Education
- Ed.D. – Adult Education/Human Resource Development Oklahoma State University – 2005
- Dissertation: Circle of Learning: Cultural Aspects of HIV/AIDS Prevention for American Indians in Oklahoma.
- MHR – Master of Human Relations, University of Oklahoma – May 2000
- BA – Bachelor of Arts, Langston University – May 1998 (Psychology/Sociology)
Additional Certifications and Education
- American Association of Sex Educators, Counselors and Therapists (AASECT). Renewal Date: December 31, 2005. (National Certification for Sex Educators, Counselors and Therapists)
- Instructor Trainer (I.T.) for American Red Cross Basic HIV/AIDS Fundamentals Certification Course; Prevention Skills Certification Course and American Indian Basic HIV/AIDS Certification Course
- Graduate of Oklahoma Aging Advocacy Leadership Academy, 2002 A Department of Human Services, one-year program to develop advocates and specialists in aging issues. Specialization: Sexuality Issues in the Elderly
- Oklahoma Geriatric Education Center, Aging and Disabilities Scholars Program, June 2003 through University of Oklahoma.
- National Diversity Consultant Training, Washington, D.C., 2000
- National Human Resources Instructor Trainer: Instructor Trainer for: Serving the Diverse Community – 2001, American Red Cross Managing Diversity – 2002, American Red Cross
Current Work Experience
Education/Training Specialist
Planned Parenthood of Arkansas and Eastern Oklahoma
March 2004 – Present
Provide educational programs on issues surrounding sexuality. Provide workshops and trainings for adolescents, parents, grandparents, providers, health care educators, and teachers. Expertise in sexuality, adolescents, aging issues, American Indian culture and prevention, diversity, people with developmental disabilities; HIV/AIDS and STI’s
Consultant/Trainer (General)
Provide assistance for people with people with developmental disabilities and sexual issues; cultural competence in health care; HIV/AIDS; Sexually Transmitted Infections; working with American Indian Tribes and organizations with adolescent sexuality, HIV/AIDS and Sexually Transmitted Infection (STI) workshops and trainings; diversity; program and curriculum development.
(For National Native American AIDS Prevention Center)
Provide assistance with tribes and organizations for capacity building and organizational development; American Indian culture integration for health prevention.
(For Native American International Caucus of the United Methodist Church (NAIC)
Provided review as well as contribution to the training materials; co-trained in the Training of Trainers (TOT) which is national program for American Indian adults working with American Indian youth to provide cultural education, prevention, and delaying risk behavior activities.
(Association of American Indian Physicians and National Indian Women Resource Center)
Provide training for the Centers for Disease Control, Community Mobilization, HEART training.
Provide prevention education for young Indian women at national youth summit.
Responsible Choices, Consultant/Educator 1999 – 2004
Taught a 16-week sexuality curriculum to people with developmental disabilities (DD/MR); create and utilize strategies to meet all levels of DD/MR. Conducted a Sexuality Research Project with teenagers.
Director, Diversity Outreach for American Red Cross – Tulsa, OK 1998 – June 2003
Responsible for Diversity Department, internal and external; curriculum development. Develop curriculum and manage culturally specific HIV/AIDS and Sexually Transmitted Infection trainings and programs including Native American, Hispanic, African American, underserved youth and People over 50. Responsible for Strategic and Tactical Strategic Diversity Plan for Chapter, develop and implement diversity training and educational sessions for staff and volunteers; statewide training for Red Cross Chapters as needed.
Regional AIDS Interfaith Network (RAIN) 1995 to 1998
Established a new office in Creek County to provide health and HIV/AIDS education; increased prevention program from one county to four counties; responsible for marketing programs statewide and fund development. Presented nationally on HIV/AIDS, sexuality, cultural diversity, marketing and American Indian health and cultural issues.
