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Bill John Baker was elected to two terms as Principal Chief of Cherokee Nation…more
Bill John Baker was elected to two terms as Principal Chief of Cherokee Nation, serving from 2011 to 2019. Prior to that, Baker spent 12 years on the Council of the Cherokee Nation. In those roles, he worked with many local, state and federal government officials on infrastructure, health care and economic initiatives. As executive chairman of Cherokee Nation Businesses, Baker serves as an ambassador to the larger business community and the federal government. He is the ranking advisor to CNB's board of directors.
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- Member of the CNB Board of Directors
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- Director of Communications
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- Member of the CNB Board of Directors
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- Member of the CNB Board of Directors
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- Member of the CNB Board of Directors
Chuck Garrett has more than 25 years of experience in the legal, gaming and…more
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- Member of the CNB Board of Directors
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- Member of the CNB Board of Directors
Doug Evans oversees all of Cherokee Nation Businesses' fiscal matters as its…more
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- Member of the CNB Board of Directors
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- Member of the CNB Board of Directors
- Deacon Turner
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- Director of Government Relations for Cherokee Nation
- Is Director of Government Relations for Cherokee More
Kim Teehee is director of government relations for Cherokee Nation and senior vice president of government relations for Cherokee Nation Businesses. In 2019, Cherokee Nation Principal Chief Chuck Hoskin Jr. named Teehee as the tribe's first delegate to the U.S. House of Representatives. She previously served President Barack Obama as the first-ever senior policy advisor for Native American Affairs in the White House Domestic Policy Council for three years. Teehee also served as senior advisor to the U.S. House of Representatives Native American Caucus co-chair, Rep. Dale Kildee (D-MI) for nearly 12 years. As senior advisor, she established an impressive record of accomplishments on a wide array of Native American issues. Teehee received her B.A. in Political Science from NSU and her J.D. from the University of Iowa College of Law.
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- Senior Vice President, Government Relations
Kim Teehee is director of government relations for Cherokee Nation and senior vice president of government relations for Cherokee Nation Businesses. In 2019, Cherokee Nation Principal Chief Chuck Hoskin Jr. named Teehee as the tribe's first delegate to the U.S. House of Representatives. She previously served President Barack Obama as the first-ever senior policy advisor for Native American Affairs in the White House Domestic Policy Council for three years. Teehee also served as senior advisor to the U.S. House of Representatives Native American Caucus co-chair, Rep. Dale Kildee (D-MI) for nearly 12 years. As senior advisor, she established an impressive record of accomplishments on a wide array of Native American issues. Teehee received her B.A. in Political Science from NSU and her J.D. from the University of Iowa College of Law.
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- Public Relations Specialist
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- Member of the CNB Board of Directors
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- President, Cherokee Nation Entertainment
Mark Fulton has more than 25 years of experience in…more
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- Member of the CNB Board of Directors
Robert Huffman joined Cherokee Nation Businesses in 2004. Throughout that…more
Robert Huffman joined Cherokee Nation Businesses in 2004. Throughout that time, Huffman has served as the company's chief legal officer and a member of the executive leadership team. A practicing attorney for 42 years, Huffman holds a Martindale-Hubbell AV Preeminent Peer Review Rating. He has extensive experience in legal matters, including corporate, regulatory and gaming law.
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- Chairman of the CNB Board of Directors
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- Chief Human Resources Officer
Stephanie Cipolla joined Cherokee Nation Businesses in…more
Stephanie Cipolla joined Cherokee Nation Businesses in 2016 and currently leads the company's Human Resources function. She is responsible for strategy, analytics, training and employee relations. Prior to joining CNB, Cipolla spent 25 years with the energy company Williams, and was the vice president of Human Resources at the time she left to join CNB.
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- President of Diversified Businesses for Cherokee Nation Businesses
- President, Diversified Businesses
Steven Bilby serves as president of diversified businesses for…more
Steven Bilby serves as president of diversified businesses for Cherokee Nation Businesses. Bilby provides leadership and oversees the diversification strategy of CNB's federal and commercial companies. Bilby joined Cherokee Nation Entertainment in 2002, where he served as vice president and chief information officer from 2005 to 2009. Before his current role, Bilby served as president and CEO of the technology sector for diversified businesses. Prior to joining CNB, Bilby worked at Williams Communications and Williams Energy. Bilby holds a bachelor's degree in management information systems from the University of Oklahoma and an MBA from Southern Nazarene University.
Tim Baker - Chief Legal Officer, SVP
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- General Counsel
- Senior Vice President
Tim Baker has practiced law since 1973. Baker has been…more
Tim Baker has practiced law since 1973. Baker has been designated a Martindale-Hubble AV lawyer for more than 35 years, and he has been recognized in the top 1% of practicing lawyers. Since 2015, he has served as general counsel for Cherokee Nation Businesses. In addition to his private practice, he was the city attorney for Hulbert, Oklahoma, legal counsel for Tahlequah City Hospital, the attorney for Tahlequah Public Schools and a professor at Northeastern State University. Baker, an alumnus of Northeastern State University, earned his law degree at Oklahoma City University.
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- Chief Information Officer
- Senior Vice President
Todd Gourd has devoted more than 25 years to supporting…more
Todd Gourd has devoted more than 25 years to supporting innovation, managing modern information technology and serving as a leader in the IT field. As chief information officer for Cherokee Nation Businesses, Gourd is responsible for leading the IT department and providing strategic vision. During his 16-year career with CNB, Gourd has executed multiple roles, including serving as interim executive chief information officer for Cherokee Nation and Cherokee Nation Health Services, vice president of information services and several other IT leadership roles. Gourd, a Cherokee Nation citizen, holds a bachelor's degree in business administration from Langston University and serves on the board of directors for Junior Achievement of Oklahoma.
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- Senior Vice President & Special Counsel
Todd Hembree served as the attorney general of Cherokee…more
Todd Hembree served as the attorney general of Cherokee Nation from 2012 to 2019. As attorney general, Hembree negotiated state-tribal compacts, settled a 175-year old treaty-rights dispute and initiated a first-of-its-kind lawsuit against the opioid industry. For twelve years prior, he was the attorney for the Council of the Cherokee Nation, for which he developed rules of procedure and drafted legislation. After graduating from Northeastern State University in Tahlequah, Oklahoma, Hembree went on to receive his law degree at the University of Notre Dame School of Law in 1991.
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- Member of the CNB Board of Directors