Staff Directory

Executive Department

Cheryl Crazy Bull (Sicangu Lakota)
president and chief executive officer

Carrie Basgall
executive assistant to president and CEO

Richard Williams (Oglala Lakota/Northern Cheyenne)
senior advisor

Operations

Tammy Miller-Carlson, CPA
chief financial & operations officer

Meghan Andrews
information and technology services coordinator

Joshua Bekerman
information and technology services manager

Amanda “Mandy” Malachowski
data entry specialist

Vivian Mount
human resources manager

Jo Ann Otero
controller

Cora Pixton
front desk administrator

Veronica Schultz
accountant and building manager

Megan Thoms
assistant to the chief financial & operations officer

Programs

Dorothy E. Aguilera-Black Bear, Ph.D. (Choctaw)
vice president of research and sponsored programs

Tanksi Clairmont
program officer

Ken Wilson
program officer

Tarajean Yazzie-Mintz, Ed.D. (Navajo)
program officer Wakanyeja "sacred little ones" early childhood education initiative

Public Education

Dina Horwedel, Esq.
director of public education & communications

Jaime Aguilar
media specialist

Jonas Greene (Laguna/San Juan Pueblo)
media placement manager

Patrita “Ime” Salazar (Taos/ Santa Ana Pueblo)
special events manager

Resource Development

Jamie Schwartz
regional development director

Frances “Francie” Anhut
director of strategic partnerships

Hayley Carpenter (Muscogee Creek)
development officer - plains region

Jona Charette (Northern Cheyenne)
development associate - west region

Emi Deguchi
development officer - new england region

Natasha Drake
lead grant writer/researcher

Cheryl M. Ellenwood (Nez Perce/Navajo)
tribal realtions development officer

Gaelen Hafen
development officer – midwest region

Michael Johnson (Hidatsa/Arikara)
annual giving manager

Mahalia Newmark (Dene)
development officer - southeast region

Claire O’Neill
development specialist

Mackenzie Parker
grant writer/researcher

Rachel Piontak
development associate

Carolynn Reed
assistant to the vice president of resource development

Darrick Silversmith (Diné)
program coordinator

Aaron Smith
development officer - west coast region

Charles Stokes
development associate

Scholarships

Patrick McTee
director of scholarships

Cheryl DeGraff (Citizen Potawatomi )
administrative assistant

Ordell Joe (Diné)
scholarship coordinator

Stevie Lee (Diné)
scholarship coordinator