Alissa Benoist
Alissa@fourbands.org
April Anderson
April@fourbands.org
Chaylyn Birkeland
Chaylyn@fourbands.org
Darla Lawrence
Darla@fourbands.org
Elaine Neigel
Elaine@fourbands.org
Eunice Straight Head
Eunice@fourbands.org
Hannah Higdon
Hannah@fourbands.org
Kelli Laurenz
Kelli@fourbands.org
Kristen Stambach
Kristen@fourbands.org
Lakota Vogel
Lakota@fourbands.org
Ryia LeBeau
Ryia@fourbands.org
Shalyn Hawley
Shalyn@fourbands.org
Tommy Robinson
Tommy@fourbands.org
Tori Chasing Hawk
Tori@fourbands.org
Mary Kaye Gesinger, Chairperson – Finance Director at Intertribal Agriculture Council; resident of Armstrong, SD; joined the board in 2022; member of the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe.
Seth Pearman, Vice-Chairperson – Tribal Attorney for the Flandreau Santee Sioux Tribe in Flandreau, SD; resident of Sioux Falls, SD; joined the board in 2018; member of the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe.
Katy Morgan, Treasurer – Deputy/Finance Director for Cheyenne River Housing Authority; resident of Eagle Butte, SD; joined the board in 2026; member of the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe.
Noorie Brantmeier, Secretary – Partner at Seven Sisters Community Development Group and Assistant Professor at James Madison University; resident of Penn Laird, VA; joined the board in 2020; descendant of the Arapaho and Saponi tribes.
Summer Afraid of Hawk – Executive Director at CRST Cannabis Control Corporation, Inc.; resident of White Horse; joined the board in 2026; member of the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe.
Jade Farlee – Owner of Farlee Trenching and Trucking; resident of Eagle Butte, SD; joined the board in 2019; member of the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe.
Mark Stevens – Assistant Vice President at 1st Financial Bank in Dupree, SD; resident of Dupree, SD; joined the board in 2022.














