
Carly Griffith Hotvedt

Brenton Jones
Budget Director
(479) 575-3227
baj005@uark.edu

Kelli Case
J.D.
Sr. Staff Attorney
kellic@uark.edu
Chickasaw Nation

Steven Shedd
J.D.
Director of Tribal Enterprise
sshedd@uark.edu
Muscogee (Creek) Nation

John VanPool
Associate Director of Policy, Research, and Tribal Governance
jvanpool@uark.edu
jvanpool@uark.edu

Mallory Moore
J.D.
Staff Attorney
mm244@uark.edu

Erin Parker
J.D., LL.M.
Sr. Managing Attorney
esparker@uark.edu

Will Seeley
Tribal Enterprise Manager
wseeley@uark.edu

KAYCEE CAPTAIN

Satara Fountain
Tribal Enterprise Specialist
sataraf@uark.edu

Jamie Black
Policy Assistant
jlb087@uark.edu
Cherokee Nation

Joseph Damaso

Claire Allison
Strategic Programs Manager
cja008@uark.edu
cja008@uark.edu

Liz Miller
Program Operations Manager
(479) 575-5867
edm003@uark.edu

Elena Degago
Events and Travel Coordinator
edegago@uark.edu

Tishina Mindemann
Communications Manager & Program Specialist
tishm@uark.edu
tishm@uark.edu

Holly Russo
J.D., L.L.M
Staff Attorney
hrusso@uark.edu

Whitney Nelson
Youth Programs Coordinator
wn004@uark.edu
wn004@uark.edu
The Indigenous Food and Agriculture Initiative (IFAI) focuses on putting tribal sovereignty in food sovereignty, promoting tribally driven solutions to revitalize and advance traditional food systems and diversified economic development throughout Indian Country. IFAI provides Tribal governments, producers, and food businesses with educational resources, policy research, and strategic legal analysis as a foundation for building robust food economies.