Caitlin Donald (Osage/Ponca) received her Bachelor’s of Social Work at Portland State University in 2011 and her Master’s of Social Work at the Brown School in 2014. While
at the Brown School, Caitlin concentrated in Social and Economic Development and received a certificate in Nonprofit Management and Administration. As a Buder Scholar, she was involved in the Pow Wow Committee and served as the President of the American Indian Student Association from 2013‐2014. Since graduating with her MSW, Caitlin has been working in research and evaluation with American Indian and Alaska Native communities. She
was previously a Research Associate for the Indigenous Wellness Research Institute at the University of Washington and the Program Manager for the Oregon Prevention Research Center at Oregon Health & Science University. Currently, Caitlin manages the Northwest Native American Center of Excellence at Oregon Health & Science University, a HRSA funded center dedicated to inspiring, recruiting, training, and retaining American Indians and Alaska Native into careers in medicine.