Tiwahe Foundation is thrilled to announce that Deanna StandingCloud-Green will join its team as the Tiwahe Foundation's program and community network director on February 1.
Deanna is a three-time American Indian Family Empowerment Grantee and currently in Tiwahe's Minnesota Alumni Network Weavers session.
Deanna comes to Tiwahe with eight years of experience in programming at Minneapolis Public Schools Indian Education Program. Her role with Minneapolis Indian Education was in community and parent/student engagement. Deanna participated in Native Americans in Philanthropy Circle of Leaders program in 2012-13 and is an accomplished writer for the Circle Newspaper. She recently performed with New Native Theater and is working to become a fluent Ojibwe speaker. Deanna is a leader and mentor to many Native girls and women in our community. We are honored to have her join the Tiwahe Foundation.