Jodi A. Gillette, Director jodig@nativeinstitute.org
Jodi Gillette (Oyate Awayanka Win) is the daughter of Dave and Betty Archambault and is an enrolled member of the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe. She is married to Rusty Gillette and has three children, Vance, Coral and George. She earned her B.A. degree in Government from Dartmouth and a Masters of Public Affairs from the University of Minnesota Hubert H. Humphrey Institute of Public Affairs. Ms. Gillette is a former Deputy Director of the Native American Training Institute and is the current Director.
Deborah Painte, Project Director, Medicine Moon Initiative debp@nativeinstitute.org Deborah Painte (Arikara) is the project director for MMI. Ms. Painte is the former Director of the Sacred Child Project, a graduated (SAMHSA) Center for Mental Health system of care (SOC) site. Deborah has nine years of direct experience developing tribal SOC communities in partnership with the tribes of North Dakota, developing "Wraparound in Indian Country" in partnership with the NATI, SOC financing, and general SOC development. Previously she served as the Executive Director of the North Dakota Indian Affairs Commission under two gubernatorial administrations and has extensive experience in policy development, intergovernmental relations, capacity building, state legislative affairs and community/program development.
Joe Walker, Medicine Moon Initiative Evaluator
joew@nativeinstitute.org
Joe Walker is an enrolled member of the Delaware Tribe of Western Oklahoma. Mr. Walker is the father of Kelly and Steven Walker. Mr. Walker was a Research Associate for ORC Macro where he provided technical assistance and training around issues related to implementation of a complex, multi-site evaluation. Mr. Walker prepared literature reviews, site visits, in-depth interviews, focus groups, survey design and administration, data anaylsis, and report writing for both technical and non-technical audiences. he was also the Devleopment Specialist and Evaluator for the Sacred Child Project described above. Joe has a Masters Degree in Management from the University of Mary and has extensive experience in code development, computer management information systems, and child protection investigation.
Helen Hanley, Office Manager helenh@nativeinstitute.org Helen is an enrolled member of the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe. She is a successful business woman owning Fort Yates Cable Company for over 20 years. She has several years of experience in a management capacity for various tribal programs.
Maxine Thunderhawk , Administrative Assistant maxinet@nativeinstitute.org
is an enrolled member of the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe. She formerly worked with the Standing Rock Community Grant School and the Diabetes Prevention Program of the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe.
Adjunct Trainers
Susan Paulson (Sta Wi Saa nahkata) is an enrolled member of the Mandan, Hidatsa and Arikara Nation. She is the former Director of the Native American Training Institute and a current Dean of Student Services at Fort Berthold Community College. She earned her B.S. degree in Social and Behavioral Science from the University of Mary and a Master of Public Health in Community Mental Health from the University California-Berkeley. She has many years of experience working with children and families in the state of North Dakota in health-related positions and she was also the former Director of the Sacred Child Project, a pilot wraparound project in North Dakota.
Cheryl Long Feather
Cheryl Long Feather (Hunkuotawin) is the daughter of Joe and Marilyn Kary and is an enrolled member of the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe. She is married to Wes Long Feather and has four children, DaLayne, Trevan, Tayson, and Tallon. She earned her B.S. degree in Communications and a Masters degree in Management from the University of Mary in Bismarck, ND. Ms. Long Feather worked for a tribal college on her reservation for nine years. Ms. Long Feather is in the last stages of her doctorate from the University of North Dakota.
