SIUE's Staff:
Suzanne Kutterer-Siburt
Community Volunteers: One of the greatest accomplishments of the following individuals is their constant work with youth, especially American Indian youth, to educate them on their traditional ways and to help preserve true Tribal Indian culture.
Rick Gassoway
- Manager of Community & Volunteer Organizing, Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma
Chris Welch
- Cherokee Nation Community Services Department for 2 years
- Technical Assistance Specialist/Volunteer Program Field Specialist
Mary Mead
- Retired Volunteer Coordinator, Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma, Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma
- Elder of the Loyal Shawnee Tribe
Don Greenfeather
- Manages the Cherokee Nation’s Tribal Community Service Office
- Past Tribal Chair Loyal Shawnee for 10 years
- Raised in the Traditional Loyal Shawnee ways
- Ceremonial Council Loyal Shawnee
- Farm & Ranch in Delaware County
- Founded Red Cedar Trading Company with Warren Hawks
- Active in Pow Wows
Warren Hawks
Sherrie Gardner
- Head Lady/Elder Loyal Shawnee Tribe
John Daugherty
- Elder Loyal Shawnee Tribe
- Retired Administrator American Indian Health System
Edward Brown
- Elder Shawnee Tribe
- Supervises the volunteer work of the SIUE Students
Dale Besse
- 30 years Science Teacher
- Masters in Education and History
- Additional graduate work in anthropology
- Served on Board of Directors of the American Indian Society of St. Louis
- Committee chairperson for the Pow Wow portion of Scholarship fund raiser for University of Missouri
- St. Louis Anthropology Department and the Alumni Association
- Display and presentation on American Indian culture throughout Illinois and Missouri
- Active in Pow Wows
Alan Jordan
- Traditional Onieda
- Served with the American Indian Center St. Louis
- Active in Pow Wows serving as Arena Director & Competitions
