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From the President...
“Oh
Great
Spirit
who made
all races, look
kindly upon the
whole human family
and take away the ar-
rogance and hatred which
separates us from our sib-
lings.” Misty M. Ginicola, Ph.D., LPC,
- Cherokee prayer CA-RYT-200
She/Her/Hers
This quote has been on my signature line
in my email for almost a decade. When I
was asked to write an article for our magazine
on leadership and the direction of my presidency,
I knew that if you are to understand my perspective,
you must also know a little of my story and why unity has
become my life work.
As a young child, I was always interested in differences. Growing
up as a child of a father of Native and English descent and an English,
