Nondiscrimination Statement
This institution is an equal opportunity provider
In accordance with federal law and U.S. Department of the Treasury policy, this institution is prohibited from discriminating on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, age, or disability. To file a complaint of discrimination, write to Department of the Treasury, Office of Civil Rights and Diversity, 1500 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, D.C. 20220 or call (202) 622-1160.
WISCONSIN NATIVE LOAN FUND, INC.
Board of Directors
Randy
Cadotte
Chairman/Director
A Lac Courte Oreilles Ojibwe Tribal member. Currently he is the Executive Director of Operations for the Sevenwinds Casino, and has extensive experience in Marketing, and Media Operations. Mr. Cadotte has served on the Board of Directors for LCO Financial Services, Native American Tourism of Wisconsin as well as several local Hayward, WI area community service agencies. He has degrees in Business Administration and Management.
Casey
Fitzpatrick
Vice Chairman/Director
A Ho-Chunk Nation Tribal member and the Senior Marketing Director of the Ho-Chunk Nation Department of Business. Mr. Fitzpatrick has over 36 years of service for the Ho-Chunk Nation. Much of his experience is in Class II & III Indian Gaming, which 25 of those years have been in a supervisory & management capacity. His experience includes working at the following properties; Ho-Chunk Gaming - Baraboo, Black River Falls, Madison, Nekoosa, and Wittenberg. He has held positions in Table Operations, Casino Operations, and Executive Management.
Fern V.
Orie
Treasurer/Director
Founding Chief Executive Officer. An Oneida Nation of Wisconsin Tribal member with over 20 years of experience working in Native communities in housing, community development, and lending, including tribal land management and operating a tribal housing authority. Bachelor's degree in Business Administration. She is the founding Chair of the Wisconsin Indian Business Alliance, the Vice-Chair of the Native CDFI Network and serves on the Forward Community Investments New Market Tax Credits Advisory Board. She has recently been appointed by Governor Evers to the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation's Entrepreneurship & Innovation Committee and the Governor's Council on Financial Literacy. Also appointed to the Wisconsin Economic Development Association's Board of Directors.
Jeff
Bowman
Secretary/Director
A Stockbridge-Munsee Band of Mohican Indians of Wisconsin Tribal member. Mr. Bowman has been the President of a tribally owned bank since 2013. Mr. Bowman has worked in the banking industry 26 years, 16 of those years in President/Vice-President capacities. Mr. Bowman has also been the President and Board member of a certified Native Wisconsin CDFI, First American Capital Corporation for the past 14 years as well as a Board member of the American Indian Chamber of Commerce for the past 18 years.
Jeff
Ackley, Jr.
Director
A Sokaogon Band of Lake Superior Ojibwe Tribal member and the Executive Director of the Chippewa Housing Authority.
Joseph
Montano, Sr.
Director
A member of the Red Cliff Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians. He owns and operates his business, Legendary Solutions LLC a HubZone certified business through the Small Business Administration that specializes in marketing and small business consulting. Joseph is the President of Red Cliff Business Development Corporation, the business arm of the Red Cliff Band of Lake Superior Chippewa, and a founding member of the Tribal Business League. He is currently attending college to finish his higher education, double majoring in Sustainable Community Development and Psychology with a minor in Philosophy.
Sean
Harte
Director
A Menominee Tribal member and Founder and CEO of Keshena Group, LLC based on the Menominee Indian Reservation. Mr. Harte has an MBA degree from Tuck School at Dartmouth College and BA degree (Economics) from Northwestern University. Mr. Harte has served multiple terms on the Menominee Indian Tribe’s Legislative Budget & Finance and Investment Committee.
Dr. Russell
Swagger, Ph.D.
Director
A St. Croix Band Ojibwe Tribal member and the President of the Lac Courte Oreilles Ojibwa College.
Michael
Moe
Director
A member of the Forest County Potawatomi Community. Currently part of the Business Development team at Greenfire Management Services, a pure construction management firm owned by the Potawatomi Business Development Corporation, the economic development and diversification arm of the Forest County Potawatomi. Michael assists in the development and implementation of strategies to identify, pursue and secure new construction opportunities across diverse market sectors, helping the team develop promotional materials, update and manage website content and build and refine the company’s proposal process. Degrees in Business Administration | Marketing & Supply Chain Management.
Michael F.
Berlin
Director
Bio coming soon!
Brittany
Allen
Director
A member of the Lac du Flambeau Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians.
Nondiscrimination Statement
This institution is an equal opportunity provider
In accordance with federal law and U.S. Department of the Treasury policy, this institution is prohibited from discriminating on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, age, or disability. To file a complaint of discrimination, write to Department of the Treasury, Office of Civil Rights and Diversity, 1500 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, D.C. 20220 or call (202) 622-1160.
