Patina Park, JD, has joined the Board of Directors of Stratis Health, a Bloomington, MN-based nonprofit organization whose mission is to collaborate and innovate to improve health.

Patina Park, JD, is the director of Tribal State Relations Systems Implementation for the State of Minnesota, serving as a senior advisor to Governor Tim Walz, Lieutenant Governor Peggy Flanagan, commissioners, and key state government staff in tribal-state policy and relations. Ms. Park facilitates active learning communities and executive coaching to create a safe space for deepening the proficiency of state leaders engaging in tribal-state relations. In partnership with state government and tribal leaders, she is building upon existing knowledge, policies, practices, and relationships to facilitate productive and respectful tribal-state relations. She has also held leadership positions with the Minnesota Indian Women’s Resource Center, Falmouth Institute, Minneapolis Division of Indian Work, and the Ho-Chunk Nation Department of Justice. Ms. Park is Mnicoujou Lakota, and her biological family comes from the Cheyenne River and Standing Rock Sioux Tribes; her adoptive family is Osage. Because of her own experiences as an adoptee, Ms. Park is passionate about issues related to Native American children and families and has led training sessions nationwide related to Federal Indian Law, ICWA, historical trauma, and implementing trauma-informed, culturally responsive programming.

“We are honored that Patina is joining our Board to lend her expertise to Stratis Health’s efforts to improve health and care for underserved communities and populations, including American Indian and Alaska Native people who commonly experience lower health status when compared to other Americans,” said Jennifer Lundblad, Stratis Health president and CEO. “Her wealth of knowledge and community organization experience will complement the diverse thought leaders on the current Board.”

The Stratis Health Board of Directors includes a diverse representation of physician and nurse leadership, health system and health plan leadership, business sector expertise, academics and research, and consumers.

Ms. Park’s three-year term of service is effective January 1, 2022-December 31, 2024.