LEADERSHIP & GOVERNANCE
“Advocating for and supporting all levels of food security and food sovereignty in local, tribal, regional, national and international arenas”
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. Open seats for Leadership Council will be filled 2019-2020.
Selection of new Leadership Council members will take place through a nomination, review and evaluation process. Nominations and applications from Indigenous grassroots advocates, community members and food producers who want to serve the mission of NAFSA will begin mid-2019.
Nominations will be reviewed by the Leadership Council. This process allows for transparency, accountability, and inclusivity.
OUR GOVERNANCE
Our dedicated Leadership and Governance guides NAFSA to success!
Staff and Consultants
Diane Wilson, Lakota
Executive Director
diane@nativefoodalliance.org
Rowen White, Mohawk
Program Director – Indigenous Seed Keeper’s Network
rowen@nativefoodalliance.org
Nicole Yanes, OPATA
Supervisor – Food and Culinary Mentorship Program
nicole@nativefoodalliance.org
Elena Terry, Ho-chunk
Coordinator – Food and Culinary Program
elena@nativefoodalliance.org
KAYLEIGH WARREN, SANTA CLARA PUEBLO / ISLETA PUEBLO
Communications Coordinator
kayleigh@nativefoodalliance.org
DR. JESSICA DOLAN
Grant Writer
grants@nativefoodalliance.org
KRISTINE PIASECKI, COUCHICHING First nation
Human Resources + Finance Specialist
kristine@nativefoodalliance.org
Shiloh Maples, OJIBWE / ODawa
Upper Midwest Regional Seed Network Coordinator
shiloh@nativefoodalliance.org
2020-2021 Executive Committee
Julie Garreau, Cheyenne River Sioux
President, NAFSA
Executive Director of Cheyenne River Youth Project
Edward H Hall III, Arikara / Hidatsa
Vice President, NAFSA
Transportation Specialist/Tourism Coordinator, Bureau of Indian Affairs
ehhh3d@verizon.net
Elizabeth Hoover, Mohawk
Secretary, NAFSA
Manning Assistant Professor, American Studies at Brown University
elizabeth_m_hoover@brown.edu
Jon Matthews, Nez Perce (Nimiipuu)
Treasurer, NAFSA
Chief Financial Officer, Colombia River Inter-Tribal Fish Commission
matj@critfc.org
Josie Chase, Mandan/Hidatsa Ihunktawanna/Hunkpa
Board At-Large, NAFSA
Consultant /Director Horse Nation Healing
jozc@wescomm.com
Dan Cornelius, Oneida
Board At-Large, NAFSA
Technical Assistance Specialist for the Great Lakes Region, Intertribal Ag. Council
dan@IndianAgLink.com
Roy Kady, Dine
Board At-Large, NAFSA
Navajo-Churro Sheep Presidium
roykady@outlook.com
Gloria Skeet, Dine
Board At-Large, NAFSA
Leadership Council
Terrie Bad Hand, Italian-Cherokee
Leadership Council Member, NAFSA
Director, Taos County Economic Development Corporation
tcedc@tcedc.org
Clayton Brascoupe, Mohawk
Leadership Council Member, NAFSA
Executive Director, Native American Traditional Farmers Association
tnafa_org@yahoo.com
Les Brown
Leadership Council Member, NAFSA
villageevents@gmail.com
Terrol Johnson, Tohono O’odham
Leadership Council Member, NAFSA
Executive Director, Tohono O’odham Community Action
tdewj@yahoo.com
Winona LaDuke, Anishinaabe
Leadership Council Member, NAFSA
Executive Director, Honor the Earth
winonaladuke1@gmail.com
Pati Martinson, French-Lakota
Leadership Council Member, NAFSA Director
Taos County Economic Development Corporation
tcedc@tcedc.org
Loretta Barrett Oden, Potawatomi
Leadership Council Member, NAFSA
Chef
shedreams2@me.com
Tristan Reader
Leadership Council Member, NAFSA
Assistant Professor of Practice American Indian Studies, University of Arizona
treader@email.arizona.edu
Adae Romero, Cochiti/Kiowa
Leadership Council Member, NAFSA
Associate Director of Research, First Nations Development Institute
vena.adae@gmail.com
Elvera Sargent, Mohawk Nation of Akwesasne
Leadership Council Member, NAFSA
Manager, Friends of the Akwesasne Freedom School
bela@westelcom.com