2006 Annual National Institute Participants
July 23 — 27, 2006

Sponsored by
W. K. Kellogg Foundation
Lumina Foundation for Education
Mohegan Sun
 
Mohegan Sun
Uncasville, CT

Abbott, Steven
Governing Council Executive Board Associate Director, Recruitment & Student Affairs
Harvard University Native American Program
John F. Kennedy School of Government
79 JFK Street
Cambridge, MA 02138
Office: 617-495-9058
Steven_abbott@ksg.harvard.edu
 
Amerson, Carla
Project Coordinator
Montana State University, Billings
Big Horn Teacher Projects (BHTP)
Indian Professional Development
1500 University Drive
Billings, MT 59101
Office: 406-896-5952
camerson@msubillings.edu
 
Aspaas, Poonam (Navajo)
Programming Coordinator
Dartmouth College
Native American Program
6037 Collis Center, Room 205C
Hanover, NH 03755-3586
Office: 603-646-2110
Poonam.Aspaas@dartmouth.edu
 
Bacon-Husband, Vicki
Assistant Director of Financial Aid
Dartmouth College
6024 McNutt Hall
Hanover, NH 03755
Office: 603-646-2453
Vicki.I.bacon-husband@dartmouth.edu
 
Baker, Natasha
Staff Assistant
Harvard University
79 John F. Kennedy Street
Cambridge, MA 02138
Office: 617-495-9918
Natasha_baker@ksg.harvard.edu
 
Baldwin, Omie (Dine)
Clinical Social Worker
University of Wisconsin - Madison
University Health Services, Counseling
& Consultation Services
115 North Orchard Street
Madison, WI 53715-1150
Office: 608-262-3687
obaldwi1@wisc.edu

Bartlett (McCormick), Marileen
Executive Director
Centre for Aboriginal Human Resource Development, Inc.
304-181 Higgins Avenue
Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada R3B 3G1
Office: 204-989-7112
mbartlett@abcentre.org
 
Bill, Nadine L. ( Upper Skagit )
PRESENTER
Visiting Administrative Fellow
Harvard University Native American Program
John F. Kennedy School of Government
79 JFK Street
Cambridge, MA 02138
Office: 617-384-9621
Nadine_bill@ksg.harvard.edu 
 
Bitsoi, LeManuel Lee (Navajo)
Director of Minority Training
Harvard University
FlyBase, Gelbart Lab
Department of Molecular & Cellular Biology
16 Divinity Avenue, Room 4093
Cambridge, MA 02138
Office: 617-496-7185
bitsoi@fas.harvard.edu
 
Chavez, Louise
Program Coordinator/PI
University of New Mexico/NINLHE
MSC02 1580, Hokona Hall, Room 320
1 University of New Mexico
Albuquerque, NM 87131-0001
Office: 505-277-2614
louisec@unm.edu
 
Cowan, Geni (Choctaw)
Professor
California State University, Sacramento
6000 "J" Street
Sacramento, CA 95819-6079
Office: 916-278-6154
gcowan@csus.edu
 
Crist, Mary, Ed.D. (Pikuni)
Dean, School of Education
California Baptist University
8432 Magnolia Avenue
Riverside, CA 92504
Office: 951-343-4267
mcrist@calbaptist.edu
 
Dunnagan Oliver, Erin ( Miami Nation of Indiana )
Manager, Student Recruitment/Retention
University of Wyoming
Dept 3168
1000 E. University Avenue
Laramie, WY 82070
Office: 307-766-6192
eoliver@uwyo.edu
 
Earle, Heather
Associate Director, Counseling and Human Development & Psychologist
Dartmouth College
7 Rope Ferry Rd.
Hanover, NH 03755
Office: 603-650-1839
Heather.A.Earle@Dartmouth.EDU
 
Ecklund, Timothy R.
PRESENTER
Associate Vice President for Campus Life
Buffalo State College
C.U. 222
1300 Elmwood Avenue
Buffalo, NY 14222
Office: 716-878-3506
eckluntr@buffalostate.edu
 
Ford, Marti (Inuit)
Dean, Aboriginal Education
Red River College
F116-2055 Notre Dame Avenue
Winnipeg, MB R3H 0J9
Office: 204-632-2534
mford@rrc.mb.ca
 
Fries, Candace (Seneca Nation)
NINLHE SPONSOR
Counselor/Advisor
University of Washington
373 Schmitz, Box 355845
Seattle, WA 98195
Office: 206-221-2843
cfries@u.washington.edu
 
