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About Us

Training Technical Assistance

Outreach Communications

Trade Shows

Cultural Awareness

On-Site Training

Kerretv OnlineWebinar Training

Instructors 2013

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)

Regional Map

SEMINOLE TRIBE OF FLORIDA

JAMES E. BILLIE Chairman

6300 Stirling Road Suite 420 Hollywood, Florida 33024 (954) 966-6300 Ext. 11390

E-MAIL: [email protected]

WEBSITE: http://www.seminoletribe.com

Tribal Officers: TONY SANCHEZ, JR.

Vice-Chairman PRISCILLA D. SAYEN

Secretary MICHAEL D. TIGER

Treasurer

“BUT I HAVE PROMISES TO KEEP & MILES TO GO BEFORE I SLEEP”

We all carry with us lessons that we have learned throughout our lives from our family, teachers, and friends. These lessons allow us to make our tribal communities stronger. As the Chairman of the Seminole Tribe of Florida, I am proud that the Native Learning Center has been able to provide meaningful lessons to those who wish to see their tribe prosper. The Seminole Tribe of Florida’s Native Learning Center was established in 2008 with the vision of providing training to improve quality of life skills for tribal members in Indian Country. These trainings, whether the topics are raising funds for a tribe, honoring traditional cultures, or ensuring that tribal members have safe and suitable housing for their families all help tribes remain sovereign and to control their own destiny. Throughout 2013, the Native Learning Center has provided more training and technical assistance than ever before by expanding its training outside of Florida and hosted its First Annual Indian Housing Training Conference in Tulsa, Oklahoma. The 5th Annual Summer Conference was the largest event in NLC history with over 100 people in attendance. Along with the classes, the conference allowed tribal members from around the country to discuss the issues of the day and exchange ideas about how to make the future of tribal communities brighter. The NLC also reaches people in their own homes through Tuition FREE webinars hosted on Kerretv (Key-the-duh) Online. In 2013, Kerretv Online celebrated its one-year anniversary and by using this technology, the NLC allowed people across the country to connect and learn. I am proud to say that this online learning environment is a powerful resource for tribal members and those who work for tribes. On behalf of the Seminole Tribe of Florida’s Tribal Council, I want to thank all who have contributed to the achievements of the Native Learning Center, and I am excited to see the NLC’s continued success as they move forward. Sho-naa-bish, James E. Billie Chairman, Seminole Tribe of Florida

James E. BillieChairman Seminole Tribe of Florida

Tony Sanchez, Jr.PresidentSTOF, Inc.

Mark “Steve” OsceolaHollywood BoardRepresentative

Joe FrankBig Cypress BoardRepresentative

Larry HowardBrighton BoardRepresentative

Manuel M. TigerBig Cypress CouncilRepresentative

Andrew J. Bowers, Jr.Brighton CouncilRepresentative

Christopher OsceolaHollywood CouncilRepresentative

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Understanding the Present by Honoring Our Past...

August 1957, Seminole people voted to create The Seminole Tribe of Florida. The vote established a governmental entity and a charted corporation to conduct economic development for the tribe. The tribe now owns several businesses and has fought for sovereignty and self-determination to retain Seminole language, culture and way of life.

-Albuquerque, NM (November 1, 2002). Today in History. National Native News. Retrieved

January, 2014, from www.nativenews.net.

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established in October 2008 as a program of the Seminole Tribe of Florida Housing Department, in cooperation with Housing and Urban Development, Eastern Woodlands

Center developed areas of concentration to complement current national

mission of promoting the development

conducting initial needs assessment

that they faced in their homes. The

Americans and Indigenous people with an emphasis on the educational needs of Tribal members and their communities.

resources focus on areas that are critical to the growth and improvement of quality

participants with the ability to walk away with learned skills that they will be able to

and technical assistance cover, but are

Assistance and Self Determination Act

small business education, economic development, housing strategies, sustainable development, and grants management.

OUR MISSION

with knowledge and skills that improve quality of life through housing related educational programs.

OUR VISION

To be the recognized educational resource for the development of cultural and quality

people.

worked diligently on the renovation and design of the center located in Hollywood, Florida, which will house several

conference where courses focused on Sustainable Design, Financial Wellness, and Grants Education. These courses were developed and designed to address the issues received through feedback of

fostered a positive learning environment with a highly motivated and professional staff to ensure that quality content was delivered to all participants.

In 2013, the NLC

was granted the

opportunity to expand

its training beyond

the state of Florida and

provide training within

the heart of Indian

Country.

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GEORGETTE PALMER SMITH

Executive Director

KYLE DONEYSeminole Tribe of Florida/Gros VentreDeputy Executive Director

VINCENT FRANCOCompliance & Resource Development Director

NICOLE HARKERAdministrative Service Program Director

STACI EAGLE ELK

Director of Training and Technical Assistance

KASSIE HAMILTON

MARIE DUFOUR BONVILLETraining and Development Specialist

PATRICE CHANNERReceptionist

JEROME MASCAROProgrammer

CHRISTINA GONZALEZ Marketing Coordinator

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TRAI NING

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In January 1975, President Gerald Ford signed the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act to further the self-determination of Indian communities without terminating their relationships with the federal government, which included operating their own programs and schools.



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CELEBRATING CULTURE & LANGUAGE

To honor and support efforts to

coursework that promotes the celebration of culture and language by the sharing of “best practices.” Our vast network of diverse instructors allows us to create dynamic trainings that can be both

FINANCIAL WELLNESS

providing our learners with both the knowledge and tools to better plan

Courses cover a wide range of subjects including entrepreneurship, personal money management, buying a home, improving credit scores, writing a business plan, investments, business accounting, and much more.

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The NLC’s learning

opportunities and

resources focus on

areas that are critical

to the growth and

improved quality of life

for Native communities.

The NLC’s focus areas

include: Celebrating

Culture & Language,

Financial Wellness,

Grants Education,

Housing Strategies, and

Tribal Government.

NLC’s 5 Focus Areas

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GRANTS EDUCATION

support services connect individuals and communities to the world of valuable grant funding. In addition to

technical assistance in the areas of research, writing, and submission of grant proposals, through our technical assistance one-on-one support. From introductory webinars to one-on-one

program is focused on providing assistance to those working toward the growth and development of their individual communities.

HOUSING STRATEGIES

is our housing related curriculum, which offers a variety of courses to assist individuals and Tribes with building and maintaining sustainable and affordable housing within their

eco-friendly and sustainable practices in areas such as green

panel technology.

TRIBAL GOVERNMENT

Incorporating best-practices, along with the experience of Tribal

offers courses that share insight with other community minded individuals. The Tribal Government curriculum includes topics such as: starting youth programs, current legal trends in Indian Country, broadening Tribal Government issues, and much more.

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provide participants with the ability to walk away with learned skills that they will be able to share with their communities.

trainings and technical assistance cover, but are

Assistance and Self Determination Act

small business education, economic development, housing strategies, sustainable development, and grants management.

ON-SITE LEARNING

trainings throughout the year, both at its

and other locations within Indian Country. These on-site trainings give learners a direct connection with instructors and their peers. On-site learning focuses on teaching methods for all learning styles, by delivering course curriculum to multiple individuals who are physically present in a traditional educational setting. This delivery method is ideal for people who prefer networking with others, participating in group activities, hands-on learning, and face-to-face interaction.

DISTANCE AND WEB-BASED LEARNING

(webinars) offer distance learning, delivered via web-based courses, which learners can access anywhere they

delivery of training includes technologies such as online video streaming, DVDs, and e-learning courses, all of which are accessible through Kerretv (Key-thee-duh, Creek for “learning”) Online. Online training allows for the delivery of course curriculum to individuals within a virtual e-learning environment. This increasingly

people who are limited with time, have travel limitations, and/or prefer to work at their own pace.

In 2013, 5th Annual

Summer Conference

was the largest event

in NLC history with

over 200 people in

attendance, with the

Indian Housing Training

Conference served the

most Tribes in

NLC History.

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June4 - 6, 2013

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September 10 - 13, 2013 DoubleTree by Hilton Tulsa Downtown,

Tulsa, Oklahoma

The Seminole Tribe of Florida Native Learning Center

Indian Housing Training Conference

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5th Annual Summer ConferenceJune 4 – 6, 2013Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino

Highlights Include:

IndianpreneurshipMarch 5 – 6, 2013

Highlights Include:

Indian Housing Training ConferenceSeptember 10 – 13, 2013Double Tree by Hilton Tulsa DowntownTulsa, Oklahoma

Highlights Include:

“I am an educator and I found that the blend of many different presentations the common thread was, ‘educate the youth’ to strengthen our future.

