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Ms. Cristala Allen , Executive Director - Native Workplace

•  Green Jobs & Training

 

Ms. Denise Alley (Cherokee, Shawnee , Otoe)

•  Soar Above the Crowd

 

Mr. John Charles Arcoren (Rosebud Sioux Tribe), Employment Specialist - Sicangu Nation Employment and Training Program

Co-Presenter: Henry Red Cloud (Oglala Lakota), proprietor - Lakota Solar Enterprises (LSE)

•  Indian Country Going Back to Green

 

Jan Austin, Ed.D. , Director of the Office of Campus Life - University of Arkansas at Little Rock

•  Goal Setting and the Art of Delegation

 

Lois A. Bethards, Executive Director - American Indian Center of Arkansas, Inc.

Co-Presenters:

Lora Ann Chaisson , Case Manager - Inter-Tribal Council of Louisiana, Inc.

Sonya French-Begay , WIA Director - Three Rivers Council American Indian Center, Inc.

Larry Ketcher (Cherokee Nation), Director - Cherokee Nation Employment & Training Programs

Darren E. Kroenke , Executive Director - Spotted Eagle, Inc .

Kathy McDonald , WIA Director- Urban Inter-Tribal Center of Texas

E. Lynn Roanhorse (Jicarilla Apache), WIA Director - Jicarilla Apache Tribe

•  Transitioning Clients from the Reservation and/or Rural areas to the Urban Areas

 

Jeri Brunoe (Warm Springs), President - Brunoe Training and Consulting

•  Are We There Yet!

•  Enhancing Youth Involvement and Youth Governance

 

Lana Chanda , Director - Employment & Training, Gila River Indian Community

Co Presenter: Katreena Hayes-Wood , owner - Strive for Students

•  Youth Work Readiness Camp

 

Terrence "Terry" Clark , Training Coordinator - Florida Governor's Council on Indian Affairs

•  BearTracks 2 – Admin Menu

•  BearTracks 2 – Basics

•  BearTracks 2 – Changes

 

Penny Cordova ( Hoopa Valley ), Director - Hoopa Valley Tribal TERO Department

•  Tribal Employment Rights Ordinances

 

Leo Cummings , Administrator - Three Affiliated Tribes Employment Training Department; Co-Founder - Great Plains Horse Society Alliance

Co-Presenters:

Jennifer Lenning , Mental Health Team Member, Three Affiliated Tribes

Jessica White Plume, Ph.D. (Oglala Lakota), co-founder of the Great Plains Horse Society Alliance

Marty YoungBear , Youth Mentor - Three Affiliated Tribes PL 102-477 Program

•  Healing Horse Program

 

Ron D'Amico, Ph.D. , President / Senior Social Scientist - Social Policy Research Associates

•  Understanding Common Measures

 

Steven A. Darden

•  Cultural Motivation – Identity

 

Francis W. Dunne , Supervisor - Office of Assistant Secretary - Indian Affairs , Workforce Development Division U.S. Department of the Interior

•  Public Law 102-477 : An Effective-Efficient Approach to Self Sufficiency

 

Diane Eid - Educator - Charles A. Jones Career and Education Center

Co-Presenters:

Roland Rebuyon , Educator - Charles A. Jones Career and Education Center

Rudy Meza , Site Supervisor- Charles A. Jones Career & Education Center

•  The Value of Vocational Assessments

 

Jenny Erwin , Regional Administrator - U.S. Department of Labor, Women's Bureau

Co-Presenter: Betty Lock , Regional Administrator - U.S. Department of Labor, Women's Bureau

•  Innovative Partnerships to Increase Employment Opportunities for Native American Women

 

Beverly O. Ford, Ph.D. , President - ASM Associates

•  Counseling Skills for the Employment Counselor

•  Helping vs. Empowering

•  Motivating the "Unmotivated"

 

Daniel Golding (Quechan), Owner - Hokan Media Productions

•  Empowering Tribal Communities through Digital Technology

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Duane Hall, Lead Federal Project Officer- Indian and Native American Programs, Office of Workforce Investment, Employment and Training Administration, U.S. Department of Labor

•  DOL Financial Reporting

 

M. Ligaya Hattari , Ph.D. , CSBG Coordinator/Special Project Coordinator, EO Officer - California Indian Manpower Consortium, Inc.

Co-Presenter: Kimberlea Sanchez (Paiute) - California Indian Manpower Consortium, Inc.

•  Will the Real Indian Please Stand Up?

Phyllis Hutto , Corporate Director of Agency Admissions - High-Tech Institute, Inc. ; CEO - Empowerment Resources

•  Managing Stress

•  Planning and Prioritizing

•  The Art of Managing Theater – Dealing with Workplace Drama

 

Jessica James ( Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe), Youth Program Director for the Indian Center, Inc.

Co-Presenter: LaNada War Jack, D.A. (Shoshone-Bannock), President of Indigenous Visions Network

•  Youth Empowerment

 

Wayne Kei , Assistant Branch Chief - U.S. Census Bureau

Co-Presenter: Hai-Na-Nu Saulque ( Benton Paiute), Census Information Center Coordinator - California Indian Manpower Consortium Inc, Inc.

