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2011 HOST PLANNING COMMITTEE
Executive Committee
Brandi Brooks (Lumbee), Chairperson
American Indian Center
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Kerry Bird (Sisseton-Wahpeton Dakota/Lumbee), Vice Chairperson
NC Commission of Indian Affairs
NC Department of Administration
Dr. M. Cookie Newsom, Secretary
Diversity & Multicultural Affairs
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Chese’Qua Evans (Haliwa Saponi), Treasurer
Graduate Student, School of Social Work
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Randi Byrd (Eastern Band of Cherokee Descent), Registrar
American Indian Center
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Committee Members
Danny Bell (Coharie/Lumbee)
American Indian Studies
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Chimi Boyd-Keyes
Women’s Center
NC Central University
Jennifer Castillo Foster
Women’s Center
NC State University
Marcus Collins (Lumbee)
Center for Student Services and Academic Support
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Emily Grant
NC Museum of History
Alisa Hunt-Lowery (Lumbee)
College of Textiles
NC State University
Dr. Malinda Maynor Lowery (Lumbee)
Department of History
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Dawn Martin (Sappony)
Sappony Tribe
Dr. Louise C. Maynor (Lumbee)
Retired Educator
NC Central University
Claire Morrow (Meherrin)
Retired Educator
Derek Oxendine (Lumbee)
Multicultural Student Affairs
NC State University
Josmell J. Perez
Diversity & Multicultural Affairs
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Erica Scott (Lenape)
NC Coalition Against Sexual Assault
John Scott-Richardson (Haliwa-Saponi)
Smudge, Inc.
Christina Theodorou (Lumbee)
NC Indian Economic Development Initiative
Patti Thorp
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

CORE PLANNING COMMITTEE
Officers
Rosa Revels Winfree (Lumbee), Chairperson
Retired Educator, Charlotte-Mecklenburg (NC) Schools
Lawrence T. Locklear (Lumbee), Vice Chairperson
Web Publisher, University and Community Relations
The University of North Carolina at Pembroke
Tiffany G. Graham Locklear (Waccamaw-Siouan), Secretary
Waccamaw-Siouan Tribal Council, Treasurer,
Counselor, Educational Talent Search Program
North Carolina Commission of Indian Affairs,
Advisor for the North Carolina Native American Youth Organization
Becky Goins (Lumbee), Treasurer
Associate Museum Curator, Native American Resource Center
The University of North Carolina at Pembroke
Dr. Mary Ann Jacobs (Lumbee), Historian
Assistant Professor and Chair, American Indian Studies
The University of North Carolina at Pembroke
Committee Members
Cherry Beasley (Lumbee)
Assistant Professor, Nursing
The University of North Carolina at Pembroke
Roseanna Belt (Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians)
Director, Cherokee Center
Western Carolina University
Brandi Brooks (Lumbee)
Program Coordinator, American Indian Center
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Chair, Host Planning Committee, 2011 AIWPN Conference
Randi Byrd (Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians descent)
Workshop Coordinator, American Indian Center
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Mardella Sunshine Costanzo (Lumbee)
Dream Catcher Academic Advisor, Office of Indian Education
Cumberland County Schools
Candace Harke (Lumbee)
Attorney, Legal Aid of North Carolina
Dr. Diane Jones (Lumbee), UNCP Liason
Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs
The University of North Carolina at Pembroke
Barbara Locklear (Lumbee)
Teaching Artist/Storyteller
Mickey Locklear (Lumbee)
Director, Educational Talent Search Program
North Carolina Commission of Indian Affairs
Kayron Maynor (Lumbee)
Social Worker, Public Schools of Robeson County
Tasha Oxendine (Lumbee)
Director of Marketing, Givens Performing Arts Center
The University of North Carolina at Pembroke
Kim Pevia (Lumbee)
The Regional Center for Economic, Community and Professional Development
The University of North Carolina at Pembroke
Dr. Ulrike Wiethaus
Professor of Humanities
Wake Forest University
Frank Winfree
Fundraising Chair
Kannapolis, NC

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