Tribal Government Chair and Health & Human Services Chair

Nespelem District Representative

Follow the Knowing, CEO & Founder

I'm honored to be facilitating this project. I love creating space for people to identify their shared goals, design creative solutions to tough challenges, and move ideas into action.

Favorite children's book: Iggy Peck Architect by Andrea Beaty

President & CEO, Namákota, MBA

Shivon, as the CEO and Founder of Namákota, champions community-driven solutions for complex social impact issues, focusing on amplifying the voices of those closest to impact by collaborating with governments, businesses, and philanthropic organizations to build healthier, more equitable systems. An advocate for Native American arts, culture, and environmental sustainability, Shivon integrates grassroots empowerment, traditional healing practices, and equitable access to resources into her transformative work.

Favorite activity: Mountain horse rides

Infant Mental Health Mentor (Clinical) and Infant-Early Childhood Mental Health Program Manager at the Washington State Health Care Authority

Licensed clinical social worker and endorsed infant mental health clinical mentor with experience providing services across the continuum of care in community mental health with an explicit focus on early relational health. Currently, I work at Washington Health Care Authority as the Infant-Early Childhood Mental Health Program Manager which has provided me the opportunity to apply my clinical experiences with young children and their families to inform state policy and initiatives.

Favorite children’s book: Early on I loved Chicka Chicka Boom Boom or anything Little Critter Stories. As I grew older, I loved all Roald Dahl books!

Director of the Advanced Clinical Training (ACT) Program at the Barnard Center for Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health at the University of Washington

The ACT Program seeks to expand, diversify, train, and retain the infant and early childhood mental health clinical and consultation workforce in the state of Washington by centering relationships, experiences of people and communities targeted for oppression, and principles of diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging in program administration, curriculum, and delivery.

Favorite children's book: Goodnight Moon

Favorite activity: Playing outside with my siblings and friends

MentalHealth Consultant at BrightSpark Early Learning Services

Dr. Knowles is an infant and early childhood mental health consultant with a background in family law. He received his doctorate in clinical psychology and is using it within a space to explore his passion for understanding family dynamics and prioritizing listening over litigation. In his free time, Dr. Knowles enjoys delving into child psychology and brain development, continually expanding his knowledge. Originally from Hawaii, he cherishes traveling, family, and exploring diverse cultures.

Community-Minded Enterprises, Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health Consultant with the Holding Hope program through Childcare Aware of Washington

Domy has been working in the mental health field for over 15 years and enjoys supporting her community. Domy has extensive trauma informed care training and is an educator who is particularly passionate about supporting children and families that have experienced trauma. She lives and works in the Tri-Cities area and has a deep commitment in supporting children, families, and providers, especially the monolingual Spanish community.

Favorite book: Holdin Pott

Favorite activity: Cooking and having picnics

Dr. Oxford is the Kathryn Barnard Endowed Professor for Infant Mental Health at the University of Washington and the Executive Director of the Barnard Center for Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health. A social worker by training, Dr. Oxford is deeply involved in both research and IECMH professional development strategies that focus on supporting providers who support families/caregivers with young children.

Favorite activity: My favorite activity to do with young children is pretend play. I love to watch little ones create their own stories and characters, fly when they want, care for their hungry babies, and tame lions when necessary!

Barnard Center, University of Washington School of Nursing

Jennifer directs the evidence-based Promoting First Relationships® (PFR) program at the Barnard Center. PFR is an infant and early childhood mental health program that trains a diverse population of community providers across many fields.

Jennifer is passionate about ensuring that families and young children have access to nurturing, strengths-based support.

Favorite childhood activity: Building forts in the woods with the neighbor kids

Sharon Shadwell (she/her) is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor who is passionate about the importance of relationships to our emotional well-being as humans. She is a practicing psychotherapist for children, adolescents, and families; a mental health consultant; and a champion for the wellbeing of transdisciplinary early childhood and behavioral health workforces through her engagement in policy advocacy. Sharon is a past fellow (2021) of the Napa Infant-Parent Mental Health Fellowship program through the University of California, Davis. She is the behavioral health representative appointed to the Pierce County Birth–25 Advisory Board, a member of the statewide Prenatal–25 Behavioral Health Strategic Planning Advisory Group, a board member of the Washington Mental Health Counselors' Association, and board president of the Pierce County Counselors' Association.

Favorite children's book: The Lonesome Puppy by Yoshitomo Nara

Program Manager of the Advanced Clinical Training (ACT) Program at the Barnard Center for Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health at the University of Washington

Joyce is responsible for the day-to-day operations of the Advanced Clinical Training (ACT) Program and Washington State’s Child Parent Psychotherapy (CPP) Learning Collaborative.

Favorite children’s book: Love Makes a Family, by Sophie Beer

Future Team Member