Billi Beheler
Mandan
Summary
Versatile candidate eager to lead and grow organizations focused on strengthening human connections through movement building to address local and environmental concerns. Passionate about increasing the effectiveness of cross-cultural programming in indigenous and non indigenous communities. Skilled in community organizing, movement building focused on the investing in rural/urban indigenous communities, education advocacy, and an essential understanding of rural and Tribal nations growing needs.
Overview
11
11
years of professional experience
Work History
Executive Director
Oúŋ
07.2021 - Current
- Worked closely with organizational leadership and board of directors to guide operational strategy.
- Built relationships with donors, government officials, and other organizations to secure funding and support for the organization.
- Set organizational goals and objectives to guide and direct company focus and achieve mission fulfillment.
- Represented organization to the local public by giving presentations and speeches and participating in community events.
- Advocated for the organization's and company's mission to raise awareness and support.
- Established and maintained strong relationships with customers, vendors, and strategic partners.
Community Organizer- He Sapa Strategy Session
NDN Collective
09.2024 - 12.2024
- Cultivated relationships with local tribes and treaty councils by developing an understanding based on mutual respect.
- Collaborated and implemented planning meetings, registration, and communications.
- Participated in strategy development and planning to advance movements.
- Engaged with larger movements to build deeply collaborative partnerships.
Special Projects Consultant- IITC 50th Anniversary
International Indian Treaty Council
01.2024 - 08.2024
- Provided expert guidance to clients on strategic planning, process improvement, and tribal consultation.
- Organized the IITC 50th Anniversary celebration.
- Coordinated logistics for events, including venue selection, scheduling, and vendor management.
- Coordinated successful press events by managing logistics, schedules, and essential materials.
Community Engagement Specialist
Central Regional Education Association
07.2020 - 06.2021
- Coordinated and implemented various Tribal community engagement activities.
- Reviewed and monitored programs regularly and coordinated local resources and materials.
- Engaged with larger campaigns to build deeply collaborative partnerships with urban and rural Tribal community members.
- Initiated collaboration between Indigenous culture bearers and local and outside organizations by creating collaborative spaces respecting unique differences and specific societal norms.
- Fostered collaborative efforts to schedule, host, and facilitate events and identify further opportunities to reach members of community.
- Discovered opportunities to gain deeper insight into creating efficient and streamlined processes.
- Identified community organizations and leaders to establish and nurture relationships to help build awareness to guide local tribal decision makers.
ND Turnaround Arts Local Program Director
Central Regional Education Association
07.2018 - 06.2020
- Supervised program staff, managing and evaluating performance provide high-quality services to school, and program participants.
- Provided ongoing direction and leadership for program operations.
- Developed and implemented program goals and objectives, establishing specific and measurable outcomes aligned with the organization's overall mission.
- Monitored program performance to identify areas for improvement.
- Scheduled and supervised staff meetings to discuss new ideas and update participants on program details and milestones.
Kindergarten Teacher
Standing Rock Elementary School
08.2013 - 05.2018
- Built positive relationships with students and families for safe, trusted learning support.
- Focused and priortized the local community values
- Created and Implemented Lakota language and culture into lesson plans, and used data to create, monitor, and establish a more personalized learning plan for each tribal member.
- Participated in variety of local Lakota cultural training and activities to support opportunities for tribal members to develop their full potential and achieve learning objectives in and outside the classroom.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Education
United Tribes Technical College
Bismarck, NDAssociate of Science -
Bismarck State College
Bismarck, ND Skills
- Policy and Procedure Adherence
- Strategize Plans
- Project Management
- Adaptable and Flexible
- Tribal Nations consultation
- Collaborator
- Grassroots organizing
- Community outreach
Volunteer Experience
- 2016/2017- Standing Rock Elementary School Arts Leadership Team
- Jun 2017- Coordinated funding for Youth Basketball Camp
- Jun 2017- Organized the Standing Rock Healing/Wellness walk in support of Charlottesville, VA
- Nov 2017 - Coordinated the SRES Cold Weather Gear project
- Oct 2018 - Get Out the Vote Canvassing
- Oct 2018 - Standing Rock Stand-N-Vote Concert Collaboration
- 2018-2019 Turnaround Arts National Equity Advisory Committee
- Jan 2019 - Western Native Voices: Missing Murdered Indigenous Women Lobbying Efforts, Washington D.C.
- Feb 2019 - Accompanied SR Youth to the Obama Foundation My Brother's Keeper Conference, San Francisco CA
- 2019- President, Bismarck Public School Indigenous Parent Advisory Committee (2019-2023)
- May 2020- Coordinated the resource distribution for the I support Girls (North Dakota)
- Jul 2020 - Organized Community Conversation: a collective group of decision makers, influencers, and people across the political spectrum to discuss federal, state, and local programs and practices focused on addressing prison reform.
