Who We Are
Potlatch Fund is a grant-making foundation and leadership development organization serving Native communities in
Washington
Oregon
Idaho
Montana
Our Mission: Inspiring and building upon the Native tradition of giving and expanding philanthropy within Tribal Nations and Native communities in the Northwest.
The Potlatch staff is led by a Board of Directors and advised by a Circle of Wisdom
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| President |
Kirby Jock, Mohawk/Iroquois |
| Vice President |
Meredith Parker, Makah |
| Treasurer |
Tim Otani |
| Secretary |
Antone Minthorn, Umatilla |
| Compliance Officer |
Charlotte Coté, Nuu-chah-nulth |
| Members |
Bryan Mercier, Grand Ronde Heather Johnson-Jock, Jamestown S'Klallam Jim Thomas, Tlingit John Chess
Marina TurningRobe, Spokane & Paquachin
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Pearl Baller-Capoeman, Quinault
President, Quinault Tribal Nation
Jim Boyd, Colville
Native artist, songwriter, and performer
Terry Cross, Seneca
Executive Director, Northwest Indian Child Welfare Association
Ellen Ferguson
Ferguson Foundation
Leonard Forsman
Chairman Suquamish Tribe
Gabe Galanda, Nomlaki/Concow
President, Northwest Indian Bar Association
Wally Jackson, Quileute
Tribal Tourism Coordinator
GI James, Lummi
Native Liaison, Office of King County Executive
Micah McCarty, Makah
Makah Tribal Council
John McCoy, Tulalip
Washington State Representative
Manager Quil Ceda Village
Elsie Meeks, Lakota
Executive Director, First Nations Oweesta Corporation
Billy Quaempts, Umatilla
Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation
Henry Ramos
Philanthropic Advisor and Activist
Bharat R. Soli
Anderson, Bjordstad, Kane, Jacobs
Mark Trahant, Shoshone-Bannock
Editor, Seattle Post Intelligencer
Mark Van Norman
Executive Director, National Indian Gaming Association
Patsy Whitefoot, Yakama
Community Organizer, Native Indian Educator
Rick Williams, Lakota
President American Indian College Fund
Volunteers
Alex Mendoza
Art Ribail, Ribail Advisory Services
Aurolyn Stwyer, Warm Springs
Billi A. Raining Bird Morsette, Chippewa Cree
National Tribal Development Association
Bridget Ray, Turtle Mountain Chippewa
Squaxin Island Tribe: Planning Department
Celine Cloquet-Vogler, Cowlitz, WSDOT Northwest Region
Chholing Taha, Cree/Iroquois, Shawl Lady dot Com
Crystal Wabnum, Kickapoo/Prairie Band Potawatomi
Farand Gunnels, Crow Nation: Two Spirit, Pride Foundation
Gail Morris, Ahousaht
Gregory G. Harrison, Osage Tribal Member
Greater King County Police Activity League
Iris Friday, Tlingit, Native Action Network
Jeff Smith, Makah, American Friends Service Committee
Jenn Brandon, Community Voice Mail
Jennifer Sanscrainte, Short Cressman & Burgess PLLC
Jill Arnow, Community Activist/ Artist
Judy de Barros, Nonprofit Assistance Center
Kim Teraberry, Starbucks
Lenora Trahant, Navajo
Marc Taylor, Lummi
Michelle Campobasso, Colville
Nina Butler, Lummi/Klamath/Siletz, Chief Seattle Club
Perri McDaniel, Grand Ronde
Preston Singletary, Tlingit, Artist
RedWolf Pope, Western Shoshone
Rodger Fernandes, Lower Elwha Klallam
Susan Balbas, Cherokee/Yaqui, Tierra Madre Fund
Tara Hastings
Tor Parker, Makah Nation
Peninsula College House of Learning Longhouse
Tracy Rector, Seminole, Longhouse Media/Native Lens
Victoriah Arsenian, Northwest Native Business Today
Walter Pacheco
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