Academic Work Experience
Adjunct Professor – 2000 – present
Northeastern State University, Department of Social Work
Working with Oppressed Populations
Sexual Abuse
Bacone College
Spring 2005 – Health Prevention
Fall 2005 – Principles of Management/Marketing
Research Interest
- Integrating Native American culture into prevention strategies
- Adolescent prevention
- American Indian learning strategies
- Native American Two-Spirited
- HIV/AIDS and people over 50
- People with developmental disabilities (DD/MR) and sexuality
- Diversity and Cultural Competency
Curriculums Developed
American Indian Decision to Survive (A.I.D.S.)
Instructor Trainer Guide and Participant Guide
Copyright 1996, Approved by National American Red Cross. A culturally-specific HIV/AIDS Certification Course, which has been approved nationally by American Red Cross and taught nationwide.
Safe & Healthy Families Copyright 1999. Co-wrote a modular-based training for youth and adults in family, food and home safety issues.
Seniors Teaching AIDS Responsibly (STAR)
Copyright 2000. A peer education prevention program for people over 50 to teach HIV/AIDS to their peers.
Sexually Transmitted Infection Course, co-authored
Copyright 1999, a two-day workshop for community sexuality educators.
Handling Harassment and Diversity Issues
Copyright 2002. An internal training for American Red Cross, Tulsa Area Chapter
Working with Native American Tribes
Copyright 2002. A four-hour workshop to help community people learn how to network and collaborate with Native American Tribes, through understanding culture and governmental process.
Research Presentations and Publications
Using Community Gatekeepers in Minority Research
The 28th Annual Texas Society of Allied Health Professionals (TSAHP) Conference: Innovations and Emerging Technologies in Allied Health. Midwestern State University, Wichita Falls, Texas, September 29, & 30, 2005.
Innovations and Emerging Technologies in Allied Health.
The 28th Annual Texas Society of Allied Health Professionals (TSAHP) Conference: Innovations and Emerging Technologies in Allied Health. Midwestern State University, Wichita Falls, Texas, September 29 & 30, 2005. Cultural Aspects of American Indian HIV/AIDS Prevention
Abstract submitted Embracing Our Traditions, Values and Teachings: Native People of North America HIV/AIDS Conference, May 2-6, 2006
Presentations, Speeches, Workshops, and Seminars
Centers for Disease Control – Community Promise Training
Capacity Building
Pawnee HIV/AIDS Coalition; Miami HEART Coalition
National Indian Women’s Health Resource Center and Association of American Indian Physicians (AAIP)
Pawnee, OK – July 12 & 13, 2005 and September 1 & 2, 2005)Miami, OK – August 18 & 19, 2005
Teens and Sexual Responsibility (Training and Talking Circle)
Young Women’s Tribal Health Summit
National Indian Women’s Health Resource Center
Shawnee, OK – June 16-18, 2005
Real Life- Real Talk: Sexuality and Responsibility
Oklahoma Teen Conference
University of Oklahoma, National Resource Center for Youth Services
Tahlequah, OK – June 9, 2005
Healthy Foundations: Understanding Sexual Development in Youth and What’s Going On? Teens and Sexuality
7th Annual Arkansas Conference for Parent Educators
Arkansas Parenting Education Network
Hot Springs, AR – April 4 – 6, 2005
Juvenile Personnel Training Program (JPTP)
University of Oklahoma, National Resource Center for Youth Services
Oklahoma City, OK -September 22-23, 2004
Teaching Specific Topics of Social-Sexual Education
Co-presented with Marla Sanchez, Ph.D.
23rd Annual International Conference on MR/DD – YAI National Institute for People with Disabilities
New York City – May 3, 2002
HIV/AIDS and the American Indian Elder
Third Annual American Indian Elders Conference
The Many Faces of Elders
Oklahoma City, OK – August 22, 2001
Adults and How to Work with Adolescents in Prevention Education
Oregon State Educational Conference
Oklahoma City, OK – 2001
Crossing Multicultural Boundaries
Tulsa Training Institute
Tulsa, OK – May 2001
HIV/AIDS: Facts for People Over 50
16th Annual Oklahoma Minority Aging Conference
Tulsa, OK – March 29, 2001
Working with Native American Tribes
Oklahoma Training Institute,
Tulsa, OK – May 2001 & 2000
HIV/AIDS Facts for People Over 50
28th Annual Conference on Aging.
