Board of Directors

(* indicates enrolled member of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians)

  • Ray Rose*

    Chairman

    US Navy (ret.),

    Harrah's Cherokee Casino (ret.)

  • Dr. Yona Wade, Ed.D.*

    Vice-Chairman

    Head of Training and Development at Cherokee Indian Hospital Authority,

  • Keyonna Hornbuckle*

    Secretary

    Tribal Liaison for the TCGE Board of Advisors

    Harrah’s Cherokee Casino Resort

    Painttown Community

  • Garrett Lane, CPA

    Treasurer

    Controller at Kituwah LLC

  • Maggie Jackson*

    Senior Executive Assistant; Cherokee Indian Hospital

    Yellowhill Community

  • Megan Brown*

    Realtor, Keller Williams Realty

    Snowbird Community

  • Bonnie Claxton, J.D.

    Deputy Director, Center for Native Health

    Enrolled member of the Chickasaw Nation

  • Julie Painter*, MBA

    Owner: Visage Salon

     

    Painttown Community

  • Jade Blankenship

    Co-Owner, Indigenous Boutique and Spa

    Enrolled member of the Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation

  • Levi West*

    Cherokee Youth Council Leadership Specialist, Ray Kinsland Leadership Institute

    Wolftown Community

  • Laura Smith*

    EBCI Human Resources (Ret.)

    Yellowhill Community