Meet Our Team

Board of Directors

Rodney Butler
Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation
President

VaRene Martin
Thlopthlocco Tribal Town
1st Vice President

Celina phair
Lummi Nation
2nd Vice President

Amy Minniear
Pechanga Band of Indians
Treasurer

Melanie Benjamin
Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe
Secretary

Cory Blankenship

Executive Director

Director of Tribal & Corporate Relations

Cody Harjo

Director of the NAFOA Institute

Missy Dunne

Director of Conferences and Events

Bettina Cecilia Gonzalez

Director of Communications

Dustin VanWinkle

Director of Operations

Nicholas Lovesee

Director of Policy

Jaycee Salling

Program Specialist

Marisa Joseph

Policy Specialist

Brianna Smith

Communications Coordinator