The Community Leadership Team

Tribal STAR’s Community Leadership Team provides expertise, guidance and support to the Tribal STAR team. The Community Leadership Team has decades of child welfare experience, and a demonstrated commitment to Native American youth and families. The Community Leadership Team supports ICWA compliance as ICWA represents the gold standard for child welfare practice for all families.

Below is the list of the Tribal STAR Community Leadership Team:

• Sunni Dominguez, Tribal STAR Program Manager
• Season Goodpasture, Founder and Executive Director of Acorns to Oak Trees
• Ida Gonzalez, Ipay Nation of Santa Isabel Tribal Social Worker
• LaPrincess Greene, Tribal STAR Administrative Coordinator
• Nilla Hamilton, Supervisor of San Diego County Health and Human Services Agency’s Indian Specialty Unit
• Jaime LaBrake-Tribal Council Member for the Sycuan Band of the Kumeyaay Nation
• Donald Rodriguez, Manager Office of Tribal Affairs, California Department of Social Services
• Linda Ruis, Tribal STAR Trainer/Consultant and Cultural Advisor for Acorn to Oak Trees
• Jennifer Tucker-Tatlow, Executive Director, Academy for Professional Excellence
• Joanne Willis Newton, Tribal STAR Trainer/Consultant, Tribal Judge, Attorney