Meet our team of passionate leaders bringing extensive and diverse industry expertise to accelerate our strategies and advocate for increased diversity in STEM. The AISES Board of Directors are elected by the AISES membership to provide their unique insights to the long-range growth of AISES.
William Tiger
(Miccosukee Indians of Florida)
Gary Burnette
(Cheroenhaka Nottoway)
Michael Laverdure
(Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa)
Rick Stephens
(Pala Band of Mission Indians)
Dr. Twyla Baker
(Three Affiliated Tribes)
Melinda McClanahan
(Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma)
Dr. Dorothy Pender
(Inupiat Eskimo)
Dr. Mary Jo Ondrechen
(Mohawk)
Anthony Kahn
(Navajo)
Dwight Gourneau
(Turtle Mountain Chippewa)
Andrew Conseen Duff
(Eastern Band of Cherokee)
Michael Avritt
(San Felipe Pueblo)
Tommie Lee
(Navajo)
Judy Gobert
(Blackfeet)
Dr. Robert K. Whitman
(Navajo)
Sandra Begay
(Navajo)
Donald Ridley
(Shoshone)
Thomas Dawson, Jr.
(Eastern Band of Cherokee)
Jaime Pinkham
(Nez Perce)
George Thomas
(Cherokee)
Al Qöyawayma
(Hopi)
AISES National Student Representatives are non-voting members of the AISES Board of Directors, ensuring the interests of student members are dynamically championed and their voices continue to shape the future of the organization.
