Mechila-Rae C. Hodge, APCC, earned her M.S. in Clinical Mental Health Counseling (CACREP-accredited) from San Francisco State University in May 2025. She is an Alaska Native islander whose work centers on supporting Indigenous communities and individuals with disabilities in higher education. Her counseling, research, and advocacy are grounded in cultural humility and community care. Mechila-Rae’s qualifications to present on Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls (MMIWG) are shaped by lived experience, cultural connection, and an intersectional understanding of identity, visibility, and systemic inequities. She works at the intersection of higher education and mental health, supporting students through education, advocacy, counseling, and policy development.
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