Germaine Omish-Lucero (Tuoota poqe$may Little Rock Wren) - Tribal Citizen: Rincon, Band of Luiseño Indians. Germaine is the Special Projects Director for the Alliance of Tribal Coalitions to End Violence (ATCEV) and has been advocating the needs of Native victims for over 25 years aimed at preventing domestic & sexual violence in tribal communities. Germaine assists with ATCEV’s technical assistance team providing training and technical assistance for the Office on Violence Against Women (OVW), the Office on Family Violence Prevention Services (OFVPS), and the Victims of Crime (OVC). Through ATCEV’s NOVO funding, Germaine orchestrated the Indigenous Ancestral Healing Collective. The Collective, consists of Indigenous Peoples from Turtle Island (USA), Kānaka Maoli (Hawai'i), Māori Aotearoa (New Zealand) and Aboriginal Australia) in the creation of our Indigenous Anthology-a healing journey, on how the healing of our ancestral trauma can benefit everyone. She is one of the founding Mothers of ATCEV and former Vice-President on the board. Germaine graduated in 2016 with a Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice Administration. She is one of the founding mothers & former Executive Director of the Strong Hearted Native Women’s Coalition, Inc. (SHNWC) founded in 2005 (CA), which is one of the 20 Tribal Coalitions that assist tribes to create appropriate tribal resolutions with assistance in identifying and mediating essential changes to reduce crimes covered under the Violence Against Women’s Act (VAWA). She is the founding Mother of SHNWC’s Kiicha House, the first Native women’s shelter in Southern California. Germaine sits as a board member representing her tribal reservation for SHNWC. Germaine serves on several boards and is a National Congress of American Indians (NCAI) Task Force founding member. Germaine is a subject matter expert/curriculum developer/instructor, contractor/consultant, international speaker, tribal delegate, and works with agencies on special projects and presentations.