•  On the Road to the 2010 Census

 

Jonathan Lampman , Federal Project Officer - U.S. Department of Labor - Employment and Training Administration

Co-Presenter: Kirk Shrum , Federal Project Officer - U.S. Department of Labor - Employment and Training Administration

•  Dislocated Worker NEG Programs

 

John Lloyd , Membership Development Representative, International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) Local 551

Co-Presenters :

Marie De La Parra , CEO - BMB Construction Properties

Tracy Madden–Maloon (Te-Moak Shoshone), fourth year apprentice in the IBEW

•  Careers in the IBEW

 

Andrew Miritello , EAGALA Equine Specialist

Co-Presenter : Mary Sims Gerdes - Professional Counselor, Tempe , AZ

•  Kahv'yoo Adventure for WIA Youth

 

Christine Molle , Executive Director - American Indian Council; Region V Representative - U.S. Department of Labor Native American Employment and Training Council

Co-Presenter : Kathy Atkins , Tennessee Office Coordinator - American Indian Center of Arkansas

•  Meeting Clients' Barriers to Employment

 

Christian Naho'opi'i-Hose , Intern Manager - ALU LIKE, Inc. Wai'anae ‘ Olelo Community Media Center

Co-Presenters:

Naturalee Puou - Intern Manager - Wai'anae ‘ Olelo Community Media Center

Thorne Kahele-Fontanilla - Intern - Wai'anae ‘ Olelo Community Media Center

Shirley P. Naho'opi'i , Kupuna (Elder) Cultural Specialist

•  Maximizing and Leveraging Native Employment and Training Resources for Youth

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Timothy O'Daniel (Oglala Lakota), Consultant - YouthBuild USA Native American Programs Department

•  YouthBuild: A Youth and Community Development Program

 

Teresa Peralta (Yurok), Entrepreneur Training Co-Coordinator - California Indian Manpower Consortium, Inc.

Co-Presenter: G. David Singleton - Entrepreneur Training Co-Coordinator - California Indian Manpower Consortium, Inc.

•  Turning Native Dreams into Entrepreneurial Reality

 

Richard Phelps , Founder/CEO - Falmouth Institute

•  Grievance and Appeals Procedures for Human Resource Professionals in Indian Country

•  Supervision and Management Skills

 

Millicent Pittman (Seneca Nation) - Florida Governor's Council on Indian Affairs, Inc.

•  Financial Literacy for Native Communities

 

Gary Rickard (Wintu), Vice chairman - Wintu Tribe of Northern California ; Vice-Chairman, Board of Directors - California Indian Manpower Consortium, Inc .

•  Effective Case Management – Empowering Your Clients

•  Effective Case Management – Job Retention Strategies .

 

Anthony Showa (Navajo), WIA Case Manager - American Indian Center of Indiana, Inc.

•  Different Pathways to Successful MOU's

 

Dirk N. Soma , Founder - Kulia Career Development Services

•  Project Popoho Na Pe'a - Setting the Course for a Journey of a Lifetime

 

Debby Tewa (Hopi), Renewable & Tribal Energy Coordinator - Arizona Department of Commerce Energy Office

Co-Presenter: Al Henderson , Tribal Liaison - Institute for Native Americans, Northern Arizona University

•  Building Tribal Capacity for a Green Economy

 

Michael Thomas , Senior Advocate - Disability Rights California

•  SSA Employment Support/Work Incentive Programs for Individuals Who Receive SSI and SSDI

 

PaPai X. Thomas, MPA (Miwok/Pawnee/Santee) , Business Services Coordinator - California Indian Manpower Consortium, Inc.

•  Nation to Nation Trade Ventures

 

Sandra Waterhouse , Federal Project Officer - U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration

YouthBuild Workshop Co-Presenter:

Patti Clary - Director - Yuba County Office of Education's YouthBuild Program

Ex-Offenders Workshop Co-Presenter:

Tressa Dorsey , Program Director for MAAP, Inc. New Choice Program

•  Ex-Offenders

•  YouthBuild

 

Jennifer Whitmore (Tohono O'odham), MIS Specialist - California Indian Manpower Consortium, Inc.

Co-Presenter: Tara Andrade (Pomo), MIS Policy Performance Specialist - California Indian Manpower Consortium, Inc.

•  BearTracks 2 – Learning Lab

•  MIS Training

 

Gregory T. Williams , Assistant Executive Director of Wisconsin Community Services, Inc.

Co-Presenter: Michael Alexander , Case Manager - Spotted Eagle, Inc.

•  Effective Reentry Services

 

Nancy P. Williams , Team Leader - Office of Grants and Contract Management, Division of Policy, Review and Resolution, U.S. Department of Labor - Employment and Training Administration

Co-Presenter: Steve Malliaras - Division of Financial Management and Administrative Services, U.S. Department of Labor - Employment and Training Administration .

•  Financial Management

 

Jane Wood, MPA (Sisseton-Wahpeton), President - Oyate Research and Training

•  Four Generations at Work

•  Keep the Best, Develop the Rest: Effective Retention Strategies

•  Not Your Ordinary Interview: Hiring Tribal Members

•  Performance Management in Today's Tribal Organization

 

Sylvia WynnLindeman , Workforce Development Professional - Ya-Ka-Ama Indian Education and Development Center

•  Best Practices for Caseload Management

•  Connecting with your Participants

•  "Criticism" Done Right

•  Navigating Change

•  Time Management and Organizational Skills