Experience

Cherokee Nation

• United States
• Government Administration
• 700 & Above Employee

• Speaker Services Specialist

  • Feb 2022 - Present

  Provide a proactive service to the remaining First Language Cherokee Speaker population. Design and implement strategic outreach to the speaker population. Fosters relationships with communities, organizations, and departments to ensure services are being to the speaker population as culturally appropriate as possible.

• Public Health Educator

  • May 2021 - Feb 2022

  Assesses community needs for health education and health promotion. Plans and conducts effective health education and health promotion programs for community. Evaluates the effectiveness of health education and health promotion programs in the community. Coordinates provision of health education and health promotions resources. Acts as a resource person in health education and health promotion issues for others internal and external contacts. Communicates health education and health promotion-related needs and concerns.

• Tribal Training Coordinator

  • Dec 2019 - Aug 2021

  Oversees the day to day functions of the Tribal Day Training Program as well as supervise staff. Works day to day with Tribal Day Training Participants to assist them with the program and to help meet their employment and training needs. Coordinates program activities as needed to ensure program services are offered and administered at optimal levels. Helps establish goals and formulate policies, procedures, and forms for program. Plans, develops, and assigns tasks to staff. Monitors job sites, training sites, and participants progress to ensure compliance with program requirements, written plans, and applicable laws and policies. Ensures financial payments to program participants to accordance with policies and procedures. Responsibilities include interviewing, hiring, and training employees; planning, assigning and directing work; appraising performance; rewarding and disciplining employees; addressing complaints and resolving problems.

• Disability Resource Navigator

  • Nov 2018 - Dec 2019

  Works one on one with individuals with disabilities to aid them with training and employment needs. Provides case management for clients/ program participants by assessing individual training and employment needs including, but not limited to academic, vocational, and social service. Assists client/program participants with developing a Career Development Plan (CDP) to meet their training and employment needs. Utilizes Career Services Client Database to enter and maintain client/program participant information and ensures information is accurate, complete, correct, and up to date. Maintains hard copy documents as needed for each client/program participant in a separate file of record for that individual and ensures that information is accurate, complete and up to date.

• Business Development Jobs Coordinator (Re-entry)

  • Oct 2017 - Nov 2018

  Networks effectively with public and private business and industry to create training and employment sites for program participants. Negotiates training agreements and coordinates job training activities with employment and training sites. Assists with job bank and economic development of various programs. Attends trainings, meetings, job fairs, community events and represent and market Cherokee Nation Career Services programs as needed to foster and maintain working relationships for successful employment development. Prepares and presents both individualized and group instruction in basic life, work and career skills.

• Career Specialist

  • Mar 2016 - Oct 2017

  Negotiates with employers and training sites to provide suitable opportunities to participants, provides adequate supportive and follow-up services throughout participation; resolves problems arising between participants and employers/training sites; counsels participants; and performs related work as required. Establishes effective relationships with employers to develop training and worksites for program participants as needed. Conducts and reviews applications on potential clients for numerous programs (day training, work experience, summer youth, on the job training



People Inc.

• United States
• Mental Health Care

• Child Care Worker - Level E

  • Jan 2015 - Jan 2016

  Responsible for meeting all needs of assigned youthful offenders; including but not limited to; providing therapeutic counseling, vocational training, educating individuals on life skills and social skills. Provide a highly structured rehabilitation program for early offenders to prevent further juvenile crime. Complete comprehensive evaluations on individuals to diagnose and determine needs of the individual and create primary prevention and treatment plans. Responsible for completing typed and hand written narratives, progress reports, and any other necessary documentation.



Cherokee Nation Entertainment

• United States
• Gambling Facilities and Casinos
• 400 - 500 Employee

• Lead Facilities Maintenance

  • Feb 2011 - Jan 2015

  Responsible for supervising building maintenance and/or small renovation projects, coordinating all phases of maintenance and insuring the work required is done in a safe manner. Assists managers in leading, decision making, training, and guiding the work of others. Tracks preventive maintenance programs. Supervise entry level associates and assign the day-to-day maintenance of facilities, prioritize and schedules tasks, establishes goals for assigned personnel, perform quality assurance and control. Assist with interviewing, hiring, and training entry level employees. Responsible for the troubleshooting and maintenance of HVAC units, boiler, chillers, generators, lighting, and other electrical components. Knowledge of computer programs (Excel, Word, Outlook, etc.) to complete work orders, inventory tools, and order supplies as needed.



Weer Mechanical Services

• Heat and air laborer

  • May 2008 - Dec 2010

  Working through college. Seasonal work. Working through college. Seasonal work.