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
Dave PaceIIa
Website Manager
Public Education
Dina Horwedel, J.D.
Director of Public Education and Communications
Colleen Billiot
(United Houma Nation)
Public Education Coordinator
Operations
Tammy Miller-Carlson, CPA
Chief Financial and Operations Officer
Cherylynn Tsikewa
(Zuni Pueblo)
Assistant to the Chief Financial and Operations Officer
Anna Luthens
Director of Human Resources
Jaci Deitrick
(Cherokee)
Human Resources Associate
Kevin Maier
Front Desk and Accounting Coordinator
Megan Thoms
Data Services Manager
Michael Pupkin
IT Help Desk Technician
Moustapha Fall
IT Manager
Sharon Hurley
Data Services Coordinator
Steve Miller
Senior Accountant
Yasaman Parks
Accountant
Programs
Emily White Hat, J.D.
(Sicangu Lakota)
Vice President, Programs
Aleks Humeyumptewa
(Hopi)
Assistant to VP, Programs
Bridget Skenadore
(Diné)
Program Officer, Native Arts and Culture
Cassandra Harden
(Diné)
Senior Program Coordinator, Indigenous Early Childhood Education
Erin Griffin
(Sisseton-Wahpeton Oyate)
Senior Program Officer, Programs
Gerry Himmelreich
(Bois Forte Ojibwe)
Program Officer, Computer Science Initiative
Hannah Gonzales
Program Administrator, TCU Programs
Kai Teague
Program Officer, Environmental Stewardship
Leona Antoine
(Sicangu Lakota Oyate)
Education Specialist
Research, Evaluation, and Faculty Development
David Sanders, Ph.D.
(Oglala Lakota)
Vice President, Research, Evaluation and Faculty Development
Autumn Moore
Database Associate
Crystal LoudHawk-Hedgepeth
(Diné)
Senior Program Officer, Research
Deborah Wheeler
Program Officer, Building TCU Transfer Pathways – Healthcare and Education
Erik Dutilly
Research and Evaluation Associate
Heidi Normandin
Program Officer, Faculty Development
Raj Moona
Database Administrator and Analyst
Rebecca Garvoille, Ph.D.
Director Organizational Learning
Resource Development
NancyJo Houk
Chief Marketing and Development Officer
Dana Bunker
Assistant to CMDO and Events Coordinator
Aaron Smith
Assistant Director of Major Gifts
Aly Thomas
Senior Coordinator, Constituent Services
Amita Manandhar
Senior Coordinator Web Marketing and Graphic Design
Amy Hartenstine
Major Gifts Officer
Dan Khouri
Gift Officer Associate
Elissa Regan
Senior Manager, Direct Response
Elizabeth Russell
Manager, Corporate Partnerships
Emi Deguchi
Senior Planned Giving Officer
Heather Sabo
Prospect Researcher and Management Associate
Jamie Schwartz
Senior Director of Major Gifts
Janna Stieg
Senior Major Gifts Officer
Jessica Carlson
Development Coordinator, Major Gifts and Planned Giving
Justine Leininger
Resource Development Coordinator, Corporate Partnerships
Karen Cheung
Director of Marketing
Kim Williams
Senior Community Outreach, Senior Coordinator
Liana Epstein
Gift Officer Associate
Mackenzie Parker
Senior Manager Major Gifts, Grants
Natasha LaRose
Major Gift Officer
Seth Bass
Marketing and Data Analytics Manager
Ted Downum
Grant Writer and Researcher
Student Success Services
Tiffany Gusbeth
(Northern Cheyenne)
Vice President, Student Success Services
Adrianna Tso
(Diné (Navajo)/Chiricahua Apache)
Coach
Amber Grant
Career Readiness Coach
Ben Molzhon
Program Administrator, Engagement and Communications
Daniel Sauve
(St. Regis Mohawk)
Senior Scholarship Coordinator
Delphina Thomas
Student Engagement and Communications Coordinator
Erin Redshirt
(Sicangu/Oglala Lakota)
Program Assistant, College Access and Success
Jack Soto
(Diné/Cocopah)
Senior Program Manager for Career Readiness and Employment
Jonathan Breaker
(Siksika Nation of Blackfoot Confederacy and Plains Cree)
Program Officer, TCU Programs
Juan Ruiz
Scholarships Manager
Julio Barron
College Success Coach
Kaylyn Flowers
Administrative Assistant, Scholarships
Kelley Mitchell
(Diné)
Program Administrator, Student Success
Krystyna Cisneros
Administrative Assistant
Lisa Silverstein, Ph.D.
Senior Program Officer, College Success
Loyola Rankin
(Navajo Nation, Diné)
Coach
Sandy Packo
(Iñupiaq)
College Readiness Program Administrator
Nicolette Weston
(Oglala Sioux Tribe)
Program Administrator, Transfers and Admissions
