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

Leadership Team

  • Lynn Cuny

    Lynn Cuny

    Chief Executive Officer

  • Patricia Brave Heart - Chief Financial Officer

    Patricia Brave Heart

    Chief Financial Officer

Staff

  • Amia Moore

    Youth Leadership Director

  • Arlis Lynne Pourier - Finance Technician & Human Resources Assistant

    Arlis Lynne Pourier

    Finance Technician

  • Ashley Woodard - Montessori Provider & Language Learner

    Ashley Woodard

    Montessori Provider & Language Learner

  • Blake White

    RCD Project Manager

  • Branda McBride

    Montessori Provider/Lakota Language Learner

  • Brandon Big Eagle

    LLS Cultural & Ecological Stewardship Manager

  • Casey Wayne Provost JR - LLS Regenerative Practices & Bison Range Specialist

    Casey Wayne Provost JR.

    LLS Regenerative Practices & Bison Range Specialist

  • DeCora Hawk

    Lakota Advocacy Center Director

  • Diana Lessert

    Finance Technician

  • Diane Clifford

    Finance Manager

  • Doyle Pipe on Head - LWE Manager

    Doyle Pipe on Head

    Lifeways & Wellness Equity Manager

  • Emmy Her Many Horses

    Lakota Language and Education Director

  • Isabella Lebeaux

    Lakota Advocacy Center Coordinator

  • Jerome Lebeau Jr.

    Security

  • John Waters

    Security

  • Jolene Bull Bear

    Human Resource Coordinator

  • Joseph Brewer

    Youth Leadership Coordinator

  • Justin Spencer

    LLS Community Engagement & Education Specialist

  • Katherine Stover

    Property Manager

  • Katie Hunter - Montessori Manager

    Katie Hunter

    Lakota Language & Education Finance Manager

  • Kristy Pourier

    Kristy Pourier

    Lakota Language Learner & Cook

  • Lyle Lebeaux - Facilities Manager

    Lyle Lebeaux

    Facilities Manager

  • Marlon Kelly - Lifeways & Wellness Equity Director

    Marlon Kelly

    Lifeways & Wellness Equity Director

  • Martha American Horse - Lakota Fluent Speaker

    Martha American Horse

    Lakota Fluent Speaker

  • Myranda Pourier

    Lakota Elementary Immersion Teacher

  • Renae Cournoyer

    Executive Assistant

  • Rose Rosales

    Lakota Language Reclamation Coordinator

  • Shawnta' Jones - Lakota School Design Coordinator

    Shawnta' Jones

    Director of School Design & Curriculum

  • Tatyana Pilcher

    Lakota Language Learner & Montessori Provider

  • Tyrees Red Owl

    Administrative Assistant

  • Warren "Guss" Yellow Hair - Wicasa Wicohan Coordinator

    Warren "Guss" Yellow Hair

    Wicasa Wicohan Coordinator