Our Team
Board of Directors
NICWA is a membership organization with an all-Native board of directors elected by the membership. The board meets quarterly to set the budget, policies, program plans, and advocacy direction of the organization. The board maintains several standing committees (Executive, Fundraising, Governance, Program, and Public Policy) that conduct the board’s business and provide guidance and oversight of specific areas of work.
Officers
President
Angela Connor (Choctaw)
Child and Family Program Specialist, Children’s Bureau/Administration of Children and Families
Vice President
Alex Wesaw (Pokagon Band of Potawatomi)
Director, Huntington National Bank
Secretary
Aurene Martin (Bad River Band of Lake Superior Chippewa)
Managing Partner, Spirit Rock
Treasurer
Brad Earl (Nez Perce descent)
Assistant Superintendent of Operations, Medford School District
Members
Teressa Baldwin (Inupiaq)
Tribe Director, Native Village of Kiana
Mikah Carlos (Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community)
Tribal Councilwoman, Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community
Rose Domnick (Orutsararmiut Native Council)
Calricaraq Trainer/Consultant
Rochelle Ettawageshik (Little Traverse Bay Band of Odawa Indians)
Retired; Former Director of Native American Affairs, State of Michigan
Debra Foxcroft (Tseshaht)
Tseshaht First Nation Family & Child Services Consultant/Advisor
Charles Martin (Morongo Band of Mission Indians)
Tribal Council Chairman, Morongo Band of Mission Indians
Robert McGhee (Poarch Band of Creek Indians)
Tribal Council Vice Chairman, Poarch Band of Creek Indians
Robin Sigo (Suquamish Tribe)
Research and Strategic Development Director, Suquamish Tribe
Roxy Sprowl (Red Cliff Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians)
Student Assistant, Native American Affairs and Race Equity Division at Michigan Department of Health and Human Services, Children’s Services Administration
Gil Vigil, (Tesuque Pueblo)
Retired; Former Executive Director of Eight Northern Indian Pueblos Council
Stephanie Weldon (Yurok Tribe)
Director, Office of Tribal Affairs, California Department of Social Services
Steven Wilson Jr. (Oglala Sioux Tribe)
Lead Male Trainer, Wahwala Iyohlogya (Peaceful Means) Violence Prevention Center
Board of Trustees
John Shagonaby (Match-e-be-nash-she-wish Band of Pottawatomi Indians)
Allard Teeple (Bay Mills Indian Community)
Victor Rocha (Pechanga Band of Luiseño Indians)
Derek Valdo (Acoma Pueblo)
Funders
NICWA works hard to uphold the Indian Child Welfare Act and strengthen tribal child welfare. We collaborate with tribal and other governments, private foundations, and corporate funders, along with individual donors across the US and globally, to keep Native children and their families healthy and thriving.
Thank you to the following friends for their generous, unrestricted support.
- 303 Fundraiser
- Administration for Community Living, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
- Administration for Native Americans, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
- Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians
- Ak-Chin Indian Community
- American Indian College Fund
- American Leadership Forum of Oregon
- AMERIND
- Annie E. Casey Foundation
- Anonymous Foundation
- Baltimore Community Foundation
- Barona Band of Mission Indians
- Beacon High School Multicultural Club
- Beraten Software Corporation
- Canopy Credit Union
- CARF International
- Chickasaw Nation
- Children’s Funding Project
- Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde
- Coushatta Tribe of Louisiana
- Doris Duke Foundation
- Eaglesun
- First Nations Development Institute
- Ford Foundation
- G.A. Jr. and Kathryn M. Buder Charitable Foundation
- Gun Lake Investments
Health Resources and Services Administration, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services - Henry Luce Foundation
- Inatai Foundation
- Johnson Scholarship Foundation
- Kindertransport Association
- M.J. Murdock Charitable Trust
- Match-E-Be-Nash-She-Wish Band of Pottawatomi Indians
- May & Stanley Smith Charitable Trust
- Miccosukee Tribe of Indians of Florida
- Molina Healthcare of Washington, Inc.
- Morongo Casino Resort & Spa
- Muckleshoot Indian Tribe
- Multicultural Business Resource Group of American Family Insurance
- National Philanthropic Trust
- Native American Rights Fund
- Nottawaseppi Huron Band of the Potawatomi
- Oneida Nation of Wisconsin
- Our Children Oregon
- Pechanga Band of Indians
- Poarch Band of Creek Indians
- Ponca Tribe of Nebraska
- Portland Trail Blazers
- Promo Ninja
- Sac and Fox Nation
- Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe
- Samson Cree Nation
- Seminole Tribe of Florida
- Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community
- Shingle Springs Band of Miwok Indians
- Spirit Mountain Community Fund
- Spirit Rock Consulting LLC
- SRC Inc.
- Suquamish Tribe
- TASTE of Equity
- The Huntington National Bank
- The McSweeny Family Foundation, Inc.
- The Pokemon Company International
- Thomson Reuters
- Trillium Community Health Plan
- U.S. Bank Foundation
- United Auburn Indian Community
- United Native American Organization
- University of Washington
- Yuhaaviatam of San Manuel