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class="container-fluid"><div class="col-12 col-lg-8 col-md-8 px-md-5 px-3 mx-auto px-lg-0 py-5 styles_pageWrapper__jDD9_" style="padding:0"><h1 class="styles_h1__atS0y styles_color-secondary__1_Ful">NCAI Leadership</h1><hr/><div class="render-sections"><div class="styles_wrapper__l_P3o"><h2 class="styles_h2__9P3xQ styles_color-black__WuOPb pt-0">Table of Contents</h2><ul class="ms-3 space-y-3"><li><a href="#mark-macarro" class="text-brand-primary">Mark Macarro</a></li><li><a href="#executive-committee" class="text-brand-primary">Executive Committee</a></li><li><a href="#ncai-executive-board" class="text-brand-primary">NCAI Executive Board</a></li><li><a href="#ncai-regional-vice-presidents-and-alternates" class="text-brand-primary">NCAI Regional Vice Presidents & Alternates</a></li><li><a href="#previous-ncai-leadership" class="text-brand-primary">Previous NCAI Leadership</a></li></ul><hr class="mt-5"/></div><div class="styles_wrapper__l_P3o"><hr/></div><div class="styles_wrapper__l_P3o"><div><p id="ncai-members-elect-the-organizations-executive-committee-the-ncai-president-1st-vice-president-recording-secretary-and-treasurer-these-are-elected-by-the-entire-membership-the-12-regional-vice-presidents-are-elected-by-their-respective-regions-all-board-members-serve-for-two-year-terms" class="styles_p__Rdfvf styles_color-black__WuOPb">NCAI members elect the organization’s Executive Committee - the NCAI President, 1st Vice President, Recording Secretary, and Treasurer. These are elected by the entire membership. The 12 Regional Vice Presidents are elected by their respective regions. All board members serve for two-year terms.</p><h3 id="mark-macarro" class="styles_h3__PHvyq styles_color-black__WuOPb">Mark Macarro</h3><h4 id="ncai-president" class="styles_h4__4a16e styles_color-black__WuOPb">NCAI President</h4><h5 id="tribal-chairman-pechanga-band-of-indians" class="styles_h5__HE8UD styles_color-black__WuOPb">Tribal Chairman, Pechanga Band of Indians</h5><p id="elected-in-2023-as-ncais-24th-president-mark-macarro-is-the-duly-elected-tribal-chairman-of-the-pechanga-band-of-indians-in-southern-california-president-macarro-was-first-elected-to-the-pechanga-tribal-council-in-1992-and-is-currently-serving-in-his-29th-consecutive-year-as-tribal-chairman" class="styles_p__Rdfvf styles_color-black__WuOPb">Elected in 2023 as NCAI's 24th President, Mark Macarro is the duly elected tribal chairman of the Pechanga Band of Indians in southern California. President Macarro was first elected to the Pechanga Tribal Council in 1992 and is currently serving in his 29th consecutive year as tribal chairman.</p><p id="throughout-his-tenure-president-macarros-vision-for-pechanga-has-been-to-see-the-band-strengthen-its-political-self-determination-and-economic-self-sufficiency-while-maintaining-its-distinct-and-unique-cultural-identity" class="styles_p__Rdfvf styles_color-black__WuOPb">Throughout his tenure, President Macarro's vision for Pechanga has been to see the Band strengthen its political self-determination and economic self-sufficiency while maintaining its distinct and unique cultural identity.