Page 4 - Chehalis Tribal Newsletter - August, 2018

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2018 YOUTH WORKERS – Top row from left: Steesha McJoe, Elijah Quilt, Jakeb Hoyle, Madison Carter, Leo Daniels, Kaylena Delgado and Olivia
Destiny Ziady, Cole Fulton, Ashley Ortivez, Kirsten Secena, Aurora Ortivez, Latch. Bottom row: Avery McJoe, Grace Quilt, Mya Ortivez and Jasmine
Makya Ortivez-Hicks, Jeremiah Baker, Bradley Gitchel, Hunter Ortivez, Klatush. Not pictured: Emily Holmes-Pickernell.
Future is bright for enterprising youth

Youth workers gain Workers used this they worked with. Cole Fulton they were able to jump right in
valuable job skills opportunity to take the wanted to work with the Public thanks to previous training and
Safety Department to prepare
knowledge.
necessary steps that will prepare
By Jakeb Hoyle them for future success. They for enlisting in the Navy and Aurora Ortivez took on the
learned how to operate within a used the program as a way to challenge of working at the
This summer, 22 young professional work environment help around the community. Youth Center this summer,
tribal members gained work and had their first opportunity Cole has worked with Public scrambling to help kids any way
experience with various for independence and to earn a Safety the past two summers. she could. Her goal for the job
departments on the Chehalis paycheck. He has learned discipline, and was “to get to know the kids.”
Reservation through the Youth Throughout the six-week his experience even led to him She said there is no such
Worker Program managed by program, each young worker reading tribal policies and thing as an average day at
JJ Shortman. learned about his or her job, procedures. the Youth Center. It’s always
Youth workers learned about discovering whether it could be Destiny Ziady and Kirsten different, whether it’s field trips
the hiring process and what it a potential fit moving ahead. Secena both worked at the or which kids show up each day.
takes to get a job by applying Being enrolled in this program Chehalis Tribal Wellness Center These youth workers are the
and interviewing with tribal can really jump start careers and previous years and chose to Chehalis Tribe’s future. More
departments. help in the long run by providing come back. It’s an extremely than anything, the summer
Posts ranged from working real-world experience employers busy post and they both worked program teaches responsibility
in accounting, with kids in are looking for. hard as assistant nurses to gain and helping out. Everyone
the Youth Center, as a dental Most of the young employees work experience for future jobs showed growth in their jobs,
assistant and even helping police this as an opportunity to help in the medical field. They agreed and of course, they all earned a
in Public Safety. out and learn from everyone this year was the best because paycheck at the end of the week.

STAFF PROFILE
CORRECTION

Contact information
for Transportation Wellness Center welcomes doctor Hang Chau-Glendinning
Planner Bryan
Sanders was Thank you for giving me the California for Outside of medicine, I love
incorrect on the opportunity to start my career as medical school trying new cuisines, exploring
Highway 12 a family doctor at the Chehalis at Western parks and playgrounds with
roundabout Tribal Wellness Clinic. I look University of my husband and now 4-year-
construction article forward to meeting everyone Health Sciences. old son, traveling, journaling
on Page 5 of July’s and learning more about the As an and creating communities and
Chehalis Tribal community. osteopathic opportunities for neighbors to
Newsletter. I grew up in San Diego physician, meet.
His correct email and I’m the oldest of four Hang Chau- we spent an I am thrilled to be a part of
is bryan.sanders@ children. My father and mother Glendinning additional the tribal clinic and I’m grateful
chehalistribe.org. immigrated from Vietnam and 250 training for the opportunity to work
The phone number, Laos respectively. hours learning Osteopathic with such a wonderful group
360-709-1767, was I spent my undergraduate Manipulative Techniques (OMT) of providers and staff. I have
correct. years across the country at the as a way to realign the body and special interests in prenatal care,
We apologize for the University of Pennsylvania support our natural healing preventative medicine, OMT
inconvenience. and worked in the nonprofit mechanisms. I really enjoy OMT, and the social components of
sector before returning to so please ask me about it. health and welfare.