- Oct 2020 - Assisted with live mural event in Bismarck Capitol to GOTV
- Oct 2020 - Public Speaking Engagement: Raising Indigenous Voices- Rename Custer Park
- Nov 2020- Collaborated and hosted the Stand-N- Vote Virtual Event artist: Dave Matthews
- Feb 2021- Testified on behalf of North Dakota Senate Bill SB2304: Requiring all k-12 schools to teach Native American history
- Feb 2021 - Standing Rock Youth Run
- May 2021- Collaborated on the SB2304: The People's Celebration
- Sept 2021- Guest Speaker on Virtual Protect the Sacred Native Youth Summit
- Oct 2021- SB2304 Ad Hoc Committee
- Jun 2022 - Testified at the Alyce Spotted Bear and Walter Soboleff Commission on Native Children, created by bipartisan legislation.
- Jun 2022- Collaborated on North Dakota Kids Count Data Center "Using Data to Improve Outcomes for BIPOC Children" Publication
- May 2023- Bismarck Public School Indigenous Parent Advisory Committee federal grant obligations, consultation, and signatory.
- Jun 2023 - In collaboration with the Azimuth World Foundation Advisory Committee; Attended the 22nd Session of the Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues; International Decade of Indigenous languages 2022-2032
- 2023- Sacred Pipe Resource Center- Indigenous Fellowship advisory committee
- 2024-current- President, Indigenous Parent Advisory Committee, Bismarck Public Schools, Bismarck ND
Work Projects
Turnaround Arts: North Dakota
Program of the John F. Kennedy Center for Performing Arts
- Jun/Jul 2018 - Summer Culture Programming for the Standing Rock community
- Jul 2018 - Standing Rock students attend the International Music Camp
- Dec 2018 - Coordination of journals to all SR students from DM
- Aug 2018 - Hosted and organized Live Art Event at Fort Yates Middle School
- Sept 2018 - Walking in Two Worlds Conference support
- Sept 2018 - Coordinated Turnaround Arts Artist DJ IZ
- Oct 2018 - Coordinated and funded an Artist in Residency for SRES
- Oct 2018 - Assisted FYMS to contract with artist for Dances with Words residency
- Oct 2018 - Governor’s visit and Innovation Education Meeting at FYMS
- Oct 2019 -Assisted FYMS with coordination of clay artist residency
- Jan 2019 -Testified at State on behalf of North Dakota Council on the Arts
- Mar 2019 - Coordinated FYMS drum group performance at Governor’s Awards Ceremony
- April 2019 - Tribal consultation with Tribal Health, Education and Wellness Committee
- May 2019 - Hosted TA Artist Fanshen for One Drop of Love work
- May 2019 - Participated in the Rural Community Arts Conference Utica, Mississippi
- Jun 2019 - Hosted and assisted with three PD events via CREA - Creative Approaches to Calming Kids, VTS, Picturing Writing
- Sept 2019- Coordinated Standing Rock Youth to perform at the Kennedy Center REACH Opening
Oúŋ Organization
- 2020-23- Oúŋ- Community support, art kits, food kits, Indigenous methodologies support and artist support
- 2020- Central Regional Education Association Standing Rock Artist Workshop
- 2020- Standing Rock Boys and Girls Club outdoor activity kits for members
- 2021-Winter Solstice Project -Celebrating Winter Solstice through providing support for local elders raising grandchildren to aid with the prohibitive cost of winter.
- 2021-2023 Sylvan Learning Center Tutoring Support
- 2022- Hosted and coordinated the Silkroad Retreat (American Railroad Project)
- 2022- Get out the Vote Community Engagement
- 2023- Montana Pool Service + Oúŋ collaboration to build Standing Rock skatepark
- 2024- Indigenous Free Little Library- Standing Rock
- 2024- Winter Solstice Celebration- Winterization of elders homes on Standing Rock
- 2024- Artist Residency on Standing Rock- Bryan Akipa Flute making class
- 2024- Food emergency program in collaboration with SRST
- 2024- Partnership with South Dakota Education Equity Coalition
- 2024- Standing Rock indigenous parent committee support
- 2024- Collaborate with Sage Development Corporation on development of a Standing Rock Service Center
Timeline
Community Organizer- He Sapa Strategy Session
NDN Collective
09.2024 - 12.2024
Special Projects Consultant- IITC 50th Anniversary
International Indian Treaty Council
01.2024 - 08.2024
Executive Director
Oúŋ
07.2021 - Current
Community Engagement Specialist
Central Regional Education Association
07.2020 - 06.2021
ND Turnaround Arts Local Program Director
Central Regional Education Association
07.2018 - 06.2020
Kindergarten Teacher
Standing Rock Elementary School
08.2013 - 05.2018
Bachelor of Science - Education
United Tribes Technical College
Associate of Science -
Bismarck State College
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