birth. environment. nutrition.
OUR MISSION & VISIONOur mission is to improve early childhood outcomes through empowered perinatal care, safe and abundant environments and ancestral nutrition.
We envision communities where families have personalized perinatal care and autonomous birth; where children are raised in environments that they know are safe and abundant with resources and cultural teachings; and where traditional and locally grown foods are celebrated and accessible by all. |
Danya Carroll, MPH, PhDDr. Danya Carroll, PhD, MPH, is Diné and White Mountain Apache from Arizona. She has a Bachelor of Science in Microbiology from the University of Arizona, a Master of Public Health in Community Health Education from the Colorado School of Public Health and a PhD in Indigenous Health from the University of North Dakota. Dr. Carroll has worked in various capacities including within the Tribal, nonprofit and research sectors in the US. Her public health work and practice has evolved around building culturally relevant land-based models and practices that enhance Indigenous food systems. She has led programming for Indigenous youth and families including school gardening and nutrition programs and her work on the Navajo Nation delivering and refining the Healthy Navajo Stores Initiative and Fruit & Vegetable Prescription (FVRx) programs. She has vast experience in program evaluation and grant development & implementation with Indigenous communities. Her research areas of interest include Indigenous food sovereignty & health policy, platforming strengths-based approaches, Native nation rebuilding and the linkages between Indigenous health, Land and sovereignty. She is currently a Postdoctoral Associate at Western University in Ontario, Canada. Currently, her research focuses on supporting the protection and mobilization of Indigenous traditional ecological health knowledges in Canada and the US.
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Marie JohnsonMarie is a natural-born leader with a dedicated career in school nutrition, starting after she graduated from the University of Illinois with a B.S. in Hospitality Management in 1993 and a M.S in Counseling in 1997. Her core values include teaching children to eat healthily by providing nutritious meals and exposing them to the power of growing food, building dynamic, self-sufficient teams that strive for excellence, and delivering high-quality outcomes in every endeavor.
Marie has more than 32+ years of experience in the school nutrition profession, having worked in Arizona, Kansas, Missouri, and New Mexico. As a two term past president of the New Mexico School Nutrition Association, Marie aimed to elevate the school nutrition profession and made a significant impact by championing the passage of SB4 , "Healthy School Meals for All" that became a state law in July 2023. Marie currently serves at the Student Nutrition Program Supervisor at Farmington Municipal School District. |
Rebekah RoanhorseYá'át'ééh! Shí éí Rebekah Roanhorse yinishé. I am Red Bottom clan, born for Bigwater clan my maternal grandtather is Near the Water, my paternal grandfather's clan is Coyote Pass. I am a Blessed wife, mother of 5 and founder of Walking the Holistic Way. After years of working in the natural health industry, I continue to witness a different approach to healing emotionally, physically and spiritually. My hope is to reclaim our ancestral knowledge on herbal medicine and create a lasting legacy for our future generation!
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