Connie Lee Berg is enrolled as a member of the Red Lake Band of Chippewa Indians and is a resident of the Red Lake Indian Reservation. She currently serves on the Bemidji State University/Bemidji NW Technical Institute as an American Indian Advisor. She has served as the Director, Giniw Waakaa’igan [Golden Eagle House] for an accumulative of 30 years. She has served as a Board Member for Red Lake Homeless Shelter and Little Rock Community Board and is an Instructor for American Red Cross of CPR/AED/First Aid, and Narcan Administration. Connie was in San Diego for a few years with Sycuan Inter-Tribal Vocational Rehabilitation Services. Connie also has also worked at Bemidji Merit Care Clinic in Administration. She was part of the Tribal Social Services as Commissioner of the Indian Child Welfare Act Board and served as Secretary for the Commission. She was appointed for several terms by several governors and served on State Rehabilitation Council for the Blind, Former Chair of the Statewide Independent Living Council and served on the State Task Force for Suicide Prevention. Connie has also worked as a certified tenant services specialist, with the Energy Assistance Program, with Law Enforcement and Summer Youth Programs. Connie holds several degrees and has had vast training in VR, Chemical Dependency, MH, and disability specific training too numerous to mention.
