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Bobby Schultz earned a Bachelor's Degree from Oklahoma State University's Paul Miller School of Journalism in 1986. He earned a Master of Jurisprudence in Indian Law from the University of Tulsa College of Law (2014), where he graduated with highest honors. Mr. Schultz's consulting expertise is in governance, transparency, diversity and sustainability. Schultz has spent nearly 35 years as a non-profit executive. He has extensive experience in supervising and training professional and support staff, recruiting and training volunteers, organizing special events, directing fundraising campaigns, developing and administering operating budgets, and developing and implementing strategic long-range plans. He has authored and presented several papers, including a detailed Land History of the Ponca Tribe of Oklahoma ponca_land_history.pdf, a thesis on the Ponca Tribal Constitution ponca_constitution.pdf, and a SCOPING paper on bringing wind power to Anaktuvik Pass, Alaska rcrep_scoping_paper.pdf. Among the honors and recognitions he has received are: BSA National President's Awards for Best Marketing Campaign and Best Newsletter, National Eagle Scout Association's (NESA) Outstanding Eagle Scout Award, James E. West Fellowship, and Community of Christ's International Youth Services Award.

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• Member of the Muscogee ( Creek ) Nation

Dr. Lahoma Schultz is an enrolled member of the Muscogee (Creek) Nation, and is also a descendant of the Seminole tribe. She is a Licensed Psychologist and licensed Professional Counselor (LPC), in both Oklahoma and Arkansas. Additionally, she is licensed by both states to provide supervision to LPC candidates. She is also a nationally Certified Rehabilitation Counselor. Dr. Schultz is a member of the Oklahoma Psychological Association Board of Directors, 2021-2023. She also serves on the American Psychological Association's Committee on Rural Health, 2021-2023. Dr. Schultz received her Associate's Degree from Bacone College (1971), her Bachelor's and Master's Degrees from Northeastern State University (1995), and her Doctorate Degree from Oklahoma State University (2005). She is the immediate past director of the Oklahoma Area Indian Health Service Clinton Service Unit Behavioral Health Department. In that capacity she served as administrator, supervisor, consultant, and clinician. During her tenure, she brought national recognition to the newly developed Integrated Behavioral Health program. The program received the Indian Health Services' National Director's Award in 2017, and was showcased in the American Psychological Association's (APA) professional magazine, Monitor on Psychology, in February 2018. In August 2018, Dr. Schultz was presented with the American Psychological Association Excellence in Rural Psychology Award at the APA National Convention in San Francisco, CA. The award was presented in recognition of her accomplishments in practice, scholarship, service, and lasting contributions to rural and underrepresented populations. Dr. Schultz's consulting expertise is developing programs that benefit the mental health of Native Americans, veterans, rural and underserved populations. She serves as the Secretary of the Board of Trustees member at Bacone College (the oldest college in the State of Oklahoma). She has served as a consultant/committee chair for the Scholarship Selection Committee of Muscogee (Creek) Nation's Scholarship Foundation. She has served as a consultant on the Veteran's Health Administration National VA-IHS MOU Work Group-8, whose mission was to develop a Native American Veteran's Cultural Awareness quick book. Beginning in January 2015 and culminating in June 2015, she facilitated a successful collaborative consultation project between the Ponca Tribe, Chilocco Indian School Alumni Association, National VA Cultural Awareness Work Group, Indian Health Service (IHS), and Elaine Childers in documenting the story of Ernest Childers, Muscogee (Creek) Nation warrior and World War II Congressional Medal of Honor recipient. Schultz is the past director of the Ponca Nation's Behavioral Health department (2009-2015). She has been employed as a psychologist with the Veterans Affairs Medical Hospital in Muskogee, OK (2007-2009). She taught undergraduate and graduate courses in the education department at Southern Arkansas University in Magnolia, AR. Prior to teaching at SAU, Dr. Schultz spent 20 years with the state of Oklahoma, including nine years as a Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor, and eleven years as a Social Worker. Immediately after earning her Bachelor's degree, Dr. Schultz taught at the middle school and high school levels for two years at Monument Valley, AZ. Among the many honors and recognitions she has received are: Oklahoma Federation of Indian Women's (OFIW)