Honoring Oklahomans Who Put Their Stamp on Aging
Oklahoma Minority Aging Conference
Oklahoma City, OK – 2001
Understanding American Indian Culture
13th Annual Prevention Conference
Mental Health and Substance
Tulsa, OK – February 2001
Sexuality and the American Indian Culture
American Red Cross and Intertribal Council
Wisconsin – 2000
Understanding American Indian Culture
American Red Cross
Reno, NV – 2000
Adults and How to Work with Adolescents in HIV/AIDS Education
Oklahoma State HIV/AIDS Conference
Oklahoma City, OK – 1999
Caring for the American Indian Infected with HIV/AIDS
Key Note Address
Southern Jurisdiction of Native American Ministries
Tulsa, OK – 1997
Protecting Our Future
National Global Conference
American Indian Methodist Conference
Oklahoma City, OK – 1988
How to Integrate HIV/AIDS Education In Rural Communities
Regional Rural HIV/AIDS Conference
Columbia, MO – 1995
HIV/AIDS and American Indians
National Indian Child Care Workers Conference
Tulsa, OK – 1995
Strategies and Activities for Working with Youth
Oklahoma State HIV/AIDS Conference
Oklahoma City, OK – 1995
Past Community Service
Tulsa AIDS Coalition (member since 1992)
Women and AIDS Committee (member since 1995)
Past Community Involvement
Mayoral Appointee/Commissioner, City of Tulsa Human Rights Commission, 2001 to 2004
Mayoral Appointee/Commissioner, City of Tulsa Greater Tulsa Indian Affairs Commission, 1998 to 2000
Commissioner, City of Tulsa Greater Indian Affairs Commission – Member, Co-chair
American Indian Chamber of Commerce – President and Board Member
Department of Human Rights, Minority/Female Business Committee – Chair and Member
Minority Initiative Committee and Board of Directors, American Red Cross – Member
Honors and Awards
Leadership Tulsa – Class 29 (2002/2003)
Will Anquoe Humanitarian Award, “Dreamkeepers 2002″ presented by the Greater Tulsa Area Indian Affairs Commission on the Status of Indian Affairs – 2002
Outstanding Diversity Programs Award, presented by Williams Companies, October 2001
Truman Geren HIV/AIDS Memorial Award in recognition of dedication to HIV prevention and uncompromising care for all affected and infected with HIV/AIDS by Tulsa Community AIDS Partnership, 1997
National Health and Safety Services Award for HIV/AIDS education by National American Red Cross, 1997 (for American Indian HIV/AIDS curriculum and national training)
The President’s Fund for Cultural Diversity Ambassador’s Award – for American Indian Decision to Survive Curriculum – 1997 – (One of ten selected nationwide – for development of American Indian curriculum)
William Probes Exceptional Volunteer Service Award, American Red Cross – 1996
City of Tulsa Human Rights “Nia” Award Recipient/Commissioner of the Year – 1994
Oklahoma Indian Business Owner of the Year – 1994
Six-State Regional Minority Business of the Year – 1994
References
Gloria Bellymule Zuniga
Association of American Indian Physicians
1225 Sovereign Row, #103
Oklahoma City, OK 73018
Carol Young
Program Coordinator
National Indian Women’s Health Resource Center
228 So. Muskogee Ave.
Tahlequah, OK 74464
Tommy Chesbro, Vice President
Planned Parenthood of Arkansas and Eastern Oklahoma
1007 So. Peoria
Tulsa, OK 74120
Sharon Thoele
Director Tulsa CARES
3507 East Admiral Place
Tulsa, OK 74115