AISES Leadership Summit

2019

March 14-16 Cherokee, North Carolina Harrah’s Cherokee Hotel and Casino

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CONTENTS 4 Welcome Letter 5 Opening Reception Entertainment 6 Summit Sponsors 7 Safe Camp and Code of Conduct 8 AISES Leadership Summit Description 9 Opening Welcome Speaker 10 Agenda 13 Venue Map 14 Session Descriptions 20 Presenters 26 AISES Executive Commitee 26 AISES Board of Directors 26 AISES Student Representatives 27 Advisory Councils and Chairs 28 Council of Elders 28 Student Representatives 29 AISES Staff

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Cherokee ᏣᎳᎩ Songs ᏗᎧᏃᎩᏛ and ᏃᎴ Dances ᏓᎾᎳᏍᎩᏍᎬ

During the opening ceremony of the 2019 AISES Leadership Summit, the Cherokee Youth Council (CYC) will be performing two Cherokee traditional social dances. The Cherokee Youth Council is a culturally-based leadership program for Eastern Band Cherokee youth in grades 7-12. This program is housed under the Ray Kinsland Leadership Institute at the Cherokee Boys Club and is funded by the Cherokee Preservation Foundation. The mission of the Ray Kinsland Leadership Institute is to create a community of selfless leaders deeply rooted in Cherokee culture.

The CYC have chosen to demonstrate the Buffalo Dance and the Friendship Dance. Cherokee social dances involve men, women, and children of all ages. During the dances the dancers line up male, female, male, female and step in sync with the drum or rattle, utilized by the male singer. Historically, there were small bison native to the Southeastern United States and the Buffalo Dance was traditionally done to honor the buffalo and thank the animal for providing meat, tools, and fur for Cherokee survival. During the dance you will notice that the dancers represent the buffalo by jostling, grunting, and playing with one another.

The Friendship Dance requires crowd participation. If you are approached by a dancer and asked to join the dance, accept the invitation. This is a follow the leader style dance and also includes some call and response. When the singer shakes his rattle the dancers are supposed to yell out. Then when the singer says wa-hoo, the dancer response is e-hu. The dance begins by stepping in place but changes to joining hands and moving around in circular patterns.

The CYC dancers wear 18th Century Cherokee style clothing when performing Cherokee traditional dances. Their clothing is made by expert seamstresses in the EBCI community and the CYC members make their own pucker-toe moccasins. The EBCI Tribal Council has adopted this style clothing as the official historic clothing to be worn by EBCI Ambassadors.

AISES thanks the EBCI community, tribal members, and organizations that are participating in the 2019 Leadership Summit.

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Guiding Principles for Equity in Organizations 1. Acknowledge that culture plays a predominate role in living, learning and working. 2. Recognize that conflict exist (even if we can’t see them) between our professional discourses and the discourses of our students, peers, and colleagues – especially those from non-mainstream (underrepresented) cultures. 3. Acknowledge the benefits of diversity in perspectives, interpretations, solutions, and practices to improve our practice, our science, our schools and our businesses. 4. Make a commitment to regularly explore different cultures – and not with the intention of coming to know or understand them (the other cultures) – but with an eye to understanding more about yourself. 5. Acknowledge how important it is to invite culture into your practice so people from other cultures are not asked (unfairly) to check their identities at the door to be successful. 6. Cultivate a supportive community (both inside and outside of your organization) that supports and grows your efforts toward equity.

Safe Camp and Code of Conduct All conference participants are expected to adhere to the AISES standards of conduct. SAFE CAMP The AISES Leadership Summit is a Safe Camp, meaning this is a welcoming, inclusive, supportive and safe environment for all our AISES family members regardless of race, color, sex, religion, sexual orientation, or gender expression/identity. Safe Camp includes recognizing the AISES Code of Conduct and anyone found violating the code will be asked to leave the conference immediately. Please contact any AISES staff member or board member if you have any questions. CODE OF CONDUCT The American Indian Science & Engineering Society (AISES) was established with the goal of developing Native professionals and leaders in the areas of science, technology, engineering and math. In light of this goal, the first student leaders of AISES developed a set of principles that prohibited alcohol, illegal drugs, and harassment. These principals have become core values of the organization and are incorporated as the Code of Conduct.

The AISES Code of Conduct promotes professional development and personal growth by strictly prohibiting the use of intoxicating drugs or alcohol and all forms of harassment and discrimination. This code is meant to reflect the ideals of our Native communities by establishing an expectation that we agree to protect and promote the well-being and growth of all people. This code is expected to be honored when individuals are representing the AISES organization and by all persons participating in AISES activities. To this end, each person is asked to adhere to this code and promote its intent by refraining from prohibited activities and encouraging others to do the same.

AISES will continue to maintain the Code of Conduct as a symbol reflective of the teachings and values of our ancestors. The Code of Conduct represents the ideas and visions set forth by the AISES founders and the student leadership. AISES values and respects the rights and privileges of others and asks that you honor the AISES organization, its mission, and the family of AISES by adhering to this Code of Conduct.

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AISES Leadership Summit Metaphorically a summit is reaching a new height in skill, career, industry or effort, which is the initiative behind the AISES Leadership Summit. Each spring the Leadership Summit brings together 300 participants who focus on career development, mentor younger generations of leaders and workforce, navigate the rigors of academics and careers, and think in new directions as leaders and innovators who are shaping the Indigenous STEM workforce.

The Summit is a positive and nurturing environment where learning is embraced by all. With a more intimate setting than the National Conference, the Leadership Summit allows for small groups to support and connect among members. There are more one-on-one interactions with leaders in the industry who possess the experience and skills in working with people at various levels from academic to emerging and experienced career professionals. AISES board members, staff, and advisory council leaders are also available and ready to share information, offer support, and facilitate connection among members.

The Leadership Summit has something that all participants can get excited about with over 30 break-out sessions and all forms of learning from written materials, workshops, in-person conference participation, and introspection. Within the Leadership Summit is a lineup of three AISES program events. The Faculty Career Development Workshop is a day-long program for Native people who are working to become STEM faculty. Pre-college Energy Challenge poster participants will be presenting their winning concepts at the Leadership Summit. These projects are based on an energy challenge that is affecting a student’s community where they use a two-phase engineering process to create a real-world energy solution. Finally, the AISES Region 7 will hold a caucus on Friday evening, March 15. Dinner will be provided for the gathering.

Investing in the Leadership Summit benefits us all. We could not accomplish our goals without the support, involvement, and enthusiasm of over 4,600 members and committed sponsors. We thank our generous sponsors and their support of the 2019 AISES Leadership Summit. We are grateful to: Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians, Cherokee Preservation Foundation, USDA – NRCS, BMM Test Labs, Chevron, HP, America’s Navy, Owle Construction, University of North Carolina at Asheville Foundation, and General Motors.

