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
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