State Tribal Economic Development Commission
Commission Member Directory
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Fort PeckRodney Miller (primary) Forrest Smith (alternate) |
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CrowShawn Real Bird (primary Yolanda Old Dwarf (alternate)
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Salish and KootenaiTerry Pitts (primary) Leonard Gray (alternate) |
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Little ShellGerald Gray (primary) Clarence Sivertsen (alternate) |
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Rocky BoyRichard Sangrey |
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Ft. BelknapDelina Cuts The Rope Loren "Bum" Stiffarm (alternate) |
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BlackfeetCheryl Reevis Jay Wells (alternate) |
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Northern CheyenneTracy Robinson Jennie Small Lafranier (alternate) |
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MT Department of CommerceAndy Poole |
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Governor's Office of Indian AffairsLesa Evers |
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STED Commission Administrative SupportJason Smith |

From left to right: Rodney Miller, Fort Peck Tribe- Member; Lesa Evers, Governor's Office of Economic Development - Member; Heather Sobrepena-George, Indian Country Economic Development Program Manager; Shawn Real Bird, Crow Tribe - Chairman; Jason Smith, State Tribal Economic Development Program Manager; Brian Schweitzer, Governor; Joe Fox, Jr., Northern Cheyenne Tribe- Member; Jennifer Perez-Cole, State Director of Indian Affairs; Loren “Bum” Stiffarm, Ft. Belknap Tribe - Alternate Member; Joe Durglo, Confederated Salish & Kootenai Tribes - Vice Chairman of the Commission.