We are excited to have DiversityComm, Inc., the Cherokee Youth Center Boys and Girls Club, and the Ray Kinsland Leadership Institute among our community partners this year. GOALS OF THE SUMMIT • Increase the skill and talent level of AISES members in professional and career development • Develop AISES professional members as role models for the AISES college and graduate students • Provide AISES members with support and build their confidence to transition into the STEM workforce • Provide an environment that allows AISES members to “linger and learn” from each other and other participants

For complete information about AISES and our next big event - the 2019 AISES National Conference - visit our website at http://conference.aises.org. Thank you for attending the 2019 AISES Leadership Summit!

8 2019 AISES Leadership Summit Opening Welcome Speaker Principal Chief Richard G. Sneed Richard G. Sneed life’s work has been one of public service advocating for youth, community building, and cultural preservation.

The son of a businessman and former councilmember, he knows that hard work and a community-centered focus enable collective opportunity. In this vein, he has worked throughout his career to ensure that Cherokee people have equitable access to quality education and can put these skills to work in a community they can be proud of.

Having grown up in Wolftown, on the Qualla Boundary, he values being rooted in a community that honors family, culture, and progressive thinking. After graduating from Cherokee High School in 1986, Richard Sneed served in the United States Marine Corp for four years. While stationed in Camp Pendleton, CA, he met his wife, Trina, and together they have raised five children, Breanna, Richie, Mattie, Katrina and Samuel. He earned his degree from Universal Technical College in Phoenix, AZ, and holds a North Carolina Teaching License in Industrial Arts.

While pastoring the Christ Fellowship Church of Cherokee for fourteen years, Sneed also taught vocational education at Cherokee Central Schools for twelve of those years. Whether teaching students to rebuild an engine, or counseling them through fiscally responsible financial planning, his excellence in the classroom earned him recognition as the National Classroom Teacher of the Year by the National Indian Education Association in 2013. He continues to be a highly sought-after motivational speaker, focusing on youth leadership and empowerment.

In 2015, Sneed was called to formalize his commitment to public service and was elected Vice Chief of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians (EBCI). On May 25, 2017, he was officially sworn in as Principal Chief of the Eastern Band.

Since taking office, Chief Sneed’s administration has been dedicated to exercising the EBCI’s sovereignty, including growing relationships and partnerships, in part, through his service to the WCU Cherokee Center Advisory Board, United South and Eastern Tribes (USET), and the Cherokee Preservation Foundation Board of Directors. Chief Sneed has also recently been elected as the Vice-Chairman of the Center for Disease Control’s Tribal Advisory Committee.

During his first year in office, Chief Sneed has successfully passed legislation that enhanced transparency, accountability, and economic opportunities for the EBCI. He believes in the unrestricted potential of the Eastern Band and its ability to sustainably meet the needs of its people. By investing in a long-range vision that responsibly balances resources with the needs of the Cherokee people, Principal Chief Richard Sneed is committed to ensuring that the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians continues to thrive for generations to come.

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Thursday, March 14th

Time Session Name Location Session Tracks Faculty Career Development Workshop 8:00 am 5:00 pm Maple Professional, Higher Education - ASSIST (by invitation only) Faculty Career Development 8:00 am 5:00 pm Workshop - Lighting the Locust Professional, Higher Education Pathway (by invitation only) Prefunction Professional, Higher Education, 2:00 pm 5:15 pm Registration Area High School Professional, Higher Education, 5:30 pm 7:15 pm Hickory/Oak Opening Reception & Hors d’oeuvres High School Professional, Higher Education, 7:15 pm 8:00 pm Hickory/Oak Networking Event High School UltraStar Multi- Professional, Higher Education, 8:15 pm 10:30 pm Social Activity - Bowling and Dinner Tainment High School Center Friday, March 15th

Time Session Name Location Session Tracks Professional, Higher Education, 6:30 am 7:00 am Creek Scape Morning Blessing Ceremony High School Professional, Higher Education, 7:15 am 8:15 am Hickory/Oak Breakfast High School Prefunction Professional, Higher Education, 8:00 am 12:00 pm Registration Area High School 8:30 am 9:30 am LGBTQ Native Leaders Locust Higher Education Student Leadership: Panel with 8:30 am 9:30 am Beech High School AISES Student Representatives 8:30 am 9:30 am What is Traditional? Ash Professional Professional, Higher Education, 8:30 am 10:45 am Maple Will They Follow? High School 9:45 am 12:00 pm Cherokee Values and Leadership Beech High School 9:45 am 12:00 pm Heart to Heart with an Elder Ash Professional Looking at ‘The Leadership Challenge’ 9:45 am 12:00 pm Locust Higher Education through an Indigenous Perspective Diverse Perspectives on Professional, Higher Education, 11:00 am 12:00 pm Maple Tribal Leadership High School Professional, Higher Education, 12:00 pm 1:15 pm Lunch High School Creek Tower 1:30 pm 4:00 pm Corporate Advisory Council Meeting Conference Professional Room

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Time Session Name Location Session Tracks How to Lead from any Chair in the Professional, Higher Education, 1:30 pm 2:30 pm Locust Room. An AISES Perspective on High School Leadership in the Changing World 1:30 pm 2:30 pm Lead Yourself to Success Beech High School Reality of Elected Leadership in 1:30 pm 3:45 pm Indian Country - How do you get Maple Professional there? How do you make it better? Weaving Your Academic & 1:30 pm 3:45 pm Ash Higher Education Research Network 2:45 pm 5:00 pm Heart to Heart with an Elder Locust Higher Education STEM Careers and the AISES 2:45 pm 3:45 pm Beech High School Energy Challenge Energy Challenge Phase 1 Professional, Higher Education, 4:00 pm 5:00 pm Beech Project Poster Presentations High School Kituwah Leadership: Building a Cultural 4:00 pm 5:00 pm Army Through Community Management Ash Higher Education & Leadership Development 4:00 pm 5:00 pm The Emotionally Intelligent Leader Maple Professional Professional, Higher Education, 5:15 pm 5:30 pm TBA Group Photo High School Professional, Higher Education, 5:45 pm 6:45 pm Hickory/Oak Mentoring Event High School Professional, Higher Education, 6:45 pm Dinner On Your Own High School 7:00 pm 9:00 pm Region 7 Meeting and Dinner Locust Professional, Higher Education Saturday, March 16th

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Saturday, March 16th cont. Time Session Name Location Session Tracks Leading the Revitalization of Culturally Significant Plants Through Professional, Higher Education, 9:45 am 10:45 am Ash Historical Practicesand Personal High School Relationships with the Landscape 9:45 am 12:00 pm Hands-on STEM and Leadership Activity Beech High School 9:45 am 10:45 am It’s About Time Maple Professional Trash to Treasure: Improving team 9:45 am 12:00 pm communication and cooperation Locust Higher Education through new product design How a Tribal School District 11:00 am 12:00 pm Built an Effective School and Maple Professional Community Partnership Professional, Higher Education, 11:00 am 12:00 pm Ash Looking at Your Hands High School Professional, Higher Education, 12:00 pm 1:15 pm Hickory/Oak Lunch High School Developing the Next 1:30 pm 2:30 pm Ash Professional Generation of STEM Talent Head to Head with AISES Professional, Higher Education, 1:30 pm 2:30 pm Beech Leadership Past and Present High School Identifying and Highlighting 1:30 pm 2:30 pm Locust Higher Education the Leader Within You Professional, Higher Education, 1:30 pm 3:45 pm Maple KAIROS Blanket Exercise High School EduNATION - Creating Opportunities 2:45 pm 3:45 pm Beech Higher Education, High School in Higher Ed for Natives/Nations 2:45 pm 3:45 pm Indigenous Science and Why We Need It Locust Higher Education Natives in Tech: Building Software 2:45 pm 3:45 pm that Supports Native Culture, Ash Professional Knowledge, and Identity Professional, Higher Education, 4:00 pm 6:00 pm Maple Closing Talking Circle High School Professional, Higher Education, 6:30 pm 8:30 pm Hickory/Oak Closing Banquet High School Sunday, March 17th Time Session Name Location Session Tracks Travel Day, Breakfast On Your Own

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United States Department of Agriculture E VENT CENTEr AISES IS NOT using the event center. Please do not include in the program.

