White Raven Team
Marianne Rolland, MSW, Ph.D. (Italian, Russian
Jewish, French, Scottish, adopted Tlingit)
Dr. Rolland holds advanced degrees
from the University of Washington, School of Social Work, is a long
time student of traditional healing practices & ceremonies (Lakota)
and other American Indian and Alaska Native teachings.
Dr. Rolland has a history of living and working in village Alaska for 24 years where she started and administered numerous community based programs. Marianne's passion for helping to improve the quality of life for Native Alaskans inspired the development of the White Raven Center.
Dr. Rolland has worked rigorously for years to discover and
refine treatment methodologies that will be effective in assisting
individuals and families who have suffered severe and repeated trauma.
Dr. Rolland is a former faculty member with the University of Alaska
Anchorage, School of Social Work and manages the White Raven
Center which offers mental, emotional & spiritual healing
services. Marianne is a certified Core Emotional Healer through the
Renascent School of Self Mastery in Sonoma, California.
Dr. Rolland has traveled, lectured and taught internationally in both China and Brazil and has published numerous articles on the topic of health and healing in Native American communities.
Floyd H. Guthrie (Tsimshian,
Tlingit, and Haida)
Mr. Guthrie is also a traditional artist, singer and dancer who lives by the spiritual teachings of his ancestors.
Mr. Guthrie’s most recent service includes working as a traditional teacher of culture at a local alternative home/school for young people and as a spiritual/emotional healer for the White Raven Center.
Possessing over 30 years of experience in the health care fields Floyd has proven himself to be one the most advanced therapeutic practitioners in Alaska and perhaps the nation, for treating truama. His ability to intuit and guide healing sessions is exceptional. Floyd has studied Native American, Western and Eastern treatment modalities and blends all three to meet the needs of his clientele.
Chantelle
writes "I come
from the people of Northern Europe (Viking, Teuton, Anglo Saxon), with
a twist of Irish Celt (paternal Grandmother), and a sprinkle of Lakota
Sioux (maternal Grandmother).
"I am currently enrolled in a Masters program called Recovery of Indigenous Mind, through Naropa University. I am also a client, student, and practitioner at the White Raven Healing Center. My joy in life is to witness and participate in the healing process of others, and within myself."
Chantelle lives in Chistochina, a village in the upper Copper
River region, with her husband and three children. She works for two
Tribes in the area to protect the local environment. Chantelle has
experienced the Core Emotional
Healing process and shares
openly about her healing journey.
Nathan Alan Prince, LMT, CPT (Cherokee,
German blended salad bowl, American)
Nathan writes "Born
and raised in
Hot Springs, Arkansas. I have a background in Occupational Therapy from
University of Central Arkansas and have been a Licensed Massage
Therapist for 6 years. I received my training from Wendy Morgan, MTI
the leading founder of the Arkansas State Board of Massage Therapy and
advisor for laws and regulations for the AMTA nationally.
"I bring to the White Raven Center a speciality in Osteopathic work such as Ortho-bio and Cranial Sacral Therapy within my Massage Therapy modality. I am currently seeking certification as a medical intuitive with the White Raven Center. I also have background in Certified Personal Training from NFPT. I am a bodybuilder who did consulting and training under Lori Bellouminni, a nationally recognized Athletic Trainer and governor appointed representative for the state of Arkansas in diet, nutrition and fitness.
"My feeling mission is to bring a healing light to the world one BodyMindSoul at a time through knowledge in order to gain balance and congruency in all aspects of self. I love to teach people about their body and how to treat it like the temple spirit means it to be and then watch those same people play and be present in their temple of life. I love anything outdoors. I love any sport you can play. I love to be me."
Cathy holds a degree in Clinical Counseling with a minor in education from Cornerstone University in IL. She is also a certified Chemical Dependency Counselor II in Alaska.
Cathy has experienced and facilitates the core emotional healing process and share's openly about the profound results present in her own life. She has worked extensively with/for the Alaska Native community.
She grew up in an Alaskan rural/subsistence lifestyle that has been helpful in her work, and has been able to serve the Alaska Native population in some unique ways because of that background including clinical counseling in an individual outpatient setting and group work within the village setting.
Cathy regularly works with clients who have issues concerning: mental/emotional, physical, sexual, and substance abuse. All of these issues are addressed through spiritual healing that has proven to eliminate unwanted behaviors and contributed profoundly to the creation of healthier relationships.
Cathy is currently a voluntary staff member for the White Raven Center, facilitating workshops both at the center and in various locations around the country.
Toby has a B.A. in Psychology from Binghamton University,is trained in 2nd degree Reiki and regularly draws from his many years experience with transformational group processes. He has experienced the core emotional healing process and shares openly about the profound results present in his own life.
Toby's own healing journey has led him to begin facilitating with the White Raven Center. Toby has experience working for the Cook Inlet Tribal Council as a middle school counselor with Alaska Native and American Indian students and as a Family Advocate with Alaska Native families. His creative outlets include being a professional percussionist/drummer and a writer focusing on metaphysical topics and poetic prose with a spiritual foundation.
Before moving to Alaska he worked at the Green Circle
Program where he was a program director guiding people k-adult through
experiential workshops that moved beyond traditional framings of racism
and assisted people to accept and appreciate the multitude of
differences that make us each unique.
Toby also apprenticed to a water pourer in a Sweat Lodge grounded in the Lakota tradition. The Native American Sweat lodge has been vital in his emotional and spiritual development.
