NM Rainforest Webinar – Leadership with a Native American Focus

Two things that Indigenous tribes of the United States value are dance and leadership. In this webinar, Learn the Leadership Dance!, Scott will emphasize the importance of leadership against the background of his observing the dances practiced by his own Santa Clara Pueblo in New Mexico. By participating you will understand the value of good leadership, what leadership truly is, the basics of how to lead and how to become a better leader, and be inspired to create a culture of leadership in your own “village”! Don’t miss this opportunity to Learn the Leadership Dance!

Note: This event is offered IN-PERSON at the Lobo Rainforest Building or VIRTUALLY via Zoom. If you choose to attend virtually, a meeting link will be sent to you ahead of the event.

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New Mexico Rainforest University Center Fall Seminar Series

UNM Rainforest Innovations and the Innovation Academy are hosting their fall 2022 University Center Webinar series. The New Mexico Rainforest University Center provides entrepreneurial training and technical assistance at the University of New Mexico main and branch campuses. The webinars are free and open to the UNM community and the public via web access, but registration is required. A certificate program in entrepreneurial capabilities is available to UNM students and community members thru UNM’s Innovation Academy. If interested in the certificate program as part of the seminar series, please contact Matthew Salcido at msalcido@innovations.unm.edu.

About Scott Tafoya:

Growing up in Santa Clara Pueblo, Scott graduated from Espanola Valley High School and from childhood was an active member of the Baptist Mission in Santa Clara. Majoring in Psychology and Music, Scott later completed Seminary and pastored in his home church for 6 years. He went on to pastor on other Native communities including Browning, MT; Gallup, NM; and Albuquerque, NM. In Gallup, Scott became bi-vocational and took on jobs including Director and Business Manager of a Halfway House, owning a mobile auto-glass business in two cities, teaching and directing in branch locations of seminaries and his college alma mater, and driving a school bus. Before moving to Albuquerque, he began a Doctor of Ministry degree and graduated in 2010. It was that experience that inspired him to become a professionally trained coach and establish the Truth Dancer Coaching to focus on Native American Leadership Coaching and Training in both secular and church arenas.

About the New Mexico Rainforest University Center

The University Center program is funded by the U.S. Economic Development Administration to provide entrepreneurial training and technical assistance to individuals or small businesses who are looking to start or grow their idea. The platform for the training will be e-commerce, designed to assist any business with its digital presence. The New Mexico Rainforest University Center provides entrepreneurial training and technical assistance at the University of New Mexico main and branch campuses. The webinars are free and open to the UNM community and the public via in person or web access, but registration is required. A certificate program in entrepreneurial capabilities is available to UNM students and community members thru UNM’s Innovation Academy. If interested in the certificate program as part of the seminar series, please contact Matthew Salcido at msalcido@innovations.unm.edu.

Program funded by a grant administered by the Economic Development Administration