MISSION
NAFOA’smission is to improve the quality of financial and business management of tribal governments and their business entities. NAFOA advocates for tribes on issues affecting sovereignty and supports the development of Native American financial professionals. NAFOA invests in Native Americancommunities by building the next generation of Native American financial leaders through exposing young adults to opportunities in finance.

BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Board members are elected by the membership and serve staggered two-year terms. Members of this governing board are volunteers who hold financial management positions within their organizations and are members of a federally recognized tribe.

2009-10 Board of Directors:

William Lomax - President

Member of Gitxsan Nation
Phone: 917-669-3309
E-mail: william@nafoa.org

VaRene Martin - 1st Vice President

Member of Thlopthlocco Tribal Town, Muscogee (Creek) Nation of Oklahoma
Senior Vice President Marketing
Pacific American Securities LLC
9191 Towne Centre Drive
San Diego, CA 92122
Phone: 619.322.9285
Email: varene@nafoa.org

Christina Danforth - 2nd Vice President

Member of Oneida Tribe of Indians of Wisconsin
Treasurer
Oneida Tribe of Indians of Wisconsin
PO Box 365
Oneida WI, 54155
Phone: 920-869-4354
Fax: 920-869-4040
Email: tina@nafoa.org

Dawson Her Many Horses - Secretary

Member of the Rosebud Sioux Tribe of South Dakota
Bank of America Merrill Lynch
Assistant Vice President
101 S Tryon St, 3rd Floor
Charlotte, NC 28255
Phone: 646-685-7222
Email: dawson@nafoa.org

Ryan Claw - Treasurer

Member of the Navajo Nation
Tohono O'odham Nation
Treasurer
P.O. Box 837
Sells, AZ 85634
Phone: 520-383-6600
Email: ryan@nafoa.org