The appointees bring decades of expertise supporting nonprofits and community organizations to expand the impact of Native Forward Scholars Fund.

Shaelyn Hayes (Ward), Central Council of the Tlingit & Haida Indian Tribes

Courtney Chavez, Kewa Pueblo

Regina Simons, Navajo Nation (Arizona, New Mexico and Utah)

Andrew Noline, San Carlos Apache Tribe of the San Carlos Reservation

Eldred D. Lesansee, Jemez Pueblo & Zuni Pueblo, NM Pueblo of Jemez