He is the chair of the alcohol and drug counselor licensing cultural diversity committee of the Minnesota Department of Health. He holds a master's degree in education from Sinte Gleska University. The course meets requirements of the Minnesota Department of Health alcohol and other drug counselor licensing, specifically the six hours of training in Native American chemical dependency topics within three years prior to or within four years following initial licensure. It also meets the requirements for a three-credit semester course on Native Americans and chemical dependency required of all new applicants for licensing beginning in January of 2003. The workshop is offered for college credit or continuing education hours.
College credit is available at an additional cost.