Our Leadership

AIHEC is a 501(c)(3) organization governed by a Board of Directors composed of the presidents of the nation’s accredited Tribal Colleges and Universities. Guided by more than five decades of collective leadership, our Board sets the vision and priorities that strengthen TCUs, advance student success, and uphold Tribal sovereignty nationwide.

Chair Leander R. McDonald

Chair Leander R. McDonald

United Tribes Technical College

President

Chair of AIHEC's Board

Bismarck, ND
www.uttc.edu/

Sean Chandler

Sean Chandler

Aaniiih Nakoda College

President

Harlem, MT
https://ancollege.edu/

Duane Bedell

Duane Bedell

Bay Mills Community College

President

Brimley, MI
www.bmcc.org/

Brad Hall

Brad Hall

Blackfeet Community College

President

Browning, MT
www.bfcc.edu/

Steven Smith

Steven Smith

Cankdeska Cikana Community College

President

Fort Totten, ND
www.littlehoop.edu

Eva Flying

Eva Flying

Chief Dull Knife College

President

Lame Deer, MT
www.cdkc.edu/

Chris Caldwell

Chris Caldwell

College of Menominee Nation

President

Keshena, WI
www.menominee.edu/

Monte Randall

Monte Randall

College of the Muscogee Nation

President

Okmulgee, OK
www.cmn.edu/

Deborah Jackson-Dennison

Dine College

President

Tsaile, AZ
www.dinecollege.edu/

Craig Smith

Craig Smith

Fort Peck Community College

President

Poplar, MT
www.fpcc.edu/

Alex Red Corn

Haskell Indian Nations University

Interim President

Lawrence, KS
www.haskell.edu/

Justina Wilhelm

Justina Wilhelm

Iḷisaġvik College

President

Utqiaġvik, AK
www.ilisagvik.edu/

Karen Breit

Lac Courte Oreilles Ojibwe University

President

Washburn, WI
www.lco.edu/

Erin Stresow

Leech Lake Tribal College

President

Cass Lake, MN
www.lltc.edu

Patricia Whiteman

Little Big Horn College

Acting President

Crow Agency, MT
www.lbhc.edu/

Shelly Lowe

Institute of American Indian Arts

President

Santa Fe, NM
www.iaia.edu/

Melissa Kiesewetter

Melissa Kiesewetter

Keweenaw Bay Ojibwas Community College

President

L'Anse MI
www.kbocc.edu/

Manoj Patil

Manoj Patil

Little Priest Tribal College

President

Winnebago, NE
www.littlepriest.edu/

Elmer Guy

Elmer Guy

Navajo Technical University

President

Crownpoint, NM www.navajotech.edu

Michael Oltrogge

Michael Oltrogge

Nebraska Indian Community College

President

Macy, NE
www.thenicc.edu/

Lexie Tom

Lexie Tom

Northwest Indian College

President

Bellingham, WA
www.nwic.edu/

Twyla Baker

Twyla Baker

Nueta Hidatsa Sahnish College

President

New Town, ND
www.nhsc.edu/

Dawn Frank

Dawn Frank

Oglala Lakota College

President

Kyle, SD
www.olc.edu/

Chief Dan King

Chief Dan King

Red Lake Nation College

President

Red Lake, MN
www.rlnc.education/

Carla Sineway

Carla Sineway

Saginaw Chippewa Tribal College

President

Mount Pleasant, MI
www.sagchip.edu/

Michael Munson

Michael Munson

Salish Kootenai College

President

Pablo, MT
www.skc.edu/

Margaret Ross

Sinte Gleska University

Interim President

Mission, SD
www.sintegleska.edu/

Tomi Kay Phillips

Tomi Kay Phillips

Sitting Bull College

President

Fort Yates, ND
www.sittingbull.edu/

Anna Sheppard

Sisseton Wahpeton College

President

Sisseton, SD
www.swcollege.edu/newswcollege/

Tamarah Pfeiffer

Southwestern Indian Polytechnic Institute

President

NW Albuquerque, NM
www.sipi.edu/

Cory Sangrey-Billy

Cory Sangrey-Billy

Stone Child College

President

Elder, MT
www.stonechild.edu/

Stephen Schoonmaker

Stephen Schoonmaker

Tohono O'odham Community College

President

Sells, AZ
www.tocc.edu/

Wanda Parisien

Wanda Parisien

Turtle Mountain College

President

Belcourt, ND
www.tm.edu/

Allen Derks

White Earth Tribal and Community College

Mahnomen, MN
www.wetcc.edu/

Learn More About AIHEC Leadership

Meet Our Team

Visit our staff page to learn more about the dedicated team at AIHEC supporting TCUs across the country.

About the President

Ahniwake Rose brings over 19 years of experience in Tribal policy and mission-driven state, national, and Tribal nonprofit organizations.