“You, Earth, help us for all the berries to come out good, also all the roots which are dug for food, all the animals and birds and for us always to be successful in getting our food.” Careers Begin with a Vision Paul Antoine, Bitterroot Salish 1930’s

NRCS Pathways Programs are designed to provide students enrolled in Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) fields of study with internship opportunities with NRCS across the United States. NRCS offers great opportunities for leadership and professional development in an environment that fosters science-based stewardship of the land. For more information about Pathways Internships and Careers with USDA/NRCS go to: www.usda.gov USDA is an equal opportunity provider, employer and lender.

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SESSION DESCRIPTIONS Cherokee Values and Leadership Diverse Perspectives on Ruth Cameron Tribal Leadership HoChunk/Lakota Gary Burnette AISES Cheroenhaka (Nottoway) Indian Tribe This session will highlight and compare traditional IBM leadership values of the Cherokee and how those align Barney Enos with today’s views on leadership. Additionally, Cherokee Gila River Indian Community High School leadership students will share their ideas AISES of leadership and how they engage with the tribal leadership on critical community issues. The session will Alicia Jacobs encourage Cherokee and other Native youth to take Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians on leadership roles, build their leadership skills, and Ray Kinsland Leadership Institute hopefully inspire the next generation of young Native John Lewis leaders. Gila River Indian Community Avant Energy Closing Talking Circle Rick Stephens A talking circle provides space to create connections, Pala Band of Mission Indians collaboration, and understanding. Circles can hold AISES the tensions and emotions necessary for healing and There are a multitude of ways to serve as a leader in one’s can support people to use collective energy to take Tribal community. This session will host a panel of leaders action. The Closing Talking Circle is an opportunity to who each serve their respective Tribal Nations. Panelists express your summit experience with complete peace, will share valuable insight and lessons learned from freedom, and confidentiality. It is an effective way to his/her/their experiences and provide attendees the remove barriers and feel the support and community of opportunity to view tribal leadership from a variety of other participants during this unique time together. perspectives. There will be an opportunity for Q&A with the panelists and the attendees as well. Developing the Next Generation of STEM Talent EduNATION - Creating Opportunities in Genevieve Benally Higher Education for Natives/Nations Navajo Jason Packineau Raytheon Missile Systems Mandan/Hidatsa/Arikara/Jemez/Laguna Rachel Yellowhair Harvard University Native American Program Navajo “Get an education and come back.” What does that mean Raytheon Missile Systems and how does that really work? How are my culture and American Indians are underrepresented in STEM related my STEM ambitions tied together? The purpose of this careers fields. Many career American Indians are first session is to provide participants with real-life examples generation professionals, so how can we inspire today’s of students who used their college and graduate degrees youth to become tomorrow’s talent? to “give back.” Best practices and the ins and outs of applying to college and graduate school will also be presented.

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Energy Challenge Phase 1 How a Tribal School District Project Poster Presentations Built an Effective School and Energy Challenge Community Partnership Phase 1 Winners Dr. Beverly Payne SESSION DESCRIPTIONS AISES Cherokee Central Schools The Energy Challenge is an energy-specific science Yona Wade fair designed to engage and encourage high school Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians students to participate in STEM through a creative, Cherokee Central Schools hands-on, engineering design process. The Phase 1 Come learn how Cherokee Central Schools and the Energy Challenge winners will present their project plans Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians (EBCI) - with funding to Leadership Summit attendees. Come see our young from the Cherokee Preservation Foundation - created Native leaders present their community-based energy the Qualla Education Collaborative (QEC) to support the projects! needs of EBCI children from cradle to career. The QEC provides a formalized way to promote collaboration Hands-on STEM and Leadership Activity across schools and existing tribal and community-based Ruth Cameron programs serving EBCI students. HoChunk/Lakota AISES Dr. Kathy DeerInWater Cherokee AISES AISES staff will lead a hands-on coding and robotics activity pushing students to engage their creative side while developing leadership skills.

Head to Head with AISES Leadership Past and Present Innovators. Creative Thinkers. Sarah EchoHawk Changemakers. Pawnee AISES As North Carolina’s designated public liberal arts and Norbert Hill, Jr. sciences university and a national leader in STEAM Oneida education, UNC Asheville challenges our students to ask Rick Stephens the big questions, collaborate to solve complex problems, Pala Band of Mission Indians and pursue their passions to create a better world. AISES This is an informal opportunity to meet and talk with current AISES Board Chairman, Rick Stephens; the current AISES CEO, Sarah EchoHawk; and the former AISES Executive Director and current Council of Elders member, Norbert Hill, Jr. Join us for coffee, cookies, and conversation.

Heart to Heart with an Elder AISES Council of Elders The AISES Council of Elders was established to provide guidance, wisdom, strength, and love to the AISES membership. Here is an opportunity to visit with an Elder in a more informal setting. The Elders will have their own individual table for more personal discussions in an individual or small group setting. Laugh, cry, listen, feel, and have time to enjoy a unique visit with an AISES Elder.

