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Debra S. Norris, Ed.D, MSW, CSW E-mail address: [email protected] Office Address: 414 East Clark St. Vermillion, SD 57069 Office Phone: (605) 677-5588
Education
Institution Area of Degree Year Earned University of South Dakota Specialization ED.D. May 1998 Vermillion South Dakota Educational Administration: Adult and Higher Education
University of Kentucky Social Work Master of Social August, 1985 Lexington, Kentucky Work (MSW)
Eastern Kentucky University Richmond, Kentucky Social Work & Sociology Bachelor of Arts May 1979 (B.A)
Professional Experience
Firm/Institution Position/Title Dates
University of South Dakota Director BSSW Program November 2012-present Vermillion, USD
University of South Dakota Associate Professor, August 1999-Present Vermillion, SD Social Work
Direct activities of an accredited Undergraduate program in Social Work Teaching Undergraduate courses In an accredited BSW Program Serving on the Graduate faculty August 2000-Present of the University Serving the mission of the Program, School of Health Sciences University & Student Action Programs
Firm/Institution Position/Title Dates
Page | 1 PHS, Indian Health Service, Research Assistant June 1999 - 2005 Ft. Thompson, South Dakota
University of South Dakota, Research Graduate Assistant September 1996 - May 1998 Vermillion, South in the School of Education, Dakota Division of Adult & Educational Administration.
Moorhead State University, Assistant Professor (interim August 1995 - May 1996 Moorhead, Minnesota term)
Department of Social Work, Lecturer and May 1993 - May 1995 University of North Research Associate Interim Appointments Dakota, Grand Forks, North Dakota
Department of Social Work, Instructor June 1990 - May 1993 University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, North Dakota.
Home Health & Hospice Medical Social Worker October 1986- June 1990 Rapid City Regional Hospital
St. Joseph's Indian School Director for Family Outreach August 1982 - Sept. 1986 Chamberlain, South (Educational Leave Dakota 7/84-8/85)
St. Joseph's Indian School, Coordinator of Services August 1980 - July 1982 Lower Brule Outreach Center
Bluegrass West Mental Health Associate III April 1979-July 1980 Comprehensive Care Center, Georgetown, Kentucky
Publications:
Riebschleger, J., Norris, D., Pierce, B., Pond, D. & Cummings, C. (2015). Preparing social work students for rural child welfare practice: Emerging curriculum competencies. Journal of Social Work Education 51 (2), 209-224.
Page | 2 Cross, S., Whitekiller, V., Holder, L., Norris, D., Caringi, J. Trautman, (2015). A. NCWWI Tribal Traineeship Programs: Promoting diversity in the child welfare workforce. Journal of Social Work Education 51(2), 225-238.
National Child Welfare Workforce Institute. (2013, September). NCWWI BSW traineeship programs: Legacies & lessons learned. Albany, NE: Author. [Principal Authors include Deb Aden and Deb Norris].
Cross, National Child Welfare Workforce Institute. (2013, September). NCWWI tribal traineeship programs: Legacies & lessons learned. [Principal Authors include Norris, D.]
Nooney, L., Giomo-James, E., Kindle, P., Norris, D., Myers, R., Tucker, A. & Stanley, R. (2013). Rural food pantry users’ stigma and safety net food programs. Contemporary Rural Social Work, 5, 100-105.
Monahan, K., Gilin, B., Norris, D., O’Brien, H., Tosone, C., & Way, Ineke. (2013). Advanced Social Work Practice in Trauma Bibliography. Council on Social Work Education and National Center for Social Work Trauma Education and Workforce Development.
Norris, D., Van Osdel, J, & Cochran, C. (2013). A Data Primer for Inter-Professional Education. Vermillion, SD: KIDS COUNT Project, USD LEND Project; Center on Disabilities & Social Work Program, the University of South Dakota.
Strand, V, et al., (2012). Advanced Social Work Practice in Trauma. Council of Social Work Education. [Principal Authors include Norris, D.]
Lawler, M., LaPlante, K.; Giger, J.; & Norris, D. (2012) Overrepresentation of Native American children in foster care: An independent construct? Journal of Ethnic & Cultural Diversity in Social Work, 21 (2), 95-110.
Cochran, C. & Norris, D. (2011 Revised) Organizing & Presenting Data: A How To Primer. Vermillion, SD: KIDS COUNT Project & Social Work Program, the University of South Dakota.
