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Board of Directors

ILTF is governed by an 11-member board made up of Indian landowners, tribal representatives, and those with a lifelong commitment to Indian land issues and rights.

Full Board List and Bios

David Baker
David Baker is part owner of WesDak Appraisal Services, Inc. in Hermosa, South Dakota, which specializes in the appraisal of Indian trust property for value, rent and...

Dawn Battiste
Dawn Battiste is an attorney and deputy director for the Land Loss Prevention Project (LLPP) in Durham, N.C., a legal services organization which works to preserve land...

Erick Giles, Secretary/Treasurer
Erick Giles is a citizen of the Muscogee (Creek) Nation and a member of the Big Cat clan. He is currently the city planner for Portland, Maine after recently serving as...

John E. Sirois, Vice Chair
John Sirois, vice chair, Okanagan and Wenatchi, currently serves as the energy development specialist for the Confederated Tribes of Colville. Previously, he was the...

Joseph G. Hiller
Joseph G. Hiller, Lakota, is a professor at the University of Arizona who specializes in watershed management and ecohydrology. He currently serves as assistant dean in...

Margie Hutchinson
Margie Hutchinson is a member of the Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation and is currently fiduciary trust officer for the Office of the Special Trustee....

Michael Kotutwa Johnson
Michael Kotutwa Johnson is a member of the Hopi Tribe and a doctoral student at the University of Arizona School of Renewable Natural Resources in Tucson. He is pursuing...

Ross Racine
Ross Racine is a member of the Blackfeet Nation and has been the executive director of the Intertribal Agriculture Council, Billings, Montana, since 2001. Prior to his...

Staci Emm
Staci Emm is a member of the Yerington Paiute Tribe, and works as an extension educator in Mineral County, Nevada. In her position, she manages budgets, supervises staff...

Virgil Dupuis, Chair
Virgil Dupuis is the extension director for the Salish Kootenai College in Pablo, Montana. He coordinates the development of a native plant nursery and ecological...

William Tovey
William Tovey is a member of the Confederated Tribes of Umatilla and is Director of the Department of Economic and Community Development for the Confederated Tribes in...

Investment Committee

Bye Barsness

Bye Barsness is owner and president of Professional Furniture Services, Inc. Throughout his career, Barsness has held several other executive positions, such as CEO and...

Thomas Hotovec

Thomas Hotovec, the chief financial officer for Meritex Enterprises, has over 14 years experience in accounting, finance and capital markets. He is a member of the Institute...

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