Leadership roles. Therell be an opportunity to ask questions at the end of the lecture. A member of virginias tribe ms. Gates is a managing seniorte National Center on tribal Early Childhood development where her projects focus on embedding native culture and language into highquality educational high quality Educational Opportunities for native use. She is also the founder of everyday eastern, a nonprofit preserving existing knowledge and practice conducting Community Engaged research and Building Partnerships with tribal communities on the east coast. In addition to earning a bachelor of arts degree in international inhumanity and affairs from james mattis university, ms. Gates earned a masters of social work from Columbia University and a masters of education from Vanderbilt State University she current lived in richmond, virginia it with her husband, daughter and dog. Please join me and welcoming diana gates. [applause] [laughter] hi everyone. I have to start by saying how interest
Talking history lecture series. Tonights presenter is diana gates who will speak with us about virginia indian women in leadership roles they will be an opportunity to ask questions at the end of the lecture. A member of virginias nottoway tribe she is a managing senior travel specialist with the National Center on tribal Early Childhood development where her projects focused on embedding native culture and language into highquality Educational Opportunities for native youth. She is also the founder of everything eastern, a nonprofit with a mission of preserving and sharing existing Community Knowledge and practice, conducting community engageded research, and Building Partnerships with tribal communities along the east coast. Inrt addition to earning a bachelor of arts degree in international and humanitarian affairs from James Madison university, ms. Gates earned a masters of social work from Columbia University and a masters of education from Delta State University picture currently
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