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Center for Indian Country Development
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Leadership Council
Composed of national experts who offer a variety of perspectives on the economic and financial circumstances in Native communities, our Leadership Council advises and assists with the Center for Indian Country Development’s strategy and priorities.
Center for Indian Country Development
About Us
CICD Leadership Council
Debbie Atuk
Inupiaq, Kingikmiut
Chair
Bering Straits Native Corporation Government Services LLC
Melanie Benjamin
Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe
Vice President, Government Relations and Engagement
Blue Stone Strategy Partners
Cory Blankenship
Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians
Executive Director
NAFOA
Stephanie Russo Carroll
Ahtna-Native Village of Kluti-Kaah
Associate Professor
University of Arizona
Skya Ducheneaux
Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe
Executive Director
Akiptan Inc.
Leonard "Lenny" Fineday
Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe
Secretary/Treasurer
Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe
Dawson Her Many Horses
Rosebud Sioux Tribe of South Dakota
Managing Director
Wells Fargo
Mary LaGarde
White Earth Nation
Executive Director
Minneapolis American Indian Center
Kūhiō Lewis
Native Hawaiian
CEO
Council for Native Hawaiian Advancement
Alisha L. Murphy
Diné/Navajo
Economist
Navajo Nation Division of Economic Development
Amber Schulz-Oliver
Yakama/Wasco
Executive Director
Affiliated Tribes of Northwest Indians
Tralynna Sherrill Scott
Cherokee Nation
Chief Economist
Cherokee Nation Businesses
Jean Swift
Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation
Chief Financial Officer
Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation
Governor Reggie Wassana
Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes
Governor
Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes
Larry Wright Jr.
Ponca Tribe of Nebraska
Executive Director
National Congress of American Indians