</p><p id="president-macarro-holds-a-ba-in-political-science-from-the-university-of-california-santa-barbara-is-married-to-holly-cook-macarro-red-lake-band-of-ojibwe-and-is-the-proud-father-of-four-children" class="styles_p__Rdfvf styles_color-black__WuOPb">President Macarro holds a B.A. in Political Science from the University of California, Santa Barbara, is married to Holly Cook Macarro (Red Lake Band of Ojibwe), and is the proud father of four children.</p><p id="" class="styles_p__Rdfvf styles_color-black__WuOPb"></p><hr style="border-top:1px solid gray"/><h3 id="executive-committee" class="styles_h3__PHvyq styles_color-black__WuOPb"><strong>Executive Committee</strong></h3><h4 id="members-of-ncais-executive-committee" class="styles_h4__4a16e styles_color-black__WuOPb">Members of NCAI's Executive Committee</h4><p id="the-ncai-executive-committee-consists-of-the-president-1st-vice-president-recording-secretary-treasurer-and-12-regional-vice-presidents-in-addition-to-12-alternate-regional-vps" class="styles_p__Rdfvf styles_color-black__WuOPb">The NCAI Executive Committee consists of the President, 1st Vice President, Recording Secretary, Treasurer, and 12 regional Vice-Presidents, in addition to 12 Alternate Regional VPs.</p><p id="at-the-80th-annual-convention-held-in-new-orleans-la-ncai-elected-the-members-of-the-2023-2025-ncai-executive-committee" class="styles_p__Rdfvf styles_color-black__WuOPb">At the 80th Annual Convention held in New Orleans, LA, NCAI elected the members of the 2023–2025 NCAI Executive Committee.</p><hr style="border-top:1px solid gray"/><h3 id="ncai-executive-board" class="styles_h3__PHvyq styles_color-black__WuOPb">NCAI Executive Board</h3><h4 id="president" class="styles_h4__4a16e styles_color-black__WuOPb">President</h4><p id="mark-macarro-tribal-chairman-pechanga-band-of-indians" class="styles_p__Rdfvf styles_color-black__WuOPb">Mark Macarro<br/>Tribal Chairman, Pechanga Band of Indians</p><h4 id="1st-vice-president" class="styles_h4__4a16e styles_color-black__WuOPb">1st Vice President</h4><p id="brian-weeden-mashpee-wampanoag" class="styles_p__Rdfvf styles_color-black__WuOPb">Brian Weeden<br/>Mashpee Wampanoag</p><h4 id="secretary" class="styles_h4__4a16e styles_color-black__WuOPb">Secretary</h4><p id="nickolaus-d-lewis-lummi-nation" class="styles_p__Rdfvf styles_color-black__WuOPb">Nickolaus D. Lewis<br/>Lummi Nation</p><h4 id="treasurer" class="styles_h4__4a16e styles_color-black__WuOPb">Treasurer</h4><p id="david-woerz-chickasaw-nation" class="styles_p__Rdfvf styles_color-black__WuOPb">David Woerz<br/>Chickasaw Nation</p><hr style="border-top:1px solid gray"/><h3 id="ncai-regional-vice-presidents-and-alternates" class="styles_h3__PHvyq styles_color-black__WuOPb">NCAI Regional Vice Presidents & Alternates</h3><h4 id="alaska" class="styles_h4__4a16e styles_color-black__WuOPb">Alaska</h4><p id="vice-president-brian-ridley-native-village-of-eagle-alternate-clinton-cook-craig-tribal-association" class="styles_p__Rdfvf styles_color-black__WuOPb">Vice-President:<br/>Brian Ridley, Native Village of Eagle<br/><br/>Alternate:<br/>Clinton Cook, Craig Tribal Association</p><h4 id="midwest" class="styles_h4__4a16e styles_color-black__WuOPb">Midwest</h4><p id="vice-president-leonard-fineday-minnesota-chippewa-tribe-leech-lake-band-alternate-michelle-beaudin-lac-courte-oreilles-band-of-lake-superior" class="styles_p__Rdfvf styles_color-black__WuOPb">Vice-President:<br/>Leonard Fineday, Minnesota Chippewa Tribe - Leech Lake Band<br/><br/>Alternate:<br/>Michelle Beaudin, Lac Courte Oreilles Band of Lake Superior</p><h4 id="pacific" class="styles_h4__4a16e styles_color-black__WuOPb">Pacific</h4><p id="vice-president-leo-sisco-santa-rosa-rancheria-tachi-yokut-nation-alternate-jack-potter-jr-redding-rancheria" class="styles_p__Rdfvf styles_color-black__WuOPb">Vice-President:<br/>Leo Sisco, Santa Rosa Rancheria Tachi Yokut Nation<br/><br/>Alternate:<br/>Jack Potter Jr., Redding Rancheria</p><h4 id="southern-plains" class="styles_h4__4a16e styles_color-black__WuOPb">Southern Plains</h4><p id="vice-president-reggie-wassana-cheyenne-and-arapaho-tribes-of-oklahoma-alternate-christie-modlin-iowa-tribe-of-oklahoma" class="styles_p__Rdfvf styles_color-black__WuOPb">Vice-President:<br/>Reggie Wassana, Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes of Oklahoma<br/><br/>Alternate:<br/>Christie Modlin, Iowa Tribe of Oklahoma</p><h4 id="eastern-oklahoma" class="styles_h4__4a16e styles_color-black__WuOPb">Eastern Oklahoma</h4><p id="vice-president-joe-deere-cherokee-nation-alternate-brad-killscrow-delaware-tribe-of-indians" class="styles_p__Rdfvf styles_color-black__WuOPb">Vice-President:<br/>Joe Deere, Cherokee Nation<br/><br/>Alternate:<br/>Brad Killscrow, Delaware Tribe of Indians</p><h4 id="northeast" class="styles_h4__4a16e styles_color-black__WuOPb">Northeast</h4><p id="vice-president-lance-gumbs-shinnecock-indian-nation-alternate-rodney-butler-mashantucket-pequot-tribe" class="styles_p__Rdfvf styles_color-black__WuOPb">Vice-President:<br/>Lance Gumbs, Shinnecock Indian Nation<br/><br/>Alternate:<br/>Rodney Butler, Mashantucket Pequot Tribe</p><h4 id="rocky-mountain" class="styles_h4__4a16e styles_color-black__WuOPb">Rocky Mountain</h4><p id="vice-president-jennifer-finley-confederated-salish-and-kootenai-tribes-alternate-loni-taylor-chippewa-cree-of-the-rocky-boy-reservation" class="styles_p__Rdfvf styles_color-black__WuOPb">Vice-President:<br/>Jennifer Finley, Confederated Salish & Kootenai Tribes<br/><br/>Alternate:<br/>Loni Taylor, Chippewa Cree of the Rocky Boy Reservation</p><h4 id="southwest" class="styles_h4__4a16e styles_color-black__WuOPb">Southwest</h4><p id="vice-president-raymond-aguilar-pueblo-of-santo-domingo-alternate-gary-lujan-pueblo-of-taos" class="styles_p__Rdfvf