Meet our new Native Youth Coordinator CSVANW is excited to announce Jovita Belgarde has joined our Coalition family as Native Youth Coordinator. We are thrilled to have Jovita on board to take our Native Youth initiatives even further. Jovita is from the Ohkay Owingeh and Isleta Pueblos of New Mexico and the Turtle Mountain Chippewa Nation of North Dakota. She is passionate about working with Native youth and making positive social change in Native communities. She received her BA in Criminology from the University of New Mexico and received her Prevention Specialist Certification from the New Mexico Credentialing Board for Behavioral Health Professionals. She has worked in the prevention field for 5 years, prior to coming to CSVANW, working with Native youth doing suicide prevention, substance abuse prevention, and experiential education. Jovita works from strength-based perspective that encourages growth, healing, and intentionality. She believes that youth engagement is key to creating strong healthy communities. In her off time she loves to hike, play basketball, snowboard, garden, cook, and dance. She likes spending lots of time with her family and her dog, Panda Bear. As our CSVANW Native Youth Project Coordinator, Jovita will be responsible for the strategic coordination of the Coalition’s overall Native youth violence prevention and early intervention efforts (education, awareness, advocacy, and prevention). Jovita will work to coordinate the Coalition’s capacity building of tribal violence prevention programs that target Native youth by supporting innovative and developmentally appropriate Native youth prevention and early intervention efforts. And Jovita will bring together diverse voices and perspectives to inspire new and strategic alliances to meet the preventative needs of Native youth exposed to and/or experiencing violence. Join us as we welcome Jovita to the CSVANW family! Welcome to the team, Jovita! Meet Our Staff Become a Member Donate Today Follow us on social media ‌ ‌ ‌ Stay Updated: Sign Up for Our Emails Coalition to Stop Violence Against Native Women | 4600 B Montgomery Blvd NE, Ste 202, Albuquerque, NM 87109 Unsubscribe [email protected] Update Profile | About Constant Contact Sent by [email protected] in collaboration with Try email marketing for free today!