Education Summit

Joe Anderson
Board of Directors
Montana Indian Education Association
2109 Broadway
Helena, MT 59601
(406) 324-2252
joanderson@helena.k12.mt.us  

Honorable Shannon Augare
State Representative
State Capitol
P.O. Box 200400
Helena, MT  59620
(406) 444-4800
shannonjaugare@aol.com

Honorable Karen Leinani Awana
State Representative
Hawaii State Capitol, Room 319
415 South Beretania Street
Honolulu, HI  96813
(808) 586-8465
repawana@capitol.hawaii.gov

Casey Barrs
Research Analyst
Montana Legislative Services
State Capitol
P.O. Box 201706
Helena, MT  59620
(406) 444-3064
cbarrs@mt.gov

Honorable Ray Begaye
State Representative
State Capitol, Room 413C
Santa Fe, NM  87503
(505) 986-4248
ray.begaye@nmlegis.gov

Dennis Bercier
Former State Senator
P.O. Box 1209
Belcourt, ND  58316
701-477-7810
dbercier@tm.edu

Honorable Scott Big Horse
State Representative
State Capitol
2300 N. Lincoln Blvd., Room 316
Oklahoma City, OK 73105
(405) 557-7322
scottbighorse@sbcgobal.net

Honorable Norma Bixby
State Representative
State Capitol
P.O. Box 200400
Helena, MT 59620
(406) 444-4800
norma@rangeweb.net

Larry Blacksmith
Cabinet Head
Apsáalooke Nation Education Department
Executive Branch – Crow Tribe
Crow Agency, MT  59022
(406) 638-3896
larryb@crownations.net

Sandra Boham
Director
Indian Education, Great Falls Public Schools
1100 6th Avenue South
Great Falls, MT 59405
(406) 268-7340
mailto:sandra-boham@gfps.kiz.mt.us

Honorable Jim Bradford
State Representative
State Capitol
500 East Capitol
Pierre, SD  57501
(605) 441-8805
rep.bradford@state.sd.us

Honorable Talmadge Branch
State Delegate
6 Bladen Street
House Office Building, Room 151
Annapolis, MD 21401
(410) 841-3398, (301) 858-3398
Talmadge.Branch@house.state.md.us

Kristina A. Brucia Davis
Field Director
Office of Senator Max Baucus
113 3^rd Street North
Great Falls, MT  59401
(406) 761-1574
Kristina_davis@baucus.senate.gov

Robin Butterfield
Senior Liaison, Minority Community Outreach
National Education Association
1201 16th Street, NW, Ste. 414
Washington, DC  20036-3290
(202) 833-4000
rbutterfield@nea.org

Kelly Chapman
Executive Vice President, Chief of Foundation Activities
Student Assistance Foundation
2500 Broadway
Helena, MT  59601-4901
(406) 495-7390
kchapman@safmt.org

Honorable Mele Carroll
State Representative
Hawaii State Capitol, Room 405
415 South Beretania Street
Honolulu, HI 96813
(808) 586-6790
repcarroll@capitol.hawaii.gov

Angela Collins
Indian Education Implementation Specialist
Office of Public Instruction
P.O. Box 202501
Helena, MT 59620-2501
(406) 444-0708
angelic@mt.gov

Tom Collins
Social Studies Content Specialist, Native American Content Specialist
Wyoming Department of Education
2020 Grand Avenue, Suite 500
Laramie, WY 82070-4382
(307) 777-3493
tcolli@educ.state.wy.us

Amy Croover
Flathead Field Representative
Office of U.S. Senator John Tester
1845 Highway 93, South, Ste. 210
Kalispell, MT  59901
(406) 257-3360
amy_croover@tester.senate.gov

Eric Feaver
President
MEA-MFT
1232 E. 6th Avenue
Helena, MT  59601
(406) 442-0570
efeaver@mea-mft.org

Mariah Friedlander
Student Representative
Montana Indian Education Association
P.O. Box 876
Pablo, MT  59855
406-249-5312
Anita_Bigspring@skc.edu

Everall Fox
Director of Indian Education
Billings Public Schools
415 North 30th
Billings, MT  59101
(406) 247-3765
mailto:fox@billings.k12.mt.us

Willard Sakiestewa Gilbert
President Elect
National Indian Education Association
110 Maryland Ave., NE, Ste 104
Washington, DC  20000
(202) 544-7290 or (928) 523-7107
Willard.gilbert@nau.edu

Honorable W. Patrick Goggles
State Representative
State Capitol
Cheyenne, WY  82002
(307) 777-7852
pgoggles@wyoming.com

B.J. Granbery
Division Administrator and Title I Director
Division of Educational Opportunity and Equity
Office of Public Instruction
P.O. Box 202501
Helena, MT  59620-2501
(406) 444-4420
bgranbery@mt.gov

Honorable Faye P. Hanohano
State Representative
State Capitol, Rm 303
415 South Beretania Street
Honolulu, HI 96813
(808) 586-6530
rephanohano@capitol.hawaii.gov

