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Lina Gilliland has more than 24 years experience working in the International sector. A skillful business woman and marketer, her vision and expertise in various segments have driven notable enterprise growth in the regions of educational programs and economic development on both national and international levels. Her achievements have been featured in USA Today, Cyberonics Inc., The Journal Record Year in Review, Merced SunStar, San Francisco Chronicle, The Hill, and Indian Country Today as well as other business media around the world. Lina offers an unique blend of creative and operational strengths, thinking outside the box to come up with innovate ways to solve solutions is one of her most sought after assets. She has achieved invigorating results and is recognized for her success in addressing social and civic issues, holding awards in these areas. Lina’s implementation and follow through of programs dealing with education and planning has made an impact on the lives of many people throughout her life. She has been successful in starting adult literacy programs in various communities as well as tutoring for underprivileged children and business mentoring programs for junior high-school level adolescence in rural areas of the United States. Her International work has taken her to over 11 countries where she has worked with children and human rights issues. She is currently on the forum for Indigenous Peoples at the United Nations. Her background on Indigenous Tribes and rights is strong as is her work among all Tribal People. Lina is part Arapaho on her mother’s side and has worked under Tribal employment with the Cheyenne-Arapaho tribes of Oklahoma. Lina is known for her ability to quickly identify and diagnose problems as well as her attention to detail making her a strong leader when working in organizations. Her writing and presentation skills have helped her to create well-built and lasting bonds with the organizations she has worked with. Lina is of both Arapaho and Scottish decent. She currently resides in the San Joaquin Valley of California with her son Tristan. |