Education

• Bachelor of Science: Sociology, Youth Studies Concentration | Fall 2009 - Fall 2013
School of Sociology, Anthropology, and Social Work - Central Michigan University, Mount Pleasant, MI

Areas of focus:
- Sociology of family, adolescence, childhood and education, youth deviance and institutions, youth welfare
- Implications of gender, ethnicity and social class on youth development and identity construct
- American Indian and Social Justice studies
- Development, implementation and evaluation of preventative youth development programming
- Quantitative and qualitative research methodologies

Employment History
• American Indian Health & Family Services - Program Coordinator | Detroit, MI • May 2017 – May 2018
Managed two federal grants, totaling $305,000.00
- Indian Health Services: Methamphetamine and Suicide Prevention Initiative
- Association of Native Americans: Native Youth Initiative for Leadership, Empowerment, and Development
Executed multiple leadership components of two youth prevention programs
The Weneniiganzejik (Future Leaders) Project:
- Conceptualized two prevention programs, Little Dreamers (for ages 5-7) and WeneNiiganzejik Circle (18-25)
- Expanded agency youth programming from ages 8-18 to 5-24
- Organized a three week summer day camp program (July 2017)
- Compiled monthly youth program reports for federal and agency recording
- Increased cultural learning opportunities by providing youth access to ceremonies and other traditional events
A.N.A I-LEAD Project:
- Originated A.I.H.F.S I-LEAD, opportunities for leadership development and self-sufficiency for young adults
- Forumated 5 youth employment opportunities within agency
- Supervised ANA Program Staff, including program assistant, specialist, intern, and youth apprentices
- Partnered with Native Student groups from multiple universities, creating a web of community
- Utilized social media, creating original content and managing multiple accounts to promote programming

• The Henry Ford Museum - Museum Education | Dearborn, MI • April 2015 - October 2017
- Instructed individualized educational activities and interactive tours for museum guest
- Delivered lessons, emphasizing on STEM, American History, Innovation, and Civil Rights
- Guided 8 week long sessions of summer day camp to 7th grade youth
- Coached into world class presentation and group management skills
* 10 year work history
- Food Service Associate, 2007-2010
- Museum Retail, 2010 - 2012

• HAVEN Domestic Violence Agency - Child Development Specialist | Pontiac, MI • August 2016 – April 2017
- Formulated a diverse activities plan, implementing prevention programming for shelter youth of all ages
- Organized playgroups, utilizing shelter spaces for physical activities
- Provided crisis intervention with residents and on telephone hotline
- Supervised child development assistant, residential interns, and volunteers with youth involvement

• Americorps Vista / Playworks - Program Coordinator | Detroit, MI • Aug 2015 – June 2016
- Exceeded 1,700 hours of community service at public elementary school in a low- income community
- Implemented Playworks social and emotional development curriculum to a k-3 elementary school
- Organized and coached three sports leagues within the school community
- Implemented a youth leadership program,facilitating trainings for students in a weekly after school program
- Managed school lunchroom staff and volunteers during recess
- Organized community engagement events
Professional and Educational Development
• Skillman Foundation, Youth Development Resource Center - Learning Community Member | Fall 2017
- Monthly education sessions with other youth development professionals from the Detroit area
• Social Detective Collective, S.D.C (Sociology Club) - Founding Member | Fall 2011 - Spring 2014
- President, ‘12-’13, Fostered community between a diverse group of Students, Faculty, Residents and Tribal Members
- Successfully organized the clean up of four city parks, resulting in $107,873.52 in funding for the renovation of Potter Playground
• Niijkewehn Mentoring program - Independent Study, Mentor | Fall 2012- Spring 2013
- Assisted program coordinator in providing overall leadership for program, gaining program management experience
- Generated monthly reports on program numbers and activities
- Implemented program evaluation tools, such a surveys and data reports proving the effectiveness of program
- Empowered at-risk Indigenous youth by providing weekly support and guidance as a mentor for an afterschool program
- Cultivated social and emotional skill development by befriending 20 Indigenous Youth and modeling prosocial behavior
• Sociology of Youth Capstone - Field Placement: Shepherd High School, Shepherd MI | Fall 2013
- Observed school culture while participating in weekly forum-style reflection of field placement experience with cohort
- Organized an after school sociology club resulting in the student lead creation of a school and community garden
- Effectivity educated 20 youth on topics of food sovereignty and nutrition

Certifications
- ABC’s of Safe Infant Sleep - 4/7/2018
- Administration for Native Americans, Grant Management Best Practices - 2/1/2018
- Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training (ASIST) - 4/10/2018
- Communicable Disease Training, Level(s) 1 & 2 - 12/7/2017
- CPR and AED - 1/26/2018
- Indian Health Services, Grant Management Practices - 8/16/2017
- Naloxone 101 - 1/11/2018
- Native Wellness Institute, Gathering of Native Americans (G.O.N.A) Facilitator - 11/9/2017
- Working with LGBTQ Youth & their Parents - 9/25/2017
- Youth Mental Health First Aid USA - 6/19/2017
- Y.I.P.A - Youth Intervention - 1/4/2018

Notable Skills
- Community Organizing
- Understanding of diversity dimensions including race, class, and gender
- Data collection: surveys, interviews, and participant observation
- Data analysis, including descriptive statistics, correlation and regression
- Report writing based on original research and secondary data collection