Michelle Simpson is a member of the Susanville Indian Rancheria in California. She resides in the Dresslerville Community, which is part of the Washoe Tribe, in Gardnerville, NV. She has over 10 years of service with the State of Nevada, two of which were served under Governor Sandoval’s Administration. Currently, Michelle works for the […]
Chairman Curtis Anderson was born in Cedar City, UT and spent his youth near Cedar City Utah. After graduating high school, Mr. Anderson served his country in the United States Army for 4 years, with tours in Germany and United States. Following his honorable discharge, the Chairman went on to work in several different vocations, including […]
I’m Blain Osorio, I have grown up here in the Stewart community since its conception. I did not plan on being the Chairman. I wanted to join the community council, hoping to make a positive change within our communities’ youth program. But now as the Chairman, I am not only trying to make a positive […]
Sandra Winap, Chairwoman for the Lovelock Paiute Tribe, known for her kind words and soft voice, family orientated, adores her children and grandchildren. She helps our Tribal community to sustain a better life for our Elders and youth, active in Tribal operations, a great leader, an asset to our Tribe!
Nikki Haag is a Native Nevadan, and a member of the Walker River Paiute Tribe in Schurz NV. She is the Public Information Officer/Tribal Liaison for the Aging and Disability Services Division. She began her career with the State of Nevada in the Office of Governor Brian Sandoval where she worked as the Constituent Service […]
Rodney Mike is a member of the Duckwater Shoshone Tribe and is the Chairman of the Duckwater Tribal Council. Chairman Mike has over 30 years of managerial experience and decision making from employment with an Oil Refinery outside of the Tribal area. Chairman Mike is devoted to helping the Duckwater Shoshone Tribe move forward […]
Kostan R. Lathouris, an enrolled member of the Chemehuevi Indian Tribe, received his Juris Doctor from the William S. Boyd School of Law at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (“UNLV”) in 2015 and his Bachelor of Arts in Political Science, as a University Honors Scholar, from UNLV in 2009. He is a member of […]
Tildon Smart is Chairman of Fort McDermitt Paiute-Shoshone Tribe of Nevada and Oregon. He has had a lot of different experiences from working as an emergency medical technician, wildland firefighter, farmer and rancher, to being an underground miner where he worked all over Nevada and in one mine in Alaska. Chairman Smart says he learned […]
Kelly Krolicki is a lifelong resident of South Lake Tahoe, CA and NV. She attended San Francisco State University in 1985 and pursued a minor in American Indian Studies. She graduated from the California State University at Chico in 1990. In 1992, she moved to the Nevada side of Lake Tahoe to attend the University […]
Arlan D. Melendez is the chairman of the Reno-Sparks Indian Colony, a position he has held for almost 27 years. His uninterrupted leadership is unprecedented in Indian Country. First elected to the Tribal Council in 1987, Chairman Melendez has served as treasurer and vice-chairman of his tribe. Under his direction, the Colony has maintained a […]
