H. Mathew Barkausen III (Tuscarora of North Carolina) B.A., Media Specialist – National Native American AIDS Prevention Center
Co-CHAIR - Bellerena V. Begaii (Dine’) B.S., Facility Coordinator II - T-Mobile
Stella Carrasco (Rosebud Sioux) Administrative Training Coordinator - JVA Consulting
Maymangwa Flying Earth (Lakota, Ojibwe, Akimel O'odham) Attorney - Small Business Administration
Niabi Hart (Sac & Fox) B.A., Youth Advocate and Board of Director of the Colorado Indian Education Foundation
Steven C. Lee (Chickasaw/Choctaw) PhD, Assistant Director and Staff Psychologist - Metro State College of Denver Counseling Center
Crystal LoudHawk (Dine’) Professional Research Assistant - University of Colorado at Denver & Health Sciences Center
Richard R Martel (Canadian Cree) Program Coordinator - Native American Talking Circle/Colorado Coalition for the Homeless
Tanya mcElfresh (Choctaw) MBA, Senior Director - Indian Child Welfare Program for Casey Family Programs
Ruth Marie Montoya Star (Dine’) R.N., Contractor of Special Projects - The Denver Indian Center
Rose Red Elk (Assiniboine/Sioux) Entertainer/Storyteller/Singer/Song writer/Author and Owner of RedElk Entertainment.
Co-CHAIR - Jennifer Willams (Sicangu Lakota) M.A. - Program Assistant/Ethnic Studies Department at the University of Colorado Denver.
Biographies:
Bellerena "Billie" Victoria Begaii (Dine'), Facility Coordinator II (Thornton, CO) - T-Mobile.
Billie is a tribal member of the Dine' Nationa; she belongs to the Salt and Cliff Dweller Clans.
Her background consists of over 25 years of Office Administration/Management in the business industry. She holds a Business Administration degree and is currently employed with T-Mobile as a Facility Coordinator II at the Thornton Call Center. Billie has previously held positions with Hewlett Packard, TCI (Telecommunications, Inc.) and AT&T Broadband respectfully. In her professional volunteer capacity she serves as the Chair Elect for the Denver Center for the Performing Arts/Community Relations Councils & Tour Ambassadors; the Women in Cable & Telecommunications - Executive Board; the National Association of Minorities in Communication - Chapter President; and the Minority Enterprises, Inc., (RMMSDC-Rocky Mountain Minority Supplier Development Council) Executive Board. Billie values family, church and community! In her spare time she organizes arts and youth programs and she is extremely passionate for Native American Arts, music, theatre, movies and reading literature by the following authors, Keats, Barrett/Browning and Shelley!