Very empowering.”- 5th Annual Summer

Conference Attendee

“I loved the workshop. The teachers were very helpful and friendly. Very good

learning experience”

“Excellent. Productive.

Positive”- Indianpreneurship Attendee

“Found all training attended to be very valuable. Instructors were all very knowledgeable and engaging. Truly appreciate that all materials are available

”- Indian Housing Training

Conference Attendee

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he Seminole Tribe of

Center was proud to announce the launch of its very own learning management system Kerretv (Key-thee-duh,

Online in August of 2012. Kerretv Online has allowed

455 individuals to actively engage with educational materials based on our

Education, Housing Strategies, and Tribal Government.

In, the past year Kerretv Online has remained committed to providing users information, resources, and activities by expanding its Tuition FREE webinar selection to include webinar series such as the 4-day Increasing Your Funding & Sustainability webinar training and the 2-day Financial and Compliance Audit Preparation. Kerretv Online added 46 webinars that are recorded and accesible to view at any time. Kerretv Online will continue to provide learners with information, resources,

knowledge and skills that improve the quality of life through housing related educational programs.

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In 2013, Kerretv Online

Webinar Series that

offered online attendees

multiple day webinar

courses in one topic.

Kerretv Online also

celebrated its one-year

anniversary.

Region Number %

33 7%

128 28%

Northern Plains38 8%

Southern Plains70 15%

Eastern/Woodland165 36%

18 4%

Hawaii 3 1%

Total # of Attendees 455 99%

Total # of Tribes Served 169

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Celebrating Cultural & Language January Cultural Preservation

Financial Wellness January Starting a Small Business

February Fraud Prevention – Protect Yourself Financially

March Writing a Business Plan

April Fundraising, How to Create Successful Events

May Small Business Finance Opportunities

July Retirement Basics and Wealth Building

October Home Budgeting

November Marketing Your Small Business

November The Homebuying Process

November Using Credit to Your Advantage

December Borrowing Basics

Grants Education February Fundraising, Planned Giving

FebruaryAprilApril Fundraising, How to Create Successful Events

May USDA Rural Development Housing Repair Programs

JuneAugust Smooth Grant Submissions

September Grant Writing Essentials

December Developing Winning Proposals

Housing Strategies January Section 538: Guaranteed Rural Rental Housing Program

February Multi-Family Housing Preservation and Revitalization Program

April April The Home Buying Process

AprilApril Indoor Air Quality

MayDeveloping Procurement Policies and Procedures in

May USDA Rural Development Housing Repair Programs

May MayMay Roles and Responsibilities of Board of Directors

JuneJuly Your Home-Protecting Your Investment

November Home Safety

December Holiday Home Safety

Tribal Government January Writing Persuasively

FebruaryMay Roles and Responsibilities of Board of Directors

JulyJuly Writing a Business Plan

August Public Speaking

AugustSeptember Giving Outstanding Interviews

October Planning and Conducting Effective Meetings

October Customer Service

October Fundraising for Your Organization

November Effective Supervision and Management

December Writing Persuasively

December Generational Differences in the Workplace

December Holding Effective Meetings

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Representing 587 attendee’s and 69 Tribes that the Native Learning Center served throughoutIndian Country.

323 On-site Training Attendees264 Technical Assistance Training Attendees

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)

American Programs (ONAP) Regional Map

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Tribes Represented

>> Absentee-Shawnee Tribe of Indians of

Oklahoma

>> Alabama-Coushatta Tribe of Texas

>> Apache Tribe of Oklahoma

>> Assiniboine and Sioux Tribes of the

Fort Peck Indian Reservation, Montana

Tribe of Chippewa Indians of the Bad

River Reservation, Wisconsin

>> Blackfeet Tribe of the Blackfeet Indian

Reservation of Montana

>> Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes,

Oklahoma

>> Chibcha Band of Indians Republic of

Colombia

>> Confederated Salish and Kootenai

Tribes of the Flathead Reservation

>> Confederated Tribes of the Colville

Reservation

>> Crow Creek Sioux Tribe of the Crow

Creek Reservation, South Dakota

>> Crow Tribe of Montana

>> Eastern Shawnee Tribe of Oklahoma

>> Hoopa Valley Tribe, California

>> Karuk Tribe

>> Kicakappoo Tribe of Indians of the

Kickapoo Reservation in Kansas

>> Kiowa Indian Tribe of Oklahoma

Canada

>> Mescalero Apache Tribe of the

>> Minnesota Chippewa Tribe (White

Earth Band)

>> Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians

>> Moapa Band of Paiute Indians of the

>> Mohegan Indian Tribe of Connecticut

& Utah

Montana

>> Oglala Sioux Tribe

>> Oneida Tribe of Indians of Wisconsin

>> Otoe-Missouria Tribe of Indians,

>> Ponca Tribe of Oklahoma

>> Portage Creek Village (aka

Ohgsenakale)

>> Quechan Tribe of the Fort Yuma Indian

Reservation, California & Arizona

>> Rosebud Sioux Tribe of the Rosebud

Indian Reservation, South Dakota

>> Sac and Fox of Oklahoma

>> Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe of

Michigan

>> Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe

>> Seminole Tribe of Florida

>> Shawnee Tribe

Traverse Reservation, South Dakota

>> Spokane Tribe of the Spokane

Reservation

>> Taino Tribe

>> Tejon Indian Tribe

>> Tulalip Tribes of Washington

>> Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa

>> United Keetoowah Band of Cherokee

Indians in Oklahoma

Region

Puerto Rico

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Anthony Littlewhirlwind

Joseph Eve CPA

Anthony has served in the armed forces and

has a background in manufacturing cost

accounting, grant accounting, and auditing work

experience.

Instructor at the Native Learning Center 5th Annual Summer Conference

Ashleigh Erickson(Comanche/Caddo)

Independent Consultant

Ashleigh Erickson has worked with Arrowpoint

Enterprises for the past three years as a

training assistant. She is a proud member of

resides in Tuttle, Oklahoma with her husband

and two sons. Ashleigh has spent most of her

people. She is currently attending Oklahoma

State University in Oklahoma City majoring in

nursing. Ashleigh is a licensed Medical Assistant

especially with youth and children.


Brian PiersonGodfrey & Kahn, S.C.

cumlaude honors, from the University of

entered private practice. Brian has more than

20 years experience representing Indian Tribes,

beginning with his successful representation

of Chippewa Indians in federal court litigation

to prevent racially motivated interference with

to assist Tribes in formulating and implementing

strategies that strengthen Tribal sovereignty,

with a particular focus on business development,

environmental protection, renewable energy,

and housing development. Brian also frequently

advises Tribes on Tribal constitutional,

ordinance, and governance matters. A frequent

conference speaker and author on Indian law

Country Housing Development Handbook.

of the Year for his work protecting treaty

rights. He received American Indian Chamber

Country award for pro bono activities. Brian

Instructor at the Native Learning Center Indian Housing Training Conference

Cathee Vick(Minnesota Chippewa Tribe – White Earth

Reservation)


As one of the daughters of highly respected

national trainer and 40 year veteran, Donna

Fairbanks, It is safe to say that Cathee Vick has

been either directly or indirectly involved with

Indian housing for most of her life. Inheriting a

Cathee completed a two-year internship with

Donna as a training and technical assistance

provider. She has experience working directly

Education, Financial Counseling, Procurement,

Self-Monitoring, Customer Service, Foreclosure

Counseling, Policy Assessment and

Development, Board of Commissioner, and IHP/

Reservation Housing Authority to co-coordinate

a multi-Tribal pilot project in Minnesota providing

homebuyer education training. A licensed realtor

in Minnesota and a HUD approved training and

technical assistance provider under a grant

Authority in 2013.

Management, HR, and 10 years of Automobile

Sales with many attributed awards. She serves

on the Minnesota Indian Housing Conference

Program Committee. Cathee is a descendant of

the Crane Clan.


In 2012, 36 instructors

particated in the NLC

on-site and web based

trainings. In 2013, 52

instructors particated in

NLC on-site, web based,

and technical

asssistance trainings.

Out of the 52 Instruc-

tors 31 were Native

American.

