Partners

An enrolled member of the Assiniboine-Sioux Tribes of the Fort Peck Reservation and a descendant of the Absentee Shawnee Tribe of Oklahoma, Dr. Maegan Rides At The Door, LCPC has served as the NNCTC’s Director since 2015. Maegan utilizes her knowledge in culturally trauma responsive care to provide training and technical assistance with a wide variety of systems of care including but not limited to schools, child welfare, juvenile justice, and healthcare. She has been central to the design and implementation of trauma-responsive systems of care with tribal, private, federal, and state partners; the implementation of cross-system youth suicide prevention programming; and the expansion of child advocacy centers’ capacity to meet the needs of tribal communities.

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Andrea French, MSW (Nakoda/Dakota/Chippewa/Cree), is a social worker with experience in child welfare and community behavioral health. She previously held the position of Project Director, where she successfully managed a System of Care grant program and coordinated initiatives in healing-centered care. Additionally, she has worked as a State and Tribal Child Welfare Social Worker, emphasizing culturally sensitive practices and fostering collaboration with tribal communities. Currently, Andrea serves as a Training and Technical Assistance Specialist at the National Native Children’s Trauma Center, where she continues to advocate for the well-being of Native children and families through comprehensive training and support initiatives.

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Kara Pasqua, MLS, a citizen of the Cherokee Nation with lineage in the Pitt River-Paiute tribes, joined NNCTC and NCARC in 2023. She brings more than 25 years of experience directly serving children and families in the Indian Child Welfare and Child Support programs of the Cherokee Nation, including the development and management of programs and serving in various supervisory leadership roles. She also has extensive expertise in collaborating with state, federal, and tribal agencies and relishes working with those actively advocating for children and families. She provides training and TA to support the enhancement of child advocacy center services for Tribal communities through our Native Child Advocacy Resource Center.

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