Healthy Native Communities Fellowship 2005 Graduates
Thirty-four public and community health, law enforcement, social services, tribal leadership and community volunteers from across the Indian country graduated from the first Healthy Native Communities Fellowship training held on September 22, 2005 in Washington, D.C. The fellows completed a year long four-week intensive and interactive training that focused on communication, group facilitation, leadership, and community planning skills.
Billings Area Wellness Team (Montana)
Susan Fredericks – Indian Health Service, Area Pharmacy Consultant
Richard L. King – Montana Wyoming Tribal Leaders Council, Health Specialist
Victoria R. LaFromboise – Yellowstone City-County Health Department, Preventive Health Specialist II
Bristol Bay Wellness Team (Alaska)
Wassiliisia R. Bennis – Bristol Bay Native Association, Chief Administrative Officer
Christine A. Garner – S. A. F. E., Village Services Coordinator
Karen Johnson – Bristol Bay Area Health Corp., Deputy Director
Chippewa Cree Community Wellness Coalition (Montana)
Annette Blue Belcourt – Rocky Boy Chemical Dependency Center, Secretary/Data Entry
John Mitchell – Chippewa Cree TERO/EEOC/WIA, GED Instructor
Jonna Parker – Chippewa Cree TERO/EEOC/WIA, Director
Community Fun and Wellness Team (Alaska)
Cindy S. Baldwin-Kitka – Southeast Alaska Regional Health Corporation, Healthy Systems Specialist
Wilbur G. Brown, Jr. – Southeast Alaska Regional Health Corporation, Health Educator I
Somer Cox – Southeast Alaska Regional Health Corporation, Community Injury Prevention Coordinator
Lac Vieux Desert Tribe (Michigan)
Terri Fox – Lac Vieux Desert Tribal Health, Health Services Director
Mike Hazen – Lac Vieux Desert Band Of Chippewa, Chief Of Police
Henry K. Smith – Lac Vieux Desert Tribe, Vice Chairman
Manokotak Healers (Alaska)
Melvin P. Andrew – Bristol Bay Native Association, Village Public Safety Officer
Leona Black – SAFE, Village Advocate
Tommy Evon – Bristol Bay Area Health Corp., Family Service Worker I
Ogi-Ma Kwi’t (Michigan)
Tracy Lynn Hicks – Huron Potwatomi Inc., Youth Learn To Work Program Coordinator
Merri Louise Medawis – Nottawaseppi Huron Band Of Potawatomi Health Department, Enrollment Clerk
Partners Addressing The Communities Health “PATCH” (Oklahoma)
Arlinda Copeland – Oklahoma State Department Of Health, SE Regional Turning Point Field Consultant
Dana Elizabeth Jackson – Department Of Human Services, School Based Social Worker
Joyce Lynn Wells – Choctaw Nation Of Oklahoma, Healthy Lifestyles Director
Ramah Navajo (New Mexico)
Sarah Adeky – RNSB, Inc. and Public Servant
Yin-May Lee – RNSB, Inc. and Director, Ramah Navajo Continuing Education/FACE Program
Alvin Rafelito – RNSB, Inc. and Pine Hill Health Center, Contract Health Specialist
San Carlos Apache DHHS (Arizona)
David Reede – San Carlos Apache Wellness Center, Director
Cherrill Williams – San Carlos Apache Emergency Medical Services, Acting EMS Program Manager
Velda Ann Williams – San Carlos Apache Dept. Of Health And Human Services, Assistant Health Director
The Challengers (North Dakota)
Ruth Anna Buffalo – Social Services, MHA Nation, Substance Abuse Prevention Specialist
Lila Mae Wells – Ft. Berthold Diabetes Program - Awatii Wellness Center, Fitness
The Hopi Fellowship (Arizona)
Deidra Grelle-Scarborough – IHS Hopi Health Center, Community Dietician
Paulita Sue Kewanwytewa – IHS Hopi Health Center, Public Health Educator
Carey Rose Onsae – Hopi Women's Health Program-Hopi Tribe, Health Educator
U-TLI-NI-GI-DA A-YV-LI Strong Nation (Oklahoma)
Karen Sue Blackfox Rabon – Cherokee Nation - Wilma P. Mankiller Health Center, Public Health Educator
Shirley Cochran – Wilma P. Mankiller Health Center, Healthy Nation Program, Health Promotion/Disease Prevention Educator
Charlotte Sue Wolfe – Americorps VISTA Attached To Cherokee Nation, VISTA Volunteer
Yo Yot Sqelixwa Suki≠xuni7ni Aq≠smakik (Montana)
Arleen Rae Adams – Salish Kootenai College, Native American Studies Instructor
Anita L. Dupuis – Salish Kootenai College Faculty & Qe Esya-Qapinala CDC, Board Member
Alethea Lynn Hendrickson – Tribal Health & Human Services, Wellness Coordinator
Area HP/DP Coordinators
Joe Law – IHS Portland Area Office, HP/DP Coordinator
Beverly Calderon – IHS California Area Office, HP/DP Coordinator
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