2013 Instructors

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Catherine Figueroa Parker(Comanche)


Catherine Figueroa Parker is a member of

in Indian Studies and Biological Sciences.

the University of Oklahoma (OU) in Adult and

Higher Education emphasizing in Training and

in Education, Administration, Curriculum

and Supervision with an emphasis in School

Administration. She is the Chief Executive

in education coordination, training, and

curriculum development. Catherine has

worked as a consultant for the Association of

American Indian Physicians (AAIP) as a trainer,

coordinator, curriculum developer, and web

developer. She has worked and volunteered

for many Indian and non Indian organizations

including: Western Heights Schools,

Oklahoma City Schools, Cache Schools,

United Urban Indian Council, American Indian

Student Association, Oklahoma County Post-

Adjudication Review Board for Indian Child

Education Consortium of Oklahoma, and

relevant curriculum guide for the AAIP Family

Preservation Department titled, “Family

Wellness and Youth in Distress – Preventing

Abuse and Preserving Culture Curriculum


Catherine Parker

Catherine Figueroa Parker is a member of

in Indian Studies and Biological Sciences.

the University of Oklahoma (OU) in Adult and

Higher Education emphasizing in Training and

in Education, Administration, Curriculum

and Supervision with an emphasis in School

Administration. She is the Chief Executive

in education coordination, training, and

curriculum development. Catherine has

worked as a consultant for the Association of

American Indian Physicians (AAIP) as a trainer,

coordinator, curriculum developer, and web

developer. She has worked and volunteered

for many Indian and non Indian organizations

including: Western Heights Schools,

Oklahoma City Schools, Cache Schools,

United Urban Indian Council, American Indian

Student Association, Oklahoma County Post-

Adjudication Review Board for Indian Child

Education Consortium of Oklahoma, and

relevant curriculum guide for the AAIP Family

Preservation Department titled, “Family

Wellness and Youth in Distress – Preventing

Abuse and Preserving Culture Curriculum


Caree Graybow(Minnesota Chippewa Tribe – White Earth

Reservation)


As one of the daughters of highly respected

national trainer and 40-year veteran, Donna

Fairbanks, it is safe to say that Caree

Graybow has been involved either directly or

indirectly with Indian housing for most of her

life. Inheriting a passion for Indian housing,

Caree has had the honor of completing a two-

year working internship with Donna traveling

nationally as a training and technical assistance

provider working on many Indian housing

topics. Caree has experience working directly

Education training, Credit Counseling training,

training, Self-Monitoring training, Customer

Service training, Foreclosure Counseling,

Policy Assessment and Development training,

Board of Commissioner training and IHP/APR

training. Caree is a HUD approved training and

technical assistance provider under a grant

Authority announced on February 13, 2013

to: Feng Shui Practitioner and Automobile

Sales. Caree serves on the Minnesota Indian

Housing Conference Program Committee.

She is an enrolled member of the White Earth

Clan.


Chance Rush

Chance Rush is the founder of Cloudboy

Consulting, which provides trainings to youth,

goal is to promote positive out reach amongst

peer leaders, parents and community mentors.

For the past 14 years, Chance has been

America to promote and be an advocate

for healthy living. His areas of interest and

commitment are in the strength of family,

community, education, and culture.

on both the Standing Rock and Fort Berthold

Indian Reservation before moving to Oklahoma

with his mother where he established his

education, family, and home. Oklahoma is

where he lived, but Fort Berthold is where he

resting place.


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Chris Hansen(Chippewa)

Christopher Hansen is currently the Training

Corporation. He is responsible for the

coordination and delivery of training for

Oweesta, and is actively involved in many

programs to increase awareness in regards to

communities. He studied Communications at

Colorado University in Boulder, Colorado, and

has worked as a Real-Estate Broker for twelve

years specializing in residential sales where he

homebuyers on how to qualify for community-

based as well as conventional residential loan

products.


Christine DennisDennis & Company, PC

Christine Dennis, CPA is the owner of Dennis

government activities including Housing,

Casinos, and Economic Development as well

as the primary government organization. She

Housing Council and Southern Plains Indian

Housing Association as well as a training

provider for Tribes throughout the United

States. In addition, she performs audits, self-

monitoring, audit preparation, and internal

control assessments for Tribal organizations.

Instructor at the Native Learning Center 5th Annual Summer Conference & Kerretv Online Webinar Series Financial and Compliance Audit Preparation

Daniel Glenn(Crow Tribe of Montana)

7 Directions Architects/Planners

with twenty-seven years of experience in the

design of affordable, sustainable architecture

in urban and rural environments across the

United States and abroad. He is the Principal

of 7 Directions Architects/Planners, an Indian-

on sustainable design for Tribal communities,

rooted in his heritage from the Crow Tribe

of Montana. His design work has received

national and regional recognition, including the

Four of his projects were published in 2013

and Housing Program, he is on the Board of

regularly invited speaker on sustainable design

at professional and academic conferences,

Program events nationally, and is currently

providing technical assistance and training to

multiple Tribes in the greening of Indian housing

Country program, the Enterprise Community

Collaborative.


David EisenbergDevelopment Center for Appropriate

Technology

David Eisenberg co-founded and has led the

Technology (DCAT) since 1992. DCAT launched

their program Building Sustainability into the

Codes in 1995 to create a sustainable context

building experience — from troubleshooting

construction of the high-tech cover of

Biosphere2, to conventional concrete, steel,

masonry and wood, to adobe, rammed earth,

both building, codes, and standards. David

served two terms on the U.S. Green Building

Council Board of Directors, founded and

chaired the USGBC Code Committee for

ten years, served on the ICC committee that

drafted the International Green Construction

Code (IGCC), and was Vice Chair of an ASTM

subcommittee where he led the task group

that developed the ASTM Standard Guide

for Design of Earthen Wall Building Systems.

national leadership award. Recent work

includes participating in the EPA Tribal Green

Building Code Working Group and developing

the framework and much of the content

Development Guidance website, as well as

working on a new EPA Tribal green building

and codes online toolkit.


Denise Harvey(Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde)

Denise Harvey, an enrolled member of the

Confederated Tribes of the Grand Ronde

Community of Oregon, is Chair of the Grand

Ronde Gaming Commission and has served

on the Gaming Commission since 2004.

Grand Ronde is one of only two tribes that

The Grand Ronde Gaming Commission takes

pride in the achievement of self-regulation and

strives for excellence in the regulation of the

operation, Spirit Mountain Casino. Ms. Harvey

previously served her Tribe through her position

in Human Resources as Mentorship/Workforce

Development Coordinator for several years.

wellness is seen in over 25 years experience

working in health care settings. Ms. Harvey

training in 2002, and she subsequently

delivered the training to employee/members

of the Confederated Tribes Tribal government.

She also has assisted Dr. Bennett in providing

training-of-trainers (2004). Since that time, she

has used the concepts and principles of the

program in her various leadership roles.


Diana Dickinson(Blackfoot)

Community Alliance Resource &

Division Services

Diana Dickinson is from Tulsa, Oklahoma

where for the past 14 years she has worked

domestic violence cases, Visitation Supervisor,

District Court Program Developer, Wellness in


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Eugene Goldfarb

Eugene Goldfarb was the Midwest

of Housing & Urban Development for

approximately 15 years and retired in 2004

to start his own environmental consulting and

& licensed attorney. Eugene spent much of his

30 year HUD career in the environmental area,

preparing environmental impact statements,

noise, historic, and other environmental

of Housing on mortgage insurance, subsidized

and public housing programs, and was the

effort. He has worked for a single-family

Authority, the U.S. Postal Service, and has

has been active in environmental training for

over 30 years. In the late 70s and early 80s,

he organized environmental training for local

governments administering HUD programs

and lectured at various universities (U of I at

Chicago, IIT, University of Chicago), U.S. Civil

Service environmental workshops, and the

Zoning (1977). More recently, he has helped

organize Housing & Urban Development

environmental conferences sponsored by

the Energy Resource Center, IEPA, USEPA,

Practice award from HUD and Eugene was

named a USDOE Energy Champion. In 2002,

Magazine.


