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2008 Tribal Consultation Report - Kansas City |
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Written by NIHSDA Admin
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Monday, 15 December 2008 |
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The first of the Tribal Consultation Reports was released last week. The following is the message from Pat Brown:
December 9, 2008
Dear Tribal Consultation Participant:
On behalf of the Office of Head Start, I would like to thank you again for joining us for
the Tribal Consultation held in Kansas City. We appreciate the effort you made to attend.
More important, we are grateful for the feedback and recommendations you shared with us
on ways in which the Office of Head Start might better meet the needs of American Indian
and Alaska Native children and families.
Attached is a summary report on the consultation session. This report, and those from the
other Tribal Consultation sessions, will soon be available on the Early Childhood Learning
and Knowledge Center (ECLKC) at http://eclkc.ohs.acf.hhs.gov/hslc.
As we continue to move forward in responding to the Improving Head Start for School
Readiness Act of 2007, we welcome your continued involvement in this process. In
addition to the annual consultation sessions, I encourage you to communicate your
successes, suggestions, and concerns as they occur.
Our new Regional Program Manager for the American Indian and Alaska Native Head
Start programs is Nina McFadden. She can be reached at
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by phone at 202-205-8569. I know she would welcome the opportunity to talk with you
directly as we work together to improve Head Start services to Native children and families.
Wishing you all the best in the coming new year,
Sincerely,
Patricia E. Brown
Acting Director
Office of Head Start |
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Last Updated ( Monday, 15 December 2008 )
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New Regional Program Manager for AIAN |
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Written by NIHSDA Admin
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Wednesday, 05 November 2008 |
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On November 4, 2008, the Office of Head Start announced Nina McFadden as the new Regional Program Manager for the American Indian/Alaska Native Program Branch.
She is a graduate of Western Michigan University in Kalamazoo and holds a Masters of Social Work from Michigan State University in East Lansing. Further, she has taken additional professional training such as Program on Negotiation for Senior Executives at the Harvard Law School, Fundamentals of Finance for the Technical Executive at the MIT/Sloan Management and Harvard University as well as the Executive Leadership Development Program with the DHHS/Indian Health Service. She has been an Adjunct Professor, Bemidji State University in the Social Work Department and been on the Practitioners Advisory Council. |
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Last Updated ( Wednesday, 05 November 2008 )
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New NIHSDA Officers Seated |
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Written by NIHSDA Admin
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Wednesday, 05 November 2008 |
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At the annual NIHSDA Board of Directors meeting, held October 17-19, 2008, two new officers were seated. Danny Wells, Head Start Director, Chickasaw Nation, Ada, OK, was moved from President Elect into the Presidency. Ann Belleau, Head Start Director, Inter-Tribal Council of Michigan, Sault Ste. Marie, MI, moved into the Immediate Past President position. Gil Gonzales, Head Start Director, Washoe Tribe of Nevada and California, Gardnerville, NV, was elected Treasurer.
Danny and Gil will serve for 2 years each in their new positions. Ann will serve one year as the Immediate Past President. Next year a new President Elect will be seated. Many thanks are extended to Joyce McClellan, Head Start Director, Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa-Chippewa Indians, Peshawbestown, MI, for her dedicated service as the NIHSDA Treasurer the past two years.
Congratulations to the new officers. I know we all look forward to working with them.
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