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Our Board and Staff

RUNNING STRONG BOARD OF DIRECTORS
The Running Strong Board of Directors (L to R): Jim O'Brien, Katsi Cook, and Emil Her Many Horses
Running Strong for American Indian Youth® is governed by a 3-member Board of Directors. 

JIM O’BRIEN, ESQ.
CHAIRMAN
Founding Partner O'Brien & van Stiphout LLC

EMIL HER MANY HORSES
(Oglala Lakota)
TREASURER
Assistant Curator Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian 

KATSI COOK
(Akwesasne Mohawk)
Executive Director Woman is the First Environment Collaborative

In addition, Running Strong benefits from an Advisory Board of experienced community leaders from across the United States. 

RUNNING STRONG STAFF

HEADQUARTERS
Virginia
Billy Mills (Oglala Lakota)
National Spokesperson
Bryan L. Krizek
Chief Executive Officer
Lauren Haas Finkelstein
Executive Director
Megan Carter
Mandy Modell
Program Assistants
2550 Huntington Ave, Suite 200 Alexandria, VA 22303
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AKWESASNE FIELD OFFICE
New York and Washington, DC
Katsi Cook
(Akwesasne Mohawk)
Field Coordinator
• Woman is the First Environment Collaborative
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PINE RIDGE RESERVATION FIELD OFFICE 
Nebraska and Pine Ridge, South Dakota
Tom Kanatakeniate Cook (Akwesasne Mohawk)
Field Coordinator
• Slim Buttes Agricultural Development Program
• Timber Project
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CHEYENNE RIVER RESERVATION FIELD OFFICE
Cheyenne River, South Dakota
Julie Garreau
(Cheyenne River Lakota)
Field Coordinator
• Cheyenne River Youth Project®
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CROW RESERVATION FIELD OFFICE 
Montana
Peggy White Wellknown Buffalo (Crow)
Susan Kelly
Field Coordinators
• Center Pole
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PINE RIDGE RESERVATION FIELD OFFICES 
Pine Ridge Reservation, South Dakota
Dave Lone Elk 
(Oglala Lakota)
• Water Wells
• Food and other inkind assistance
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Running Strong Staff

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Susie Kelly and Peggy White Wellknown Buffalo in Montana 

 
 

Running Strong for American Indian Youth® • American Indian Youth Running Strong
 2550 Huntington Avenue, Suite #200 Alexandria, VA 22303-1499
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