styles_color-black__WuOPb">Vice-President:<br/>Raymond Aguilar, Pueblo of Santo Domingo<br/><br/>Alternate:<br/>Gary Lujan, Pueblo of Taos</p><h4 id="great-plains" class="styles_h4__4a16e styles_color-black__WuOPb">Great Plains</h4><p id="vice-president-ryman-lebeau-cheyenne-river-sioux-tribe-alternate-j-garret-renville-sisseton-wahpeton-oyate" class="styles_p__Rdfvf styles_color-black__WuOPb">Vice-President:<br/>Ryman LeBeau, Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe<br/><br/>Alternate:<br/>J. Garret Renville, Sisseton-Wahpeton Oyate</p><h4 id="northwest" class="styles_h4__4a16e styles_color-black__WuOPb">Northwest</h4><p id="vice-president-leonard-forsman-suquamish-indian-tribe-alternate-melvin-sheldon-jr-tulalip-tribes" class="styles_p__Rdfvf styles_color-black__WuOPb">Vice-President:<br/>Leonard Forsman, Suquamish Indian Tribe<br/><br/>Alternate:<br/>Melvin Sheldon, Jr., Tulalip Tribes</p><h4 id="southeast" class="styles_h4__4a16e styles_color-black__WuOPb">Southeast</h4><p id="vice-president-reggie-tupponce-upper-mattaponi-indian-tribe-alternate-lora-ann-chaisson-united-houma-nation" class="styles_p__Rdfvf styles_color-black__WuOPb">Vice-President:<br/>Reggie Tupponce, Upper Mattaponi Indian Tribe<br/><br/>Alternate:<br/>Lora Ann Chaisson, United Houma Nation</p><h4 id="western" class="styles_h4__4a16e styles_color-black__WuOPb">Western</h4><p id="vice-president-randi-lone-eagle-summit-lake-paiute-tribe-alternate-warren-graham-duckwater-shoshone-tribe" class="styles_p__Rdfvf styles_color-black__WuOPb">Vice-President:<br/>Randi Lone Eagle, Summit Lake Paiute Tribe<br/><br/>Alternate:<br/>Warren Graham, Duckwater Shoshone Tribe</p><hr style="border-top:1px solid gray"/><p id="" class="styles_p__Rdfvf styles_color-black__WuOPb"></p><p id="" class="styles_p__Rdfvf styles_color-black__WuOPb"></p></div></div><div class="styles_wrapper__l_P3o"><div><h3 id="previous-ncai-leadership" class="styles_h3__PHvyq styles_color-black__WuOPb">Previous NCAI Leadership</h3><table class="styles_tableWrapper__DgvhZ"><thead><tr><th>Year</th><th>Annual Convention</th><th>President</th><th>Executive Director</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>1944</td><td>Denver, CO</td><td>N.B. Johnson, Cherokee</td><td>Ruth Muskrat Bronson, Cherokee</td></tr><tr><td>1945</td><td>Browning, MT</td><td>N.B. Johnson</td><td>Ruth Muskrat Bronson</td></tr><tr><td>1946</td><td>Oklahoma City, OK</td><td>N.B. Johnson</td><td>Ruth Muskrat Bronson</td></tr><tr><td>1947</td><td>Santa Fe, NM</td><td>N.B. Johnson</td><td>Ruth Muskrat Bronson</td></tr><tr><td>1948</td><td>Denver, CO</td><td>N.B. Johnson</td><td>Ruth Muskrat Bronson</td></tr><tr><td>1949</td><td>Rapid City, SD</td><td>N.B. Johnson</td><td>Louis R. Bruce, Mohawk/Sioux</td></tr><tr><td>1949</td><td>Rapid City, SD</td><td>N.B. Johnson</td><td>Edward Rogers, Chippewa</td></tr><tr><td>1950</td><td>Bellingham, WA</td><td>N.B. Johnson</td><td>John