Our Team
Our work is organized with the Oyat̄e at the top because our work is from and for our people.
We follow the guidance and values of our community on questions fundamental to the movement we are building. Our Lifeways and Wellness Equity team connects the work of our Initiatives and our community by guiding us on healing pathways to liberation and rooting our work in Lak̇ol Wiċoḣ’aŋ. By healing ourselves, we become sovereign, self-determined and liberated. This then extends to the Tiwahe (the family), the Tioṡp̄aye (the extended family unit), and eventually the entire Oyat̄e (nation). At our foundation, we rely on the wisdom of our Board of Directors to guide us and our leadership team to ensure we achieve our intended impact. The directors and staff move the work forward, through strength and courage, always coming from a place of hope. All of us, together, believe in the prayer that began Thunder Valley’s story and continue to believe in the beauty this place is -- we carry this responsibility because the people depend on us.
It’s not what we do, it’s who we are.
Board Of directors
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Beau LeBeaux
President
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Trenton Old Horse
Vice President
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Harold Compton
Secretary
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Norma Rendon
Board Member
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Velma Kills Back
Board Member
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William "Bill" Means
Board Member
Leadership Team
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Lynn Cuny
Chief Executive Officer
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Patricia Brave Heart
Chief Financial Officer
Staff
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Amia Moore
Youth Leadership Director
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Arlis Lynne Pourier
Finance Technician
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Ashley Woodard
Montessori Provider & Language Learner
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Blake White
RCD Project Manager
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Branda McBride
Montessori Provider/Lakota Language Learner
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Brandon Big Eagle
LLS Cultural & Ecological Stewardship Manager
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Casey Wayne Provost JR.
LLS Regenerative Practices & Bison Range Specialist
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DeCora Hawk
Lakota Advocacy Center Director
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Diana Lessert
Finance Technician
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Diane Clifford
Finance Manager
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Doyle Pipe on Head
Lifeways & Wellness Equity Manager
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Emmy Her Many Horses
Lakota Language and Education Director
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Isabella Lebeaux
Lakota Advocacy Center Coordinator
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Jerome Lebeau Jr.
Security
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John Waters
Security
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Jolene Bull Bear
Human Resource Coordinator
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Joseph Brewer
Youth Leadership Coordinator
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Justin Spencer
LLS Community Engagement & Education Specialist
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Katherine Stover
Property Manager
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Katie Hunter
Lakota Language & Education Finance Manager
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Kristy Pourier
Lakota Language Learner & Cook
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Lyle Lebeaux
Facilities Manager
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Marlon Kelly
Lifeways & Wellness Equity Director
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Martha American Horse
Lakota Fluent Speaker
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Myranda Pourier
Lakota Elementary Immersion Teacher
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Renae Cournoyer
Executive Assistant
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Rose Rosales
Lakota Language Reclamation Coordinator
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Shawnta' Jones
Director of School Design & Curriculum
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Tatyana Pilcher
Lakota Language Learner & Montessori Provider
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Tyrees Red Owl
Administrative Assistant
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Warren "Guss" Yellow Hair
Wicasa Wicohan Coordinator