Native Nations Rebuilders Program (cohort 7) - Alison received her bachelor's degree in business administration in June 2015, and is currently pursuing a bachelor's degree in human services. As an active member of the Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux
David Whitestock understands what it takes to get well. Ten years ago, mired in drug and alcohol addiction, he began his recovery, learning what it takes to get and stay sober. Today, he has earned a law degree and is the nation’s first and only
Native Nations Rebuilders Program (cohort 7) - Dave is the President and CEO of Missouri River Resources, which is the Mandan, Hidatsa and Arikara Nation’s privately owned oil and gas company. Dave's previous experience in the petroleum industry
Language is the key to Alex Zeibot’s universe. Born Deaf in Riga, Latvia, and initially only exposed to language through text, he attended a Deaf school in St. Petersburg, Russia, where his life changed when he was introduced to a “manual” language
As executive director of Local Initiatives Support Corporation - Twin Cities, Andriana Abariotes works with more than 30 different community-based developers and neighborhood partnerships to direct millions of dollars in investments to some of the
Jamal Adam has a unique understanding of the vital role community colleges can play in helping refugees, immigrants and first-generation students achieve success. Jamal grew up in Somalia and fled at age 13 to a refugee camp in Kenya to escape war
When she isn't developing, improving and disseminating world-class neurosurgical techniques for Medtronic's Deep Brain Stimulation Therapy, Sylvia Bartley is thinking of ways to address the disparities in educational success between African-American
Native Nations Rebuilders Program (cohort 6) - Marc is the director for the Office of Planning and Economic Development for the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe. Over his career, he has been involved in the areas of employment, training, contracting and
Since 2000, Jacquie Berglund has had one thing on her mind: Turning beer into food. That's the mission of FINNEGANS, the social enterprise she founded nearly 15 years ago and the first beer in the world to donate 100 percent of its profits back to
Native Nations Rebuilders Program (cohort 6) - CeCe has worked in the research field since 1997, most of those years with the University of Colorado Centers for American Indian and Alaska Native Health. She has co-authored the ordinance establishing
When Tawanna Black thinks about the future of North Minneapolis, where she is director of the Northside Funder Groups, she sees possibility in the collective impact that African American leaders in the 1930s and ‘40s used to create stable communities
Native Nations Rebuilders Program (cohort 6) - Christina works as a family support specialist for the Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe’s Indian Child Welfare Department. Prior to that, she worked in the Band’s planning department, focusing on a variety of
