Health Lewiston, ID, , October 2000.

FEATURED REGIONAL, STATE & NATIONAL CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS

  • Restoring Emotional Literacy, Competence & Intelligence, Nat’l Indian Education Convention, Spokane WA 2025
  • Multi-Cultural Identity: Building Trust, Belonging & Confidence, WA S Indian Ed Assoc Conf, Spokane WA, April 2025
  • From Trauma to Belonging to Success, National Education Association Ethnic Caucus, June 2025
  • Developing Capacity to Strengthen Social Emotional Development Supports in Schools, National Indian Education Convention, Oct 2022.
  • Building Developmental Assets through Language, Ceremony and Cultural Bonding, WA Indian Ed Association Annual Conference, April 2017.
  • Building Developmental Assets through Language, Ceremony and Cultural Bonding, Nat’l Indian Education Association Convention, Reno, NV, Oct 2016.
  • NCLB; Native Children Still Left Behind. Nat’l Indian Education Annual Convention, Portland, OR, Oct 2015.
  • Native American Youth Leadership Academy, Nat’l Indian Education Annual Convention, Portland, OR, Oct 2015.
  • Since Time Immemorial Curriculum; 3 District Trainings; WA State Indian Education Association, Spokane WA, 2014
  • Indigenous Knowledge, Science & Technology; Western WA Native American Education Consortium, 2012
  • Native Youth Leadership & Team Building, Coeur D’Alene Youth Conference Presenter/Facilitator, Dec 2006.
  • Anger Resolution; Healing the Wounded Spirits Conference, Nisqually, WA, Oct 2006.
  • Native Pride on the Move; Keynote Address, TANF Wellness Conference, Ocean Shores, WA, Oct 2005.
  • Communication with Your Child; TANF Wellness Conference, Ocean Shores, WA, Oct 2005.
  • Wellness for Life; Keynote Address, Yakama Men’s and Women’s Wellness Conference, Toppenish, WA, Mar 2005
  • Red Rage; How negative behaviors get in the way. Keynote address, Santa Fe Indian School Youth Symposium, Santa Fe, NM, Sept 17, 2002.
  • Meeting on Common Ground: Supporting Refugee and Immigrant Children’s Education, San Diego State University, 1998;
  • Unity in Diversity ’98; Preventing and Countering School-Based Harassment, NW Regional Educational Laboratory, Portland, OR, March 2nd, 1998
  • School Violence: Prevention and Intervention, California School Counselor Association Fall Conference, San Diego, CA, September 29th, 1996
  • Echoes of the Past, Voices of the Future, Spring Native Youth Conference, Portland State University, Portland, OR, May 9th& 10th, 1996
  • Project Red Talon Northwest Native Youth Leadership Institute, Spokane, WA, July 25th, 1996;
  • Healthy People ’94, Loma Linda University, Loma Linda, CA, March 10th, 1994
  • Sharing the Vision V Conference, Portland, OR, February, 2nd, 1994
  • Equity, Excellence and School Reform: A New Paradigm for Desegregation Conference, Washington, D.C., December 9th, 1993
  • National Drug-Free Schools and Communities Conference, Washington. D.C., December 1st, 1993
  • School Counseling for the 90’s Conference, San Bernardino, CA, October 29th, 1993
  • Prevention Training Institute, UC Long Beach, CA, August 9th & 10th, 1993
  • Northwest Indian Youth Conference, Seattle, WA, April 6th & 7th, 1993

Some noted organizations who have hired me to train/facilitate/keynote:

  • Seattle Public Schools, Seattle, WA
  • OSPI Office of Native Education, Olympia, WA
  • Western WA Native American Education Consortium
  • Native Wellness Institute, Portland, OR
  • Kauffman & Associates, Spokane, WA
  • NW Portland Area Indian Health Board, Portland, OR
  • NW Regional Lab, Portland, OR
  • Southwest Regional Lab, Los Alamitos, CA
  • Far West Regional Lab, San Francisco, CA
  • Columbia River Intertribal Fish Commission, Portland, OR
  • Puget Sound ESD, Seattle, WA

REFERENCES

Available on request