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Key People & Partners

Committed to You and Your Community

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Kee J.E. Straits, PhD

CEO, TLC Transformations

Kee J.E. Straits, PhD, is an Indigenous Latina psychologist (Quechua, born in Perú) and owner of Tinkuy Life Community Transformations. Dedicated to health equity, she has experience in direct services, consultation & facilitation, supervision/mentoring, evaluation, and independent research. She has provided therapy for the past 14 years to children, adults and families affected by trauma, substance abuse, violence, and cultural disconnection. She provides consultation with Native American and Latinx communities in New Mexico to develop culturally centered behavioral health services and substance abuse prevention programs. Dr. Straits is blessed to have her heart and home in Albuquerque, New Mexico, with her husband who is Diné, her daughter, and the animals (llamas, goat, sheep, dog, guinea pigs, chickens).

Nadine Tafoya & Associates

Nadine Tafoya, CEO

Nadine Tafoya & Associates is a consultant organization founded by Nadine Tafoya. She works with a team of  associates providing facilitation, mediation, training, and program evaluation to NM tribes, tribal organizations and state and community agencies. Nadine Tafoya (Mescalero Apache) has spent her career working to improve health and mental health conditions in Tribal communities. It has been important to Nadine and her team of associates to create training, curricula and policies that reflect Tribal Nations’ values, teaching and knowledge of what works best for individuals and families of the Tribal community.

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El Puente de Encuentros

Lynn Haynes, LISW, President & Founder

El Puente de Encuentros (EPDE) partners with TLC Transformations in providing trainings on cultural humility/competence with mental health providers across the state. EPDE is a conduit of change for behavioral health services in New Mexico. EPDE brings cultural awareness to New Mexico’s behavioral health needs and will take action to meet those needs.

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