Our Mission
Through its work in growing tribal economies and strengthening tribal finance NAFOA supports the advancement of independent and culturally vibrant American Indian and Alaska Native communities. NAFOA launched over three decades ago as the Native American Finance Officers Association to highlight the role of tribal finance in fostering economic opportunities. Since that time, NAFOA has grown along with tribal economies.
Leadership
Cristina Danforth
Oneida Nation President
VaRene Martin
Thlopthlocco Tribal Town Director of Tribal and Corporate Relations / 1st Vice President
Christina L. Jimerson
Seneca Nation of Indians 2nd Vice President
Hattie Mitchell
Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation Treasurer
Melanie Benjamin
Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe Secretary
What We Do
NAFOA advocates sound economic and fiscal policy, develops innovative training programs in financial management, builds the financial and economic skills of the next generation, and convenes tribal leadership, experienced professionals, and economic partners to meet the challenges of economic growth and change.
Staff
Dante Desiderio
Executive Director
Ellie Beckett
Policy Communications Specialist
Pamela Fagan
Operations Manager
Cody Harjo
Education Coordinator
Missy Dunne Hurley, CMP
Events and Project Manager
VaRene Martin
Director of Tribal and Corporate Relations / 1st Vice President
Christina Morbelli
Program Manager
Emery Real Bird
Financial Management Policy Specialist
Member Tribes
NAFOA serves member tribes through advocacy, events, leadership development, and education initiatives.
Absentee Shawnee Tribe
Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians
Alabama-Coushatta Tribe of Texas
Augustine Band of Cahuilla Indians
Berry Creek Rancheria
Big Valley Rancheria
Blue Lake Rancheria
Caddo Nation
Cedar Band of Paiutes
Central Council Tlingit & Haida Indian Tribes of Alaska
Cherokee Nation
Chickasaw Nation
Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma
Citizen Potawatomi Nation
Coeur d'Alene Tribe
Colusa Indian Community Council - Cachil Dehe Band of Wintun Indians
Confederated Tribes & Bands of the Yakama Nation
Confederated Tribes of Coos, Lower Umpqua & Siuslaw Indians
Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians
Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation
Coquille Indian Tribe
Cow Creek Band of Umpqua Tribe of Indians
Cowlitz Indian Tribe
Delaware Nation
Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians
Elk Valley Rancheria
Federated Indians of Graton Rancheria
Flandreau Santee Sioux Tribe
Fort McDowell Yavapai Nation
Gila River Indian Community
Habematolel Pomo of Upper Lake
Ho-Chunk Nation
Iowa Tribe of Oklahoma
Jamestown S'Klallam Tribe
Jamul Indian Village of California
Kickapoo Traditional Tribe of Texas
Kickapoo Tribe of Oklahoma
Kiowa Tribe
Lac Vieux Desert Tribe
Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa Indians
Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe
Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina
Lummi Nation
Mandan, Hidatsa, & Arikara Nation
Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation
Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe
Match-E-Be-Nash-She-Wish Band of Pottawatomi (Gun Lake)
Meskwaki Nation Sac and Fox Tribe of the Mississippi in Iowa
Miccosukee Tribe of Indians of Florida
Middletown Rancheria of Pomo Indians of California
Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe
Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians
Mohegan Tribe of Indians of Connecticut
Morongo Band of Mission Indians
Muckleshoot Indian Tribe
Muscogee (Creek) Nation
Narragansett Indian Tribe
North Fork Rancheria of Mono Indians of California
Nottawaseppi Huron Band of the Potawatomi
Oneida Nation
Osage Nation
Pala Band of Mission Indians
Pauma Band of Luiseño Indians
Pawnee Nation of Oklahoma
Pechanga Band of Luiseno Indians
Picayune Rancheria of the Chukchansi Indians
Poarch Band of Creek Indians
Pokagon Band of Potawatomi Indians
Ponca Tribe of Nebraska
Port Gamble S'Klallam Tribe
Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation
Pueblo of Pojoaque
Pueblo of Santa Ana
Pueblo of Tesuque
Puyallup Tribe of Indians
Quapaw Tribe
Quinault Indian Nation
Reno-Sparks Indian Colony
Rincon Band of Luiseño Indians
Sac and Fox Nation of Oklahoma
Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe
Samish Indian Nation
San Carlos Apache Tribe
San Manuel Band of Mission Indians
San Pasqual Band of Mission Indians
Santa Rosa Band of Cahuilla Indians
Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Indians
Sealaska Corporation
Seminole Nation of Oklahoma
Seminole Tribe of Florida
Seneca Nation of Indians
Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community
Shingle Springs Band of Miwok Indians
Shoalwater Bay Tribe
Skokomish Indian Tribe
Soboba Band of Luiseño Indians
Squaxin Island Tribe
Swinomish Indian Tribal Community
Sycuan Band of the Kumeyaay Nation
The Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde
The Coushatta Tribe of Louisiana
The Hoopa Valley Tribe
The Hualapai Tribe of Peach Springs, Arizona
The Jena Band of Choctaw Indians
The Navajo Nation
The Otoe-Missouria Tribe
The Shoshone Bannock Tribes of The Fort Hall Reservation
The Snoqualmie Indian Tribe
The Southern Ute Indian Tribe
The Suquamish Tribe
The Tulalip Tribes
The Tuolumne Band of Me-Wuk Indians
The United Auburn Indian Community of the Auburn Rancheria
Thlopthlocco Tribal Town
Tohono O’odham Nation
Tule River Tribe
Tunica-Biloxi Tribe of Louisiana
Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa
Twenty - Nine Palms Band of Mission Indians
Ute Mountain Ute Tribe
Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head (Aquinnah)
Wichita and Affiliated Tribes
Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska
Yocha Dehe Wintun Nation
Ysleta Del Sur Pueblo
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