Lynn Hinch
Assistant Division Administrator
Indian Education Division
Montana Office of Public Instruction
P.O. Box 202501
Helena, MT  59620
lhinch@mt.gov

David Hoffman
Director of External Affairs
PPL Montana
825 Great Northern Blvd., Ste. 303
Helena, MT  59601
(406) 457-5300
mdhoffman@pplweb.com

Deny S. Hurtado
Indian Education Supervisor
Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction
P.O. Box 47200
Olympia, WA 98504-7200
(360) 725-6160
denny.hurtado@k12.wa.us

Pat Jackson
Chief of Staff
Alaska State Legislature
State Capitol, Room 415
Juneau, AK 99801
(907) 465-4942
Pat_Jackson@legis.state.ak.us

Honorable Hal Jacobson
State Representative
4813 Highway 12 West
Helena, MT  59601
(406) 442-6740
haljacobsonhd54@bresnan.net

Honorable Joey Jayne
State Representative
State Capitol
P.O. Box 200400
Helena, MT 59620
(406) 444-4800
jayne57@hotmail.com

Evelyn Jefferson
Chairwoman
Lummi Indian Business Council
2616 Kwina Road
Bellingham, WA  98226
(360) 384-1478
evelynj@lummi-nsn.gov

Mike Jetty
Indian Education Specialist
Montana Office of Public Instruction
Box 202501
Helena, MT  59620-2501
(406) 444-0720
http://www.opi.mt.gov/

Honorable Carol Juneau
State Senator
State Capitol
P.O. Box 200400
Helena, MT  59620
(406) 444-4800
csjuneau@3rivers.net

Denise Juneau
Director of Indian Education
Montana Office of Public Instruction
P.O. Box 202501
Helena, MT  59620-9393
(406) 444-0720
djuneau@mt.gov

Darrell Robes Kipp
Director, Piegan Institute
P.O. Box 890
Browning, MT  59417
(406) 338-7548
piegan@3rivers.net

Honorable Sam Kitzenberg
State Senator
130 Bonnie Street, Apt. 1
Glasgow, MT 59230-2101
(406) 444-4800
sam@kitzenberg.net

Honorable Albert M. Kookesh
State Senator
AK State Capitol, Room 11
Juneau, AK  99801-1182
(907) 465-3473
senator_albert_kookesh@legis.state.ak.us

Cheryl Kulas
Executive Director
North Dakota Indian Affairs Commission
600 East Boulevard Avenue
1st Floor - Judicial Wing
Bismarck, ND 58505-0300
(701) 328-2432
ckulas@nd.gov

Mark Lambrecht
Regulatory Affairs Manager
PPL Montana
825 Great Northern Blvd., Ste. 303
Helena, MT  59601
(406) 457-5300
mrlambrecht@pplweb.com

Edmund Lano
Program Manager
New Mexico Public Education Department
Indian Education Division – Gallup Office
907 Metro-El Mercado Plaza
Gallup, NM 87301
(505) 722-0317
edmund.lano@state.nm.us

Valeria Littlecreek
Director of Tribal Affairs
Oklahoma State Department of Education
2500 N. Lincoln Blvd.
Oklahoma City, OK  73105-4899
(405) 522-1591
Valeria_littlecreek@sde.state.ok.us

Christopher Lohse
Director of Policy Research and Federal Liaison
Montana Office of Public Instruction
1227 11^th Ave., 2^nd Floor
P.O. Box 202501
Helena, MT  59620-2501
(406) 444-3449
Christopher_lohse@yahoo.com

Jan Lombardi
Governor's Education Policy Advisor
State Capitol
P.O. Box 200801
Helena, MT 59620-0801
(406) 444-9865
jlombardi@mt.gov

VerlieAnn Malina-Wright
President
National Indian Education Association
110 Maryland Ave., NE, Ste. 104
Washington, DC  20000
(202) 544-7290
vmalinawri@aol.com

Honorable Richard Marcellais
State Senator
RR1, Box 267A
Belcourt, ND  58316-9787
(701) 477-8985
rmarcellais@nd.gov

Honorable Ray McCarter
State Representative
State Capitol Address:
2300 N. Lincoln Blvd., Room 545
Oklahoma City, OK 73105
(405) 557-7405
RKM51@texhom.net

Honorable Linda McCulloch
Superintendent
Montana Office of Public Instruction
P.O. Box 202501
Helena, MT 59620-26501
(406) 444-3095
lmcculloch@mt.gov

Corrine McGuigan
Assistant Superintendent for
Research and Education Development
O.S.P.I.
600 Washington St., SE
Olympia, WA  98504-7200
(360) 725-6339
Brenda.lane@K12.wa.us

Sandy Merdinger
Director, Montana GEAR UP
P.O. Box 203201
Helena, MT 59620
(406) 444-0317
smerdinger@montana.edu

Honorable Mary Nelson
State Representative
Alaska State Capitol, Room 415
Juneau, AK  99801-1182
(907) 465-4942
Rep_Mary_Kapsner@legis.state.ak.us

