Experience

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  Saskatoon Tribal Council

  • Community Service Specialist

    • Jan 2020 - 2023

    Contract Facilitator/Advisor - service support to communities developing wellbeing programs.

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  Home Office, Prince Albert

  • Freelance Advisor

    • Nov 2017 - Apr 2022

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  Northern Inter Tribal Health Authority

  • Mental Health & Addictions Advisor

    • Mar 2015 - Apr 2018

    with 4 partner groups (Prince Albert Grand Council, Meadow Lake Tribal Council, Peter Ballantyne First Nations, Lac La Ronge First Nations), representing 33 communities in northern Saskatchewan, we, (NITHA) ,support Health and Social Development programs. As an Advisor, I provide a 3rd level of support to programs (mostly managers at 2nd level), services, and communities...primarily in wellness related (healing) research,programs, projects, and training.

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  Prince Albert

  • Saskatchewan, Canada

  • Writing/Research/

    • May 2010 - May 2015
    • Saskatchewan, Canada

    Part-time - Saskatoon Tribal Council - advisory services.Other: historic documentation, promotional and marketing material, advertising, press releases, research papers, reports, executive analysis, manuals, hiring packages, workshops, new programs and services, blogs; also unpublished creative writing (children's books, poetry), marketing for local businesses...etc

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  Regional Economic Development, Tourism

  • E Marketing, Promotions

    • 2006 - 2010

    Writing-web content, promotional materials, ads, press releases, reports,magazine and regional articles, etc. Manage Web site with Joomla content management system.Business Retention study.Relocation assistance, planning, marketing.Strategic planning and committee work.Partnership planning and networking.Tourism Centre backup support.

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  Job Therapy Project,ADAProject,MLTC, PAGC, MACSI, FPAL,(in SK) Kakawis, (in BC)

  • Northern Saskatchewan, and VIHA, Vancouver Island

  • Community Development, Wellness Advisor, Trainer, Facilitator

    • Aug 1988 - Apr 2001
    • Northern Saskatchewan, and VIHA, Vancouver Island

    Training staff teams in Addictions, Counselling, Facilitating, Community Development, Family Treatment, etc. Provided Counselling to Individuals, Couples, Families. Provided Supervision of Teams, Programs, Projects. Provided visioning and community consultation in new program development. Worked with all levels of government - First Nations, Municipal, Provincial, Federal, and helped build community teams, committees and boards.