Employees

Meet The American Indian College Fund Team

The College Fund places its mission at the core of everything we do and how we do it. Our team is focused on creating and improving opportunity for Native individuals and communities who need it most. We thrive in our dedication to accomplishing our work together as a whole team.

President’s Team

Cheryl Crazy Bull
(Sicangu Lakota)
President and Chief Executive Officer

Aderet A.
Assistant to the President’s Office – Events and Administration

Taylor L.
(Maya)
Web and Digital Content Coordinator

Carrie B.
Board of Trustees Liaison and Senior Manager – President’s Office

Dave P.
Web Admin

Public Education

Dina Horwedel, J.D.
Senior Director, Public Education and Communications

Colleen B.
(United Houma Nation)
Public Education and Communications Associate

Jessie C.
Public Education and Communications Associate/Multimedia

Operations

Tammy Miller-Carlson, CPA
Chief Financial and Operations Officer

Cherylynn T.
(Zuni Pueblo)
Front Desk Administrator

Kevin M.
Accounting Technician

Kody M.
(Standing Rock Sioux Tribe)
HR Associate

Megan Z.
(Dakota (Sioux), Chicana)
Assistant to Chief Financial & Operations Officer

Megan T.
Data Control Manager

Michael P.
IT Help Desk Technician

Moustapha F.
IT Manager

Sharon H.
Senior Coordinator Data Control

Shelby T.
(Northern Cheyenne)
Front Desk and Data Entry Coordinator

Steve M.
Senior Accountant

Yasaman P.
Senior Accountant

Zīle H.
(Hopi)
Office and Building Manager

Programs

Emily White Hat, J.D.
(Sicangu Lakota)
Vice President, Programs

Aleks H.
(Hopi)
Assistant to VP, Programs

Andrea M.
(Crow Creek Sioux)
Program Officer, Environmental Stewardship

Cassandra H.
(Diné)
Senior Program Officer, TCU Programs

Drew G.
Director, TCU Computer Science Program

Hannah G.
Program Officer, TCU Programs

Melanie A.
(Kaibab Paiute)
Program Officer, Native Arts and Culture

Research, Evaluation, and Faculty Development

David Sanders, Ph.D.
(Oglala Lakota)
Vice President, Research, Evaluation and Faculty Development

Crystal L.-H. MSCS, MEd
(Diné)
Director, Research

Elijah C.
(Pascua Yaqui)
Data Systems and Sovereignty Specialist

Heidi N.
Senior Program Officer, Faculty Development

Jackie G., MPH
Research and Evaluation Specialist

Kayla A.-S., EdD
(Standing Rock Sioux Tribe)
Research and Evaluation Specialist

Michael M.
Database Administrator and Analyst

Rebecca G., Ph.D.
Director, Organizational Learning and Impact

RJ M.
(Chippewa, Mandan, Hidatsa)
Program Coordinator, Faculty Development

Taylor L.
(Pueblo of Laguna)
Post Baccalaureate Research and Evaluation Associate

Student Success Services

Tiffany Gusbeth
(Northern Cheyenne)
Vice President, Student Success Services

Adrianna T.
(Diné (Navajo)/Chiricahua Apache)
Program Associate, College Readiness

Alberta N.
(Diné)
Scholarship Program Assistant 

Alyssia A.
(Diné)
College Access and Success Program Assistant

Amanda N. A., MPH, MPA
(Apsáalooke, Crow)
Program Coordinator, Scholarships

Annamarie S.
Program Administrator, Career Readiness and Employment

Autumn W. E.
(Oglala Lakota and Turtle Mountain Band of Anishinaabe)
Program Officer, TCU Student Success

Brittany T.
(Navajo/Dine’)
Program Administrator, College Readiness

Daniel S.
(St. Regis Mohawk)
Scholarship Manager

Delphina T.
(Navajo)
Program Officer, TCU Student Success

Erin R.
(Sicangu/Oglala Lakota)
Program Associate, College Success

Jonathan B.
(Siksika Nation of Blackfoot Confederacy and Plains Cree)
Program Officer, TCU Programs

Juan R.
Senior Program Officer, Scholarships Management

Kelley M.
(Diné)
Senior Program Officer, College Success

Lara N. B.
(Arikara, Hidatsa, Oglala)
College Success Coach

Lisa S, Ph.D.
Senior Program Officer, TCU Capacity for Student Success

Loyola R.
(Navajo Nation, Diné)
Program Administrator, College Success

Mariah P., CHES
(Navajo Nation, Diné)
Program Administrator, Student Engagement and Communications

Nicolette W.
(Oglala Sioux Tribe)
Program Administrator, Transfers and Admissions

Philip H.
Assistant to Vice-President, Student Success Services

Shawn B. 
Program Associate, College Success

Taylor K.
(Three Affiliated Tribes)
Programs Coordinator, TCU Student Success

Verónica R. H., MA/PSM
(Chiricahua Apache)
Program Officer, Career Readiness and Employment TCU Student Programs

Resource Development

NancyJo Houk
Chief Marketing and Development Officer

Aaron S.
Director of Major Gifts, Strategic Partnerships, and Grants Operations

Aly T.
Senior Coordinator, Constituent Services

Amy H.
Major Gifts Officer

Andrew M.
Constituent Services Coordinator

Ava K.
Associate Digital Designer

Cait McG.
Associate Major Gifts Officer

Crystal Y.
Major Gifts Officer

Dan K.
Major Gifts Officer

Dana B.
Assistant to CMDO and Events Coordinator

Elizabeth H.
Grants Writer and Researcher

Elizabeth R.
Senior Manager, Corporate Partnerships

Emi D.
Director Planned Giving

Ethan K.
Associate Digital Writer/Editor

Heather S.
Prospect Researcher and Management Associate

Jamie S.
Senior Director of Major Gifts

Janna S.
Assistant Director Major Gifts Portfolio Management

Karen C.
Director of Donor Experience

Karen L.
Data Management Coordinator

Leeanna T.
(Thlopthlocco Tribal Town, Muscogee Nation, and Comanche Nation)
Grants Writer Researcher

Maya L.
Senior Coordinator, Major Gifts and Grants

Natasha LR.
(Chippewa Cree/Lakota/Dakota)
Major Gifts Officer

Sam H.
Marketing Manager

Sarah M.
Direct Response Marketing Manager