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How to Lead from any Chair in the Indigenous Science and Why We Need It Room: An AISES Perspective on Dr. Victoria Sutton Leadership in the Changing World Lumbee Andrew Conseen Duff Texas Tech University Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians The recognition of Indigenous science as a respected AISES Tribal Nations Advisory Council body of knowledge can be a difficult topic to raise in the context of a research team in an academic or other The keys to leadership are to gauge your surroundings, professional research environment, particularly if you are provide ample communications and help steer resources a junior member. This presentation will discuss western to the needs at hand regardless of the chair you are scientific methods, weaknesses and strengths, as well as given. A panel of Eastern Band of Cherokee and tribal utilizing Indigenous science in the context of practical and community leaders will share their perspectives on scientific research. The goal is to live successfully in two the various chairs they have held in community, church, worlds as a scientist. military, government, and local and national leadership positions. It’s About Time Identifying and Highlighting Ken Shaw the Leader Within You The Boeing Company Steven Just Stephen West Sisseton Wahpeton Sioux Tribe Cherokee AISES The Boeing Company Leadership comes in many shapes and forms. You may This session will help professionals gain knowledge not think you have leadership skills to highlight when on the role time management plays not only in their applying for opportunities, but you do! You will be led professional lives, but in their personal lives as well. through a facilitated exercise by current student leaders within AISES that will help you identify your leadership KAIROS Blanket Exercise skills and present them on resumes, cover letters, and Prairie Rose Seminole when asking for letters of recommendation. You will Three Affiliated Tribes leave with a personal statement that highlights impactful American Indian Alaska Native Ministries, ELCA experiences and their personal leadership examples. You deserve to emphasize all of your skills, including your Montoya Whiteman leadership skills. Cheyenne and Arapaho AISES IllumiNative: Reclaiming Native Truth Created in 1997, the KAIROS Blanket Exercise (KBE) Crystal Echo Hawk explores the major themes and findings of the Royal Commission on Aboriginal People that exists in Pawnee Echo Hawk Consulting adaptations in Australia, Guatemala and the United States. This workshop is an American Version of the KBE This session will provide an overview of the research that is a highly participatory history lesson covering findings from the Reclaiming Native Truth project, an more than 500 years in a 90-minute experiential unprecedented 2-year public opinion and strategy- workshop that is designed to foster truth, understanding, setting project led by and for Native peoples. It was respect, and reconciliation among Indigenous and non- the largest project of its kind focused on changing the Indigenous peoples. damaging, inaccurate narratives about Native peoples and dismantling the invisibility and erasure that create bias, discrimination and structural racism. It will also explore next steps in this movement to illuminate the vibrancy and power of Native voices, knowledge and stories that can transform public perceptions and move hearts and minds to advance tribal sovereignty, social justice and equity for Native peoples.

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Kituwah Leadership: Building a Cultural to government relationships since the original purchase of the Qualla Tract for the Eastern Band Of Cherokee Army Through Community Management Indians. During the presentation a delivery of Tribal and Leadership Development self governance will be highlighted by both tribal Tonya Carroll departments and resource plan establishment. Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians Ray Kinsland Leadership Institute LGBTQ Native Leaders Ethan Clapsaddle Sheila Lopez Ray Kinsland Leadership Institute Dine (Navajo) Alicia Jacobs Native PFLAG Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians The goal of this session is to educate the audience on Ray Kinsland Leadership Institute basic LGBTQ terms, raise awareness of past LGBTQ/Two Tara McCoy Spirit leaders, the importance of recognizing all members of our tribal communities and the need for inclusion. Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians Ray Kinsland Leadership Institute This presentation will focus on the Eastern Band of Looking at “The Leadership Challenge” Cherokee Indian’s holistic and multigenerational Through an Indigenous Perspective approach to leadership development within their tribal Sally Dixon community, through the work of the Ray Kinsland NC Cooperative Extension Leadership Institute. The Institute uses a culturally Is there value to the thousands of leadership books infused curriculum to nurture communal relationships, written from a non-Native perspective? Participants build trust amongst tribal members, and address issues will use intentional discussion groups to infuse cultural in their community. values and community needs into the ideas from Kouzes and Posner’s book “The Leadership Challenge.” Creativity Lead Yourself to Success will be leveraged as each group creates a display of art Rick Stephens representing their ideas. Individual reflection time will be Pala Band of Mission Indians valued to journal, draw, dream, and transform new ideas. AISES As a member of AISES and attending the annual Looking at Your Hands Leadership Summit, there is no doubt that you are on a Shayai Lucero track to be successful. The purpose of this session, “Lead Acoma Pueblo/Laguna Pueblo Yourself to Success,” is aimed at helping you explore and Earth & Sky Floral Designs discuss important topics that will further your success. Have you ever felt your life has never followed what you Topics to be explored and discussed include the value of planned? In 2017, Shayai Lucero was nominated and finding a mentor, managing your finances, and pursuing selected to be a speaker at TEDxABQ. Her talk was about first jobs and internships. how she blends traditional Pueblo lessons with other traditional ways of thought in the many facets of her life. Leading the Revitalization of She will lead a discussion among participants on how Culturally Significant Plants Through they can apply these lessons into their lives. Historical Practices and Personal Relationships with the Landscape Morning Blessing Ceremony David Anderson Yes, it’s early but this is an experience you will never Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians forget! Start your day in a reverent, meaningful and Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians invigorating way and prepare yourself for a positive Leadership Summit experience. Join the AISES Council of Tommy Cabe Elders in welcoming and blessing a new day. Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians This presentation will focus on the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians’ revitalization of Traditional Ecological Knowledge (TEK) through historical and present use of culturally significant plants and natural resources. With a focus on historical landscape practices and government

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Natives in Tech: Building Software Region 7 Meeting and Dinner that Supports Native Culture, For members of AISES Region 7. Knowledge, and Identity Adam Recvlohe STEM Careers and the AISES Muscogee (Creek) Nation Energy Challenge Natives in Tech Duane Matt Natives in Tech is a coalition of Native and non-Native Confederated Salish Kootenai and Pend D’Oreille developers who support software developers and/or Division of Energy and Mineral Development applications that reinforce Native culture, knowledge, This session will provide a brief overview of the AISES and identity. Over the past decade, open source Energy Challenge and partnership with the Division of technology has grown exponentially and with that has Energy and Mineral Development (DEMD) of the Bureau grown online communities. In this presentation, you will of Indian Affairs. Duane Matt will discuss his role in the learn about Natives in Tech and its goal to elevate Native Energy Challenge, what the DEMD does, and his own developers and Native-centric applications with the help career path as a geologist. of open source technologies. Student Leadership: Panel with Networking Event AISES Student Representatives Join attendees for this informal networking event to interact with AISES members, colleagues, presenters AISES Student Representatives and partners from across the country. Enjoy casual The AISES Student Representatives will share their discussions with the AISES family. Let’s get comfortable, experiences as student leaders in an interactive panel. have fun, and celebrate all that is unique about AISES! This panel will include discussions on the differences between leadership at the high school versus college levels, how to develop your leadership skills as early Professionalism: The Power of You as middle school, and how student leaders balance Yvonne Deffenbaugh Houghton leadership roles, extracurricular activities, family and Cherokee Nation friends, and academics. Chevron Professionalism is important because it relates to core The Emotionally Intelligent Leader values that define success. It is a yardstick used to rank Sarah EchoHawk you against your peers. Demonstrating these behaviors Pawnee is within your control, and they will help you to succeed AISES in the workplace. This session will focus on how to succeed professionally where academic excellence is Rick Stephens only part of the equation. To succeed professionally and Pala Band of Mission Indians excel in the workplace, a slate of soft skills, also known as AISES interpersonal skills must be developed and practiced. Rutgers psychologist, Daniel Goldman, first described the connection between emotional intelligence and Reality of Elected Leadership in business leadership. Without emotional intelligence, Indian Country - How do you get “a person can have the best training in the world, an incisive, analytical mind, and an endless supply of smart there? How do you make it better? ideas, but he still won’t make a great leader,” Goldman Dr. Cara Cowan Watts said in a Harvard Business Review article. This session Cherokee Nation will focus on the basics of understanding emotional Tulsa Pier Drilling intelligence and how it positively supports leadership Open dialogue and discussion facilitated by Dr. Cara success. Cowan Watts, former Deputy Speaker of the Cherokee Nation Tribal Council, and three-term Councilwoman to assist the next generation of Tribal leaders in deciding their role in their family, their community, and their Tribal Nation. Determine your path to lead and effect change in your local community and Tribal Nation.

