NNABA Past Presidents
2006-2007
Joseph Martin
Menominee2004-2005
Douglas Nash
Nez Perce2003-2004
Thomas Weathers
Qawalangin Tribe of Unalaska (Aleut)2002-2003
Suzanne Townsend
Minnesota Chippewa Tribe, Fond du Lac Band2001-2002
Sam Hill
Lumbee2000-2001
Kirke Kickingbird
Kiowa Tribe of Oklahoma1999-2000
Lawrence Baca
Pawnee1998-1999
Kalyn Free
Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma1997-1998
Richard Monette
Turtle Mountain Chippewa1996-1997
Kirke Kickingbird
Kiowa Tribe of Oklahoma1995-1996
Arvo Mikkanen
Kiowa/Comanche1994-1995
Jonny Bearcub Stiffarm
Assiniboine1993-1994
Tricia Tingle
Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma1992-1993
Connie Hart
Cheyenne1991-1992
Arvo Mikkanen
Kiowa/Comanche1990-1991
Judy Leaming
Catawba/Cherokee1989-1990
Carey Vicenti
Jicarilla Apache1988-1989
Gerald Hill
Oneida1987-1988
Rita Keshena
Menominee1986-1987
Steve Titla1985-1986
Kathleen Simpson1984-1985
Lawrence Baca
Pawnee1983-1984
Lawrence Baca
Pawnee1982-1983
Larry Echohawk
Pawnee1981-1982
Larry Echohawk
Pawnee1980-1981
Larry Echohawk
Pawnee1979-1980
Larry Echohawk
Pawnee1978-1979
LeRoy Wilder
Karuk Tribe of California1977-1978
W. Richard West, Jr.
Cheyenne
Leadership
2007-2008 NNABA BOARD
PRESIDENT
Heather Dawn Thompson (Cheyenne River Sioux)
661 Maryland Ave, NE
Washington, DC 20002
c (202) 258-3767
heather@heatherthompson.org
IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT
Joseph Martin (Menominee)
P.O. Box 369
Keshena WI 54135
(989) 600-5607
joemartwi@yahoo.com
PRESIDENT-ELECT
Lael Echo-Hawk (Pawnee)
Attorney, The Tulalip Tribes
6700 Totem Beach Road
Tulalip, WA 98271
p (360) 651.3444
f (360) 651.3448
lael@echo-hawk.com
SECRETARY
(Membership/State Chapter Coordination)
Angela Delorme (Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians)
Pathways to Prosperity
Infrastructure Specialist
PO Box 900
Belcourt, ND 58316
(701) 477-3300
angeladelorme@tmp2p.com
TREASURER (Membership)
Shana Greenberg (Mono)
7838 Mayfield Ave
Elkridge, MD 21075
Work 202.418.0385
c (202) 378-8346
f (20) 418-2839
Shana.barehand@fcc.gov, shana.barehand@gmail.com
INDIAN LAW ON STATE
BAR EXAM PROJECT
Gabe Galanda (Nomlaki & Concow Descendant/Enrolled Round Valley Indian Tribes)
Attorney at Law
Williams, Kastner & Gibbs PLLC
601 Union St., Ste. 4100, Seattle, WA 98101
p (206) 628-2780
f (206) 628-6611
www.wkg.com
ggalanda@wkg.com
STUDENT SCHOLARSHIPS/ FUNDRAISING
Dennie Mouser (Muscogee (Creek) Nation)
Assistant General Counsel, Class Action Litigation
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.
702 S.W. 8th Street
Bentonville, AR 72716-0215
w (479) 277-4624
Dennie.Mouser@walmartlegal.com
TRIBAL PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM
Chris Clark Deschene (Navajo/Dine)
Christopher L. Clark Deschene
Schaff & Clark Deschene, LLC
PO Box 4247
Window Rock AZ 86515
w (303) 443-0182
f (303) 443-0183
c (928) 660-3332
clarkdeschene@att.net
yeegojon@hotmail.com
LIAISON: TRIBAL JUDGES
AND ATTORNEYS
Suzanne Ojibway Townsend (Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa)
PO Box 167
West Linn , Oregon 97068
p 503.650.3843
f 503.650.9453
suzanne@agreementswork.com
LIAISON: ABA
Mary L. Smith (Cherokee Nation)
17533 Maple Drive
Lansing, IL 60438
w 708-895-7909
c 202-236-0339
marysmith828@hotmail.com
PROMOTING INDIANS IN THE JUDICIARY PROJECT
Tom Weathers (Qawalangin Tribe of Unalaska (Aleut))
