# People Sort & Filters close ## Filters Role expand\_more - Affiliates (13) - Board Member In Memoriam (4) - Circle Member (13) - Honorary Board Members (7) - Honoring Nations Board of Governors (12) - Staff (9) Search Within Results Search Within Results search ## 59 results Show filters filter\_alt Sort by Last Name A-ZLast Name Z-A sort list grid\_view ## 59 results [### Randall Akee ](/people/randall-akee)Native Hawaiian Director, Project on Indigenous Governance and Development and Julie Johnson Kidd Professor of Indigenous Governance and Development, Harvard Kennedy School, Harvard University Randall Akee was a Professor at the University of California, Los Angeles in the Department of Public Policy and American Indian Studies. At UCLA he served as the Chair of the American Indian Studies Department. He completed his Ph.D. at Harvard... ![Man with dark hair wearing a light blue collared shirt.](/sites/g/files/omnuum6806/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/2025-07/akee_randy.jpg?itok=TkZCpR39) [### Brian C. McK. Henderson ](/people/brian-c-mck-henderson-0)Apache Co-Chair, Circle of Supporters Brian Henderson is the founding partner at Henderson International Advisors, LLC. Prior to starting Henderson International Advisors, LLC, he devoted over 36 years to the Financial Services industry, including 22 years at Merrill Lynch & Co. and 14 years... person [### Regis Pecos ](/people/regis-pecos)Cochiti Pueblo Chairman of Honoring Nations Board of Governors Co-Founder and Co-Director, Santa Fe Indian School Leadership Institute Tribal Government service Served multiple terms as Lt. Governor and Governor by traditional appointment. Served on the traditional Tribal Council for 30 years. Regis chaired the fight in Cochiti Pueblo vs. the U. S. Corps of Engineers and the United... person [### Dr.Valerie Rowe ](/people/valerie-rowe)Co-Chair, Circle of Supporters Valerie Rowe is a reading specialist who spent many years teaching dyslexic students and students with learning disabilities in grades two through eight. After receiving her PhD from Fordham University’s School of Education, Valerie took a role in... person [### Amber Annis ](/people/amber-annis-cheyenne-river-sioux)Cheyenne River Sioux Research Affiliate person [### Lt. Gov. Chris Anoatubby ](/people/chris-anoatubby)Chickasaw The Honorable Chris Anoatubby is the Lieutenant Governor of the Chickasaw Nation. He has served the Chickasaw Nation for more than 20 years. He has a Bachelor of Science in pharmacy from the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, a Master of... person [### Melanie Bahnke ](/people/melanie-bahnke)Native Village of Savoonga CEO of Kawerak, Inc. Melanie is the President and CEO of Kawerak, Inc. and has been employed by Kawerak since 1999. In 2012 she was promoted to the President position. She holds a Master of Arts degree in Rural Development from the University of Alaska Fairbanks, and a... person [### Misko Beaudrie ](/people/misko-beaudrie-anishinaabe) Anishinaabe Research Affiliate Misko is an Affiliate Fellow for the Project on Indigenous Governance and Development. Misko received her BA from the University of Michigan, and MEd from Harvard Graduate School of Education, and brings a commitment and passion for transformation through... person [### Amy Besaw Medford ](/people/amy-besaw-medford-brothertown) Brothertown Senior Program Director Director, Honoring Nations Amy Besaw Medford is the Senior Program Director for the Project on Indigenous Governance and Development at the Harvard Kennedy School. The Project’s mission is to increase opportunities for collaborative research, learning, and teaching that improve the... ![Woman in black blazer and white collared shirt, headshot only.](/sites/g/files/omnuum6806/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/2026-02/Amy%20Headshot%20Close%20Up%20color.jpeg?itok=n8oUoHEj) [### Sherry Salway Black ](/people/sherry-salway-black)Oglala Lakota Consultant and Board Member, First Peoples Fund and Johnson Scholarship Foundation Sherry Salway Black is the Director of the Partnership for Tribal Governance at the National Congress of American Indian. She is the past Executive Director of the Ovarian Cancer National Alliance and an ovarian and endometrial cancer survivor. Ms. Black... person [### Chairman Rodney Butler ](/people/chairman-rodney-butler)Pequot The Honorable Rodney A. Butler has served as Chairman of the Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation since 2010, after joining the Tribal Council in 2004 and serving as Treasurer from 2005 to 2009. During his tenure, he has chaired several key committees for... person [### Duane Champagne ](/people/duane-champagne)Turtle Mountain Chippewa Professor Emeritus, Native Nations Law and Policy Center Sociology Department, UCLA Duane Champagne is professor of sociology and on the Faculty Advisory Committee for the Native Nations Law & Policy Center at the University of California, Los Angeles . He is a citizen of the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa from North Dakota. Professor... person - Previous page chevron\_left - [1](?page=0 "Current page") - [2](?page=1 "Go to page 2") - [3](?page=2 "Go to page 3") - [ Last page 5 ](?page=4 "Go to last page") - [ Next page chevron\_right ](?page=1 "Go to next page")