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Bejar (Mescalero Apache) Daniel is a sundancer and pipe carrier. He has 17 years of clinical experience as a substance abuse therapist and is a member of the Veteran's Health Administration EEO Native American Advisory Council. He provides Native American traditional services at the Northern Arizona VA Health Care System. Daniel has become a popular and effective presenter of native health care issues among VA audiences, promoting the vital role of utilizing traditional native approaches to enhance health and well being. He has been sought by the management of long term care facilities in Northern Arizona to develop programs of specialized services for Native American patients and residents, based on his experience with the elder native veterans and their care staff at the Prescott (AZ) facility. He also provides leadership development training with a focus on bringing spirituality into the workplace. Daniel has been an important member of the Health Promotion Planning Circle for many years. Back Kym
Cravatt (Seminole) A native Oklahoman, Kym is a graduate of Holdenville High School and holds two degrees from the University of Oklahoma. She is an enrolled member of the Seminole Nation of Oklahoma, a member of the Ocese band and a bear clan descendant. She has a wide variety of experience including working in chronic disease prevention programs and research for the public sector and tribal health services. She currently serves as Director for the Cancer Program at the Cherokee Nation in Tahlequah, OK. In all her efforts, she strives to meet her wellness goals of helping to develop stronger, healthier Native communities by listening, networking, and aspiring to be a role model. Back Jane
Dumas (Kumeyaay) Jane is a Kumeyaay Elder from the Jamul Indian Village in California. Her mother was an herbal medicine woman who passed many of her teachings down to her daughter. Jane has presented her herbal displays at community health fairs and other community gatherings. She is knowledgeable of Native American herbs and plants. She has also been actively involved in advocacy efforts for Native American elders. Jane strongly feels that every day is a new learning experience and that, by speaking to others, she can pay tribute to her parents and her culture. Back Vickie has been involved with the education and motivation of American Indian students since the late 1970's. She is presently the vice-chair for the Indian Human Resource Center and a member of the American Indian Advisory Council. She has previously served as a board member for the San Diego American Indian Health Center and a facilitator for the Native Nutrition Circle. Vickie was one of the founders for the Women's Gathering in San Diego. Back Craig
Hofford Craig has been director for HPP since fall of 2000. He received his doctoral degree in health education with a specialty in stress management education from the University of Maryland in 1989. His areas of expertise include stress management, drug and alcohol abuse prevention, and health behavior change. Craig joined the faculty at the University of Oklahoma in 1990, and has taught courses in Personal Health and Wellness, Comprehensive Stress Management, Drug Education and Health Promotion Program Planning. In addition, he has conducted stress management seminars and workshops for a variety of age groups, and in educational as well as clinical settings. His first work with Health Promotion Programs was conducting 'Less Stress' wellness activities and leading clan groups. Craig and his wife, Paula, care for a ranch in Lexington, made complete by their dogs, cats, horses and donkey. Back Mikela
Jones (Pomo / Paiute-Shoshone) Mikela grew up on the Little River Band of Pomo Indians Rancheria in Northern California. He recently graduated from CSU, Sacramento receiving a bachelor's degree in Philosophy. Now Mikela is in the process of deciding between grad school or law school. He has been working with youth leadership, violence prevention, and team building since he was a sophomore in high school. He is committed and dedicated to the wellness circle, though he was once an 'at risk' teen struggling with violence, drugs, and alcohol on the 'rez.' Due, in part, to his involvement with the wellness movement, he got through the struggles that many Native youth face. He remembers how he got here, through wellness. Now he is in the process of becoming a man, and by holding on to his values of wellness, is learning how to be a well native man. Mikela confesses; 'I am just a story teller, that’s what I do; I go around and tell my story and that is all I can take credit for. I just hope and pray that my story will help someone that may be facing some of the same challenges that I have faced and overcome.' Mikela now does part time consulting and works part time as a counselor for native students at his old high school. He helps motivate and push students by using his knowledge and background of higher education to get more Native youth into the college pipeline. Mikela has lived by these words, 'Success is not by chance, but by choice!!' This driving force has led him to a successful career as a student and to setting higher goals. Back Since 1983, JoAnn has been the owner