Tribal DelegateCherokee Nation
I serve as Delegate to Congress for Cherokee Nation, the largest federally recognized tribe in the United States. I also serve as Senior Vice President of Government Relations for Cherokee Nation Businesses, and Director of Government Relations for Cherokee Nation overseeing federal and state priorities for the Nation and its businesses. Prior to these positions, I spent nearly 20 years in Washington, D.C. serving as the first ever senior policy advisor for the bi partisan Congressional Native American Caucus in the U.S. House of Representatives, and first ever senior policy advisor for Native American Affairs for U.S. President Barack Obama in the White House Domestic Policy Council where I developed and executed federal policy related to Native Americans.