Norris, D. (2011) Book Review O’Connor, M & Netting, F. (2009). Organizational Practice A Guide to Understanding Human Service Organizations. Journal of Community Practice, 2011, 19 (2), 199-200.
Norris, D. & Schwartz, C. (2009) Needs assessments: An integrated assignment in civic service, Journal of Teaching in Social Work. 29, (4)
Cochran, C. & Norris, D. (2008) Organizing & Presenting Data: A How To Primer. Vermillion, SD: KIDS COUNT Project & Social Work Program, the University of South Dakota.
Crow Creek Child Find Final Report (2005), Indian Health Services, Public Health Services Clinic, Ft. Thompson, SD
Page | 3 Grants
1. September 2011 PI to expand NCWWI grant to Tribal Initiatives 2. April 2009 P.I. for Child Welfare Traineeship Grant, National Child Welfare Workforce Institute funded in 2010-2014 5. NIH Grant to study Child Neglect submitted: 2003 (not funded) 6. Child Find Project, Phase II, PHS, Indian Health Service, Ft. Thompson, South Dakota October, 2005 7. SD HUD funding for St. Francis House 2006 [Sioux Falls Homeless Shelter] funded 8. CASE Grant, Student Community Partnership Advisor funded, 2009 9. Service Learning Project Grants 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2010 funded
Consulting Activities Work with the National Center for Social Work Education and Workforce Development, Fordham University, NY on creating Undergraduate Trauma-Informed Curriculum. 2010-Present Ad Hoc and Steering Committee member for Yankton Regional Division of CPS Systems of Care Task Force January 2012-Present Steering Committee member for National Task Force on Advancing Social Work Practice in Trauma, 2011-Present SD Statewide Co-Sig Change Agent 2011-present Rosebud Sioux Tribe Collaborative Body “Defending Childhood Initiative” 2010- 2012 State of South Department of Education, Career Clusters 2006-2008 Program planning and grant funding, St. Francis House, Sioux Falls, SD 2005-2006 Child Find Research Project, PHS, Indian Health Service, Ft. Thompson, South Dakota 1999-2005 Crow Creek Head Start, Ft. Thompson, SD 2000-2002
Honors and Association Memberships: Outstanding Teaching Faculty Award, School of Health Sciences 2011 Rural Social Work Caucus 2011-Present Member, Advanced Social Work Practice in Trauma National Collaborative, 2011-2013 Member, South Dakota Partnership for Suicide Prevention 2010- 2013 Reviewer for Association for Community Organization and Social Administration PI & Project Director for South Dakota’s Child Welfare Training Project; National Child Welfare Workforce Institute. Faculty Advisor for CASE Grant Project Award, November 2008-2009 Appointed to Council on Undergraduate Research and Creative Activity, USD, Vermillion, SD 2008- Appointed Chair of the South Dakota Department of Education “Career Clusters” Human Services Working Committee. 2006-2008 Gero-Rich Project Curricular Development Institute Designee, 2005-2007 Association for Gerontology Education in Social Work 2003-present
Page | 4 Association for the Advancement of Social Work with Groups: An International Organization 1999-2001, 2005 Madison’s Who’s Who 2009-2010 Who’s Who in Teaching 2005 Who’s Who in Teaching, 2004 September 2004-Present, Member of Study Assembly, National Children’s Study September 2004- 2013Present, Member of the Association of Baccalaureate Social Work Program Directors Member of the Vermillion Poverty Coalition, 2002-Present Licensed Certified Master’s Level Social Worker 1986-Present (South Dakota) Treasurer, Optimist Club, 2002 Charter Board of Director, Optimist Club, 2001 Outstanding Student Organization Advisor 1993. UND, Grand Forks, North Dakota. Volunteer of the Year 1993, Options, and East Grand Forks, Minnesota. Outstanding New Member, North Dakota Rehabilitation Association, 1991 Alpha Delta Mu: Social Work National Honor Society, 1986.
Professional Activities:
Norris, D. (2015, November) Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA) & How it will change. Court Appointed Special Advocates Training, Vermillion, SD.
Norris, D. & Cochran, C. (2015, October) Ba Fa, Ba, Fa, a Cross Cultural Simulation. LEND Leadership Seminar, USD School of Medicine LEND Trainees Training, Vermillion, SD
Norris, D. & Cochran, C. (2015, July) Data Driven Advocacy. Presentation given at the 40th National Institute for Social Work and Human Services in Rural Areas, Vermillion, SD.