Gilbert, Liz
Assistant Dean of Instruction
University of New Mexico, Gallup
200 College Road, Box 17
Gallup, NM 87301
Office: 505-863-7588
gilberte@gallup.unm.edu
 
Gong, Louie (Nooksack)
GED Instructor/NAS Instructor
Muckleshoot Tribal College
29811 Auburn Enumclaw Road SE
Auburn, WA 98092
Office: 253-876-3210
Louie.gong@muckleshoot.nsn.us
 
Grande, Sandy (Quechua)
Associate Professor
Connecticut College
Department of Education
270 Mohegan Avenue
New London, CT 06320
Office: 860-439-2760
smgra@conncoll.edu  
 
Hanitchak, Michael (Choctaw/Chicksaw)
Governing Council CHAIR
NINLHE SPONSOR
Director, Native American Program
Dartmouth College
6037 Collis Center, Room 2056
Hanover, NH 03755-3586
Office: 603-646-2110
michael.hanitchak@dartmouth.edu
 
HeavyRunner-PrettyPaint, Iris (Blackfeet/Crow)
PRESENTER
Co-Director of ROSNA (Research Opportunities in Science for Native Americans)
Office of Research & Development
Todd Building
University of Montana
Missoula, MT    59812
Office: 406-243-6350
iris.prettypaint@mso.umt.edu
 
Hepburn, Carolyn ( Fort Albany First Nation (Swampy Cree)
Director, Native Education & Training
Sault College of Applied Arts & Technology
Native Education & Training Program
443 Northern Avenue
Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario P6A 5L3
Office: 705-759-2554, ext. 2499
Carolyn.hepburn@saultcollege.ca
 
Jackson, Robert P. (Cherokee)
Director, Multicultural Recruitment
Yale University
PO Box 208234
New Haven, CT 06520 -8234
Office: 203-432-9316
Robert.p.jackson@yale.edu
 
Locklear, Brett A. (Lumbee)
Assistant Director
Office of Native American Student Affairs
Office of Hispanic Student Affairs
Department of Multicultural Student Affairs
North Carolina State University
1107 Pullen Hall, Box 7314
Raleigh, NC 27695
Office (919) 513-1351
Brett_Locklear@ncsu.edu   
 
Martin, Steven (Muscogee Creek)
Advisor to Native American Students
South Dakota State University
Box 2815, USU 065
Brookings, SD 57007-1599
Office: 605-688-6653
Steven.martin@sdstate.edu

Marvin, Clifford
Governing Council Executive Board
National Hotel Sales & Marketing
Mohegan Sun
1 Mohegan Sun Blvd.
Uncasville, CT 06382
Office: 860-862-1123
cmarvin@mohegansun.com
 
McCaffery, Augustine (Comanche)
PRESENTER & NINLHE SPONSOR
Governing Council Executive Board
Senior Academic Program Specialist
The Graduate School
Box 353770
University of Washington
Seattle, WA 98195
Office: 206-221-3628
amccaf@u.washington.edu
 
McLaren, Laurie (Algonquin First Nation)
Aboriginal Services & Programs Administrator Nipissing University
100 College Drive
PO Box 5002
North Bay, Ontario P1B 8L7
Office: 705-474-3450, ext. 4312
lauriem@nipissingu.ca
 
Moya, Christa (Dine)
Director of Financial Aid & Student Services
American Indian Graduate Center/Gates Millennium Scholars
4520 Montgomery Blvd NE, Suite 1B
Albuquerque, NM 87109
Office: 505-881-4584
christa@aigc.com 
 
McCorriston, Rhonda
Director, Neeginan Institute of Applied Technology (CAHRD)
Resource Development Inc.
316-181 Higgins Avenue
Winnipeg, Manitoba
Office: 204-989-7131
mccorriston@abcentre.org
 
Nazarian-Peters, Anna
Coordinator, Student Life & Development & American Indian Student Services
California State University, Long Beach
1250 Bellflower Blvd. USU-206
Long Beach, CA 90840
Office: 562-985-8528
anzarian@csulb.edu
 
Pasena, Michelle (Hopi/San Felipe Pueblo)
Outreach Coordinator
American Indian Graduate Center/Gates Millennium Scholars
4520 Montgomery Blvd. NE, Suite 1B
Albuquerque, NM 87109
Office: 505-881-4584
michelle@aigc.com
 
