BOARD OF TRUSTEES

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

Loren Kieve, Chair – San Francisco, California
Member of the Cherokee Nation in Oklahoma, Attorney for Quinn Emanuel.

Barbara Davis Blum, Treasurer – Washington, D.C.
President of BDB Investment Partnership in Washington D.C. and was the Deputy Administrator of the United States Environmental Protection Agency.



Allen Carrier – Los Angeles, California
Managing partner of the public relations firm of Michael Darling and Associates.

Lisa G. Nason – Anchorage, Alaska
Inupiat from Alaska, a business owner of a florist shop. She works with corporate and tribal programs to develop their artistic talent for floral design.

Georgianna Ignace– Brookfield, Wisconsin
A member of the Menominee Tribe, a former teacher, Public Relations Consultant, and President of the Board of Directors for the Menominee Nation Tribal College

Jeanne Givens– Coeur D’Alene, Idaho
Member of the Coeur D’Alene Tribe, educator, former Idaho State Representative, Chair of the Board of Trustees at IAIA.

James D. Santini – Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C. representative for the National Tour Association and the Conference of National Park Concessionaires. He served four terms in the U.S. House of Representatives between 1975 and 1986.

Perry R Eaton – Alutiiq – Kodiak Island
Biography coming soon.