Employees
Meet The American Indian College Fund Team
President’s Team
Cheryl Crazy Bull
(Sicangu Lakota)
President and Chief Executive Officer
Carrie Basgall
Executive Assistant to President and CEO
Brittany Cruz
Senior Coordinator, Human Resources
Dave Pacella
Website Manager
Operations
Tammy Miller-Carlson, CPA
Chief Financial and Operations Officer
Cherylynn Tsikewa
(Zuni Pueblo)
Assistant to the Chief Financial and Operations Officer
Steve Miller
Senior Accountant
Yasaman Parks
Accountant
Veronica Schultz
Accountant/Building Manager/Benefits Administrator
JoAnna Thompson
Front Desk Administrator
Megan Thoms
Data Services Administrator
Sharon Hurley
Data Entry Specialist II
Doug Duniphin
IT Services Administrator
Minh Le
Help Desk Technician
Programs
Emily White Hat, J.D.
(Sicangu Lakota)
Vice President, Programs
Bridget Skenadore
(Diné)
Program Officer, Native Arts and Culture
Kendra Teague
Program Officer, Environmental Stewardship
Erin Griffin
(Sisseton-Wahpeton Oyate)
Program Officer, Indigenous Education
Hannah Gonzales
Program Coordinator, TCU Programs
Gerry Himmelreich
(Bois Forte Ojibwe)
Program Officer, Computer Science Initiative
Research, Evaluation and Faculty Development
David Sanders, Ph.D.
(Oglala Lakota)
Vice President, Research, Evaluation and Faculty Development
Aleks Humeyumptewa
(Hopi)
Administrative Assistant, Office of Research & Sponsored Programs, and Executive Office
Crystal LoudHawk-Hedgepeth
(Diné)
Research Associate
Rebecca Garvoille, Ph.D.
Research and Evaluation Associate
Cathy Noland
(Iñupiaq)
Program Officer, Faculty Development
Raj Moona
Database Administrator and Analyst
Tajammal Yasin
Research Fellow
Resource Development
NancyJo Houk
Chief Marketing and Development Officer
Jamie Schwartz
Director of Major Gifts
Karen Cheung
Director of Marketing
Jordan Cooper
Senior Grant Writer & Researcher
Mackenzie Parker
Major Gifts Grant Manager
Elissa Regan
Marketing Manager
Elizabeth Russell
Manager, Corporate Partnerships
Emi Deguchi
Senior Planned Giving Officer
Liana Epstein
Resource Development, Senior Coordinator
Aaron Smith
Assistant Director of Major Gifts
Kimberly Urish
Senior Major Gifts Officer
Janna Stieg
Senior Major Gifts Officer
Aly Thomas
CMDO Assistant
Ted Downum
Grant Writer and Researcher
Dan Khouri
Resource Development, Senior Coordinator
Amita Manandhar
Marketing Coordinator
Kim Williams
Community Outreach, Senior Coordinator
Justine Leininger
Resource Development Coordinator, Corporate Partnerships
TJ Martin
Donor Services Coordinator
Anya Morgan
Database Manager
Student Success Services
Tiffany Gusbeth
(Northern Cheyenne)
Senior Director of Student Success Services
David Bledsoe
Student Engagement & Communications Manager
Ben Molzhon
Engagement and Communications Coordinator
Cheryl DeGraff
(Potawatomi)
Scholarships Administrative Assistant
Amber Grant
Career Readiness Coach
Daniel Sauve
(St. Regis Mohawk)
Scholarships Coordinator
Alex Darling
(Navajo)
Student Success Coach
Cody Emrick
Scholarships Manager
Kelly LaChance
(Confederated Tribes of Siletz)
TCU Student Success Program Officer
Nicolette Weston
(Oglala Sioux Tribe)
Transfer & Admissions Coach
Micheleen Pennington
College Readiness Coach
Sadie Red Wing
(Spirit Lake Dakota Nation)
College Success Coach
Kelley Mitchell
(Diné)
Senior Student Success Coach
Jack Soto
(Diné/Cocopah)
Senior Program Manager for Career Readiness & Employment
Lisa Silverstein, Ph.D.
College Success, Senior Program Manager
Emma Miller
Programs Assistant, Native Pathways
Public Education
Dina Horwedel, Esq.
Director of Public Education and Communications