Reibschleger, J. & Norris, D. (2015, July). Building Social Justice for Rural People: Preparing Social Work Students for Rural and Frontier Work. Presentation given at the 40th National Institute for Social Work and Human Services in Rural Areas, Vermillion, SD.
Norris, D. (2015, June). Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA) & What Court Appointed Advocates Need to Know. Court Appointed Special Advocates Training, Vermillion, SD.
Norris, D. (2014, November) Caring for Families as They Care: End of Life Panel. Communication Sciences and Disorders, Vermillion, SD
Norris, D. (2014, June). Indian Child Welfare More than a law, Training for Advocates. Court Appointed Special Advocates Training, Yankton, SD.
Norris, D. (November 2013) LEND Leadership Seminar, USD School of Medicine LEND Trainees Training. Cultural Competence and Health Disparities: New Research, New Thinking, New Call to Leadership.
Page | 5 April 2012 Panelist National Indian Child Welfare Association Annual Conference Scottsdale, AZ Preparing American Indian Social Work Students for Child Welfare Services in Indian Country National Child Welfare Institute Traineeship Programs
April 2012 School of Health Sciences, University of South Dakota, Vermillion, SD Juried Poster Presentation. Research Infusion in BSSW Social Work Curriculum
March 2012 Poster submitted for presentation at the 30th Annual Conference of the Association of Baccalaureate Social Work Program Directors, Inc., Portland, Oregon. Giomo-James, E., Myers, R. R., Nooney, L. & A. Tucker, A. Rural food pantry users and stigma involve d with safety net food programs [Faculty sponsor: P. A. Kindle & D. Norris]
October, 2014 End of Life Issues Panel presentation for Communication Sciences, USD, Vermillion, SD.
November 2014, Poster Presentation, ASHA Annual Conference, Orlando, FL.
September, 2014 Guest Lecturer for Indiana University School of Social Work MSW program ICWA and How The Spirit and Letter of this Law Informs Child Welfare Practice.
November 2014 reviewed "Needs Assessment Planning: Starting Where You Are" Australian Social Work’s special issue on applied research methods in social work
November, 2014 reviewed “Longitudinal Description of Developmental Youth Assets and Substance Use” for Contemporary Rural Social Work
March 2013 CASA Training, Yankton, SD. ICWA and Your Work as a Child Advocate
January, 2013 reviewed Rural social workers’ perceptions of training needs for working with LGBTQ-identified youth in the foster care system for Contemporary Rural Social Work
November 2012, Advanced Social Work Practice in Trauma, CSWE Practice Standards Steering Committee.
October 2012, CASA Training, Yankton, SD. ICWA and Your Work as a Child Advocate. Court Appointed Special Advocates Training, Yankton, SD.
July 2012 Presenter National Rural Social Work Conference Nashville, IN Addressing historical trauma through a model of hope" and "Resilience & Circle of Courage: A tool for cultural responsiveness
May 2012, 2011 South Dakota Youth Tobacco Survey: Key findings for Grades 6 through 8. Recommendations and editing, South Dakota Department of Health.
April 2012 School of Health Sciences, University of South Dakota, Vermillion, SD Juried Poster
Page | 6 Presentation. Research Infusion in BSSW Social Work Curriculum
April 2012 Panelist National Indian Child Welfare Association Annual Conference Scottsdale, AZ Preparing American Indian Social Work Students for Child Welfare Services in Indian Country National Child Welfare Institute Traineeship Programs
March 2012 Poster submitted for presentation at the 30th Annual Conference of the Association of Baccalaureate Social Work Program Directors, Inc., Portland, Oregon. Giomo-James, E., Myers, R. R., Nooney, L. & A. Tucker, A. Rural food pantry users and stigma involve d with safety net food programs [Faculty sponsor: P. A. Kindle & D. Norris]
March 2012 Presenter the Association of Baccalaureate Social Work Program Directors Conference, Portland, OR HBSE and Context: Topical Teaching for Competence in Theories to Practice Skills.
March 2012 Reviewer for Sage Publishing; Smith, E. Strengths-Based Therapy: Theory and Practice a prospectus.
April 2012 Reviewer for Sage Publisher companion workbook to Smith, E. Strengths-Based Therapy: Theory and Practice a prospectus.
March 2012 Reviewer for Brooks/Cole Jansson, B. (2012) The Reluctant Welfare State: Engaging History to Advanced Social work Practice in Contemporary Society.