Debora Norris
Indian Education Director
Arizona Department of Education
1535 W. Jefferson, Bin #21
Phoenix, AZ  85007
(602) 542-2784
dnorris@ade.az.gov

Yvonne Novack
Indian Education Supervisor
Minnesota Department of Education
1500 Highway 36 W
Roseville, MN 55113-4266
(651) 582-8838
yvonne.novack@state.mn.us

Mary Jane Oatman-Wak Wak
Indian Education Coordinator
Idaho Department of Education
P.O. Box 83720
(208) 332-6968
MDWakwak@sde.idaho.gov

Leon Oosahwe
Project Program Specialist
Arizona Department of Education
1535 W. Jefferson, Bin #21
Phoenix, AZ  85007
602-542-7460
leon.oosahwe@azed.gov

Linda G. Price
Director of Constituent Services
Congressman Denny Rehberg
1201 Grand Avenue #1
Billings, MT  59102
(406) 256-1369  (888) 232-2626
lindagprice@mail.house.gov

Jennifer Rackliff
Program Manager of Policy Research
National Congress of American Indians Policy Research Center
1301 Connecticut Ave., Ste. 200
Washington, DC  20036
(202) 466-7767
jrackliff@ncai.org

Ahniwake Rose
Policy Analyst for Health and Education Policy
National Congress of American Indians
1301 Connecticut Avenue, Ste. 200
Washington, DC 20036
(202) 466-7767
arose@ncai.org

Honorable Woodie W. Salmon
State Representative
Alaska State Capitol, Room 114
Juneau, AK 99801-1182
(907) 465-4527
rep_woodie_salmon@legis.state.ak.us

Joyce Silverthorne
Tribal Education Department National Assembly
P.O. Box 149
Dixon, MT  59831
(406) 675-2700
joyces@cskt.org

Honorable Veronica Small-Eastman
State Representative
State Capitol
P.O. Box 200400
Helena , MT 59620
(406) 444-4800
barvx@hotmail.com

Honorable Frank J. Smith
State Senator
State Capitol
P.O. Box 200400
Helena, MT 59620
(406) 444-4800
clairena@nemontel.net

Mandy Smoker-Broaddus
Indian Education Achievement Specialist
Montana Office of Public Instruction
P.O. Box 202501
Helena, MT 59620-26501
(406) 444-3013
mbroaddus@mt.gov

Mary Jane Standeart
Director
Head Start / State Collaboration Office
P.O. Box 202925
Helena, MT  59620
(406) 444-0589
mjstandaert@mt.gov

Carmen Taylor
Executive Director
National Indian School Board Association
P.O. Box 790
Polson, MT 59860
(406) 883-3603
carmen_taylor@skc.edu

Honorable Albert Tom
State Representative
1700 W. Washington, Room 335
Phoenix, AZ  85007
(602) 926-5862
atom@azleg.gov

Honorable Theresa B. Two Bulls
State Senator
500 East Capitol
Pierre, SD  57501
(605) 867-5958
ttwobulls@ostdps.org

Tina Wagner
Outreach Coordinator
Montana Guaranteed Student Loan Program
P.O. Box 203101
Helena, MT  59620
(406) 444-0350
twagner@mgslp.state.mt.us

Honorable John Ward
State Representative
State Capitol
P.O. Box 200400
Helena, MT  59620
(406) 458-5025
HD84ward@wmconnect.com

Dulce Whitford
Great Falls School District
Montana Indian Education Association
4702 Diana Drive
Great Falls, MT 59405
(406) 268-7410
Dulce_whitford@gfps.k12.mt.us

Anna Whiting -Sorrell
Governor's Policy Advisor on Families
State Capitol
P.O. Box 200801
Helena, MT 59620-0801
(406) 444-5554
awhiting-sorrell@mt.gov

Congressman Pat Williams
Center for the Rocky Mountain West
Milwaukee Station
Missoula, MT  59812
(406) 243-7700
Williams@crmw.org

Honorable Suzanne Williams
State Senator
State Capitol
200 E. Colfax
Denver, CO 80203
(303) 866-3432
suzanne.williams.senate@state.co.us

Honorable Jonathan Windy Boy
State Representative
State Capitol
P.O. Box 200400
Helena, MT  59620
(406) 444-4800
windyboy_j@yahoo.com

Suzi Wright
Legislative Policy Analyst for Education
Tulalip Tribes
8802 27th Avenue, NE
Tulalip, WA  98271
425-760-4279
swright@tulaliptribes-nsn.gov

NCSL Attendees
National Conference of State Legislatures
7700 East First Place
Denver, CO  80230
(303) 364-7700

Steffanie Clothier
Steffanie.clothier@ncsl.org

Doug Shinkle
Douglas.shinkle@ncsl.org

Linda Sikkema
Linda.sikkema@ncsl.org

Carlos Valverde
Carlos.valverde@ncsl.org

Sara Vitaska
Sara.vitaska@ncsl.org

Andrea Wilkins
Andrea.wilkins@ncsl.org