Pino, M. Sarah (Zia)
Education Director
Pueblo of Zia, Education Department
135 Capitol Square Drive
Zia Pueblo, NM 87053
Office: 505-867-3304, ext. 224
Sarah_pino@msn.com
 
Robinson-Settee, Helen
Director
Aboriginal Education Directorate
Province of Manitoba
510 Selkirk Avenue
Winnipeg MB R2W2M7
Office: 204-945-4763
hsettee@gov.mb.ca
 
Ross, Jacquelyn (Jenner Pomo/Coast Miwok)
Program Director, Rural Student Education Program
University of California
Undergraduate Admissions
1 Shield Avenue
Davis, CA 95616
Office: 530-752-3743
jxross@ucdavis.edu

Selznick, Laura S. (NINLHE SPONSOR)
Special Assistant for Diversity Outreach to the Vice Provost for Undergraduate Education
Stanford University
341 Sweet Hall
Stanford, CA 94306-3082
Office: 650-723-3828
selznick@stanford.edu
 
Shuttleworth, Roxanne (Anicinabe Metis)
Program Coordinator
University of Manitoba
Aboriginal Business Education Program
352 Drake Center
Winnipeg, MB
Office: 204-474-7472
shuttle@cc.umanitoba.ca
 
Sinclaire, Moneca (Cree)
Student Success Coordinator
University of Manitoba
537 University Centre
Winnipeg Manitoba R3T 2N2
Office: 204-474-8850
msincla@cc.umanitoba.ca
 
Sprang, Cheryl
Program Assistant
Office of Admissions
Dartmouth College
6016 McNutt Hall
Hanover, NH 03755
Office: 800-860-1294
Cheryl.L.Sprang@Dartmouth.edu 

Snell, Karen (Chippewa & Cree)
Project Coordinator
Montana State University, Billings
Big Horn Teacher Projects (BHTP)
Indian Professional Development
1500 University Drive
Billings, MT 59101
Office: 406-896-5952
ksnell@msubillings.edu

Storm, Kali (Anishnabe)
Director, Aboriginal Student Centre
University of Manitoba
537 University Centre
Winnipeg Manitoba R3T 2N2
Office: 204-474-8850
Kali_storm@umanitoba.ca

Sparvier, Stuart J. (Cree/Salteaux - Cowessess First Nation)
Program Coordinator
Oklahoma State University
313 Student Union
Multicultural Student Center
Stillwater, OK 74078-7053
Office: 405-744-5481
Stuart.sparvier@okstate.edu

Stuhldreier, Michael
Manager, Curriculum & Development
Red River College
D201-2055 Notre Dame Avenue
Winnipeg, MB Canada R3H 0J9
Office: 204-632-3786
mstuhldreier@rrc.mb.ca 

Swimmer, Fonda D. (Navajo)
Director of Multicultural Engineering Program
Northern Arizona University
PO Box 15600
Flagstaff, AZ 86011
Office: 928-523-2110
fonda.swimmer@nau.edu 

Thunder, Adrienne (Ho-Chunk)
Senior Advisor, Cross-College Advising Service
University of Wisconsin-Madison
10 Ingraham Hall
1155 Observatory Dr
Madison, WI 53706
Office: 608-265-6088
athunder@wisc.edu

Villegas Frazier, Michelle (Pomo Pinoleville, Ukiah California )
Chair Person
University of California American Indian Counselor Recruiters Association
6639 Laguna Park Drive
Elk Grove, CA 95758
Office: 916-548-3648
mavillegas@ucdavis.edu 

Wallace, Cara V. (Haida & Navajo)
Assistant Director of Admissions
Dartmouth College
6016 McNutt Hall
Hanover, NH 03755
Office: 603-646-2011
Cara.v.wallace@dartmouth.edu

Washington, James Jr.
Director of Admissions Outreach
Dartmouth College
McNutt Hall/Office of Admissions
Hanover, NH 03755
Office: 603-646-3360
James.washington.jr@dartmouth.edu 

Watson, Sheree (Mexican/Hispanic/Phillipino)
Assistant Project Director
College of Engineering
Montana State University
PO Box 173820
Bozeman, MT 59717-3820
Office: 406-994-6723
swatson@coe.montana.edu 

Wheeler, Lawrence E. ( Walker River Paiute)
PRESENTER
Ed Research/K-12 Coordinator
Seneca Nation Education
12861 Route 438
Irving, NY 14081
Office: 716-532-3341, ext 5134
Lawrence.wheeler@sni.org