LEADERSHIP & GOVERNANCE
NAFSA’S Leadership Council (Board of Directors) is comprised of 16 activists that have been working on Native food sovereignty issues for many years. Their combined wisdom and experience have provided the organization with a firm foundation on which to build and sustain a movement that will affect Native communities now and in the years to come.
The Leadership Council has guided the ongoing activities and the formation of the organization. In 2016, the current board of directors was elected from the Leadership Council to serve five-year terms with staggered elections for continuity and smooth transitions. The board meets quarterly by conference call and meets in person annually.
Boards have 3 and 5-year terms that are up for re-election. Seven members from the Leadership Council serve on the Executive Committee for renewable 1-year terms. Selection of new Leadership Council members take place through a transparent and inclusive nomination, review and evaluation process.
Our dedicated Leadership and Governance guides NAFSA to success!
Staff and Consultants
Lilian hill, hopi
Executive Director
lilian@nativefoodalliance.org
KRISTINE PIASECKI, COUCHICHING First nation
Finance Director
kristine@nativefoodalliance.org
Jen schlaich
Director of Resource Mobilization
grants@nativefoodalliance.org
Kristina Stanley, Ojibwe - Red Cliff Band
Communications Coordinator
stanleyk@nativefoodalliance.org
Shiloh Maples, OJIBWE / ODAWA
Programs Manager
shiloh@nativefoodalliance.org
AAron Lowden, Acoma pueblo
ISKN Program Coordinator
aaron@nativefoodalliance.org
MARIAH ASHLEY, DINÉ
Media & Design Coordinator
mariah@nativefoodalliance.org
ROWEN WHITE, AKWESASNE MOHAWK
ISKN Cooperative Seed Hub Coordinator
rowen@nativefoodalliance.org
Marian K. Bitsui, Diné
Director of Communications
marian@nativefoodalliance.org
Alyx Cadotte, Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians
Grants Manager
alyx@nativefoodalliance.org
Laura Di Piazza
Individual Giving Manager
laura@nativefoodalliance.org
2021 Executive Committee
Julie Garreau, Cheyenne River Sioux
Committee President
Executive Director, Cheyenne River Youth Project
Edward H Hall III, Arikara / Hidatsa
Committee Vice President
Transportation Specialist/Tourism Coordinator, Bureau of Indian Affairs
ehhh3d@verizon.net
Jon Matthews, Nez Perce (Nimiipuu)
Committee Treasurer
Chief Financial Officer, Colombia River Inter-Tribal Fish Commission
matj@critfc.org
Dan Cornelius, Oneida
Technical Assistance Specialist for the Great Lakes Region, Intertribal Ag. Council
dan@IndianAgLink.com
Roy Kady, DinÉ
Navajo-Churro Sheep Presidium
roykady@outlook.com
2016 – 2021 Leadership Council
Clayton Brascoupe, Mohawk
Executive Director, Native American Traditional Farmers Association
tnafa_org@yahoo.com
Loretta Barrett Oden, Potawatomi
Chef
shedreams2@me.com
Terrol Johnson, Tohono O’odham
Executive Director, Tohono O’odham Community Action
tdewj@yahoo.com
Les Brown
villageevents@gmail.com
Elvera Sargent, Mohawk Nation of Akwesasne
Manager, Friends of the Akwesasne Freedom School
bela@westelcom.com
Tristan Reader
Assistant Professor of Practice American Indian Studies, University of Arizona
treader@email.arizona.edu
dr. Josie Chase, Mandan / Hidatsa Ihunktawanna / Hunkpapa
Consultant /Director Horse Nation Healing
jozc@wescomm.com
Gloria Skeet, DinÉ
michelle dubray, mandan hidatsa arikara nation of north dakota
Pinto Horse Woman Consulting
pintohorsewoman@yahoo.com
john bonaparte, mohawk nation of akwesasne
Bare Bones Farms
JohnLbonaparte@gmail.com
tanya dodge, Walpole Island First Nation
dodge_t77@outlook.com
Advisory and Ex-Officio Leadership Council Members
Adae Romero, Cochiti pueblo / Kiowa
Associate Director of Research, First Nations Development Institute
vena.adae@gmail.com
Winona LaDuke, Anishinaabe
Executive Director, Honor the Earth
winonaladuke1@gmail.com
Terrie Bad Hand, Italian / Cherokee
Co-Founder, Woksapé
tbadhand@newmex.com
Pati Martinson, French / Lakota
Co-Founder, Woksapé
wowoki@taosnet.com