Eugene Wilkie(Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians)

Tawa Power

Eugene Wilkie has been active in developing

alternative and renewable energy markets

throughout the United States, Central America,

South America, Europe, Asia, and Africa

since the 1980s. He has been the owner and

operator of various other successful renewable

energy-related business ventures, which have

earned him a highly respected name in the

renewable energy industry. Emphasis has

always been on the development, design,

installation, testing and start-up of solar,

hydro, geothermal, and wind-driven power

agent, distributor, and installer. Because

of the nature of installation of this type of

equipment, Eugene is experienced in building

and engineering construction related to these

types of installations including adaptation of

building or structure and vice-versa. As a

systems integrator for commercial and utility

renewable energy systems, Mr. Wilkie assumes

many different responsibilities. Best described

all aspects of utility interactive systems from

feasibility and system sizing to installing and

authorization to operate electrical equipment

in parallel with established utility providers.

For these, and off-grid “direct” powered

systems, Mr. Wilkie relies on many years of

technical sales for renewable energy systems

and system integration experience in the

renewable energy industry. He began his

career with small wind turbine systems for

off-grid battery charging. In the past twenty-

plus years, Mr. Wilkie has grown right along

with the environmental movement, and the

fast-advancing renewable energy industry.

He is known for his innovative approach to


Funston Whiteman(Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes)

Shawnee Public Schools

Funston Whiteman is currently working as an

Assistant Principal at Shawnee Middle School

in Shawnee, OK. He is also a doctoral student

at the University of Oklahoma. Funston is

spent in Oklahoma. Mr. Whiteman has eight

years of experience as a public educator,

and he successfully developed an Indian

curriculum for his Tribe in order to preserve

Tribal history and, more importantly, integrate

it into public schools in the Tribal service

area. He also developed and taught an online

course titled “Southern Cheyenne History”

dissertation will focus on quantitative research

and methodology to better predict success

among American Indian students.


Gregory GiakoumisTravois Design & Construction Services

As Construction Services Manager, Greg

monitors all Travois projects during the

construction phase to assure compliance with

state and investor requirements. Greg and the

inspection staff monitor construction through

regular site visits, and submit reports during

the construction phase of the project. Greg

is an expert construction cost estimator, and

assess market costs for clients. Greg is a

Council.


Jaci Ree(Crow Creek Sioux)

Jaci Ree, is a Programs Manager at First

training and technical assistance measures

Institutions throughout the United States by

development of asset building endeavors for

Tribal communities. She has been working

for over 10 years. She has a background in

social service working with Tribal Temporary

workforce development, and as a juvenile

of her asset building endeavors, she is an

active advocate for the Earned Income Tax

Credit and Volunteer Income Tax Assistance

and acted as the facilitator for The South


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Administration. Jaci is a descendant of Turtle

Mountain Chippewa and an enrolled member

of Crow Creek Sioux; she is dedicated to her


Jamie Blosser

Atkin Olshin Schade Architects

Collaborative and an associate at Atkin Olshin

Schade Architects. From 2000 to 2003, Jamie

was an Enterprise Rose Architectural Fellow

at the Ohkay Owingeh Housing Authority. Her

work includes the development of Tsigo bugeh

Village, an award-winning Tribally owned

Bupingeh Rehabilitation Project, which recently

received the HUD Secretary Empowerment

and Opportunity Award. Jamie has lectured

throughout the country on the importance

of cultural and environmental sustainability.

Her work has been featured in Architectural

Record, Indian Country Today, American

Indian Report, Affordable Housing Finance,

and Progressive Planning. Jamie served on

the Enterprise Green Communities technical

advisory group for the 2011 Criteria, helping

to develop a new Tribal and rural pathway for

compliance. She serves voluntarily in a number

of capacities, including as a project reviewer

as a board of director for the Housing Trust

Knowledge Community Advisory Group. Jamie

graduated with a Master of Architecture from

the University of Pennsylvania.


Jared FormanCurriculum Design and Development Specialist

Jared Forman joined the Seminole Tribe of

Curriculum Design & Development Specialist in

July of 2011 where he works to plan, develop,

utilizing a variety of technologies, he works to

develop cutting-edge programs and courses

that support the educational goals of the

role in the procurement, implementation, and

administration of Kerretv (Key-thee-duh, Creek

tuition free learning management system

are to continuously learn new skills in order

to develop impactful educational programs.

In this manner, he has attained the Building

Prior to this position, Mr. Forman was a

teacher in Broward County, Florida as well

as an English instructor at Broward College.

He holds undergraduate degrees in English

Southeastern University.


Jill Sherman-Warne(Hoopa Tribe)

Sherman Grant Writing & Consulting

Jill Sherman-Warne grew up on the Hoopa

Indian Reservation located in the mountains

University. She worked for her Tribe in many

capacities and even served as elected Tribal

council member before moving to Southern

California. Jill is the Executive Director of the

Coalition and is owner/consultant of Sherman

Grant-Writing and Consulting. For over 15

years, Jill has worked on environmental and

grass roots issues with Tribal communities

in Southern California. Jill is the former

Environmental Director of the Pechanga

Assistant Government Manager of the Viejas

Band of Kumeyaay. Ms. Sherman-Warne

received support from the Southern California

Tribes to serve as a Governor Appointed

American Heritage Commission. She serves on

the San Diego Urban Indian Health Board and

federal advisory committee with the mission

to advise the President and Congress of good

neighbor practices along the U.S. border with

Mexico. Her intimate understanding of Tribes,

Tribal operations, and Tribal communities

is a tremendous asset to any project

involving Tribes.


Jim Warne

(Sioux) Tribe. Jim earned a BS from Arizona

State University and a MS from San Diego

State University (SDSU). He has also earned

Administration (PET-RA) at SDSU. Jim is the

SDSU Interwork Institute. Jim administers

the Post Employment Training - American

Indian Rehabilitation (PET-AIR) Post-Graduate

Interwork Institute (http://interwork.sdsu.edu/

arpe/web_education/pet_air.html).

WSD. Jim has contracted with many various

speaker with experience in professional

football, Hollywood acting, Indian Country

advocacy, and youth development and

academic/professional accomplishments.

Instructor at the Native Learning Center 5th Annual Summer Conference and Indian Housing Training Conference

Joanna DonohoeSeven Sisters Community Development

Joanna specializes in organizational and

program development, capitalization

strategies, coalition building, policy

development, community development

private sector partnership building. Joanna

has 22 years of experience with banking,


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housing, and community development issues.

She has overseen national efforts including

the development of a homebuyer education

Homeownership Guide. She also served as

the Director of Financial Education and Asset

Building at Oweesta Corporation, a national

Financial Institution (CDFI) intermediary. She

worked on policy issues in Washington, D.C.

the Comptroller of the Currency, a bureau of

the U.S. Department of the Treasury, and a

legislative representative for the Independent

Bankers Association of America. She also

worked as a Community Builder Fellow in

the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban

American Programs, where she coordinated

the One-Stop Mortgage Center Initiative in

Indian Country. Joanna earned a Bachelor

of Arts in American Government from the

University of Virginia in Charlottesville, VA and

a Juris Doctor from The Catholic University of

America in Washington, D.C.


Joel Bennett

Joel Bennett, PhD, is President of Organizational

e-learning programs for organizational and

stress management programming in 1985 and

programs have reached over 20,000 workers

across the United States. He is the primary

developer of Team Awareness (TA), recognized

by the U.S. Department of Health as effective

in reducing employee behavioral risks. TA

Guard and has been used by restaurants,

government, and recently in South Africa.

has received close to $4 Million in Federal

Research Grants to assess, design, and deliver

workplace wellness programs. Organizational

includes the Small Business Wellness

Initiative, IntelliPrevTM, PrevToolsTM, and

ExecuPrevTM (livewell, leadwell). Dr. Bennett

is author of over 20 peer-reviewed research

articles and three books, including “Heart-

“Preventing Workplace Substance Abuse.”

In 2008, he was acknowledged with the

Degree in Psychology and Philosophy from

University of Texas-Austin.


John ClancyGodfrey & Kahn, S.C.

related work includes advice regarding funding

opportunities for renewable energy and large

renewable and traditional energy facilities,

negotiation of power purchase agreements,

purchases and sales of energy facilities,

credits, negotiation of co-generation facility

agreements, land use disputes regarding

the siting of transmission lines and related

facilities, negotiation of individualized energy

tariffs, intervention in regulatory rate cases,

and advice regarding Tribal energy issues and

for his successful representation of the Forest

County Potawatomi Community with respect

to their opposition of the proposed Crandon

for Business (2011-2012) and Wisconsin

Superlawyers. John earned his B.A. degree

from the University of Wisconsin- Madison,

Phi Beta Kappa, and his law degree from the

University of Virginia.


