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The Cherokee Preservation Staff may be contacted at 828/497-5550 or
888/886-8524.
Susan Jenkins, Executive
Director
Susan Jenkins, an enrolled member of the
Choctaw Nation (Oklahoma), came to the Cherokee Preservation Foundation (CPFdn)
in 2002 from the Hitachi Foundation, where she was Senior Program
Officer. Previously she was with the W.K. Kellogg Foundation (WKKF),
where she helped establish a partnership between 55 Delta communities
in Arkansas, Louisiana, and Mississippi and the WKKF. She has a PhD in
Sociology from the University of Georgia.
sjenkins@cpfdn.org
Deborah Grant, Finance
Officer
Deborah Grant joined the Foundation in
2002 after serving as Chief Financial Officer for the Museum of the
Cherokee Indian and being an accountant at several other organizations.
A Certified Public Accountant, she earned a B.S. degree in Business
Administration from Western Carolina University.
dgrant@cpfdn.org
Alicia Jacobs, Fellow
Alicia Jacobs coordinates the Jones-Bowman Leadership Award Program. She was one of the original owners of Lil’ Harvey’s Catering (now Harvey and David’s Catering), and has also worked at Southwest Airlines as part of the management team supervising Reservation Sales Agents. She is an enrolled member of the Cherokee Nation.
Daniel Martin, Program Assistant
Daniel Martin is on the Foundation’s programming staff. He has a B.S. degree in business administration from Haskell Indian Nations University. Previously he worked at Vangent, Inc., and The World Company, where he acquired managerial and customer services skills and experience. He is an enrolled member of the Fort Peck Assiniboine Sioux.
dmartin@cpfdn.org
Wanda McCoy, Executive Assistant
Wanda McCoy
joined CPFdn as Executive Assistant in 2006,
coming from Cherokee Cablevision,
where she had been a customer service representative
for ten years. McCoy studied library science
at Northeastern State University in Tahlequah,
Oklahoma, and earned her AA degree at Bacone
College, in Muskogee, Oklahoma. She is an
enrolled member of the EBCI.
wmccoy@cpfdn.org
Deb Mintz, Program
Operations and Grants Manager
Deb Mintz oversees the grantmaking process,
performs grantee reviews, facilitates certain
types of grants, and serves as CPFdn’s
community liaison for the Cherokee Day of
Caring. An enrolled member of the EBCI, she
came to the Cherokee Preservation Foundation
in 2002. She was previously employed with
the EBCI Tribal Travel and Promotion program,
where she worked extensively in the tourism
field for 17 years. She has a Bachelor’s
degree in business administration from Montreat
College.
dmintz@cpfdn.org
Charlie Myers, Associate Director for Strategic Initiatives and Planning
Charlie Myers joined the Foundation in 2010, coming from Harrah’s Cherokee Casino and Hotel, where he had been Director of Casino Operations. Previously he had served on the Foundation’s Board of Directors. Earlier in his career, Charlie headed Economic Development for the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians, served as Vice Chairman of the Board of Advisors for EBCI Tribal Casino Gaming and Tribal Bingo Enterprises, and was a retail lender for First Citizens Bank. He earned his Bachelor’s degree in Finance and Economics from Western Carolina University. He is an enrolled member of the EBCI.
cmyers@cpfdn.org
Bobby Raines, Senior Program Director
Bobby Raines, an enrolled EBCI member, came
to the Foundation in 2005 after graduating
from Haskell Indian Nations University with
a B. A. degree. His major was American Indian
Studies, with emphasis on Interdisciplinary
Leadership. His CPFdn responsibilities include
leading an initiative to create a culturally-based
Cherokee leadership program. Previously,
Bobby was employed at Harrah’s Cherokee
Casino and at Cherokee Forestry.
braines@cpfdn.org
Monaka Wachacha, Administrative Assistant
Monaka Wachacha joined CPFdn as Administrative Assistant in 2009. She earned an AA degree in Business Administration from Tri-County Community College and an AA degree in Accounting from Southwestern Community College. She is an enrolled member of the EBCI and lives in the Snowbird community.
mwachacha@cpfdn.org
Sasha Watty, Fellow
Sasha Watty is a Fellow who is assisting the Foundation’s programming staff. She is a 2010 graduate of Mars Hill College and previously worked at the Cherokee Life Recreation Center and CBC Printing. She is an enrolled member of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians.
swatty@cpfdn.org
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