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
Robert Cook
Oglala Lakota
Board Member (06/09)
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6690 Leisure Lane
Summerset, SD 57718


Office: 605-673-4681
Residence: (605) 718-7302
Cell: (605)545-0261
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E-Mail: cookrob@rap.midco.net
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VICE PRESIDENT
Robin Butterfield
Winnebago/Chippewa
Board Member (06/09)
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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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PRESIDENT-ELECT
Patricia Whitefoot
Yakama/Dine’
Board Member (08/11)
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Toppenish School District
306 Bolin Drive
Toppenish, WA 98948


Office: 509.865.8293
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Fax: 509.865.8098
E-Mail: pwhitefoot@toppenish.wednet.edu
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TREASURER
Kevin Killer
Oglala Lakota
Student Board Member (08/09)
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P.O. BOx 322
Pine Ridge, SD 57770

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E-Mail: kevinck04@yahoo.com
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SECRETARY
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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E-Mail: MOWakwak@sde.idaho.gov
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BOARD MEMBER
Shawn Malia Kana'iaupuni, PhD
Native Hawaiian
Board Member (07/10)
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Director, Public Education Support Division
Kamehameha Schools
567 South King St.
Honolulu, HI 96813


Office: 808-541-5365
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E-Mail: shkanaia@ksbe.edu
WebPage: www.ksbe.edu/spi


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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E-Mail: denny.hurtado@k12.wa.us
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BOARD MEMBER
Namakaokalani Rawlins
Native Hawaiian
Board Member (07/10)
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Luna Ho'okele 'Aha Punana Leo
96 Pu'uhonu Place
Hilo, HI 96720


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E-Mail: namaka@leoki.uhh.hawaii.edu
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BOARD MEMBER
Shirley Tuzroyluke
Tlingit/Nisga'a
Board Member (06/09)
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The Pathway Home
Traditional Cultural Administrator
4000 San Ernesto Avenue
Anchorage, Alaska 99508


Office: (907)729-5037
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Fax: (907) 792-5051
E-Mail: stuzroyluke@southcentralfoundation.com
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Board Member (08/11)
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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E-Mail: teresa96813@gmail.com
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BOARD MEMBER
Ryan Wilson
Oglala Lakota
Board Member (07/10)
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Director of the Northern Arapaho Council of Elders
P.O. Box 8300
Ethete, Wyoming 82520


Office: 307-335-8243
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E-Mail: r_lakota@hotmail.com
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STUDENT BOARD MEMBER
Skawenniio Barnes
Mohawk Nation
Board Member (08/11)
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367 Elm Street, Apt 304
New Haven, CT 06511


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E-Mail: skawenniio.barnes@yale.edu
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