Joseph Kunkel

Authority

Joseph Kunkel, Assoc. AIA, is a Rose

Architectural Fellow currently working directly

Domingo Tribal Housing Authority. His recent

Construction in Indian Country (SCIC) Grant

housing nationwide. The outcome of this work

begins to build and develop best practices

that are emerging from this successful work.

His professional career has centered on

community-based educational design. His

work ranges from material research and

fabrication, to community based design and

planning. Prior to the Rose Architectural

Fellowship, Joseph co-lead the design of

British Columbia, and White Horse, Yukon

Territory. There, Joseph helped to facilitate

an integrated collaborative process where

students, teachers, parents and elders worked

together to create an environment designed

around culturally appropriate learning. Joseph

has taught, lectured and presented on the

topics of land, culture, and place. His current

Cheyenne Reservation focuses on the need

for culturally relevant sustainable housing. The

project has allowed Joseph, who is an enrolled

Tribal member, to use his education and

professional skills to sensitively impact the

Joseph received his Master of Architecture

from the University of Maryland.


Julie MalakieBig Water Consultants

Julie Malakie is a Geospatial Specialist at Big

Water Consulting. Along with a wide range of

academic and professional experiences, Julie

brings an earnest desire to develop and share

new ways to use GIS and other technologies

to contribute to a greater understanding of

the world. In addition to completing an MSc

in GIS and Spatial Analysis in Archaeology

in Anthropology from the University of

Washington, she has worked as a GIS

specialist and graphic production designer at

major environmental planning and landscape

University-based research team modeling

the impact of changing land use and climate


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on water availability along the Mekong River,

and surveyed and mapped a wide variety of

resources from eelgrass beds off the coast

of Maine to archaeological excavation units

in Thailand. Julie is an experienced user of

several commercial and open-source GIS,

statistics, and database software packages

units. She also has the programming skills

to develop custom tools and interfaces for

these programs to enable new users perform

complex analytical tasks easily. Julie has long

recognized the importance of having control

over how data is collected and managed

work toward empowering American Indian

communities to tell and document their own

story—whether of the past and present—

and has the technical skills to contribute to

this cause.


Kathy Locklear

Carolina, widow, and mother of two adult

many years as an Industrial Engineer for

Converse Rubber Company, and a short

industry crash in Robeson County, she made

the change to become a public servant. She

began her service as a housing coordinator for

Indian Housing Authority. Eventually leaving

that position to be closer to home with her

sick husband, she spent a year with Consumer

Credit Counseling, and then transitioned to

manager, she is responsible for an average

annual budget of 2 – 4 million dollars for the

construction of new homes, down-payment

assistance for new homes, emergency rental,

interacts with Tribal members daily, helping

where she believes our public education

system is weak. Kathy says, “My faith in God

makes it easier to help others”.


Kevin FitzgibbonsFitzgibbons and Associates

Mr. Fitzgibbons is currently Principal at

Fitzgibbons and Associates. He provides

a wide range of housing and economic

development services to Tribal governments

and their housing entities. In addition, Mr.

Fitzgibbons provides training and technical

assistance to other governmental entities

including state and local governments, public

also facilitates partnerships with the private

sector and Tribal business ventures to foster

Mr. Fitzgibbons served as Administrator for

American Programs for a twelve-year period. In

that capacity, he was responsible for funding,

programs in a 26 State region. He administered

approximately $70 million in annual Indian

Housing Block Grant (IHBG) assistance for

housing and related activities and $8 million in

Indian Community Development Block Grant

(ICDBG) funding. Mr. Fitzgibbons developed

strategies to ensure Federal government

responsibilities were met in a timely manner for

the review of grant applications, awarding of

grant funds, monitoring of issued grants, and

the enforcement of problem grants.

In addition, Mr. Fitzgibbons conducted

extensive outreach activities to foster a greater

with Tribes, Tribally Designated Housing

Entities (TDHEs), other Federal and State

Fitzgibbons held other positions with the

the Grants Management Division.

Prior to his HUD experience, Mr. Fitzgibbons

worked as a Professional Staff Member

Abuse and Control in the United States

House of Representatives. He also served

Congress focusing on housing related issues.

Degree in Public Administration.

Housing Training Conference

Kevin KlingbeilBig Water Consulting

Kevin Klingbeil is an attorney and owner of

Consulting, which are located in Seattle,

Washington. Big Water Consulting is currently

serving as General Coordinator of the Dakota

which is a needs assessment and data

and replace inaccurate census data and

develop a national needs assessment model

to be implemented by Tribes nationwide. Mr.

Klingbeil previously worked as an associate

with Wagenlander & Heisterkamp in Denver,

Colorado where he served as general counsel

to several Tribal housing entities, and as

Regional Manager for Quality Assurance for

the Denver Region (and operational liaison to

the 91 Tribes encompassed by that Region)

during the 2010 Census.


Laura BartelsGreenWeaver, Inc.

is a consultant, facilitator, and educator in the

areas of high performance and appropriate

building technologies and sustainable building

codes, with a focus on Tribal and rural

communities. She serves as a design and

technical consultant to Tribal organizations,

educational institutions, design professionals,

and contractors. Currently, she serves on the

team for EPA to develop their Tribal green

building and codes online toolkit and to provide

direct green code and technical assistance to

Tribes. She is a coordinator in a national effort

to change building codes to address toxic

Green Building Codes Summit, the Sustainable

Codes Policy Retreat, participating in the EPA

Tribal Green Building Code Working Group,

and technical consulting and training for the

curriculum for and taught at the Sinte Gleska

University, University of Colorado, and United

Tribes Technical College. Her presentations


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of Indian Energy and Economic Development,

USDA Resource Conservation & Development,

USDA Rural Development, Alaska InterTribal

Council Speaker Series, the International

Straw Bale Building Conference and the

United States Congress.


Mark Ford(Chiricahua Apache)


Mark originally is from Alamosa, Colorado and

is of Chiricahua Apache and Spanish descent.

Mark spent 17 years as a Roman Catholic

and Hopi Reservations in Arizona. He also

and in campus ministry in Arkansas. Mark was

of Hurricane Katrina, and was appointed by

Governor Kathleen Blanco to be the Assistant

Director of Disability Affairs in 2006 to assist

persons with disabilities after the hurricane.

He was then appointed by Governor Bobby

Jindal as the Executive Director of the

assisting the tribes after Hurricanes Gustav

and Ike. Seeking a change of career outside

church and state politics, Mark moved to

South Dakota and began working as the

Collaboration and Training Coordinator at

Communication Workshops, Animal Spirit

Emergency Preparedness and Disaster

Recovery for Tribal Communities, and The

Spirituality of Storytelling and Drumming. Mark

also has spoken at a number of regional and

national conferences.


Micheal James

For the past 28 years Mike James has been

self help programs. He delivers programs

Health & Wellness Issues, Culture, Suicide

popular, successful, and motivational; some

communities have been utilizing his services

for the past 27 years. Mike is a single parent

from Chilliwack, B.C. Canada and has brought

his daughter, Collette with him every since

life issues extends beyond his work life; Mike

is an avid soccer player and also coached his

daughter since she was 7 years old.

Sacred Bundle Carrier, and Sacred Sweat

requested.

Mike is also very involved in his community; he

coaches a division 1 womens soccer team, and

also sponsors and coaches numerous other

teams is a variety of soccer tournaments. Mike

is also called upon to speak, drum and sing

at local Ceremonies, such as funeral, special

Cultural events, and various community

activities. For more information, please refer to


Montoya Whiteman B.S.(Cheyenne & Arapaho Tribes)

Montoya Whiteman is an enrolled member

of the Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes of

Colorado. Her varied career includes aspects

of communications, resource development,

membership, group facilitation, event planning,

and board management. For over twenty

years Montoya has worked with individuals

and organizations in the government, private,

in Business Administration from Regis

University. Since 2010, she has served on

the Editorial Board of the American Indian

assistance, training, site visits, institutes, and

and organizational effectiveness. She

implements several Department of Justice

and the Housing and Urban Development One

CPD Technical Assistance grant. Montoya

has developed an exceptional background

in training and project management and

a professional style based on excellent

interpersonal communication. When not

working, Montoya enjoys photography and

the physical and mental challenges of half-

marathon running.


Rachel LindvallSDSU Extension/Rosebud Reservation

Extension

development on the Rosebud Reservation

as a vocational educator in Forestry and

as a Community Development Field Specialist

Extension which is part of the Federally

Recognized Tribal Extension Program. Rachel

works with entrepreneurs, local agricultural

producers, gardeners, and with people who

curricula, as well as social leadership and

asset enhancement programs for all ages.