and president of nai-che and associates, inc., a training and development firm specializing in stress management, multi-cultural communications, train-the-trainer, and positive leadership skills. She has over thirty-five years of professional experience with public, private and tribal organizations throughout the U.S. and Canada and holds a masters degree in Education. For the past twenty years, JoAnn has averaged 220 days on the road, training and delivering keynote addresses for national and international conferences and businesses. Over the past fifteen years, she has been involved with the Native wellness movement. She is a member of the National Northwest Native American Human Resources Association, and has been a speaker for both the University of Oklahoma Health Promotion Programs, and the Native Wellness Institute. She has also been featured in national and international magazines. Her focus is on the mental, physical and spiritual well being of ALL indigenous people. Back Sue
Thomas (Cherokee) Sue is a native of Oklahoma, having lived most of her childhood in Thomas, Oklahoma. Most of her adult life has been spent being wife, mother, grandmother, volunteer, and working woman, and she has enjoyed all those roles. Sue remembers spending many hours with her grandmother listening to stories of her Cherokee heritage and their early days of coming to Oklahoma from Illinois. She has attended Southwestern State University, Central State University and Oklahoma Christian University where she majored in Business Administration, Finance, and Economics. Sue has been a part of the College of Continuing Education family at the University of Oklahoma, and specifically Health Promotion Programs for over fifteen years. She is also heavily involved with volunteer work, having served on many committees and boards. Her favorite is P.E.O., a philanthropic education organization that promotes education for women, where she has served on the state executive board for seven years and is a past president of the Oklahoma State Chapter. Her special project within this organization is providing opportunities for continuing education to women. When she’s not working for the University, traveling, or working with P.E.O., you can find Sue busy with her family or home projects. Her family includes husband Koehler, seven children (four stepchildren), their spouses and 13 grandchildren. Back Darryl
Tonemah (Kiowa / Comanche
/ Tuscarora) Darryl has dedicated his professional career to promoting wellness among native peoples. He has worked in the areas of domestic violence, alcoholism, relationships, and diabetes. He has focused primarily on native young people, choosing to promote prevention. Currently, he is very active in helping design and train at conferences and camps for native young people around the country. Darryl also works with college age students in leadership training and goal attainment. In his spare time (?), he is a professional musician and entertainer... and just recently, NEW father. Back Ricardo
Torres (Winnemem Wintu) Ricardo's wellness interests are specifically directed towards developing healthy Indian men. He is involved with various efforts directed at mentoring young Indian men in Northern California and has hosted conferences at the CSU-Sacramento campus for native men, women and youth. Ricardo believes that by following his elders and the teachings of his tribal spiritual leader, he can achieve the balance needed for a healthy and spiritual life which brings hope and revitalizes Indian communities. Back Gordon
Whitewolf(Comanche/Caddo) Gordon is presently employed as a Therapist at Riverside Indian School in Anadarko, Oklahoma. He provides therapeutic services for Native students experiencing behavioral and addiction issues. Gordon is an Oklahoma Licensed Behavioral Practitioner (LBP), and an Internationally Certified Alcohol/Drug Counselor (ICADC). He is an Army Veteran and served in Operation Desert Storm. Gordon received his master's degree in behavioral sciences from Cameron University. He enjoys Gourd Dancing at pow-wows, traveling, traditional activities and camping with his family. Spending quality time with his wife, Regina, and children, Jacey and Rocke, is a life priority. Back Regina
Lamar Whitewolf (Blackfeet
/ Wichita) Regina is an enrolled member of the Blackfeet Nation of Montana, received her Master of Human Relations degree with a counseling emphasis from the University of Oklahoma in 1993. She is very proud of the fact that she received her undergraduate degree in education from Oglala Lakota College in 1986. She has grown up, lived and worked on many different reservations and has been working with the Anadarko Wellness Center as a diabetes therapist since 2000. She has been actively involved at the national and local levels advocating for quality diabetes care and living a quality life. Regina is a proud mother of Jacey and Rocke. She enjoys traditional activities, pow-wows, traveling, cooking new dishes and reading a great mystery. Spending time with her husband Gordon and children is her greatest joy, on most days. Laughter is one of her best medicines for living a quality life. Back Victoria
Willis-Williams (Kiowa/Choctaw) Victoria
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