Electa Hare is president of the Tanka Fund board of directors. She is a member of the Pawnee Nation of Oklahoma and of Inhanktowan Dakota descendancy.

Wayne Frederick is a dedicated seventh-generation rancher hailing from the oldest tribal family-run ranch in Todd County, SD. With 37 years of experience, Wayne’s expertise in Buffalo management is unparalleled. He is a member of the Rosebud Sioux Tribe.

Ron Brownotter is vice president of the Tanka Fund board of directors. He is the owner and operator of Brownotter Buffalo, a 20,000-acre Buffalo ranch on Standing Rock Reservation, SD. Brownotter Buffalo is the largest Native American-owned Buffalo ranch in the United States. He is a member of the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe.

Dawn Sherman brings more than 25 years of business expertise and entrepreneurial skills to her role as CEO of Native American Natural Foods, maker of Tanka Bar, a buffalo snack bar from Pine Ridge Reservation, SD. She is a member of the Lakota, Shawnee and Delaware tribes.

Erin Axelrod is a partner and worker-owner at LIFT Economy, where she accelerates ecological and justice-centered businesses in the Next Economy.

Nick Hernandez is secretary-treasurer of the Tanka Fund board of directors. He is Founder and CEO of Makoce Agriculture Development, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit on Pine Ridge Reservation, SD. He is a member of the Oglala Sioux Tribe.