NCAI Leadership

NCAI members elect the organization’s Executive Committee - the NCAI President, 1st Vice President, Recording Secretary, and Treasurer. These are elected by the entire membership. The 12 Regional Vice Presidents are elected by their respective regions. All board members serve for two-year terms.

Mark Macarro

NCAI President

Tribal Chairman, Pechanga Band of Indians

Elected in 2023 as NCAI's 24th President, Mark Macarro is the duly elected tribal chairman of the Pechanga Band of Indians in southern California. President Macarro was first elected to the Pechanga Tribal Council in 1992 and is currently serving in his 29th consecutive year as tribal chairman.

Throughout his tenure, President Macarro's vision for Pechanga has been to see the Band strengthen its political self-determination and economic self-sufficiency while maintaining its distinct and unique cultural identity.

President Macarro holds a B.A. in Political Science from the University of California, Santa Barbara, is married to Holly Cook Macarro (Red Lake Band of Ojibwe), and is the proud father of four children.

Executive Committee

Members of NCAI's Executive Committee

The NCAI Executive Committee consists of the President, 1st Vice President, Recording Secretary, Treasurer, and 12 regional Vice-Presidents, in addition to 12 Alternate Regional VPs.

At the 80th Annual Convention held in New Orleans, LA, NCAI elected the members of the 2023–2025 NCAI Executive Committee.

NCAI Executive Board

President

Mark Macarro
Tribal Chairman, Pechanga Band of Indians

1st Vice President

Brian Weeden
Mashpee Wampanoag

Secretary

Nickolaus D. Lewis
Lummi Nation

Treasurer

David Woerz
Chickasaw Nation

NCAI Regional Vice Presidents & Alternates

Alaska

Vice-President:
Brian Ridley, Native Village of Eagle

Alternate:
Clinton Cook, Craig Tribal Association

Midwest

Vice-President:
Leonard Fineday, Minnesota Chippewa Tribe - Leech Lake Band

Alternate:
Michelle Beaudin, Lac Courte Oreilles Band of Lake Superior

Pacific

Vice-President:
Leo Sisco, Santa Rosa Rancheria Tachi Yokut Nation

Alternate:
Jack Potter Jr., Redding Rancheria

Southern Plains

Vice-President:
Reggie Wassana, Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes of Oklahoma

Alternate:
Christie Modlin, Iowa Tribe of Oklahoma

Eastern Oklahoma

Vice-President:
Joe Deere, Cherokee Nation

Alternate:
Brad Killscrow, Delaware Tribe of Indians

Northeast

Vice-President:
Lance Gumbs, Shinnecock Indian Nation

Alternate:
Rodney Butler, Mashantucket Pequot Tribe

Rocky Mountain

Vice-President:
Jennifer Finley, Confederated Salish & Kootenai Tribes

Alternate:
Loni Taylor, Chippewa Cree of the Rocky Boy Reservation

Southwest

Vice-President:
Raymond Aguilar, Pueblo of Santo Domingo

Alternate:
Gary Lujan, Pueblo of Taos

Great Plains

Vice-President:
Ryman LeBeau, Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe

Alternate:
J. Garret Renville, Sisseton-Wahpeton Oyate

Northwest

Vice-President:
Leonard Forsman, Suquamish Indian Tribe

Alternate:
Melvin Sheldon, Jr., Tulalip Tribes

Southeast

Vice-President:
Reggie Tupponce, Upper Mattaponi Indian Tribe

Alternate:
Lora Ann Chaisson, United Houma Nation

Western

Vice-President:
Randi Lone Eagle, Summit Lake Paiute Tribe

Alternate:
Warren Graham, Duckwater Shoshone Tribe

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