Class of 2023
Washington, DC
McKenna Green
Lac Courte Oreilles Band of Lake Superior
(She/Her/Hers)
Master of Science in Writing with specialization in Marketing, Portland State University
Minneapolis, MN
Heidi Perkins
Tlingit
(She/Her/Hers)
Bachelor of Business Administration, Queens University of Charlotte
Soldotna, AK
Gavin Holzworth
Cherokee Nation
(He/Him/His)
MBA, Oklahoma State University
Oklahoma City, OK
Leilani Wesley
Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians
(She/Her/Hers)
AB in Economics; Minor in Education; Citation in Spanish, Harvard University
Somerton, AZ and Choctaw, MS
Remington Schneider
Omaha Tribe of Nebraska
(He/Him/His)
BA, Environmental Policy and International Studies, Bowling Green State University
Cincinnati, OH
Ashley Davis
Big Sandy Rancheria
(She/Her/Hers)
Bachelor of Arts, Tribal Governance and Business Management, Northwest Indian College
Bellingham, WA and Auberry, CA
Phyllip Thomas
Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation
(He/Him/His)
BA in Liberal Studies (Political Science/Economics), Pace University
Mashantucket, CT
Randy Estrin
Tlingit & Haida
(He/Him/His)
Bachelor of Business Administration, Haskell Indian Nations University
Ketchikan, AK
Bobby “Trae” Trousdale
Citizen Potawatomi Nation
(He/Him/His)
Master of Public Administration and MA in Native American Studies, University of Oklahoma
Tecumseh, OK
Kamren Apache
Navajo Nation
(She/Her/Hers)
BS, Business Administration- Management, Haskell Indian Nations University
Alamo Navajo Indian Reservation, NM
James HorseChief
Osage Nation
(He/Him/His)
MBA, University of Colorado Boulder, Leeds School of Business
Albuquerque, NM
Christi Merrick
Omaha Tribe of Nebraska
(She/Her/Hers)
Bachelor of Business Administration & Management, Bellevue University
Walthill, NE
Class of 2022
Seattle, WA
Will Paisley
Navajo, Blackfeet
(He/They)
M.A., Policy, Organization, and Leadership Studies,, Stanford University
Lake Tapps, WA
Smith Briggs
Rincon Band of Luiseño Indians
(He/Him/His)
B.S., Finance,
Point Loma Nazarene University
Auburn, CA
Rachel Watson
Citizen Potawatomi Nation
(They/Them, Ey/Em)
M.S.Ed, Education, Culture and Society,
University of Pennsylvania
Oklahoma City, OK
Rory Wheeler
Seneca Nation
(He/Him/His)
B.A., Political Science/Pre-Law, Niagara University
Seneca Nation Cattaraugus Territory, Irving, NY
Jalaney Suppah
The Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs
(She/Her/Hers)
Warm Springs, OR
Liz Spencer
PAWNEE NATION OF OKLAHOMA
(She/Her/Hers)
B.B.A., Management Information Systems,
University of Oklahoma
Wichita, KS
Kyler McGillis
TURTLE MOUNTAIN BAND OF CHIPPEWA INDIANS
(He/Him/His)
B.B.A., Marketing & Management,
University of Jamestown
Belcourt, ND
Jaycee McLean
CHOCTAW NATION OF OKLAHOMA
(She/Her/Hers)
M.B.A., Southeastern Oklahoma State University
Durant, OK
Aaron Eyachabbe
CHICKASAW NATION
(He/Him/His)
B.B.A., Management Information Systems & Operations Management, The University of New Mexico
Kellyville, OK / Norman, OK
Tristen Flying Horse
STANDING ROCK SIOUX TRIBE
(He/Him/His)
B.A., Business Administration,
Sitting Bull College
McLaughlin, SD
Class of 2019
Mystic Lake, MN
Raquel Anakalea
Bishop Paiute Tribe, Shoshone-Bannock Tribes, Kanaka Maoli (Native Hawaiian)
Juris Doctor, University of New Mexico School of Law
Payahuunadu (Bishop, CA)
Ariel Farinango
Native Inca (Quechua)
B.A., Finance,
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Chicago, IL
Ashleigh Fixico
Muscogee (Creek) Nation
B.A., Government; Native American Studies modified with Hispanic Studies
Dartmouth College
Seminole, OK
Kevin O'Neal-Smith
Tlingit (Alaska Native), Jilḵáat Ḵwáan
B.A., Economics
Fort Lewis College
Juneau, AK
Kyrsha Balderas
Meskwaki Nation (Sac & Fox Tribe of the Mississippi in Iowa)
B.A., Sociology
Coe College
Cedar Rapids, IA
Justice Oglesby
Navajo Nation
B.A., Business Administration/Corporate Finance,
Colorado State University
Albuquerque, NM
Sophie Tiger
Comanche Nation of Oklahoma, Standing Rock Sioux Tribe
B.A., Political Science, Native American Studies
University of Oklahoma
Cache, OK and Wakpala, SD
Kirstin VanDyke
Oneida Nation, Osage Nation, Cherokee Nation
B.A., Criminal Justice,
University of Wisconsin – Stout
Green Bay, WI
Class of 2018
New Orleans, LA
Joshua Emerson
Navajo Nation
B.A., Economics
Fort Lewis College
Phoenix/Tucson, AZ
Jordan Oglesby
Navajo Nation
Juris Doctor, University of New Mexico School of Law
B.B.A., Finance,
University of New Mexico, Anderson School of Management
Albuquerque, NM
Jessica Bradby
Pamunkey Indian Tribe
B.A. Sociology
Fort Lewis College
King William, VA
Jorge Martinez
Mazahua, Mixtec
B.A., Science and Society,
Brown University
San Gabriel Valley, CA
Ancestral homes: Loma Pueblo in San Felipe del Progreso, State of Mexico
Vergel Pueblo in Santiago Yosondúa, La Mixteca, Oaxaca
Joshua Bertalotto
Tunica-Biloxi Tribe of Louisiana
B.A. Sociology
Johns Hopkins University
Hamburg, LA
Class of 2017
San Francisco, CA
Brandon Kapena Baptista
Kanaka Maoli (Native Hawaiian)
B.A., Music and Social Anthropology, Harvard University
Lala Forrest
Pit River Tribe
B.S., Physiology and Neuroscience,
University of California – San Diego
Mariah Gladstone
Blackfeet Nation, Cherokee Nation
M.S., Environmental Science,
SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry
B.S., Earth and Environmental Engineering,
Columbia University
Alana Laanui
Kanaka Maoli (Native Hawaiian)
B.A., Political Science
University of Portland
Keith Martinez
Oglala Sioux Tribe
B.A., Communication
Villanova University
Taylor Miller
Navajo Nation
B.A., Public Policy
Duke University