BOARD OF TRUSTEES

Click on the names below for a brief biography of each member

	Loren Kieve (Cherokee) Chair – San Francisco, California Kieve is the principal of Kieve Law Offices, a practice that focuses on complex domestic and international disputes and legal problems.
	Jeanne Givens (Coeur D’Alene), Vice Chair - Coeur D' Alene, Idaho Givens is an educator, former Idaho State Representative and former chair of the board of trustees at IAIA.
	Georgianna Ignace (Menominee), Secretary – Brookfield, Wisconsin Ignace is a former teacher, public relations consultant, and president of the board of directors for the Menominee Nation Tribal College.
	Barbara Davis Blum, Treasurer – Washington, D.C. Davis Blum is the president of BDB Investment Partnership in Washington D.C. and was the deputy administrator of the United States Environmental Protection Agency.
	Allen Carrier, Member at Large – Los Angeles, California Carrier is the managing partner of the public relations firm Michael Darling and Associates.
	Perry R Eaton (Koniagmuit/Alutiiq) - Kodiak Island, Alaska Eaton is the president and chief executive officer of Alaska Village Initiatives, formerly the Community Enterprise Development Corporation.
	Sonya Keliher-Combs (Athabascan/Inupiaq) - Anchorage, Alaska Kelliher-Combs is a professional artist who lives and works in Anchorage, Alaska.
	Brenda L. Kingery – (Chickasaw) - Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Kingery is a professional artist who seeks to put her life on canvas.
	Julie E. Kitka (Chugach) - Anchorage, Alaska Kitka currently serves as president of the Alaska Federation of Natives.
	Kristine Miller - Boulder, Colorado Miller is a partner in Holland and Hart's Boulder, Colorado office focusing her legal practice on trademark, copyright, and marketing and promotions law.
	Lisa G. Nason (Inupiat) – Anchorage, Alaska Nason is the owner of a flourishing florist shop and works with corporate and tribal programs to develop their artistic talent for floral design.
	James D. Santini – Washington, D.C. Santini is the Washington, D.C. representative for the National Tour Association and the Conference of National Park Concessionaires and he formerly served four terms in the U.S. House of Representatives between 1975 and 1986.

EX-OFFICIO MEMBERS:

Kimberly Teehee (For the Honorable Dale Kildee)
U.S. Representative, Michigan





Michael G. Anderson (For the Honorable Don Young)
U.S. Representative, Alaska