Board of Directors

The Board receives monthly financial statements from the Inter-Tribal Council and annual reports all on the programs, including the Economic Investment Planning Program. The Board of Directors is comprised of one delegate from each of the voting member tribes. The Directors at this time are:

Tribe Tribal Chairperson
Bay Mills Indian Community Kurt D. Perron
Keweenaw Bay Indian Community Warren C. Swartz, Jr.
Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians Aaron Payment
Nottawaseppi Huron Potawatomi Homer Mandoka
Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians Alvin Pedwaydon
Lac-Vieux Desert Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians James Williams Jr.
Little Traverse Bay of Odawa Indians Dexter McNamara
Match-E-Be-Nash-She-Wish Pottawatomi David K. Sprague
Hannahville Indian Community Kenneth Meshigaud
Saginaw-Chippewa Indian Tribe Dennis Kequom
Potawatomi Indian Nation Matt Wesaw

The Board meets on a quarterly basis, with the goal of making meetings more phone or teleconferencing.

Executive Committee

The Executive Committee of the board of Directors is comprised of the bi-annual elected officers of the Board. It acts on behalf of the Board between meetings. Its members are:

President of the Board:  Kurt D. Perron
Vice President of the Board: Aaron Payment
Secretary: Dexter McNamara
Treasurer: James Williams, Jr.

The Executive Director of the Inter-Tribal Council of Michigan is L. John Lufkins who is responsible for the day to day operations of ITC and reports to the Executive Committee and the Board of Directors.

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