Recently we welcomed Jennifer Folayan, BA, to the CIRCLE team. Jennifer is a Research & Training Coordinator. Additionally, she is a business owner and graphic designer who has created events and programs that serve to empower and unite survivors of rape, incest, domestic violence, and youth foster care through the healing arts so that we can heal and discover our empowered voices. She moved to Spokane, WA, from Baltimore, MD, in September 2022 and has previously been a Cultural Specialist at The Healing Lodge of Seven Nations. She is of Pueblo, Cherokee, Aztec, and Spanish descent and has served on the Board of Directors for the Baltimore American Indian Center. She is passionate about Indigenous Peoples and healing through the Arts. She has spoken at several key events and has been active in the community for the rights of survivors, women, and Indigenous Peoples. She is an active Peer-to-Peer mentor for groups with NAMI (the National Alliance on Mental Illness). In November 2021, she was a keynote speaker at the Artizen Conference: Artists for Social Transformation conference in South Africa. She was also a keynote speaker at the Tree of Healing Behavioral Health Conference in Spokane, WA. Jennifer believes that each person has the potential to create a life that is filled with happiness and love. She serves her community by organizing events, graphic design and marketing services, and volunteering. She says, “My hope for First Face is to see the program grow and be sustainable and be a platform for new possibilities of healing and community for our people.” | 
