Board of Directors

Marilyn Cleveland, President (Cherokee and White Mountain Apache descent)

Marilyn grew up in Arizona. A retired RN, she has lived in southern Indiana and been involved in organizing local Native people and educating the public for over 47 years.

To contact Marilyn, please e-mail info [at] naccbloomington [dot]org, and we will forward your message.

Debbie "Bear" King, Vice-President (Mescalero Apache descent)

Contact: info[at]naccbloomington.org

Del Criscenzo, Treasurer

Del was born and raised in the South of France. She came to Bloomington in 2006 for the African American Studies program at IU. In 2010, she obtained her Masters. Del has been involved with the Bloomington Native community since her arrival in Indiana.

Contact: treasurer[at]naccbloomington[dot]org

Laura Reagan, Historian (Lipan Apache)

Laura Reagan was born in Indianapolis Indiana. She learned Native activism and Apache traditions from her father and grandmother. Laura moved to Bloomington in 2001 to take part in Indiana University's Groups Program. In 2002, she had her twin sons Korbyn and Jarek and left college to raise them. In 2008, she returned to Indiana University and will be graduating in 2011 with a bachelors degree in history. She plans to attend graduate school at Indiana University and study contemporary Native American history. She has been the NACC Historian for the past two years and plans to continue to serve the NACC the best she can. She currently lives on the east side of Bloomington with her sons and her partner.

Contact: historian[at]naccbloomington[dot]org

Allison Strang, Secretary

Born and raised in a small town in the Pottawatomie region of Indiana, Allison moved to Bloomington twelve years ago to study at IU. She writes, "Bloomington has a little bit of a lot of things that I like and I can be a day’s drive from my family, so I stay here." Before joining the board, she helped organize the 2010 Native Film Series. Her goals for working with the NACC are to help to create a space for cultural survival and cultural connection.
Allison adds, "I would name this chapter of my life: 'do whatever makes life a joy worth living.' Because there’s so much suffering in the world already, I want to stick to the stuff that makes myself and other people smile."

Contact: secretary [at] naccbloomington.org

Gayle Green (Pokagon Band of Potawatomi)

Kylo Prince (Long Plain First Nation)

Staff

Del Criscenzo, Executive Director

Del was born and raised in the South of France. In 2006, she came to Bloomington in 2006 for Indiana University's African- American studies program. She obtained her Masters degree in 2010. Del has been involved with the Bloomington Native community since her arrival in Indiana. She also serves on the NACC Board of Directors as treasurer and was recently given the job of Executive Director. Her job as executive director is to ensure that the NACC meets its goals of serving the Native community and educating the general public.

Contact: info[at]naccbloomington[dot]org

Rebecca Riall, Volunteer Manager (Cherokee)

Rebecca has been involved with Native student groups and advocacy for Native students since about 1998. She is an attorney and a PhD candidate in anthropology, studying tribal recognition.

Contact: volunteer[at]naccbloomington[dot]org

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