Rachel enjoys her diverse job because it

blends so many of her interests and allows her

to interact with lots of people. Completing her

undergraduate degree in Wildlife Science from

the Univ. of Wisconsin, Rachel also pursued a

Masters in science education at Post College

Science in an online program from S.CT State

Univ. She enjoys gardening, reading novels,

travel, and being outdoors.


Ramona Moore Big Eagle


Ramona Moore Big Eagle, M.Ed. is an Oral

Carolina. Ramona has served on the Tribal

Council and in various other capacities. She


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earned a M.Ed from East Tennessee State

University and a B.A. from Catawba College.

Ramona is a Motivational Speaker, Cultural

Educator, Consultant, Workshop Facilitator,

and Storyteller. Her workshops and programs

of American Indian culture and history educate

and empower audiences of all ages since

through Storytelling, Finding Your Corporate

Story, and Team Building and Motivation.

Ramona is the CEO and President of Dare

to Soar Enterprises and Big Eagle Travel,

founder and president of the Storytellers Guild

Storytelling Guilds. A winner of numerous

awards and recognition as a professional

Speaker and Storyteller, Ramona has been

a featured speaker at various universities,

corporations, conferences, and museums.

Ramona was honored as Teacher of the Year

in Drama for 2001-2002 at Community School

of the Arts. Ramona was selected as the 2012

University of Phoenix where she is an Adjunct

Professor.


Ray DemersEnterprise Community Partners

Ray Demers is a program director with

Enterprise Green Communities. He is a

member of the technical team that developed

2011 Enterprise Green Communities Criteria,

and will coordinate the development of the

upcoming Criteria revision. Ray performs

technical reviews for Enterprise Green

green training development and delivery,

and advocates for sustainable solutions

- vulnerable populations, transit-oriented

development, and design. More recently, he

tools and trainings to drive sustainable building

practices. He has presented on cultural

appropriate sustainability practices at the

numerous national events sponsored by the

Country. Prior to joining Enterprise Green

Communities, Ray was an intern architect at

Erdy McHenry Architecture in Philadelphia, PA,

and as an assistant project manager at Harvey

He holds a Master of Architecture from the

University of Pennsylvania.


Rebecca MeyerFirstPic, Inc.

Rebekka Meyer, Project Director at FirstPic,

Inc., has extensive program and administrative

experience in youth development, education,

and government programs. Through a

American Indians and FirstPic, Inc., she wrote

youth. She has served Boys & Girls Clubs

Training Associate, and as a nationwide on-

site training and technical assistance provider

to Tribal communities. Rebekka is an alumnus

Civilian Community Corps. She holds a

Bachelors in Political Science from Truman

State University in Missouri and a Masters

University of Minnesota.


Robin ThorneTravois, Inc.

Robin Thorne, Vice President for Education

and Regulatory Affairs, develops and manages

relationships with Tribal clients, Tribal

advocacy groups, state allocating agencies,

groups to ensure that tax credit and grant

needs of Tribal organizations. Robin has

worked at Travois since 2003, previously

as Director of Asset Management. She is a

frequent speaker at industry trainings and

events, conducts seminars, and makes on-

site visits to clients and Tribal partners.

which designates professional experience and

expertise in continuing operational compliance

for the Housing Credit College. She is also a

Home Builders. Robin graduated from the

University of South Florida with a degree in

Communications and English.


Ron Gurley

Ron is an enrolled member of the Cherokee

Council. He holds degrees in Bachelor of Arts

Education and Master of Science Education.

American families and youth. To date, Ron has

Most recently, Ron served as the Projects

FirstPic, Inc., Consulting. His work included

Child Abduction Response Team Training,

Internet Crimes Against Children and AMBER

Alert in Indian Country training. Also, Ron

Methamphetamine & Pharmaceutical Abuse

Education Technical Assistance as well as

and Technical Assistance for Tribal Community

Youth Programs and Boys & Girls Clubs of

During his 22 years in public education he

served as a Music Teacher, Indian Education

Reading and Math Teacher, Counselor,

Assistant Superintendent, and Superintendent

of Schools.

Following his career in education, four and

a half years were spent as a Case Manager

Supervisor in a newly created Social Services

Department within the Housing Authority of

Ron served as founder and Chief Professional


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1997 to 2007. He served as Chairman for Boys

Clubs Professionals.


Ron Sheffield(Quechan of Fort Yuma)

Organizational Sciences and Culture, Inc.

Tribe of Yuma Arizona. He recently completed

his formal education at The George Washington

University in Washington D.C. in Human &

employed with Bank of America as a Process

Design Executive and is the Managing Director

of Organizational Sciences and Culture, Inc.,

organizational diagnostics. His research in

the summer of 2012 was conducted on the

Quechan Fort Yuma Reservation and was

and Identity: Resurgence of the Quechan


Rose Fraser


Rose is a descendent of Charlie and Rose (Owl)

Tribe, who traveled with the Buffalo Bill Wild

West Show, and a descendent of Thomas and

She studied Computer Science at Oglala

Teca Project from 1992-2004. She was then

Student Alcohol Prevention Program for teens.

In 2010, she returned to Oyate Teca Project as

the Program Director where she coordinates

educational, recreational, and healthy

programs for the youth in eight communities

around Kyle, South Dakota. Rose collaborates

with local agencies to offer nutrition education,

obesity prevention. In 2011, Rose partnered

with South Dakota State University Extension

individual gardens, creating community

gardens, and opening a local farmers market

teaching experience includes: Organized

School-Wide Assemblies and Conferences,

Student Forums, Community Awareness


Sarah EchoHawk

Ms. EchoHawk is an enrolled member of the

the CEO of the American Indian Science

and Engineering Society (AISES). Before

initially served as the Director of Development

and Communications and most recently held

the position of Executive Vice President.

For nine years, Ms. EchoHawk served as an

at Metropolitan State University of Denver and

Studies program for the fall 2006 semester.

From 1997 through 2003, Ms. EchoHawk

worked for the American Indian College Fund

raising support for Tribal colleges. During her

tenure with that organization, she served in

many areas, including program management,

communications, foundation relations,

and individual giving. Ms. EchoHawk has

also worked as an independent consultant

offering training seminars and services to

As a consultant, she focused primarily in the

areas of organizational development, board

management, and fundraising. Ms. EchoHawk

earned her undergraduate degree in Political

Metropolitan State University of Denver.

She attended law school at the University

of Colorado and has completed graduate

coursework in applied communication at the

University of Denver.

Instructor at the Native Learning Center

5th Annual Summer Conference

Staci Eagle Elk

Director of Training and Technical Services

proud women professionals. Staci is

considered to be an expert in public affairs

and tourism marketing. Staci began her

career in Indian Country with her own Tribe in

1995 and although she cut her teeth in social

services, Staci had an interest in Tourism

Marketing and charted a new course in 2003

honor of serving as the Osage Representative

for the Circle of Tribal Advisors (COTA) during

Bear Memorial, and Board of Directors for the

Pawhuska Chamber of Commerce.

When looking back on her progressive career

path, Staci credits her formal education.

She completed her undergraduate degree at

the University of Central Oklahoma, where

she earned a B.A. in Journalism Public

Relations/Advertising and has completed her

Development at South Dakota State University.

As a tourism professional, Staci served as

a member of the Board of Directors of the

association dedicated to introducing, growing

and sustaining American Indian and Alaska

Staci as a valuable resource and decided

her tenure, Staci held the titles of Marketing

Director, Operations Manager and Public

as the International Outreach Coordinator.

Staci also served as Interim Executive Director

during several national search efforts.

Staci is passionate about creating

believes that diverse Tribal economies with

a strong grassroots focus will enhance the


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Tiffany Lee


Mexico. She is a former high school teacher,

as a teacher, researcher, coach, and through

community-service work. She has many

effective educational approaches in schools

and cultural identity among youth and young

adults. She is committed to sharing this

work in diverse settings and through various

methods that are engaging and stimulating

for participants. Drawing upon her 15 years

she utilizes methods to stimulate the most

interest and meaning for her students or

participants, such as through role-playing,

multi-media, and experiential methods where

and used to make connections with the

content of the course.


Travis Trueblood

Travis W. Trueblood, an enrolled member of the

with extensive experience working with Tribes

throughout the United States. He is the former

corporate counsel of the Seminole Tribe of

Florida, Inc.


