Contact Us
ND ICWA Family Preservation Partnership Grant Staff
Carenlee Barkdull, PhD, LMSW
Principal Investigator
- carenlee.barkdull@UND.edu
- 701.777.3770
- Gillette Hall, Room 109B
Grand Forks, ND 58202-7135
Yi-Ping Hsieh, PhD, LMSW
Co-Principal Investigator
- yiping.hsieh@UND.edu
- 701.777.3770
- Gillette Hall, Room 301B
Grand Forks, ND 58202-7135
Harmony Bercier, MA
Project Manager
- harmony.bercier@UND.edu
- 701.777.7303
- Gillette Hall, Room 109C
Grand Forks, ND 58202-7135
Jen Russell, MSW
Project Coordinator
- jen.russell@UND.edu
- 701.777.7305
- Gillette Hall, Room 109A
Grand Forks, ND 58202-7135
Dan Lewerenz
ICWA Expert and Legal Advisor
- 701.777.2268
- Law School, Room 130
Grand Forks, ND 58202-9003
Partners: ND ICWA Family Preservation Partnership
| Mandan, Hidatsa, and Arikara Nation |
Spirit Lake Nation |
Standing Rock Sioux Tribe |
Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nicole Poitra, Social Services Director | Lonna Street, Chair Woman | Raquel Thompson, CPS Director | Daniell Breland, Child Welfare Director |
| Shelby Fox, ICWA Coordinator | Marie Martin, ICWA Director | Michelle Harrison, ICWA Director | Marilyn Poitra, ICWA Coordinator |
Jessi Leneaugh, MS
ICWA Family Preservation Program Director – Native American Training Institute
- jessil@nativeinstitute.org
- 701.255.6374
- 3333 East Broadway Avenue, Suite 1210
Bismarck, ND 58501
Gillian Plenty Chief
Director – Native American Training Institute
- gillianp@nativeinstitute.org
- 701.255.6374
- 3333 East Broadway Avenue, Suite 1210
Bismarck, ND 58501
Sloan Henry
Partnership Tribal Capacity Builder - Native American Training Institute
- sloanh@nativeinstitute.org
- 701.255.6374
- 3333 East Broadway Ave, Suite 1210
Bismarck, ND 58501
Heather Traynor, LSW
Youth and Family Court Specialist – ND Court Improvement Program, ND Supreme Court
- htraynor@ndcourts.gov
- 701.328.4287
- Judicial Wing, 1st Floor,
600 E Boulevard Ave, Mailstop 180,
Bismarck, ND 58505-0530
Cory Pedersen
North Dakota Department of Health and Human Services: Children and Family Services
- ctpedersen@nd.gov
- 701.328.2316
- 600 East Boulevard Avenue, Department 325
Bismarck ND 58505-0250