I am a Tier III Behavioral Specialist Middle School Teacher. I love it! I also work on the NW Columbia County Belonging Collaborative Equity Committee as well! I so enjoy my work in both arenas, and I am blessed to be doing my heart's call!

I began pursuing a bachelors degree double majoring in Communications with a concentration in Professional Writing and in Creative Writing and English. I graduated April 2024 summa cum laude with an accumulated GPA of 3.97. The only reason for the delay in achieving my degree was because I was diagnosed with throat cancer in January 2021, and finished chemotherapy and radiation treatment by May of the same year. I continued school as much as possible, pausing or going down to part-time only when absolutely medically necessary, in order to complete my degree. I am profoundly proud of the fact that I overcame cancer while attending college, and I still managed to achieve such high grades and honors.

Took care of granddaughter until she went to school.

Once my children graduated I decided to explore my cultural artisan expression found in my tribe's (Northern Cheyenne) Native American beadwork. My own grandfather was Miles Horn, and he was a great painter as well, so I spent some time exploring the artistic medium of canvas painting as well. When my granddaughter was born a short time later, I continued my artistic endeavors as I also provided childcare for her until she went off to school. Then I sought to achieve my own lifelong dream of earning a bachelors degree (beginning in 2019, which I now have completed as of April 1st, 2024). My Bachelors of Arts degree is a double major in Communications, and also in Creative Writing and English, and I am proud to say that I earned an accumulated GPA of 3.97, and graduated summa cum laude. The time spent in artistic pursuit, was truly valuable time for me to connect to my Indigenous heritage, explore my innate artistry and recalibrate my career goals which ultimately reignited my lifelong dream to attain a higher education. WahOO! Life is Good! To Live is a Gift!

Supervisory/Administrative Duties• Supervised a staff of fifteen front desk reception workers• Wrote office policy, adhering to Oregon law, contract parameters, HR and confidentiality considerations, and organizational and management procedures• Staff training and development, conflict management, and contract outside vendor classes• Departmental budget management reporting in Excel, supplies, orders, and equipment expenses.• Processing accounts payable, requisitions, purchase orders, & contract invoicing• Contract negotiation for leases, maintenance of office equipment, and tracking inventory• Designed administrative Access databases for tracking and reporting• Electronic, postal, and inter-departmental communications and correspondence• Execution of service agreements, negotiation of major venue contracts, and coordination/compilation of official Requests for Proposals, bids, and official correspondence• All aspects of executive & VIP meeting coordination: agendas, catering, audio video recording, attendance, and remote attendance and minutes• Executive team travel: airfare, lodging, auto, registration, meeting materials, and finance authorization• Computer technical support – Google Doc, Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint) and proprietary Event Business Management System (EBMS)• Reconciliation and management of monthly credit card electronic review• Computer training for staff: OCC & MERC venues• Public Records Officer• Lloyd District Transportation Management Association Liaison• Venue Historical Archives Officer – Protocol design, processing, recording, and inventoryCommittees• OCC Employee Recognition Committee Chair• OCC Administrative Assistant Committee Chair • MERC Executive Assistant Team• MERC SharePoint Implementation and Management Committee

Conference/Event Coordination Duties • Lead Event Coordinator – Supervised event staff and interns• Planning – agenda, minutes, internal and external partner communications• Regional and national advertising – conference materials graphic design and distribution• Public point of contact – information and registration • Registration – database tracking participant listing, fees, evaluations, incentive distribution• Event location – event venue at Nike World Headquarters for multi-day event: ‘Nike Native Fitness’ • Hotel logistics – contract negotiation and execution, shuttle, catering, estimates, payments, purchase orders, partner incentive tracking and disbursementsVIP/keynote speaker arrangements , travel, lodging, registration, meeting materials, governmental per diems, reimbursements, and other cultural honorariums.Compiled data for grant reporting – evaluations, budget, product incentive counts, participant trackingProvided budget projections Wrote post event newsletter articlesRegional Computer Training Coordination Duties, logistics – advertising, scheduling, reminders, catering, curriculum, classroom, attendees, cultural elder blessing, materials Project Administrative Support DutiesConfidential HR Actions, budget office supplies, timesheets, official correspondence Responded to public and tribal entity inquiries, assisted tribal health site review IHS audits, Graphic Design of project informational brochures, national conference and NW regional training event fliers, with text, images and appropriate contact information. Project Director DutiesAll aspects of executive travel. Grant submission edits and revisions, and version tracking for final compilation. File management. Staff activity tracking reports.Wellness Committee Chairperson – Health information distribution, via email and inbox. Honored cultural events and social gatherings. Employee Performance Improvement Committee - to improve staff performance through positive engagement.

Tobacco Cessation Support Case Manager/Breast and Cervical Case Manager/Diabetes Day Event Coordinator• HIPPA Confidential Official Correspondence – phone calls, memos, letters, faxes, emails• Co-leader of the Tobacco Cessation Group meetings• Co-Developed and compiled culturally appropriate handbook for smoking cessation patients• Scheduled and conducted support calls for tobacco cessation program patients and conducted routine reminder calls to patients for gynecological checkups and Diabetes Clinic Day events• Health Workshop Coordination - planning, event advertising, catering, registration, in person health surveys, elder care evaluations, educational materials, distribution of information, meeting facilitation, Administrative Support (Tobacco Cessation, Breast Cancer, and Diabetes Program)• Office Duties – confidential correspondence, supplies, office equipment, expenses, and reimbursements• Responded to public and Tribal requests for information inquiries• Referred special needs patients to other programs - domestic violence, mental health, transient and homeless population, residential treatment facility, outpatient and in patient drug addiction services• Transported patients to and from mammography lab for testing• Designed, edited, and updated NARA brochures• Compiled program data for grant reportingAdministrative Assistance Duties to Program Director• All aspects of executive travel, file management, grant submission assistance, edits, revision, compilation and computer technical support in Microsoft OfficeMedical Office Reception• Front Dest (occasional)- Multi line phone system, in person public point of contact, appointment and patient scheduling, patient check-in, patient check-out