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Brian Schatz Schatz is a Senator from Hawaii; born in Ann Arbor, Washtenaw County, Mich., October 20, 1972; attended Punahou School in Honolulu, Hawaii; B.A. Pomona College 1994; teacher; member of the Hawaii state house of representatives, 1998-2006; CEO, Helping Hands Hawaii, 2002-2010; chairman,
recipient of the Yale University Native American Program’s Henry Roe Cloud medal. In addition to his Stanford degrees, McNeil holds a master’s in political science from Yale University. Lance Morgan Lance Morgan is President and Chief
Executive Officer of Ho-Chunk, Inc. Morgan launched Ho-Chunk, Inc. in 1994 as the economic development corporation of the Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska. Under Morgan’s leadership, Ho-Chunk, Inc. has been recognized by a variety of national organizations including: Innovations in
Democratic Party of Hawaii, 2008-2011; Hawaii lieutenant governor, 2010-2012; appointed as a Democrat to the United States Senate on December 26, 2012, to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Daniel Inouye, and took the oath of office on December 27, 2012; subsequently elected in 2014 in a special election; reelected in 2016 for the term ending January 3, 2023; chair, Committee on Indian Affairs (One Hundred Seventeenth Congress). Amber Schultz-Oliver
Government Award, sponsored by Harvard University and the Ford Foundation; Honoring Nations Award, also sponsored by Harvard; Minority Business Magazine, Entrepreneurial Spirit Award; Distinguished Alumni Speaker, Harvard Law School; Small Business Administration; U.S. Department of State; U.S. Department of Commerce; and the White House. Morgan was selected as a “Champion of Change” by the White House in 2011. In 2012, he was awarded the Nebraska Builder Award by the University of Nebraska and the keynote speaker for commencement ceremonies. Morgan was appointed to the Board of Trustees of the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American Indian in 2013/2014, he was honored with the Advocate of the Year Award by the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Minority Business Development Agency. Morgan earned a Bachelor’s Degree in Economics from the University of Nebraska (B. S. 1990) and graduated from Harvard Law School (J.D. 1993). He is a member of the Minnesota Bar Association. Morgan is an enrolled member of the Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska. Jacklyn Rosen Rosen is a Senator and a Representative from Nevada; born in Chicago, Cook
Schulz-Oliver is a Native Oregonian with firm roots established in Portland. She graduated from Oberlin College and afterwards joined the Peace Corps. Upon returning, she became an intern with a Native American owned engineering firm, Cooper Zietz Engineers (now Akana), and worked in various capacities,
including as a project manager, for nine years. While at Akana, she managed projects in and for the benefit of Indian Country. In September 2013, she earned an MBA from Willamette University, and graduated with honors. In 2015, she transitioned to Ecotrust where she coordinated a project to develop a fellowship model to meet the economic development needs, goals, and priorities of ATNI member tribes.As the Executive Director of Affiliated Tribes of Northwest Indians Economic Development Corporation, she is dedicated to assisting ATNI Member tribes and tribal members reach their economic development goals and priorities. Heather Dawn Thompson
County, Ill., August 2, 1957; B.A., University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minn., 1979; computer software developer; business owner; elected as a Democrat to the One Hundred Fifteenth Congress (January 3,
Thompson serves as the Director of the Office of Tribal Relations for the United States Department of Agriculture in the Joe Biden administration.
2017-January 3, 2019); was not a candidate for reelection to the House of Representatives but was elected as a Democrat to the United States Senate in 2018 for the term ending January 3, 2025..
She focuses her practice on American Indian law, federal Indian policy and advocacy, tribal sovereignty, and tribal economic development including e-commerce, international trade, energy, finance, and
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