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The Rough Ascent: Illuminating Ancient What is Traditional? Knowledge Through Applied Science Shawn Spruce Beau Carroll Laguna Pueblo Shawn Spruce Consulting and Training Stephen Yerka Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians Consider the word “traditional” and its use as a common Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians, catchphrase in Native American education and Tribal Historic Preservation Office business settings What does it mean to be traditional in today’s society? Moreover, how do we leverage Cultural heritage and Tribal historic preservation is vital cultural assets into success as leaders, entrepreneurs, for supporting and re-affirming sovereignty for Native and other professional pursuits. This thought provoking Nations. Connections to place and people of the past presentation will provide insights and ideas for how to provide a direct link to traditional knowledge and to identify your unique cultural resources such as language, how individuals view themselves and their place in the lifestyle, and self-sufficiency and effectively apply them in world. This presentation will show how science and the workplace. engineering play a critical role in connecting to the ancients through examples and case studies, and explore the opportunities that are available in this field. Will They Follow? Kimberly Pruett Trash to Treasure: Improving Team Lumbee Communication and Cooperation IBM Through New Product Design In today’s work environment, it is not enough to simply know your “stuff” and lead from a position of authority. Hope Huskey We live and work in environments that are multicultural Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians and multigenerational and the most rewarding The Sequoyah Fund, Inc. leadership opportunities are seldom defined through You never know where the next great idea will come organizational hierarchy. This workshop is designed from. Some have been brand new creations like the to help you identify not only your own values and iPhone, while others have been improvements to communication styles, but how to identify the same in existing products like nonstick pans. Trash to Treasure others and turn that knowledge into effective leadership. is a fun, fast-paced activity where you will develop communication and teamwork skills while developing You CAN do this! Apply for new products from refuse. Don’t worry! Nothing stinky! You will learn the difference between adaptive creativity Scholarships Like a Pro! and innovative creativity, and develop the skills to Amy Weinstein identify opportunities for both. AISES In this hour-long session, you will learn about the Weaving Your Academic scholarship application process and how to submit and Research Network a quality application. We will discuss the similarities between scholarship and college applications, talk about Dr. Grace Bulltail the importance of timelines, deadlines, essays, being Crow/Three Affiliated Tribes responsive to communications, and references (for those Stanford University letters of recommendations you will need). You CAN do Sami Chen this! Cherokee Stanford University We will collectively discuss comprehensive strategies for being successful while maintaining core values from the undergraduate to postdoctoral stages of the academic journey. Then, we will identify how we as undergraduate students, graduate students, and postdoctoral students can support each other in academia. Participants will walk away equipped with new strategies and best practices related to being resourceful as a Native/ underrepresented scholar in academia.

19 2019 AISES Leadership Summit PRESENTERS David Anderson Tommy Cabe Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians Horticulture Operations Supervisor EBCI Forest Resource Specialist Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians David Anderson serves as the Horticulture Operations Mr. Tommy Cabe has been the Forest Resource Specialist Supervisor for The Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians, for the EBCI since 2005. He has worked with the EBCI within the Department of Agriculture and Natural since his degree completion in 2000. Tommy is from the Resources. David attended NC State University where Birdtown Community. He is an enrolled member of the he received his degree in Horticulture Science, minor EBCI. Tommy serves as a liaison in the “agency to agency” in Crop Science, and specialized in Soil Science. He was relationships with the USFS and the NPS. He represents an active member of AISES and the Native American the Tribe locally and nationally on natural resource issues Student Association while at NC State. David resides in that impact Indian country both positive and negative. the Big Cove Community of Cherokee. Ruth Cameron Genevieve Benally HoChunk/Lakota Navajo Senior Program Officer Mechanical Engineer AISES Raytheon Missile Systems Ruth Cameron has more than 35 years of experience Genevieve Benally graduated from Northern Arizona in the field of education. In addition to teaching at University with a degree in Mechanical Engineering, and the University of Colorado, Ruth taught at Boulder is from the Navajo Nation. She served as a Board Member Preparatory High School where she started the school’s for the Northern Arizona Native-American Foundation Indian Education program helping native students for 5 years, and has been the Associate Director for the obtain their high school diploma and transition to past 8 years. She firmly believes in lifting Native American college. Ruth is a member of the Ho-Chunk and Lakota youth to surpass all expectations. She is a Systems Nations. Her Bachelor Degree is in Applied Anthropology Engineer at Raytheon Missile Systems in Tucson, Arizona. with a minor in Psychology, and she holds a Masters Degree in Education. Dr. Grace Bulltail Crow/Three Affiliated Tribes Tonya Carroll Postdoctoral Scholar Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians Stanford University Department Manager Dr. Grace Bulltail is a California Alliance postdoctoral Ray Kinsland Leadership Institute scholar in the department of Earth System Science at Tonya Carroll earned her BA degree in American History Stanford University. Grace is Crow and Three Affiliated minoring in Cherokee Studies and MA degree in Public Tribes and originally from Montana. Grace is a member History from Western Carolina University. In 2011, of the AISES board of directors and is a registered she graduated from the Right Path Adult Leadership professional engineer. Program. In 2016, she became the Manager of the Ray Kinsland Leadership Institute. There she works with Gary Burnette leadership programs to create a generation of selfless Cheroenhaka (Nottoway) Indian Tribe leaders rooted in Cherokee culture. She is currently training for the 2019 Remember the Removal Bike Ride. Vice-President IBM Sami Chen With over 30 years of experience in the technology industry. Gary Burnette holds a BS in Computer Cherokee Science and completed post-graduate studies at Graduate Student George Washington. Gary is an enrolled member of the Stanford University Cheroenhaka (Nottoway) Indian Tribe and serves on the Sami Chen is of mixed Chinese, Scots-Irish, Welsh and council. In 2017, he received the AISES “Professional of Cherokee descent. Sami is a third year PhD student in the the Year” Executive Excellence award and is a Sequoyah Earth System Science department at Stanford University. Fellow. Gary currently serves on the AISES Board of Sami is the current president for the Stanford Directors.

