Tonya Kjerland (Connor), MS

Tonya Kjerland (Connor), MS, is Founder and CEO of Integral Health & Environment Associates (IHEA). Ms. Kjerland is the author of the Wild Rice Monitoring Handbook and Wild Rice Monitoring Field Guide, widely recognized ground-breaking guides for protecting and restoring manoomin (wild rice).

Selected Publications

“Increased community engagement of Indigenous Peoples in dementia research leads to higher context relevance of results.” Available here.

Cayenne Kjerland, BA

Cayenne Kjerland, BA, is an independent consultant partnering with IHEA. Ms. Kjerland gained experience evaluating healthcare provider compensation plans during her time as a Senior Financial Analyst at Arthur J. Gallagher’s Physician and Advanced Practice Provider Compensation division. Her expertise includes data and financial analysis, healthcare provider compensation plans, engagement survey design, and compensation equity analysis. Ms. Kjerland has conducted compensation plan fair market value analyses for some of the largest healthcare systems in the country. She has been a leader in implementing, analyzing, and reporting national compensation surveys. Ms. Kjerland has designed and implemented employee engagement surveys within both large and small organizations.

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