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.

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.

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.

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.

Dawn Sherman is a founding member of the board of directors and serves as executive director of Tanka Fund. 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.