August, 2011, Trainer for the South Dakota ACTE, Pierre, SD Using Data & Evidence-Based Literature in Curriculum Development
July, 2011 Presenter National Rural Social Work Conference Natchitoches, LA: Betwixt & Between: Child Welfare in Rural South Dakota.
January, 2011 USD, Vermillion University Initiative to Develop the Academic Promise of Student Veterans.
December, 2010 Rosebud, SD Collaborative Body Technical Assistance to the Attorney General’s Children Exposed to Violence Demonstration Program: Phase I
November, 2011 Maternal Child Health Learning Collaborative on Diversity in MCH; Peer Learning Collaborative
November, 2010 Reviewer SAGE Publications, Inc. Dimensions of Human Behavior: The Changing Life Course (4th Ed).
November, 2010 Reviewer SAGE Publications, Inc. Dimensions of Human Behavior: Person in the Environment (4th Ed).
November, 2010 Reviewer for Association for Community Organization and Social Administration Competency Areas for Council on Social Work Education
Page | 7 October, 2010 Briar Cliff University, Sioux City, IA Focus Group participant: Creating a More Native4 Responsive Environment within the PS: MAPP Program
September, 2010 Vermillion, Coordinated SD Systems of Care Training, Child Welfare Trainees, SD state CPS & other professionals trained together
January, 2010 Reviewer for Association for Community Organizing & Social Administration, Organizational Practice: A Guide to Understanding Human Service Organizations”
August 2009 Sioux City, IA Keynote Speaker for the Big Sioux Chapter Alzheimer’s Association
May 2009, San Diego Clinical and Scientific Affairs Council 18th Annual Clinical and Professional Poster Session, the American Academy of Physician Assistants
April 2009 P.I. for the National Child Welfare Workforce Institute’s Child Welfare Traineeship Project grant, funded January, 2010.
December 2008, Panelist for World AIDS Day, University of South Dakota, Vermillion, SD
September 2008, Reviewer for Humanity and Society, University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, ND
August, 2008 Reviewer Pearson/Allyn and Bacon Publishers, Hull-Lundahl, (2008) Human Behavior in the Social Environment: An applied approach for social work (Book Prospectus)
February, 2008 Reviewer, Pearson/Allyn and Bacon Publishers, Johnson, M & Rhodes, R. (2005) Human behavior and the larger social environment: A new synthesis
April 2007, Charlotte, SC University of South Dakota, Social Work Program designee to Gero- Rich Curricular Development Institute final year
November 2007, Grand Forks, ND Red River Women’s Studies Conference, Presenter & Panelist
June 2006, Minneapolis, MN University of South Dakota, Social Work Program designee to Gero-Rich Curricular Development Institute
November 2005, Austin, TX, 23rd Annual Baccalaureate Social Work Education Conference, Presenter and invited Panelist on gerontology curriculum infusion
October 2005, 27th Minneapolis, MN Annual International Symposium on Social Work with Groups, Presenter
September 2005, Vermillion, SD, Midwest Consortium for Service-Learning in Higher Education’s Annual Conference, Presenter
Page | 8 June 2005, Chicago, IL University of South Dakota, Social Work Program designee to Gero- Rich Curricular Development Institute
April/May 2005, Seattle, WA International Meeting on Inuit and Native American Child Health and 17th Annual IHS Research Conference, Presenter
April 2004, Omaha, NE Mid-West Biennial Social Work Educational Conference, “Capitol Idea” Presenter
August 2002, Ft. Thompson, SD “Statistics, Findings, and Service Planning,” Crow Creek Sioux Indian Reservation Research Advisory Council,
March 2002, Vermillion, SD, Presented Community Needs Assessment strategies, L.E.N.D. USD Medical School,
September 2001, Ft. Thompson, SD Presentation to Crow Creek Sioux Indian Reservation Child Find Project parents
July 2001, Ft. Thompson, SD, Crow Creek Sioux Indian Reservation Head Start staff, “Using Research to Secure Service,”
March 2001, Vermillion, SD, Presented “Community Needs Assessment Strategies”, L.E.N.D. USD Medical School,
April 2000, Albuquerque, NM Research in Indian Country presentation “IHS Child Find Project” Presenter
April 1998, USD, Vermillion, SD, Regional History Conference, response to scholarly paper,
April 1997, USD, Vermillion, SD, Learning Styles and Media, presentation on “The Relationship Between Learning Style, Information Presentation Media and Student Retention”,
December 1995, Moorhead, MN, Panel on Confidentiality for Volunteers in Human Services, Birthright,
