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Clinton Waara Clinton is an enrolled member of the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe, and received his Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from South Dakota State University in 1993. Clint began his career with Sigma Alpha Epsilon Fraternity as a National Education and Leadership Consultant from 1993 to 1995. From 1995-1999 Clint was an account analyst for Wells Fargo Financial Bank in Sioux Falls. In 1999 Clint taught at Roosevelt High School in Sioux Falls where he instituted the Academy of Finance model of instruction and coached track. Clint joined the University of South Dakota (USD) School of Business staff in 2001 where he ran the USD and Sitting Bull College Entrepreneurship Partnership. In 2003, Mr. Waara became the Community Development Officer and Assistant Vice President for Wells Fargo Bank. Clint resides in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, with his wife, Billie Jo, and two children, Mya and Jett. Kristi Wagner Kristi Wagner is the Owner of the Rushmore Center for Civic Leadership, LLC. Her consulting business provides communities, corporations, businesses, organization and nonprofits assistance in organizational and business development. Wagner provides her clients community coaching and process designing; nonprofit management and capital campaign fundraising; strategic planning; facilitation; organization and workplace teambuilding; community and healthcare needs assessment and planning; and leadership training and educational workplace seminars. In the early 1990’s, Kristi was instrumental in establishing the International Business Department at Northern State University. She has a Bachelor of Science Degree from the University of South Dakota in Business Management / Marketing and Public Relations. Currently, she serves as a member of the School of Business Advisory Board – Black Hills State University, Board of Directors to the Northern Hills Junior Achievement Board of Directors, University of South Dakota Chiesman Endowment for Civic Education, University of South Dakota Farber Center and the Black Hills Business Council. David White Bull As the Asset Development Manager at Lakota Funds, David White Bull has been instrumental in keeping the delinquency under 1% and continuing to lead the loan department in reaching their annual goals that include assisting aspiring Oglala Lakota entrepreneurs with cash flows, business plans, and loan applications. He also helps guide the Individual Development Accounts (IDA) program where Lakota Funds provides $2 for every $1 the qualified individual saves. Lastly, David also actively helps Lakota artists work towards entrepreneurship by assisting with marketing and promoting their work. David graduated from Oglala Lakota College in 2008 where he received his Bachelor’s Degree in Social Work. David is also a certified Economic Development Finance Professional and a certified Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) preparer. He has a strong desire to teach and is certified in Core Four Business Planning, Building Native Communities, and Pathways Home curricula. Mr. White Bull is the Co-Chair for the South Dakota Indian Business Alliance. Tonia Young Tonia Young, Business Success Coach at Lakota Funds, received certification as an Economic Development Finance Professional from the National Development Council in April of 2008. She has also completed the following training and/or certification programs: Rural Community Innovation Small Business Success Coaching and Customer Service Training, First Nations Development Institute Building Native Communities: Saving for the Future and Building Native Communities: Financial Skills for Families, NeighborWorks Institute’s Pathways to Homeownership, and Assets for Independence University’s Money Smart and Training Techniques. Ms. Young is an enrolled member of the Oglala Sioux Tribe and currently resides on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation with her two children. In the spring of 2010, she completed a minor in Accounting from Oglala Lakota College and will be pursuing a major in Business Administration with a specialization in Tribal Management. Tracey Zephier Tracey Zephier (Cheyenne River Sioux) joined Fredericks, Peebles, & Morgan in 2008 and became partner in 2010. She practices in the areas of Tribal/State relations; tribal legal and physical infrastructure; and tribal financial and real estate transactions. Ms. Zephier has been part of Indian law-related business and real estate transactions and the South Dakota Equal Justice Commission, which was created by the South Dakota Supreme Court to identify and devise remedies for the disparate treatment of minorities in the South Dakota Unified Judicial System. Ms. Zephier has done extensive legal work for the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe and other tribes in the Northern Plains region. She served as the President and CEO of First Nations Oweesta Corporation in Rapid City, South Dakota, developing community development financial institutions (CDFIs), tribal enterprises, and tribal citizen entrepreneurship systems in Native communities throughout the United States. Ms. Zephier is the President of Wind Energy Tribes United (WETU), an inter-tribal organization whose purpose is to inform, advise, represent, and, advocate on behalf of its member tribes on issues related to commercial wind production and transmission. Tracey works closely with her own tribe on its commercial wind energy development project, serving as the tribally-owned energy corporation’s Vice President. She also has experience as an auditor for the South Dakota Department of Labor and as a banker for Norwest (now Wells Fargo). She received her Juris Doctorate from Yale and also holds a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration and Accounting. Tom Zohner Tom Zohner is a retired Air Force Veteran who has spent the last twelve years working with Job Corps. Tom started out as the welding instructor at Box Elder Job Corps, and after six years there, moved on to become a Job Corps Admissions Counselor for a private contractor. Tom travels all over western South Dakota performing outreach activities to inform people about the advantages of Job Corps. Tom speaks at schools, Native American groups, church groups, women’s organizations, civic organizations, groups large and small, basically anyone who will listen, about the Job Corps program and the importance of Career and Technical Education. In his spare time Tom travels by motorcycle with his wife, Julie, to visit grandkids and sample wines in Colorado. 18 2013 SOUTH DAKOTA INDIAN BUSINESS CONFERENCE
Color LEGEND Key Notes, Panels, Roundtable Discussions Resource Workshops, Break Out Sessions Exhibitors & Vendors Coffee & Snacks for Breaks Registration Preparation Room, Business Plan Contest Meals (breakfast, lunch) APRIL 10-12, 2013 RAPID CITY, SOUTH DAKOTA 19
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