C. Rainer, Taos Pueblo</td></tr><tr><td>1951</td><td>St. Paul, MN</td><td>N.B. Johnson</td><td>Ruth Muskrat Bronson, Cherokee</td></tr><tr><td>1952</td><td>Denver, CO</td><td>N.B. Johnson</td><td>Frank George, Colville</td></tr><tr><td>1953</td><td>Phoenix, AZ</td><td>Joseph R. Garry, Coeur D’Alene</td><td>Helen Peterson, Oglala Sioux</td></tr><tr><td>1954</td><td>Omaha, NE</td><td>Joseph R. Garry</td><td>Helen Peterson</td></tr><tr><td>1955</td><td>Spokane, WA</td><td>Joseph R. Garry</td><td>Helen Peterson</td></tr><tr><td>1956</td><td>Salt Lake City, UT</td><td>Joseph R. Garry</td><td>Helen Peterson</td></tr><tr><td>1957</td><td>Claremore, OK</td><td>Joseph R. Garry</td><td>Helen Peterson</td></tr><tr><td>1958</td><td>Missoula, MT</td><td>Joseph R. Garry</td><td>Helen Peterson</td></tr><tr><td>1959</td><td>Phoenix, AZ</td><td>Joseph R. Garry</td><td>Helen Peterson</td></tr><tr><td>1960</td><td>Denver, CO</td><td>Walter Wetzel, Blackfeet</td><td>Robert Burnett, Rosebud Sioux</td></tr><tr><td>1961</td><td>Lewiston, ID</td><td>Walter Wetzel</td><td>Robert Burnett</td></tr><tr><td>1962</td><td>Cherokee, NC</td><td>Walter Wetzel</td><td>Robert Burnett</td></tr><tr><td>1963</td><td>Bismarck, ND</td><td>Walter Wetzel</td><td>Robert Burnett</td></tr><tr><td>1964</td><td>Sheridan, WY</td><td>Walter Wetzel</td><td>Vine Deloria, Jr., Standing Rock Sioux</td></tr><tr><td>1965</td><td>Scottsdale, AZ</td><td>Clarence Wesley, San Carlos Apache</td><td>Vine Deloria, Jr.</td></tr><tr><td>1966</td><td>Oklahoma City, OK</td><td>Clarence Wesley</td><td>Vine Deloria, Jr.</td></tr><tr><td>1967</td><td>Portland, OR</td><td>Wendell Chino, Mescalero Apache</td><td>Vine Deloria, Jr.</td></tr><tr><td>1968</td><td>Omaha, NE</td><td>Wendell Chino</td><td>John Belindo, Navajo/Kiowa</td></tr><tr><td>1969</td><td>Albuquerque, NM</td><td>Earl Old Person, Blackfeet</td><td>Bruce Wilkie, Makah</td></tr><tr><td>1970</td><td>Anchorage, AK</td><td>Earl Old Person</td><td>Franklin Ducheneaux, Cheyenne River Sioux</td></tr><tr><td>1971</td><td>Reno, NV</td><td>Leon F. Cook, Red Lake Chippewa</td><td>Leo W. Vocu, Oglala Sioux</td></tr><tr><td>1972</td><td>Sarasota, FL</td><td>Leon F. Cook</td><td>Charles Trimble, Oglala Sioux</td></tr><tr><td>1973</td><td>Tulsa, OK</td><td>Mel Tonasket, Colville</td><td>Charles Trimble</td></tr><tr><td>1974</td><td>San Diego, CA</td><td>Mel Tonasket</td><td>Charles Trimble</td></tr><tr><td>1975</td><td>Portland, OR</td><td>Mel Tonasket</td><td>Charles Trimble</td></tr><tr><td>1976</td><td>Salt Lake City, UT</td><td>Mel Tonasket</td><td>Charles Trimble</td></tr><tr><td>1977</td><td>Dallas, TX</td><td>Veronica L. Murdock, Mohave</td><td>Charles Trimble</td></tr><tr><td>1978</td><td>Rapid City, SD</td><td>Veronica L. Murdock</td><td>Andrew E. Ebona, Tlingit</td></tr><tr><td>1979</td><td>Albuquerque, NM</td><td>Edward Driving Hawk, Sioux</td><td>Ronald Andrade, Luiseno-Dieguneo</td></tr><tr><td>1980</td><td>Spokane, WA</td><td>Edward