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Native American Graduate Students. Her research Dr. Kathy DeerInWater interests span biogeochemistry, ecohydrology, remote sensing, traditional ecological knowledge, and language Cherokee revitalization. Director of Programs and Research AISES Ethan Clapsaddle Kathy DeerInWater is a citizen of the Cherokee Nation of Cherokee Youth Council Leadership Specialist Oklahoma and has worked for AISES for over 4 years. She Ray Kinsland Leadership Institute enjoys seeing the impact of AISES’ programs on Native students and professionals across the country. Kathy Ethan Clapsaddle earned a BA degree in Social Sciences is passionate about creating innovative programs for from Western Carolina University and a MA Degree in Native students and professionals while engaging tribal Indigenous Studies from the University of Kansas. In communities and honoring Indigenous Knowledge. 2017, he joined the Ray Kinsland Leadership Institute She has a PhD in Ecology from UC Davis and a BA in team overseeing the Cherokee Youth Council. Prior Environmental Studies from Yale. to this, Ethan served as a commissioned officer in the U.S. Army, deploying twice to Afghanistan. Ethan is a basketball and baseball coach at Cherokee High School Yvonne Deffenbaugh Houghton and multiple youth teams for tribal youth. Cherokee Nation Organizational Capability Coordinator/ Andrew Conseen Duff ETC Horizons Process Advisor Chevron Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians Project Engineer Yvonne has 23 years in the Oil and Gas Industry, AISES Tribal Nations Advisory Council working in the field, sales and manufacturing. Currently at Chevron her role as Organizational Capability Andrew Conseen Duff came from the Smokey Mountains Coordinator, allows her to serve as the Recruiting Team and has traveled amongst the Nations, Tribes, Native Lead and Diversity Ambassador at UT Austin and the Villages, Pueblos and Urban Indian Communities from American Indian Science and Engineering Society. the East to West Coasts, Canada, Hawaii and Alaska. Her current role allows her to be a key component in Andrew has seen the changes in our communities and recruiting top quality talent for the Professional Intern a generation pass and has learned to “Lead from any Program and Graduates seeking full-time opportunities. chair in the room.” He has served the American Indian community and his career while always seeking a spiritual and heartfelt path to walk on. Sally Dixon Extension Agent, 4-H Youth Development Dr. Cara Cowan Watts NC Cooperative Extension Cherokee Nation Sally Dixon is an Extension Agent for 4-H Youth Development with North Carolina Cooperative CEO Extension, based in the Eastern Band of Cherokee Tulsa Pier Drilling Indians’ Center. She is a graduate of North Carolina Cara served as a Cherokee Nation Tribal legislator for State University with a BS in Agricultural Science, and 12 years. She has degrees in Mechanical Engineering, a graduate of the University of Tennessee, Knoxville Telecommunications Management and a PhD in with a MS in Agricultural Leadership, Education, and Biosystems Engineering. Cara is a Louis Stokes NSF Communications. Fellow, former twice elected member of the AISES Board of Directors, and founded the Oklahoma Professional Crystal Echo Hawk Chapter in 1999. Cara’s passion is increasing and strengthening STEM in Indian Country. Follow ‘Cara Pawnee Cowan Watts’ on Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Google+, President Instagram and Pinterest. Echo Hawk Consulting Crystal Echo Hawk is President and CEO of Echo Hawk Consulting. The mission of Echo Hawk Consulting is to help to create new platforms, narratives, strategies and investment that can help to catalyze transformational change for and by Native Americans. Its founder Crystal Echo Hawk, was recently recognized by the National Center for American Indian Economic Development as its 2018 “Native American Woman Business Owner of the Year.”

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Sarah EchoHawk Hope Huskey Pawnee Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians Chief Executive Officer Associate Director AISES The Sequoyah Fund, Inc. Sarah EchoHawk has been working on behalf of Native Hope Huskey is the Associate Director at Sequoyah people for more than 20 years having worked for First Fund, Inc., a Native Community Development Finance Nations Development Institute, the American Indian Institution in Cherokee, NC. Hope provides business College Fund, and as an adjunct professor of Native counseling and training, credit counseling and family American Studies. She also serves on numerous boards budgeting education, oversees Sequoyah Fund’s non- including: Native Americans in Philanthropy, Native lending programs dealing with youth entrepreneurship, Ways Federation, Red Feather Development Group, youth savings, art business training programs, and Champions Board for the National Girls Collaborative, community fundraising efforts. She holds a BA in and the Collaborative Advisory Board for Women of Literature from UNC-Asheville and a Masters of Project Color in Computing Research. Management from Western Carolina University.

Barney Enos Alicia Jacobs Gila River Indian Community Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians AISES Board Member Vice Chair, AISES Board of Directors AISES Ray Kinsland Leadership Institute BJ is currently a Council 4 Representative. His roots in Alicia Jacobs received a BS in Sociology with a AISES reaches back to 1994 when he was a sophomore concentration in Native American Health. Alicia’s at Coolidge High School in Arizona. More recently BJ, experience includes advocating for Native youth on led support within Gila River for sponsorship of the 2017 Capitol Hill, certification as a Native Life Skills Trainer, a AISES Leadership Summit at the Gila River Wild Horse Qualla Education Collaborative member, and the first Pass Hotel. BJ has a BS in Public Health and a Masters in recipient of the AISES Tribal Partner Service Award. Public Administration. He is currently a member of the Increasing the workforce development for EBCI citizens is AISES Board of Directors. one of her most rewarding achievements thus far. Alicia is a member of the AISES Board of Directors. Norbert Hill, Jr. Oneida Steven Just Former Executive Director of AISES and Sisseton Wahpeton Sioux Tribe current AISES Council of Elders Member AISES Senior National Student Representative AISES AISES Norbert Hill, Jr. is a retired Director of Education for the Steven Just is an enrolled member of the Sisseton Oneida Nation of Wisconsin, and Founder of the “Winds Wahpeton Sioux Tribe and currently studies for a Doctor of Change” magazine. Hill’s career is deeply rooted of Pharmacy degree at the University of Minnesota. In in American Indian education, nonprofit leadership, 2013, he received a bachelor’s in biochemistry from publishing, and philanthropy. He was Vice President of the University of Minnesota, Morris. Steven also works the College of Menominee for their Green Bay campus on pharmacogenomics clinical research project at and he served as the Executive Director of the American UMN and interns at a nationally recognized hospital. A Indian Graduate Center in New Mexico. Norbert was Sequoyah Fellow, Steven has been involved with AISES Executive Director of AISES for 15 years. He holds since 2010 and is currently the national student senior honorary doctorates from Cumberland College and representative. Clarkson University. John Lewis Gila River Indian Community Director of Tribal Client Development Avant Energy John Lewis is the Executive Director of Tribal Client Development for Avant Energy and serves as the Chairman of the Board of Directors for the Gila River Indian Community Utility Authority (GRICUA)

