Paula Feathers is Cherokee and Pawnee. Her family roots are in Oklahoma but she was raised in Zuni, NM. Paula is the founder and CEO of Kamama Consulting, a business that provides services in training, facilitation, strategic planning, curriculum development, logistical coordination, project management, team building, and grant writing. Paula works with Tribes, state agencies, and community organizations. Kamama Consulting specializes in substance abuse prevention, professional skill development, and systems/organizational development. Over the past 10 years, as part of the New Mexico Tribal Prevention Project, Ms. Feathers and colleagues have brought in close to 10 million dollars in grants for substance abuse prevention in NM Tribal communities. Further, Ms. Feathers and her colleagues have developed a strength and outcome-based approach that can be used in Tribal communities to increase community wellness and address a variety of problems. Paula’s undergraduate degree from the University of New Mexico focused on psychology and Native American studies and her master’s degree from the University of Oklahoma is in Administrative Leadership.