March 1993, Grand Forks, North Dakota "Children and Grief," Families First, presenter
March 1993, UND, Grand Forks, North Dakota "Childhood Depression and Suicide," Therapeutic Foster Care Training, Children and Family Services Training Center,
September 1992 UND, Grand Forks, North Dakota, "Childhood Depression and Suicide," Therapeutic Foster Care Training, Children and Family Services Training Center,
July 1992, UND, Grand Forks, ND, Group Facilitator, International School on Alcoholism,
Page | 9 September 1991, UND, Grand Forks, North Dakota "Family Systems: Theory and Assessment," Family Nurse Practitioner Program
September 1991 UND, Grand Forks, North Dakota "Childhood Depression and Suicide," Therapeutic Foster Care Training, Children and Family Services Training Center
February 1991, UND, Grand Forks, North Dakota, "Spirituality, A Woman's View," Women's Center Conference
March 1990, Pierre, SD "Policy Analysis of 1989's Legislative Action," NASW Conference
October 1987, 88, 89, Rapid City, SD, "Families in Hospice Care," Hospice Volunteer Training
September 1987, 1988, and 1989, Rapid City, SD, "Parent Training in Management of Childhood Asthma" SD Asthma Support Group
Professional Training:
October 2014-Present, Module Training, University of South Dakota, Office of Research Compliance
September 2014, Calling your Spirit Back, Red Road Gathering, Vermillion, South Dakota.
September 2013, CITI Behavioral Research, on-line modules, University of Miami
September 2013, Walking in Balance; Red Road Gathering Vermillion, South Dakota
September 2013, Systems of Care, Vermillion, South Dakota
August 2013, Inter-professional Education: Courageous Conversations, Courageous Decisions, Oacoma, South Dakota.
September 2011-March 2013, National Child Welfare Workforce Institute Webinar Series.
September 2012, University of South Dakota Vermillion, Developing Academic Promise for Native American students.
May, 2011 Assessing & Managing Suicide Risk: Core Competencies for Mental Health Professionals, Pierre, SD.
February 2011 The Association of Baccalaureate Social Work Program Directors National Conference, Cincinnati, Ohio
January 2011 University of South Dakota Vermillion, SD FIDES: Developing the Academic Promise for our Student Veterans.
Page | 10 November 2010 University of South Dakota Vermillion, SD “Courage to Teach” collaborative faculty development
October, 2010 University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, ND 8th Annual American Indian Health Research Conference
October 2010, University of South Dakota, Vermillion, SD Completion of Collaborative Institutional Training Initiative: Human Research Curriculum
September 2010 University of South Dakota, Vermillion, SD Partnering for Change: Systems of Care.
July, 2010 Chicago, IL Maternal Child & Children’s Bureau training for Traineeship Programs
April, 2010 Sioux Falls, SD Systems of Care Training, Statewide Initiative
April, 2010 Sioux Falls, SD Motivational Interviewing Training, NASW Conference
2010-2001, Vermillion, SD, Red Road Gathering, Indigenous Healing
August 2009 Sioux City, IA Big Sioux Chapter Alzheimer’s Association Dementia Care Conference
April 2008, Alexandria, VA Council on Social Work Education Reaffirmation Workshop
September 11-12, 2008, Vermillion, SD. Lakota Perspectives in Mental Health & Suicide Prevention
September 13-14, 2007 Vermillion, SD Native Student Success: Incorporating Indigenous Worldviews to Enhance the Higher Education Experience.
November 2006, Omaha, NE, Embracing Person Centered Dementia Care: Dignity in Life
December 2004, Conference call seminar “Update on the National Survey of Children’s Health and the National Survey of Children with Special Health Care Needs”
October 2004, Completion CITI- Research Program, Web-base, Miami FL
May 2004, Strategies for Teaching Television Generation Learners, USD, Vermillion, SD
March 2004, Mid-States Community Development Conference, South Sioux City, NE
February 2004, Vermillion, SD Mentoring Writers through Disciplinary Writing and Undergraduate Research
Page | 11 February 1996, National Association of Social Workers Teleconference and Local Conference on Violence. MSU, Moorhead, MN Site Coordinator
October 1995, “Critical Thinking”, UND, Grand Forks, ND.
October 1994, "Boundary Issues in Practice," Children and Family Services Training Center, UND, Grand Forks, ND.
July 1992, "International School on Alcohol Studies," UND, Grand Forks, ND.
