Sharon Brunner's Bio

Sharon Brunner

4599 East 5 Mile Road

Sault Ste. Marie, MI  49783

906-632-9500

sbrunner4599@gmail.com

Education:

1997: BS in Sociology with a minor in counseling from Lake Superior State University. 

2002: Masters of Social Work Degree from Grand Valley State University. 

Employment:

The author has been employed by the Binogii Placement Agency (a Native American child placement agency); the Johnson O’Malley Program; Head Start program for the Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians (SSMTCI), and federal reviewer for National Office of Head Start. She is currently an adjunct professor for Bay Mills Community College and serves as the Executive Director of Freedom Eagles Consulting and Research Associates, LLC.

Committees:

Child Welfare Committee for the SSMTCI for over 20 years since 1989 and current President

President of the Lake Superior State University Elders

Guardian Angels for Animals Participant

Friends of a Caring Animal Shelter Board Member

Internship Experience:

While completing the requirements for her MSW, she served as an intern for the prosecuting attorney for the SSMTCI from May 2001 to May 2002.  This experience involved assisting the prosecuting attorney with court preparation for child welfare cases and revising the child welfare code for the tribe.

Author's Book Title:

Remnants of a Shattered Past: A Journey of Discovery and Hope

Currently working on:  Beyond Historical Trauma

Additional Writing Experience:

Completed a masters thesis in 2002 entitled: The Aftereffects of the Boarding School Experience for Native Americans in Michigan

Native American people were interviewed from three different tribes from various locations in Michigan who attended either the missionary boarding school in Harbor Springs, Michigan or the federal boarding school in Mt. Pleasant, Michigan.

Completed articles for local newspapers and a writer’s magazine. 

Her poetry was published in a community poetry book.