Join us for our Eastern and Tulsa Chapter Power Hour on Thursday, May 23, from 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm!
Event Topic: Mind Matters | Reclaiming Mental Health in Indian Country
Speaker Name: Tyler Stone, Muscogee (Creek) Nation Behavioral Health and Brian E Kirk, MPH, Executive Affairs Director at Pawnee Nation
Where: Oklahoma Joe’s Barbecue, 6175 East 61st Street Tulsa, OK 74136
Cost: $20 Members $25 Non-members
Please RSVP by COB Tuesday, May 21st.
Questions? Contact Kendra Bennett 918-758-5088 [email protected]
Speaker Information:
Tyler Stone has worked for the Muscogee (Creek) Nation in Behavioral Health since 2014. He began his career as a Youth Wellness Counselor where he focused on wellness, culture, physical activity group and small-group discussions. Shortly after he accepted a position as a suicide prevention specialist. In May 2019, after graduating with his Masters in Social Work from the University of Oklahoma-Tulsa, he began serving as the Project Director for the Native Connections SAMHSA Grant focusing on the abuse and suicide prevention for Native Youth.
Brian Kirk is an enrolled tribal member of the Citizen Potawatomi Nation. He joined the Pawnee Nation of Oklahoma in 2016 after he graduated from the Louisiana State University School of Allied Health Professionals with his Masters of Public Health. Mr. Kirk is the Executive Affairs Director of Pawnee Nation and works alongside the Pawnee Business Council to develop methodologies to strengthen the government as well as diversify the economy. He and his team have accumulated over $25+ millions of dollars in funding for the Pawnee Nation community. He is a 2021 Leadership Native Oklahoma graduate and newly elected Tribal Employment Rights Office (TERO) Commissioner.
Thank you to REI Oklahoma for sponsoring this event!