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Friday, February 13, 2009

Meet your TriSec instructors! Lisa Harjo

Lisa Harjo is a Health Educator for Native American Cancer Research. She provides health education, recruits Native Americans for cancer screening and supports cancer survivors through education and outreach in the Denver Metro Area. Lisa also works as an Education Specialist for the Denver Public Schools Indian Education Project. She provides training for teachers and other professionals working with Native Americans in the school system and for those teaching about Native Americans. After receiving her Bachelors of Science in Native American Education and Child Development in 1974, she spent twenty years teaching all ages from preschool through higher education. Lisa also worked for many years in the field of non-profit organization management and development. She received her Masters of Education in Elementary Curriculum and Instruction from the University of Colorado at Denver in the early nineties. She co-authored several books in the field of education. Lisa has worked for decades with Native American tribes and other organizations, facilitating group meetings and training and assisting communities in building consensus and unity of visions.

Join Lisa and Falmouth Institute at TriSec 16!

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