NIEA BOARD

The NIEA board is made up of twelve (12) American Indian, Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian individuals from all across the country. The terms are for three years for General Board Members and two years for Student members with incoming board members selected during the annual convention.

President
Mary Jane Oatman -Wak Wak
Nez Perce
Board Member (08/11)
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Indian Education Coordinator
State Department of Education
PO Box 83720
Boise, ID 83720


Office: 208.332.6968
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President-Elect
Quinton Roman Nose
Cheyenne

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P.O. Box 38
Concho, OK

Office: (800) 247-4612
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Vice-President
Robin Butterfield
Winnebago/Chippewa
Board Member (10/13)
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National Education Association
1201 16th Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20036-3290


Office: (202) 822-7560
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Fax: (202)822-7633
E-Mail: rbutterfield@nea.org
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Secretary
Renee Holt
Navajo/Nez Perce/Delaware
Board Member (09/12)
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Graduate Staff Assistant
Diversity Education Office
Washington State University
Pullman, WA 99164

Office: (509)335.6718
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Treasurer
Dr. Star Oosahwe Yellowfish
Keetoowah Band of Cherokee
Board Member (09/12)
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Administrator, Native American Student Services
Title VII and JOM Indian Education


Office: (405) 587-0356
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E-Mail: elyellowfish@okcps.org
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Board Member
Denny Hurtado
Skokomish Indian Tribe
Board Member (08/11)
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Indian Education Director
PO Box 47200
Olympia, WA


Office: 360.725.6160
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Board Member
Dr. Walter Kahumoku
Native Hawaiian
Board Member (10/13)
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Kamehameha Schools
567 S. King St., Suite 301
Hilo, HI 96813

Office: 808-534-8177
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Board Member
Dr. Teresa Makuakane Drechsel
Native Hawaiian
Board Member (08/11)
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2230 Kapahu St.
Honolulu, HI 96813


Office: 808.271.0724
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Board Member
Heather Shotton, Ph.D.
Wichita and Affiliated Tribes
Board Member (10/13)
Professor of Native American Studies
University of Oklahoma
633 Elm Ave, Room 285
Norman, OK 73019

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Board Member
Patricia Whitefoot
Yakama/Dine’
Board Member (08/11)
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Toppenish School District
306 Bolin Drive
Toppenish, WA 98948


Office: 509.865.8073
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Student Board Member
Krista Goudy-Sutterlict
Yakama
Student Board Member (10/12)


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Student Board Member
Natalie Youngbull
Southern Cheyenne and Arapaho
Student Board Member (10/12)
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