Tara Stiller

Dedicated community health professional with a history of meeting organization and community goals utilizing consistent and organized practices that align with the community culture and traditional practices. Skilled in working under pressure and adapting to new situations and challenges to best serve the communities and people.

• Pathway to Hope: Healing & Prevention of Unresolved Historical Trauma, Prevent Child Abuse America Directors, 2022
• Pathway to Hope Train-the-Trainers, Anchorage, AK, 2022, 2023
• ANTHC Behavioral Health Aide Forum, Anchorage, AK, 2023
• History & Hope- Healing and Prevention of Adverse Childhood Experiences in Alaska, Winter Training for Tribal Family/Youth Services, Fairbanks, AK, 2023
• HOPE: Healthy Outcomes from Childhood Experiences, Winter Training for Tribal Family/Youth Services, Fairbanks, AK, 2023
• Alaska Tribal Youth Court Conference, Anchorage, AK, 2023
• Evaluation of Printed Health Magazine for Use by Alaska Native Families, Alaska Maternal Child Health Conference, Anchorage, AK, 2020
• Evaluation of Printed Health Magazine for Use by Alaska Native Families, 17th International Congress of Circumpolar Health, Copenhagen, Denmark, 2018
• Traditional Plants as Food & Medicine, Alaska Elders & Youth Conference, Fairbanks, AK, 2019
• Traumatic & Acquired Brain Injury in Alaska, Community Health Aide Forum, Anchorage, AK, 2017
• Traumatic & Acquired Brain Injury in Alaska, Community Forum, Barrow, AK, 2017
• Traumatic & Acquired Brain Injury in Alaska, YKHC Health Forum, Bethel, AK, 2017
• Traumatic & Acquired Brain Injury in Alaska, Norton Sound Health Corporation, Health Directors, Nome, AK, 2016
• Traumatic & Acquired Brain Injury in Alaska, Dillingham Tribal Council & Community, Dillingham, AK, 2016
• Creating the Next Generation of Healthy Youth, Office of Juvenile Justice Program, Tribal Youth Program Training & Technical Assistance Conference, Palm Springs, CA, 2017
• Gestational Diabetes, Health Education Magazine for use by Alaska Native Families, Association of American Indian Physicians Conference, 2015
• Creating Healthier Future Generations (Healthy Pregnancy, Gestational Diabetes Prevention & Nutrition Focus), Alaska Food Policy Conference, Anchorage, AK, 2014
• Creating Healthier Future Generations (Healthy Pregnancy, Gestational Diabetes Prevention & Nutrition Focus), Maternal Child Health Conference, Anchorage, AK, 2014
• Creating Healthier Future Generations (Healthy Pregnancy, Gestational Diabetes Prevention & Nutrition Focus), Alaska Public Health Association Conference, Anchorage, AK, 2014
• Store Outside Your Door-Traditional Foods and Nutritional Science, Alaska Association of Parent & Teachers Conference, Anchorage, AK, 2014

• Alaska Alliance for Direct Service Careers Outstanding Direct Service Professionals Award, The Full Lives Conference for Work with TABI and Substance Abuse Prevention, 2017
• Graduate Research Assistantship Award, Healthy Children's Living Program, University of Alaska Fairbanks, University of Hawaii, 2014, 2018
• Arizona Public Health Association Public Health Scholarship Award, 2011

• Vice President, Old Harbor Alliance, 2016, present, Old Harbor, AK
• Vice Chairwoman, Old Harbor Native Corporation Settlement Trust, 2013, 2015
• Chairwoman, Old Harbor Native Corporation Settlement Trust Audit Committee, 2014, 2015

• Graduate Research Assistant, Department of Population Health, University of North Dakota, 2023, 2024, Assistant to Dr. Andrew Williams, conducting secondary source research.Co-author research to submit for publication and conference presentation.
• Graduate Research Assistant, Children's Healthy Living Program, University of Hawaii Manoa, UAA, 2014, 2018, Assisted in Childhood Obesity Prevention research in Alaska for the CHL program.

• Working Journal Article, Use of telehealth did not mitigate persistent disparities in prenatal care access among American Indian women in North Dakota, Stiller, T., Kihlstrom, A.C., Sultana, N., Njau, G., Schmidt, M., Stepanov, A., Williams, A., 2024, Department of Indigenous Health, School of Medicine & Health Sciences, University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, ND, Public Health program; Department of Population Health, School of Medicine & Health Sciences, University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, ND; North Dakota Department of Health & Human Services, Bismarck, ND
• Health Education Materials, ANTHC We Are Getting a Healthier, quarterly informational newsletter on trending health disparities among Alaska Natives. ANTHC (2013-2016)
• Health Education Materials, SOYD Recipe Book, ANTHC (2014)
• Health Education Materials, Nuta’aq Unguwaq: New LifePregnancy & Early Childhood Health, Coordinated and conducted Maternal Child Health stakeholders’ workgroup to develop a culturally and linguistically relevant health education magazine. ANTHC (2015-2018)
• Health Education Materials, Fish to Fish: ANTHC Behavioral Health Alaska Native Youth & Family edition game to prevent alcohol and substance misuse, ANTHC (2016)

Seed beading, skin sewing, traditional headdress making. Medicine pouches. Working with plants for food and medicine, teaching children and adults about their community's bounty of food and medicine from the store outside their door.