CHEROKEE, October 19,
2006—Cherokee Preservation Foundation
(CPFdn) announced today that four of
its employees have been promoted, and
a new employee has joined its staff.
Ashleigh
Brown, Ethan Clapsaddle and Bobby Raines
are now program associates
who have added responsibilities as
they work closely with community organizations,
local leaders and others within the
Cherokee communities and the region
to determine local needs and then develop,
monitor and evaluate CPFdn’s
grant programs. The three joined CPFdn
in 2005 as program assistants.
Brown’s
responsibilities include CPFdn’s
support of efforts to revitalize the
Cherokee language and
development of the Cherokee New Schools
Project. Clapsaddle is leading an effort
to create a challenge grant program
that will help nonprofit organizations
in the seven-county region in westernmost
North Carolina build capacity to grow
and tap new sources of funding. Raines
is leading an initiative to create
a Cherokee leadership development program
based on the cultural characteristics
of the EBCI. Brown and Raines are enrolled
members of the EBCI.
Deb Mintz has been
promoted to the position of Program
Operations and
Grants Manager. She will oversee the
grantmaking process, perform grantee
reviews, facilitate certain types of
grants and continue to serve as CPFdn’s
community liaison for the Cherokee
Day of Caring. One of CPFdn’s
first employees and an enrolled member
of the EBCI, Mintz had been serving
as Executive Assistant and Grants Manager.
She recently earned a Bachelor’s
degree in business administration from
Montreat College.
Hwineko Walkingstick
has just joined the CPFdn staff as
administrative assistant.
Walkingstick has been trained in the
culinary arts and has been involved
in the hospitality industry in Cherokee
since 2004, most recently as a chef
at Harrah’s Cherokee Casino and
Hotel. He is an enrolled member of
the EBCI.
“
CPFdn is playing a leadership role
in many important initiatives, including
heritage tourism, language revitalization,
a new curriculum that will help Cherokee
youth succeed in their future education
and career endeavors, leadership development,
and economic development,” said
Susan Jenkins, CPFdn’s executive
director. “I am pleased and proud
that we have such dedicated people
on our staff. Their abilities and hard
work are enabling us to pursue many
challenging goals.”
About Cherokee
Preservation Foundation
Cherokee Preservation
Foundation was established on November
14, 2000, as
part of the Second Amendment to the
Tribal-State Compact between the EBCI
and the State of North Carolina. It
is an independent nonprofit foundation
funded by the EBCI from gaming revenues
generated by the Tribe. CPFdn is not
part of or associated with any for-profit
gaming entity. Since CPFdn’s
inception, it has made 342 grants totaling
more than $27.1 million.
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