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Darin M. Prescott, DNP, MBA, RN, is the Director of American Indian Health for the Minnesota Department of Health. Prior to returning to work for his tribe, the Lower Sioux Indian Community, Prescott has held a variety of nursing leadership positions including coordinator, manager, director, and nurse administrator, most recently for Mayo Clinic Health System. He earned his associate degree in nursing from the College of St Catherine, Minneapolis, Minnesota, and his Bachelor of Science in nursing, Master of Science in nursing, and Master of Business Administration from the University of Phoenix, Arizona; and doctor of nursing practice in the nurse executive track from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Darin is a former chief executive officer of the Lower Sioux Health Care Center for the Lower Sioux Indian Community in Morton, Minnesota. He is also an appointed member of the Minnesota Opioid Epidemic Response Advisory Council, board member of the National Alaska Native American Indian Nurses Association and past board member of the Association of peri-Operative Registered Nurses.