March 1992 "Childhood Depression and Suicide," Therapeutic Foster Care Training, Children and Family Services Training Center, UND, Grand Forks, North Dakota.
February 1992, Coordinated Mayors Committee on the "Employment of Persons with Disabilities" Conference, Grand Forks, ND.
October 1991, Coordinated Statewide Vocational Rehabilitation Conference, Grand Forks, ND.
July 1991, "International School on Alcohol Studies," UND, Grand Forks, ND.
June 1991, "Counselor/Consumer Partnership in Rehabilitation," VR/SE Training Conference, Bismarck, North Dakota.
April 1991, "Child Grief and Suicide," Dakota Conference on Rural Health, Bismarck, North Dakota.
March 1991 "Childhood Depression and Suicide," Therapeutic Foster Care Training, Children and Family Services Training Center, UND, Grand Forks, North Dakota.
March 1991, "Vocational Rehabilitation, An Introduction," UNC, Greeley, Colorado.
January 1991, "Accessibility Survey Training," (certification) UND, Grand Forks, North Dakota.
November 1990, "Grief and Grieving," Educational Department of Community Medicine and Rural Health, UND, Grand Forks, North Dakota.
July 1990, "International School on Alcohol Studies," UND, Grand Forks, ND.
Service:
2014 Appointed to the Advisory Council, University of South Dakota Student Counseling Center 2014 Appointed to Board of Domestic Violence Safe Options Services. 2013 Statewide Structure Team Member, Inter-professional Education Initiative, USD, Vermillion, SD 2012-Present Appointed as Commissioner for SD Presbytery, Synod of Lakes and Prairies 2010 Faculty Mentor for Association for Community Organization and Social Administration;
Page | 12 International faculty membership 2009-present Consulting with Khor Wakow, South Sudan School Project affiliate Board Member April 2008 - present, Red Road Gathering Planning Committee, USD, Vermillion, SD. September 2006-2008, Chair of the South Dakota Department of Education “Career Clusters” Human Services Working Committee. September 2006-2013, Director for Social Work Honor’s Undergraduate Thesis Committees, USD, Vermillion, SD. June 2006-2008, Destiny Family Medical Clinic program planning & funding September 2005-2008, Division of Health Sciences Technology Committee August 2005-2008, Minority Health Affairs Committee, School of Medicine, USD Vermillion, SD. August 2005-2006, Quality Assurance Committee for Interdisciplinary Student Training in Underserved Native American Communities of South Dakota, School of Medicine, Division of Health Sciences, USD, Vermillion, SD March 2005-August 2006 grant writing for the St. Francis House, (Homeless program) Sioux Falls, SD. HUD funding awarded. October 2004-2007, Promotion & Tenure Committee, University of South Dakota, Division of Health Sciences, now School of Health Sciences December 2003-Present, Chair of the Cultural Competency Committee for the LEND program, School of Medicine, Center for Disabilities, & Graduate Studies, USD, Vermillion, SD September 2003-Present, School of Health Sciences Curricular Development Committee Yankton County Emergency Management “Seamless Emergency Response” 2003-2004 Yankton Co. Red Cross 2003-2004 August 2003, Service Planning Crow Creek Head Start Program, Ft. Thompson, SD September 2002-2004, Wawokiya Mentor, USD American Indian Center, Vermillion, SD September 2001-present, Children’s Symposium Planning committee September 2000- Present, Co-advisor of the USD, Vermillion campus Student Social Work Association, Vermillion, SD March 1999-2001, Grant development with Clay County Historical Society, Vermillion, South Dakota January 1996-June 1996, Board member of Supervised Care Network for persons with developmental disabilities. Moorhead, MN January 1992-May 1993, Member North Dakota Mental Health Professional Employment Recruitment and Retention Committee. October 1990-May 1993, Treatment Review Team for individuals with developmental disabilities living in the community. September 1990-May 1993, Co-Chair of the Behavior Management Committee, Association for Retarded Citizens, Grand Forks, North Dakota. January 1991-1992, Secretary of North Dakota's Rehabilitation Association. January 1991-May 1993, Secretary of the Board of Directors, Options, Interstate Independent Living Resource Center, East Grand Forks, Minnesota. 1989-1990, Co-Chair of SD Chapter of NASW, Policy Study Committee, Rapid City, SD. 1989-1990, Special advisor to the Rapid City Gay Coalition in preparation for care of individuals with AIDS January 1989-90, "I Can Cope" American Cancer Society, Rapid City, South Dakota
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