Dr. Wendee Gardner - a public health professional and clinician - is a member of the Stockbridge-Munsee Band of Mohican Indians. Wendee has spent over a decade working across Indian Country to help solve the pressing health issues facing our communities. 

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She began her career at the Northwest Portland Area Indian Health Board, where she coordinated a large-scale research project, working with tribal partners to develop a first-of-its-kind health intervention called Native VOICES. There Wendee also joined forces with We R Native “the largest health resource for Native youth, by Native youth,” where she developed health education materials and social media content, facilitated skills building workshops, and co-led trainings on grant writing and film production.