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

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

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

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

Operations

Tammy Miller-Carlson, CPA
Chief Financial and Operations Officer

Cherylynn T.
(Zuni Pueblo)
Assistant to the Chief Financial and Operations Officer

Anna L.
Director of Human Resources

Kevin M.
Accounting Technician

Kody M.
(Standing Rock Sioux Tribe)
HR Associate

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

Bridget S.
(Diné)
Program Officer, Native Arts and Culture

Cassandra H.
(Diné)
Program Officer TCU Programs

Drew G.
Director of Computer Science Programs

Hannah G.
Program Officer TCU Programs

Research, Evaluation, and Faculty Development

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

Crystal L-H. MSCS, MEd
(Diné)
Senior Program Officer, Research

Heidi N.
Senior Program Officer Faculty Development

Jackie G, MPH
Research and Evaluation Associate

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

Michael M.
Database Administrator and Analyst

Rebecca G, Ph.D.
Director Organizational Learning

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)
Coach

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)
Senior Scholarship Coordinator

Delphina T.
(Navajo)
Program Officer TCU Student Success

Erin R.
(Sicangu/Oglala Lakota)
Program Assistant, College Access and Success

Jack S.
(Diné/Cocopah)
Senior Program Manager for Career Readiness and Employment

Jena G.
(Sicangu Lakota)
College Readiness Associate

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

Amanda N-A, MPH, MPA
(Apsáalooke, Crow)
Scholarships Program Assistant

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

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

Philip H.
Administrative Assistant, Student Success Services

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

Taylor L.
(Maya)
Student Engagement and Communications Coordinator

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

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 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 Marketing

Karen L.
Data Management Coordinator

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

Maya L.
Development Coordinator, Major Gifts and Planned Giving

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

Sarah M.
Direct Response Marketing Manager

Shawn B.
Navajo (Dine)
Community Outreach Manager

Ted D.
Grants Manager

Verneatte P.
(Hopi Tribe)
Constituent Services Coordinator