Wellness and Spirituality XV
Conference Workshops & Presenters
“Our Stories Move Us: Participatory Theater for Reflection and Dialogue”
Elisa Marina Alvarado, LCSW (Purépecha)
Artistic Director, Teatro Vision
San Jose, CA
“Providing Culturally Competent Behavioral Health Services”
Alex G. Alvarez, BA, LISAC (Pascua Yaqui)
Juan M. Salgado, LISAC (Taino)
Therapists, Pascua Yaqui Tribe
Tucson, AZ
 Healing Spirit”
DJ Battiest-Tomasi, MA,
Certified Psychologist (Choctaw)
Behavioral Health Clinician
Oklahoma City Indian Clinic
Oklahoma City, OK
“Music Performance”
Chucki Begay, BA (Navajo)
Entertainer/Performer
Tucson, AZ
“Developing Services that Meet the Needs of Elders/Exploring Spirituality”
Connie Bremner (Blackfeet)
Director
Carrie Jackson (Blackfeet)
Coordinator
Eagle Shield Center
Browning, MT
“Spirituality: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly”
Miguel J. Cardenas (Yaqui)
Founder/Coordinator, Tatunka Enterprize
Tucson, AZ
“Wheels, Carts and Stones: Honouring the Wisdom of Culture in Health Promotion”
Carlie Chase (Shuswap)
HR/Programs Director
Allison Fisher (Odawa)
Executive Director
Wabano Centre for Aboriginal Health
Ottawa, Ontario
“Understanding Historical Intergenerational Trauma”
Sybil K. Cochran, MPH, BSN, RN
(Chippewa-Cree)
Nurse Educator, Indian Health Service
Patrick Paul, MA, LISAC (Cree)
Consultant, Patrick Paul and Associates
Tucson, AZ
“Reviving Family Spirituality”
Robert DesJarlait, BA (Red Lake)
Associate Director
Ikwe-Niimi’idiwin (Woman’s Dance)
Nanette DesJarlait, AA (Red Lake)
Director, Ikwe-Niimi’idiwin
(Woman’s Dance)
Columbia Heights, MN
“Be A Wellness Coach: Help Individuals to Develop A Personal Wellness Vision & Goals”
Robert Fresen, MSW, LCSW
Director
Employee Assistance Program
Oneida Tribe of Indians of Wisconsin
Oneida, WI
“Strengthening the Spirit Through Horses, Camps and Veterans”
Yvonne Garcia, RN, BSN (Mandan)
American Indian Nursing Case Manager Southern Arizona VA Health Care System
Tucson, AZ
Silas Johnson, Sr. (Tohono O’odham)
Agriculture Extension Agent
Tohono O’odham Community College
Sells, AZ
“Intermediate Beading”
(Bring samples of your work)
Theresa Geary, PhD (Tewa/Aztec)
Consultant/Retired Psychologist
Moriarty, NM
David Bingell, MA
Retired Museum Specialist
Consultant
Lakeside, AZ
“Teaching Spirituality to Children”
Suzannah Gould, LADAD, LISAC (Dine)
Addiction Counselor
SMG Consultant
Window Rock, AZ
“It’s Never To Late To Have A Happy Childhood”
“The Circle of Healing”
Barbara Graumann (Pomo)
Nicole Graumann (Pomo)
Consultants
The Circle of Healing
Redwood Valley, CA
“Strategies for Weaving Traditional Values and Sprituality into Leadership and Governance”
Michelle L. Hale, MA, PhD candidate
(Navajo/Laguna/Chippewa/Ottawa)
Director, Native American Community Leadership Program
Cook School for Christian Leadership
Tempe, AZ
“Conversations With Beaver”
Gene Hightower, PhD (Choctaw)
Psychologist, Private Practice
Berkeley, CA
“Planning with old Traditions and Current Best Practices”
Tia M. Holley, CDCII, NCACI, RHSI (Inupiat)
Administrative Supervisor
Outpatient Chemical Dependency Team
Kenaitze Indian Tribes Nakenu
Family Center
Kenai, AK
“Sole To Soul”
Barbie Johnson, LMT, ACSM, NSCA-PT (Cherokee)
Director of Health Education
Mescalero Apache Tribe
Alamogordo, NM
“A Walk in my Moccasins: The Spiritual and Physical Challenges of Living
with Diabetes”
Regina Lamar-Whitewolf, MHR (Blackfeet)
Therapist/Trainer
Anadarko, OK
“Traditional Medicine in A Modern World”
Carol Locust, EdD (Eastern Band Cherokee)
Traditional Practitioner
IHS/University of AZ College of Medicine
Tucson, AZ
“Reclaiming Voice & Spirit”
Michele Maas, MSW (Bad River Chippewa)
Substance Abuse Coordinator/Prevention Specialist, Native American Health Center
San Francisco, CA
“Spirituality and the Grieving Process”
Luana Mangold, MS, CMP (Jemez Pueblo)
Music Program Coordinator
Yavapai Regional Medical Center
Prescott, AZ
“Gaining Balance & Spiritual Strength Through Stress Management”
JoAnn Nai-che, MEd (Apache)
Owner/President
nai-che & associates inc.
Kennewick, WA
“Wholistic Approach to Positive Thinking”
“Country Western Dancersizing”
Ray Paytiamo, LADAC (Acoma)
Substance Abuse Specialist
Northern Navajo Medical Center
Shiprock, NM
“Healing our Spirit...Empowering our Relationships”
Chani Phillips, PhD
(Cheyenne River Sioux)
Psychologist/Trainer
Mind, Body, Heart, & Spirit
Yakima, WA
“Pini chix’wit - Making Myself Better”
Linda Pratt, MEd (Yakama)
Director
Jerod M. Corpuz, MEd (Yakama)
Lead VR Counselor
Vivian L. Long, BA (Yakama)
Counselor
Yakama Nation Vocational Rehabilitation
Toppenish, WA
“Reverse Diabetes and Feel Your Spirit Soar”
Marcia Roper, RD, CDE
Diabetes Educator
Indian Health Council and Tule River
Pauma Valley, CA
“Wisdom from Butterflies and Boulders: With Pain There Can Be Gain”
Yolanda Ruiz, BA (Mestiza)
Behavioral Health Counselor, Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community
Tempe, AZ
“Professional Well-being and Burnout”
Alan E. Shelton, MD, MPH
Medical Director
Puyallup Tribal Health Authority
Tacoma, WA
“Digging Roots: Our Healing Journey from Abuse & Addiction”
Curtis L. Thompson Sr.
Sarah J. Thompson
(Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs)
Warm Springs, OR
“Dream Power”
Caren Trujillo, BA-SW (Yaqui)
Wellness Consultant
Wings of Wisdom
Tucson, AZ
“Chilling In A Goot Way”
“Good Grief! Griefwork as a Part of the Recovery and Healing Process”
Patrick Trujillo, CAC
(Cochiti/Jemez Pueblo)
Counselor/Educator/Role Model/Health Educator/Spiritual Advisor
Private Consultant
Pena Blanca, NM
“Gifts from Mother Earth”
Ann Wadsworth White, AA, AS (Sioux)
Diabetes Community Educator
Special Diabetes Program
Fort Totten, ND
“Encouraging Native Youth to Seek Meaning and Purpose for Living”
Gordon Whitewolf, MBS
(Comanche/Caddo )
Therapist/Consultant
Riverside Indian School
Whitewolf & Associates
Anadarko, OK
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