Employees
Meet The American Indian College Fund Team
President’s Team
Cheryl Crazy Bull
(Sicangu Lakota)
President and Chief Executive Officer
Carrie Basgall
Executive Assistant to President and CEO
Dave PaceIIa
Website Manager
Public Education
Dina Horwedel, J.D.
Director of Public Education and Communications
Operations
Tammy Miller-Carlson, CPA
Chief Financial and Operations Officer
Cherylynn Tsikewa
(Zuni Pueblo)
Assistant to the Chief Financial and Operations Officer
Steve Miller
Senior Accountant
Yasaman Parks
Accountant
Veronica Schultz
Accountant/Building Manager/Benefits Administrator
Megan Thoms
Data Services Manager
Sharon Hurley
Data Entry Specialist II
Ashley Andrich
Front Desk Administrator and Office Manager
Anna Luthens
Director of Human Resources
Moustapha Fall
IT Manager
Michael Pupkin
IT Help Desk Technician
Kevin Maier
Front Desk and Accounting Coordinator
Programs
Emily White Hat, J.D.
(Sicangu Lakota)
Vice President, Programs
Bridget Skenadore
(Diné)
Program Officer, Native Arts and Culture
Melissa Silver
Programs Assistant, TCU Programs
Kai Teague
Program Officer, Environmental Stewardship
Erin Griffin
(Sisseton-Wahpeton Oyate)
Program Officer, Indigenous Education
Leona Antoine
(Sicangu Lakota Oyate)
Education Specialist
Hannah Gonzales
Program Coordinator, TCU Programs
Gerry Himmelreich
(Bois Forte Ojibwe)
Program Officer, Computer Science Initiative
Cassandra Harden
(Diné)
Senior Program Coordinator, Indigenous Early Childhood Education
Research, Evaluation, and Faculty Development
David Sanders, Ph.D.
(Oglala Lakota)
Vice President, Research, Evaluation and Faculty Development
Aleks Humeyumptewa
(Hopi)
Administrative Assistant, Office of Research & Sponsored Programs, and Executive Office
Crystal LoudHawk-Hedgepeth
(Diné)
Research Associate
Rebecca Garvoille, Ph.D.
Sr. Learning & Evaluation Officer
Heidi Normandin
Program Officer, Faculty Development
Raj Moona
Database Administrator and Analyst
Erik Dutilly
Research and Evaluation Associate
Deborah Wheeler
Program Officer, Building TCU Transfer Pathways – Healthcare & Education
Resource Development
NancyJo Houk
Chief Marketing and Development Officer
Jamie Schwartz
Senior Director of Major Gifts
Karen Cheung
Director of Marketing
Jordan Cooper
Senior Grant Writer & Researcher
Mackenzie Parker
Major Gifts Grant Manager
Elissa Regan
Manager, Direct Response
Elizabeth Russell
Manager, Corporate Partnerships
Emi Deguchi
Senior Planned Giving Officer
Liana Epstein
Gift Officer Associate
Aaron Smith
Assistant Director of Major Gifts
Janna Stieg
Senior Major Gifts Officer
Aly Thomas
Sr. Coordinator, Constituent Services
Ted Downum
Grant Writer and Researcher
Dan Khouri
Gift Officer Associate
Amita Manandhar
Marketing Coordinator
Kim Williams
Sr. Community Outreach, Senior Coordinator
Justine Leininger
Resource Development Coordinator, Corporate Partnerships
Jessica Carlson
Development Coordinator, Major Gifts & Planned Giving
Student Success Services
Tiffany Gusbeth
(Northern Cheyenne)
Vice President, Student Success Services
David Bledsoe
Senior Manager of Engagement & Communications
Ben Molzhon
Engagement and Communications Coordinator
Cheryl DeGraff
(Potawatomi)
Scholarships Administrative Assistant
Amber Grant
Career Readiness Coach
Daniel Sauve
(St. Regis Mohawk)
Senior Scholarship Coordinator
Juan Ruiz
Scholarships Manager
Nicolette Weston
(Oglala Sioux Tribe)
Transfer & Admissions Coach
Micheleen Pennington
College Readiness Coach
Erin Redshirt
(Sicangu/Oglala Lakota)
Program Assistant, College Access and Success
Krystyna Cisneros
Administrative Assistant
Jonathan Breaker
(Siksika Nation of Blackfoot Confederacy and Plains Cree)
Program Officer, TCU Programs
Kaylyn Flowers
Administrative Assistant, Scholarships
Kelley Mitchell
(Diné)
Program Administrator, Student Success
Jack Soto
(Diné/Cocopah)
Sr. Program Manager for Career Readiness & Employment
Lisa Silverstein, Ph.D.
Sr. Program Officer, College Success
Sandy Packo
(Iñupiaq)
College Readiness Program Administrator
Emma Miller
Programs Coordinator, Student Success Coaches
Julio Barron
College Success Coach
Jaci Deitrick
(Cherokee)
Intern, College Readiness and Employment