Tiffany Landry

in the MAP (Market Access Program) of the

USDA Foreign Agricultural Service. Her areas

of expertise are international promotions

project management, marketing strategy,

market research, grant writing, and strategic

evaluations. Tiffany has over eighteen years

experience in project management, sixteen

years international experience and ten years

communities.

Projects include:

food products from across Indian country

marketing, strategic planning and basics

of exporting

nationwide outreach program to attract

initiative

with the Southern US Trade Association. As

Program Director she was responsible for

the direction of over 90 international trade

promotions. Experience includes project

management from trade missions & shows, to

larger marketing initiatives covering multiple

countries and products using various media

channels. One initiative won the Produce

Canada.

Economic Development, Tiffany organized

and led company delegations to international

trade shows and trade missions. Tiffany also

coached small and medium-sized businesses

in their business practices as a marketing

in Spanish and has direct multi-cultural

experience living two years as a Peace Corps

She has served as a committee member of

International Committee Chairperson,

Meeting Committee, US Agricultural Export

Development Council (USAEDC).

State University in Baton Rouge.

Recent Clients:

Intertribal Agriculture Council

Organic Trade Association

Southern U.S. Trade Association

International Cooperation & Development

Program, Foreign Agricultural Service, USDA

PSM Consulting Services

Instructor at the Developing a Marketing Plan Workshop Technical Assistance

Veronica Hix

Veronica Hix is the Executive Director for

organization, Veronica works with aspiring

entrepreneurs and small business owners

throughout the United States and Indian

Country providing training and technical

assistance. Previously, she was the

Entrepreneur Development Manager for the

Center in Oklahoma. An advocate for small

business creation and economic development,

Veronica was named the Minority Business

Business Enterprise Center, a facet of the

Minority Business Development Agency and

was recognized for her achievements twice

Enterprise Development by being named a

Award. With a background in marketing and

public relations, Veronica works to create

opportunities for Indian-owned businesses

to grow and prosper. Over the course of the

last year, Veronica has assisted more than 400

aspiring entrepreneurs and small business

owners in workshop settings, and has created

a network of opportunities designed to

enhance business development within Indian

Country.

Instructor at the Native Learning Center Indianpreneurship

Veronica Iukes(Tulalip Tribes)

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Veronica Iukes is an enrolled member of the

Tulalip Tribes. She currently works for the

Tulalip 477 Program and has worked for the

Tulalip Tribes for more than seven years. She

has also volunteered in her community since

she was a teenager winning numerous awards

for setting up programs such as a tutoring

program, clothing drives, food drives, and

the YES group (Youth Experiencing Success).

Within in her work, she has helped develop

training programs and taught many classes

such as Dependable Strengths, Who Moved

for over four years, amongst many other

trainings.


Vince FrancoCompliance & Resource Development Director

Vince Franco joined the Seminole Tribe of

Executive Director of the Marine Industry

Education Foundation of Palm Beach

organization that supports youth oriented

He developed and managed numerous

outreach and fundraising events, including

conferences and workshops, specialized

and golf outings, as well as scholarships and

endowments, planned giving, and grants. Prior

to working in Florida, he held the position of

Executive Director of the Central Pennsylvania

College Foundation, and as Vice President

of Education for Associated Builders and

Contractors, Keystone Chapter, both located

near Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.


Wanda Jean Lord(Cherokee/Choctaw)

to bringing the resources needed to improve

the lives of people and their communities.

Resources, Economic Development, Arts

& Cultural Tourism, Transportation, and

Construction. On an annual basis, dependent

thousands to over $15 Million from foundations,

individual donors, corporate giving programs,

state funders, federal grants and contracts or

low interest federal guaranteed loans. Over the

last two decades she has provided customized

services for Indigenous and non-Indigenous

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2012, President Obama signed the Helping Expedite and Advance Response Tribal Homeownership Act into law. It allows tribes to lease restricted lands for residential, business, public, religious, educational or recreational purposes without approval from the Interior Secretary.



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offers technical assistance, which provides direct

and Tribal communities in

related courses. The

to track and report all Technical Assistance (TA) Requests.

extract how many TA requests have been logged and the measures taken to address those requests.

The requests are diverse in nature and range from how to log on to Kerretv Online

from Tribes, Tribal Housing Authorities and Tribal organizations with topics such as grant administration, the conveyance of mutual help homes and deeded property, board development, and strategic development and fundraising

on:

1. Internal Control for Tribal Organizations (Seminole Tribe of Florida, Florida)

2. Grant Education and Fundraising

3. Strategic Development and Funding

4. Developing a Marketing Plan (Seminole Tribe of Florida, Florida)

5. Customer Service (Seminole Tribe of Florida, Florida)

AREAS OF INTEREST FOR TA REQUEST

Celebrating Culture & Language 4

Conference Attendance 1

Email Update Request 6

Event Feedback 2

Financial Wellness 5

Grant Assistance 2

Grants Education 18

Housing Strategies 2

Instructor Application 1

Kerretv Account 4

Other 10

Partnering and Offering Services 2

Proposed Training 4

Training and Tech Services 1

Training Questions 4

Tribal Government 2

Webinar Training 4

In, 2013 the Native

Learning Center

received 75

Technical Assistance

request from 33

different Tribes.

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Grant Education and Fundraising - St. Regis Mohawk Tribe

Akwesasne Mohawk Casino

Highlights Include:

- St. Regis Mohawk Tribe

- Grant Writing Essentials- Searching Grants & Funders- Fund-raising for Your Organization- Economic Stability in Uncertain Times

- Vincent Franco (Compliance & Resource Development

Strategic Development and Funding

Navajo Nation

Twin Arrows Casino ResortGanado, AZ

Highlights Include:

- Staci Eagle Elk (Director of Training and Technical

Internal Controls for Tribal Organizations: Protecting Your Tribe’s Financial Assets -Seminole Tribe of FloridaJune 20 - 21, 2013STOF Head Quarters

Highlights Include:

- Seminole Tribe of Florida

- Joel Friel (Falmouth Institute)

Developing a Marketing Plan -Seminole Tribe of FloridaDecember 3 - 4, 2013STOF Fire & Rescue Building

Highlights Include:


Customer Service -Seminole Tribe of FloridaDecember 19 - 10, 2013STOF Fire & Rescue Building

Highlights Include:


- Marie Dufour Bonville (Training and Development

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teamed up with Google to integrate the language in the email service. Gmail and Google Web Search both include a virtual keyboard for typing the Cherokee syllabary. The Oklahoma tribe said it was an opportunity to use technology to encourage everyday use of the language, especially among young people.



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is the portal through which Indian Country can

and learn more about what we have to offer.

website, our visitors are able to view our

tuition free courses and trainings, tap into valuable funding opportunities, and request technical assistance.

in March 2012, our pages views has increased by 50.89%. It is important to us that viewers who visit our site are able to navigate through information with ease

they needed quickly. In efforts to track

website Google Analytics was integrated July 1, 2012.

COMMUNITY OUTREACH EFFORTS

maintained its core efforts of email blast, web & print outreach, and press releases for community outreach in 2013. When, where, and how we reach Indian Country is key to getting the valuable trainings

has reached 3,430 community members within over 477 Tribes throughout the United States through its on-site and online trainings, Technical Assistance, and trade show exhibits. Some of our valuable community outreach resources go into details here:

EMAILS BLAST (E-BLASTS)

E-Blasts have beenan essential way the

people throughout Indian Country.

email database of over 4,843 contacts about webinar trainings offered via Kerretv

to send out updates about future events and trainings and other opportunities

Center.

WEB & PRINT OUTREACH

print space with Indian Country Today,

These outreach sources have been a

publications.

PRESS RELEASES

Many events and trainings hosted by the

uses 3 press release outlets that help us share our information throughout Indian Country.

NATIVE AMERICA CALLING

to speak to their audience about our

community outreach medium is a great

American listeners and inform them about

communities.

In 2013, the average

amount of time

visitors spent viewing

set of pages was

3.14 minutes verses

2.29 minutes

in 2012.