22 2019 AISES Leadership Summit and as a member of the Board of Directors for Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians as a coach and mentor. Gila River Telecommunications Inc. John attended In 2017, she became the Right Path Leadership Specialist Stanford University where he studied in the Civil and and works to help increase Cherokee cultural identity Environmental Engineering Program. John currently and leadership skills through core values and cultural serves as chair of the AISES Tribal Nations Advisory preservation. Tara is a Right Path Adult Leadership Council. Program and Remember the Removal Bike Ride alumna, and an avid Cherokee potter. Sheila Lopez Dine (Navajo) Jason Packineau Diversity Program Manager Mandan/Hidatsa/Arikara/Jemez/Laguna Native PFLAG Community Coordinator Sheila Lopez is Diné (Navajo). Sheila earned her Harvard University Native American Program bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering from NAU, Jason Packineau is a higher education professional at has worked in her field for nearly two decades. She has Harvard University who works with people interested severed as a past AISES board member and is a Sequoyah in obtaining college, graduate and professional Fellow. She has two passions in life: increasing the degrees. Additionally, he supports currently enrolled number of Native professionals in the STEM fields and Native students with professional networking, career raising awareness to issues faced by LGBTQ individuals. advisement, and student support. Jason has been in the field of education for 20 years. Shayai Lucero Acoma Pueblo/Laguna Pueblo Dr. Beverly Payne Owner Assistant Superintendent Earth & Sky Floral Designs Cherokee Central Schools Shayai Lucero is the owner and floral designer of Earth & As the Assistant Superintendent for Cherokee Sky Floral Designs. Currently a floral artist, Shayai also has Central Schools, Dr. Beverly Payne has experience a background in Biology (Chemistry) and is a Student and in implementing Blended Learning and ESTEAM Healer of Traditional Pueblo Medicine and Curanderismo. initiatives for the district. Dr. Payne oversees academic She was a 2017 TEDxABQ speaker. Her TED talk is about services for the district, including curriculum and how her life has never really gone as planned, and how instruction, assessment and accountability, professional she used Pueblo teachings to guide her. development and school improvement. Dr. Payne facilitates the Qualla Education Collaborative, a school and tribal community group focused on supporting Duane Matt children from cradle to career. Confederated Salish Kootenai and Pend D’Oreille Adam Recvlohe Geologist/Economic Development/Outreach Muscogee (Creek) Nation Division of Energy and Mineral Development Software Developer Duane Matt is a member of the Confederated Salish Natives in Tech Kootenai and Pend D’Oreille tribes located on the Flathead Indian reservation in Western Montana. Mr. Adam Recvlohe is a software developer with more than Matt currently works as a Geologist with the Division of 4 years experience working professionally and a member Energy and Mineral Development (DEMD) in Lakewood, of the Muscogee (Creek) Nation of Oklahoma. Adam is Colorado. DEMD is part of the Office of Indian Energy now working to build a community centered around and Economic Development. He holds a Masters Degree Native developers in order to develop applications that in Geology and Bachelor Degrees in both Geology and better serve the needs of Native peoples here on Turtle English Education. Island. It is his mission to see more web applications that reinforce Native culture, knowledge, and identity. Tara McCoy Prairie Rose Seminole Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians Three Affiliated Tribes Right Path Leadership Specialist Ray Kinsland Leadership Institute Program Director American Indian Alaska Native Ministries, ELCA Tara McCoy earned a BS Degree in Sports Medicine from Guilford College. Over her career she has served the Prairie Rose Seminole is a citizen of the Three Affiliated

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Tribes of North Dakota, descendent of the Sahnish/ Dr. Victoria Sutton Arikara, Northern Cheyenne and Lakota Nations. She was formerly on staff with the Nueta Hidatsa Sahnish College. Lumbee Currently, Seminole is the American Indian Alaska Native Professor Program Director for the Evangelical Lutheran Church Texas Tech University in America serving American Indian, Alaska Native A Paul Whitfield Horn Professor at Texas Tech University, communities around the United States as an educator, Victoria Sutton teaches courses on law, science and and advocate, deconstructing colonial systems of policy. She has a PhD in Environmental Sciences and a JD oppression. degree from American University, Washington College of Law. Ken Shaw Executive Yona Wade The Boeing Company Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians Ken Shaw is the Vice President of Supply Chain for Director of Community Affairs Boeing Global Services. This capability coordinates with Cherokee Central Schools suppliers worldwide for supply chain execution and parts Yona Wade, Director of Community Affairs, has been to support the Government Services and Commercial with Cherokee Central Schools since 2009. Mr. Wade Services businesses across Boeing Global Services. In this is a William C. Friday Fellow for Human Relations and role Shaw is responsible for high-quality, efficient and a Salzburg Fellow of the Salzburg Seminar. Yona is a repeatable delivery of services as well as innovation and graduate of the UNC School of the Arts, receiving a BM technical development for advanced service offerings to from the School of Music and a MFA in Performing Arts the customer. Management from the School of Design and Production. Yona is a member of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Shawn Spruce Indians. Laguna Pueblo Consultant Amy Weinstein Shawn Spruce Consulting and Training Chief Operating Officer Shawn Spruce is a consultant serving tribal entities, AISES federal agencies, and nonprofits. Effective with both Amy Weinstein is the Chief Operating Officer at adults and youth he draws from a diverse background AISES and in this role, she oversees scholarships and of professional expertise, engaging interpersonal internships. Prior to coming to AISES, Ms. Weinstein skills, and impactful life experience to empower was the Executive Director of the National Scholarship individuals, families, and communities. Tribal investment Providers Association where she worked with over training, experiential learning simulations, and 450 colleges, universities, nonprofits, and foundations professional development workshops highlight a few that give scholarships for higher education. From this of his specialties. A graduate of Haskell Indian Nations work, she learned what scholarship providers looked University Shawn resides in Asheville, NC. for in student’s applications. Amy is passionate about supporting students to achieve their academic goals. Rick Stephens Pala Band of Mission Indians Stephen West Board Chair, AISES Board of Directors Cherokee AISES Engineering Technical Specialist Rick Stephens retired from The Boeing Company in April The Boeing Company 2013 after 33 years. For eight years he was the company Stephen West is an Engineering Technical Specialist with Senior VP for Human Resources and Administration. 29 years in Design Engineering with a BS in Drafting Stephens received his BS in Mathematics from the and Design. Stephen West is a Sequoyah Fellow with University of Southern California and his MS in Computer AISES and is the VP Director of Communication for Science from California State University. He is a former Boeing. He also works with the Boeing Native American Marine Corps Officer and citizen of the Pala Band of Network-SC promoting diversity and inclusion for all Mission Indians and served as tribal chairman from 1988- Boeing teammates, and supporting STEM events and the 1989. DreamLearners program to local tribes through BNAN- South Carolina.

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Montoya Whiteman a Masters in Information Systems. She has been with Raytheon for 17 years and is currently the West Region Cheyenne and Arapaho Site Services Manager for Raytheon Missile Systems Director of Marketing, Communications Information Technology. Rachel volunteers on STEM and Individual Giving discussions/activities to all grade levels of students. AISES Additionally, she enjoys reading, biking, hiking, yoga and Montoya Whiteman leads a team responsible for spending time with her son Athens, boyfriend Birni and developing communication strategies at AISES for broad close friends. impact in STEM education and workforce development. Strategies include oversight of the Winds of Change Stephen Yerka magazine, web marketing, social media, outreach, Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians conferences, and partnerships with organizations. For 10 years, she worked as a senior program officer with Historic Preservation Specialist national grassroots practitioners in areas of policy Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians, Tribal development, education, and awareness in ending Historic Preservation Office violence against Native women. She completed her BS in Archaeology, Geophysics, Survey, Remote Sensing, Business Administration at Regis University. and GIS for the purpose of preserving ancient cultural knowledge and expression. Rachel Yellowhair Navajo West Region Site Services IT Manager Raytheon Missile Systems Rachel Yellowhair is Navajo originally from Kayenta, AZ. She has a Bachelors degree in Mathematics and

