Michael Reyes

Writing and managing of grants, strategic planning, economic development, working with multiple agencies.

• Connected families with necessary social services, alleviating barriers to healthcare access and improving quality of life.
• Built trust within diverse communities through cultural competency training, empathetic communication skills, and active listening techniques.
• Addressed patient concerns and provided support to vulnerable demographics.
• Participated in ongoing professional development opportunities to stay current on best practices in community health work, ensuring the delivery of quality services to clients.
• Do Harm reduction in communities around the reservation

• Promoted positive, cooperative communication with employees, contractors and vendors.
• Facilitated cross-functional collaboration between various departments to align on shared goals related to government relations efforts.
• Researched regulations and other information issued by regulatory agencies and organizations.
• Helped create and implement regulatory strategy around expressed development goals.

• Oversight of communication for the Leech Lake Tribal Police
• Closely monitored dispatchers, phone logs, radios, and Incidents reports
• Implemented schedule and policy changes and collaborated with management to formulate new policies, procedures and goals
• Lead search and rescue team for the Leech Lake Tribal Police
• Collaborate with state and federal agencies on joint efforts of enforcement

• Worked flexible hours; night, weekend, and holiday shifts
• Created educational presentations for communities, businesses, and employers on the topic of drug use and prevention
• Worked on drug policies for the Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe
• Community outreach to all communities on the Leech Lake Reservation
• Coordinated youth summits and prevention conferences
• Coordinated and helped established "Pill Take Back Day"
• Did outreach to state and outstate agencies on drug education and law changes

• Observed casino and casino hotel operations for cheating or theft by employees and patrons using audio and video equipment and one-way mirrors
• Monitored gambling activities for compliance with state and local regulations
• Supervised and trained surveillance observers