Driving Hawk</td><td>Ronald Andrade</td></tr><tr><td>1981</td><td>Anchorage, AK</td><td>Joseph DeLaCruz, Quinault</td><td>Ronald Andrade</td></tr><tr><td>1982</td><td>Bismarck, ND</td><td>Joseph DeLaCruz</td><td>Ronald Andrade</td></tr><tr><td>1983</td><td>Green Bay, WI</td><td>Joseph DeLaCruz</td><td>Silas Whitman, Nez Perce</td></tr><tr><td>1984</td><td>Spokane, WA</td><td>Joseph DeLaCruz</td><td>Suzan Shown Harjo, Cheyenne/Muscogee</td></tr><tr><td>1985</td><td>Tulsa, OK</td><td>Reuben A. Snake, Jr., Winnebago</td><td>Suzan Shown Harjo</td></tr><tr><td>1986</td><td>Phoenix, AZ</td><td>Reuben A. Snake, Jr.</td><td>Suzan Shown Harjo</td></tr><tr><td>1987</td><td>Tampa, FL</td><td>Reuben A. Snake, Jr.</td><td>Suzan Shown Harjo</td></tr><tr><td>1988</td><td>Sioux City, SD</td><td>John Gonzales, San Ildefonso Pueblo</td><td>Suzan Shown Harjo</td></tr><tr><td>1989</td><td>Oklahoma City, OK</td><td>John Gonzales</td><td>Suzan Shown Harjo</td></tr><tr><td>1990</td><td>Albuquerque, NM</td><td>Wayne L. Ducheneaux, Cheyenne River Sioux</td><td>A. Gay Kingman, Cheyenne River Sioux</td></tr><tr><td>1991</td><td>San Francisco, CA</td><td>Wayne L. Ducheneaux</td><td>A. Gay Kingman</td></tr><tr><td>1992</td><td>Arlington, VA</td><td>gaiashkibos, Lac Courte Oreilles</td><td>Michael J. Anderson, Creek/Choctaw</td></tr><tr><td>1993</td><td>Reno, NV</td><td>gaiashkibos</td><td>Rachel A. Joseph, Shoshone/Paiute/Mono</td></tr><tr><td>1994</td><td>Denver, CO</td><td>gaiashkibos</td><td>JoAnn K. Chase, Mandan/Hidatsa/Arikara</td></tr><tr><td>1995</td><td>San Diego, CA</td><td>gaiashkibos</td><td>JoAnn K. Chase</td></tr><tr><td>1996</td><td>Phoenix, AZ</td><td>W. Ron Allen, Jamestown S’Klallam</td><td>JoAnn K. Chase</td></tr><tr><td>1997</td><td>Santa Fe, NM</td><td>W. Ron Allen</td><td>JoAnn K. Chase</td></tr><tr><td>1998</td><td>Myrtle Beach, SC</td><td>W. Ron Allen</td><td>JoAnn K. Chase</td></tr><tr><td>1999</td><td>Palm Springs, CA</td><td>W. Ron Allen</td><td>JoAnn K. Chase</td></tr><tr><td>2000</td><td>St. Paul, MN</td><td>Susan Masten, Yurok</td><td>JoAnn K. Chase</td></tr><tr><td>2001</td><td>Spokane, WA</td><td>Susan Masten</td><td>Jacqueline Johnson, Tlingit</td></tr><tr><td>2002</td><td>San Diego, CA</td><td>Tex Hall, Mandan/Hidatsa/Arikara</td><td>Jacqueline Johnson</td></tr><tr><td>2003</td><td>Albuquerque, NM</td><td>Tex Hall</td><td>Jacqueline Johnson</td></tr><tr><td>2004</td><td>Fort Lauderdale, FL</td><td>Tex Hall</td><td>Jacqueline Johnson</td></tr><tr><td>2005</td><td>Tulsa, OK</td><td>Tex Hall</td><td>Jacqueline Johnson</td></tr><tr><td>2006</td><td>Sacramento, CA</td><td>Joe A. Garcia, Ohkay Owingeh</td><td>Jacqueline Johnson</td></tr><tr><td>2007</td><td>Denver, CO</td><td>Joe A. Garcia</td><td>Jacqueline Johnson</td></tr><tr><td>2008</td><td>Phoenix, AZ </td><td>Joe A. Garcia</td><td>Jacqueline Johnson Pata</td></tr><tr><td>2009</td><td>Palm Springs, CA </td><td>Joe A. 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