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The AISES Board of Directors is governed by a volunteer board of directors that are elected by the AISES membership. The Board also includes National Student Representatives who attend all Board meetings as non-voting members. EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE: Board Chair Board Secretary Rick Stephens Amber Finley Pala Band of Missions Indians Three Affiliated Tribes Board Term: Nov. 2016 – Nov. 2019 Board Term: Nov. 2018 – Nov. 2021 Vice Chair Board Treasurer Alicia Jacobs Mike Laverdure Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Board Term: Nov. 2017 – Nov. 2020 Board Term: Nov. 2016 – Nov. 2019

BOARD OF DIRECTORS: Bill Black Barney “BJ” Enos Shaun Tsabetsaye Board Term: Nov. 2016 - Nov. 2019 Gila River Indian Community Zuni Pueblo Board Term: Nov. 2017 – Nov. 2020 Board Term: Nov. 2017 – Nov. 2020 Dr. Grace Bulltail Crow Tribe and a descendant Kristina J. Halona Immediate Past Chair of the Three Affiliated Tribes Navajo Dr. Twyla Baker Board Term: Nov. 2017 – Nov. 2020 Board Term: Nov. 2017 – Nov. 2020 Three Affiliated Tribes Gary Burnette Dr. John B. Herrington Cheroenhaka (Nottoway) of Chickasaw Southampton County, Virginia Board Term: Nov. 2016 – Nov. 2019 Board Term: Nov. 2018 – Nov. 2021 Dr. Adrienne Laverdure Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Board Term: Nov. 2017 – Nov. 2020

STUDENT REPRESENTATIVES: Steven Just Jayne Sandoval Brielle Thorsen Sisseton Wahpeton Sioux Tribe Navajo Saddle Lake Cree Nation Senior National Student Junior National Student Canadian National Student Representative Representative Representative

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AISES Advisory Councils AISES currently has eight Advisory Councils, the Corporate Advisory Council (CAC), Government Relations Council (GRC), Academic Advisory Council (AAC), Professional Chapter Council (PCA), Canadian Indigenous Advisory Council (CIAC), Tribal Nations Advisory Council (TNAC), Winds of Change (WOC) Editorial Advisory Council, and the Council of Elders. Each of these Councils plays an important role in advising AISES in its work for their respective sectors; with the Council of Elders advising the board and the organization on traditional and cultural matters.

• Academic Advisory Council (AAC) Chair • Tribal Nations Advisory Council (TNAC) Dr. Mary Jo Ondrechen (Mohawk), Co-Chairs Northeastern University John Lewis (Gila River Indian Community), Maria Dadgar (Piscataway Tribe of • Canadian Indigenous Advisory Council Accokeek), Inter Tribal Council of Arizona (CIAC) Co-Chairs Mark Harding (Mashpee Wampanoag), Jamie Ricci Next7 Matt Dunn (Dene, Athabasca Chipewyan Alicia Ortega (Pojoaque Pueblo), All Pueblo First Nation), University of Saskatchewan Council of Governors Gary Santos (Tule River), Tule River Indian • Corporate Advisory Council (CAC) Co- Tribe of California Chairs Laurence Brown (Navajo), Sandia National • Winds of Change Editorial Advisory Labs Council (WOC) Members Chuck Ross (Choctaw), Raytheon Hehewutei “Cody” Amakali, Exxon Mobil Brittany Anderson, University of Colorado • Government Relations Council (GRC) Co- Dr. Grace Bulltail, Stanford University Chairs Joe Connolly, National Aeronautics and Marcellus Proctor (Piscataway-Conoy), Space Administration National Aeronautics and Space Katherine Crocker Administration Kayla DeVault, Arizona State University James Daugomah (Kiowa), National Sheridan Evans, University of Oklahoma Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Daniel R. Howard, University of New Noller Herbert (Navajo), USDA Natural Hampshire Resources Conservation Service Melanie Howard, Queens University Amanda James (Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe), Laurel James, University of Washington Bureau of Land Management Lisa Oxendine, Methodist University Al Qöyawayma, AISES Co-founder • Professional Chapter Council (PCC) Chair Isaiah Sato Joe Connolly (Haudenosaunee of the Althea Walker, Arizona State University Onondaga Nation), National Aeronautics and Lynette Wasson Space Administration

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AISES Council of Elders Dr. Bret R. Benally Thompson Stan Lucero White Earth Ojibwe Laguna Pueblo Antoinelle Benally Thompson Cecelia Lucero Navajo Acoma Pueblo Steve Darden Dr. Henrietta Mann Navajo/Cheyenne/Swedish Southern Cheyenne Rose Darden Dr. James May Ute United Keetoowah Band Norbert Hill, Jr. Faith Spotted Eagle Oneida Ihanktonwan Band of the Dakota/Nakota/ Lakota Nation of South Dakota Phil Lane, Jr. Yankton Dakota/Chickasaw

U.S. Senior National U.S. Junior National Canadian National Representative Representative Representative Steven Just Jayne Sandoval Brielle Thorsen Sisseton Wahpeton Sioux Tribe Navajo Saddle Lake Cree Nation University of Minnesota-Duluth Northern Arizona University Queen’s University

Region 1 Region 4 Cody Kapotak Katelynn Morgan Portage Creek Village Cherokee Nation University of Alaska-Anchorage University of Arkansas Region 2 Region 5 Desiree Brazeau Sydney Schad Seneca Nation of New York Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe Loma Linda University University of South Dakota Region 3 Region 6 Cydney Walters Adrian Riives Navajo Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians University of Arizona Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Region 7 Open

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AISES Staff Sarah EchoHawk Ruben Hernandez Pawnee Rosebud Sioux Chief Executive Officer Chief Technology Officer Amy Weinstein Kellie Jewett-Fernandez Chief Operating Officer Cheyenne River Sioux Director of Business and Program Development Ruth Blackhawk Cameron Ho-Chunk and Lakota Candace McDonough Senior Program Officer National Sales Director Chelsea Chee Bill McIntyre Navajo Chief Finance Officer Program Officer Lisa Paz Emerald Craig Pawnee and Comanche Navajo Director of Membership Engagement and Advocacy Associate Director of Marketing and Communications Angelika Silva Katherine Cristiano Senior Finance and Human Resources Officer Director of Special Events Monique Tulley-Bahe Kathy DeerInWater Navajo Cherokee Membership and Events Manager Director of Programs and Research Cody Vermillion Debbie Derryberry Pawnee Executive Assistant Information Technology Assistant Monique Fredericks-Douville Montoya Whiteman Three Affiliated Tribes Cheyenne and Arapaho Senior Curriculum Development and Director of Marketing, Communications Implementation Officer and Individual Giving Vicki Gish API/Winds of Change Accountant Karen English Shayna Gutierrez Lead Editor Oglala Lakota Tribal and Business Development Manager Amy Norcross Managing Editor Brianna Hall Program and Development Manager Kristen Goodfriend Art Director

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