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Top 4 Most Viewed Pages on the NLC Website in 2013

Home Page 13,133

5th Annual Summer Conference

4,344

Courses 3,177

Indian Housing Training Conference

2,735

NLC Website Page Views

2013 43,267

2012 22,019

Increase of 49%

Google Analytics References - Page views is the total number of pages viewed. Repeated views of a single page are counted.

in 2013

Direct links to the NLC 6,221

Google 4,038

Semtribe.com 1,288

Bing 1,078

Top 4 Regions in the U.S. with the most Visits to the NLC Website

5,058

1,560

1,458

1,019

NLC Website Unique Page Views

2013 33,952

2012 16,915

Increase of 50%

Google Analytics References - Unique Page views is the number of visits during which

at least once. A unique page view is counted for each page

NLC Growth In Database

2013 7,024

2012 5,712

2011 4,250

Increase of 19% from 2012 to 2013

Database is a combination of Emails and Mailing Addresses

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CA

OK

AZ

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its social media presence to immediately connect with our attendees and supporters.

YouTube, and Instagram and has seen a substantial increase in the amount of people we to connect with through

social media. Whether it is announcing upcoming trainings and courses or just sharing pertinent information that affects Indian Country, social media has been a great community outreach source for the

LINKEDIN ENDORSEMENTS

LINKEDIN PROFILE CONNECTIONSSocial Media Visits to the

Native Learning Center Website

Facebook 644

Linkedin 393

Twitter 21

Overall Visits From Social Networks

Visits 18,826

Visits Via Social Referral 1,064

Keep in Touch with

the NLC

500+

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1,000

900

800

700

600

500

400

300

200

100

010/01/2011 09/01/2012 12/01/2012 01/01/2013

NLC Fan Page Likes NLC Fan Page Reaches

NLC YouTube Channel

Views 404

Estimated Minutes Watched 486

Shares 4

Number of videos Uploaded 3

NLC Instagram @NativeLearningC

Photos 105

Following 180

Followers 123

NLC Twitter Page @NativeLearningC

Tweets 654

Following 220

Followers 262

10/01/2011 09/01/2012 12/01/2012 01/01/2013

NLC Group Member

300

200

100

90

80

70

60

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20

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rade show and exhibits is another way for the

reach out to and network with those within Indian Country. Trade shows and exhibits allow for

face-to-face interactions and connect with our

audiences in a way that other forms of outreach do not allow. At each exhibit the

include calendar of events, brochures, Kerretv Online information booklet, pens, tote bags, water bottles, business cards holders, and academic calendars.

RESERVATION ECONOMIC SUMMIT & AMERICAN INDIAN BUSINESS TRADE FAIR (RES2013)March 11 - 14, 2013Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino

30TH ANNUAL GATHERING OF NATIONS POWWOW (GON)April 26 - 27, 2013The Pit

SUSTAINABLE CONSTRUCTION IN INDIAN COUNTRY INITIATIVEMay 2nd, 2013

Washington, DC

NATIONAL AMERICAN INDIAN HOUSING COUNCIL (NAIHC) 39TH ANNIVERSARY CONVENTION & TRADE SHOW May 21 - 23, 2013The Sheraton ChicagoChicago, Illinois

TRIBAL PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT CAREER FAIR 2013July 31, 2013Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino

USET 2013 ANNUAL MEETING & EXPO SUMMARYOctober 28 – 31, 2013

27TH ANNUAL AMERIND RISK CONFERENCE & TRADE FAIR September 24 – 25, 2013Hilton Anchorage Anchorage, Alaska

NATIONAL INDIAN EDUCATIONS ASSOCIATION 44TH ANNUAL CONVENTION AND TRADE SHOW (NIEA 2013) October 30th Rapid City Convention CenterRapid City, South Dakota

Overall Stats of Trade Shows and Exhibits

Total # of Exhibits Attended 8

Estimated # of Exhibit Attendees Reached 2,388

Estimated # of Tribes Reached 95

Total # of Potential Instructors 10

Inquiries # of Native American Business Reached 102

Total # of Technical Assistance Request 2

* Estimates are based

on the Contact Us forms

received back during the

Trade Shows.

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Tribes Reached

Alabama-Conshatta

Alabama-Coushatta Tribe of Texas

Alabama-Coushatta Tribe of Texas

Arapaho Tribe of the Wind River Reservation,

Wyoming

Arikara

ASRC

Blackfeet tribe of the Blackfeet Indian

Reservation of Montana

Cherokee

Cherokee/Mohawk

Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes, Oklahoma

Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe of The Cheyenne

River Reservation, South Dakota

Chippewa-Cree Indians of the Rocky Boys

Reservation, Montana

Cofurd Alene

Coharie

Colorado River Indian Tribes

Comanche

Copper River - Gakona

Mexico

Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians

Gila River Indian Community of the Gila River

Indian Reservation, Arizona

Hawaii

Hopi Tribe of Arizona

Houlton Band of Mailseet Indians

Jena band of Choctaw Indians

Keweenaw Bay Indian Community, Michigan

Klamath Tribes

Mescolero Apache

Mississippi Choctaw

Cheyenne Indian Reservation, Montana

Oglala Sioux Tribe

Ojibwe Tribe

Omaha Tribe

Oneida Tribe of Indians of Wisconsin

Otoe-Missouria Tribe of Indians, Oklahoma

Pascua Yaqui Tribe, Tucson

Peoria Tribe of Indians of Oklahoma

Poarch Band of Creeks

Pojoaqie Pueblo

Ponca Tribe of Indians of Oklahoma

Puyallup Tribe of the Puyallup Reservation

Minnesota

Rosebud Sioux Tribe

Rosebud Sioux Tribe of the Rosebud Indian

Reservation, South Dakota

Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community

Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community

of the Salt River Reservation, Arizona

San Carlos Apache Tribe of the San Carlos

Reservation, Arizona

Santa Clara

Santa Inez Chumosh

Santo Domingo Pueblo

Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians of

Michigan

Shawnee Tribe of Indians of Oklahoma

Shivwits Band of Paiutes

Shoshone Tribe of the Wind River Reservation,

Wyoming

ShoShone-Bannock

Traverse Reservation, South Dakota

Spokane Tribe of Spokane Reservation

Standing Rock Sioux Tribe

Standing Rock Sioux Tribe of the Both &

South Dakota

The Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa and

Chippewa Indians

Tlingit Tribe of Alaska

Waccaman

Walker River Paiute Tribe

Walker River Paiute Tribe

White Earth Chippewa

Yakama

Indian Reservation, Arizona

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NCIENT ACOMA PUEBLO - SKY CITY CULTURAL CENTER AND MUSEUM

Mexico the team had the opportunity to engage in cultural training by

visiting Ancient Acoma Pueblo - Sky City Cultural Center and Museum. Acoma

foot high mesa, which is the homeland of the Acoma people. There are 300 homes and structures on the mesa, which are owned by Acoma women. The hour long guided tour, led by a member of the Acoma Tribe, guided us through the history of Acoma reservation that included the story of the church that was built by Acoma men, under the supervision of the Spanish friars. This cultural awareness

that could be used with in our trainings and bring back the history of the Acoma reservation to the rest of team. This cultural awareness experience allowed

of the issues within Indian Country, allowing us to improve on topics of our training sessions.

PINE RIDGE INDIAN RESERVATION, WOUNDED KNEE MEMORIAL SITE

Dakota the team had the opportunity to engage in the following cultural training:

Pine Ridge Indian Reservation is an Oglala

Village of Wounded Knee the Massacre/Memorial Site is located on the Pine Ridge Reservation. The Wounded Knee Museum was closed for the season

respects at the Massacre/Memorial Site. The museum brings history to life, telling

the unforgettable story of the last major military operation by the U.S. in its long

struck on December 29, 1890, at Wounded Knee Creek. There, up to 300

what has become known as the Wounded Knee Massacre.

THE CRAZY HORSE MEMORIAL

Henry Standing Bear, who commissioned by sculptor Korczak Ziolkowski. The

culture, tradition, and living heritage of

Memorial Foundation demonstrates its ongoing commitment to this promise by following these objectives.

carving a memorial to the spirit of

and his culture;

American artifacts, arts and crafts

Educational & Cultural Center.

and when practical, a medical training center for American Indians.

THE DEVILS TOWER MEMORIAL

monument, created by President Theodore Roosevelt under the Antiquities Act in 1906. All who have seen the gigantic stump-like formation, known as Devils Tower, rising some 1,200 feet above the Belle Fourche River, understand why it inspired the imagination of the Indians. They called it Mateo Tepee,

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Celebrating Culture

& Language

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visitors each year. It is a place to enjoy nature by walking the trails and looking for wildlife. American Indian people travel to the

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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) for their Contiune Support.

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