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NABA
Board Officers
Lee Pepion, President
Blackfoot
The Blackfoot Company
Lee Pepion is Founder, President and CEO of The Blackfoot
Company, a single source supplier of facility supplies
and office products. The Blackfoot Company
is headquartered in Toledo, Ohio, with distribution centers nationwide.
Dr. Stormy Hicks PhD, Vice President
Shawnee
Dr. Stormy Hicks is a guest lecturer at schools such
as Cornell University, Northwestern University and Harvard
Universities School of Business Administration.
William Moon, Secretary
Blackfoot
William “Bill” Moon recently retired
from UPS, Inc. He was with them for 37 years and was
responsible for procuring information technology hardware,
software and consultants, and aircraft and air support
services as well as managing the company’s minority
small business purchasing activities team.
Will Hunt, Treasurer
Lumbee
Harvard Resource Group
Will is President and CEO of Harvard Resource Group
recruiting firm and a CPA licensed in the state of
Michigan. He possesses over 4 years of public
accounting experience with PricewaterhouseCoopers
and UHY Advisors. He began his recruiting career in
1998 where he successfully proved himself as a capable
and profitable recruiter with another organization.
Will earned his BA in Accounting from Wayne State
University in Detroit, MI.
Paul Bresette, Ex Officio
Bad River Chippewa
Ojibway, Inc.
Paul Bresette is the Founder and Owner of Ojibway
Inc., a full-service painting contractor company based
in Ecorse, MI. He recently formed The Ojibway Group,
LLC which provides IT solutions and technology financing.
Andra Rush
Mohawk
Rush Trucking, Inc.
Andra Rush is Founder, President & CEO of Rush Trucking,
Inc., in Wayne, MI. which is the largest Native American-owned
business in the United States. Andra is also President
of Dakkota Integrated Systems, Inc., a manufacturing
company located in Holt, MI specializing in automotive
assembly parts. Ms. Rush is currently working to assist
the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians with their
economic development.
Kenneth Jones
Chippewa
Arrowhead Express
Kenneth Jones has over 30 years experience serving
the automotive industry in both manufacturing and transportation.
He is heavily involved in minority community affairs
and his service record includes membership on the Michigan
Business Development Council Board of Directors and
Governor-Appointed Commissioner of the State of Michigan
Commission on Indian Affairs.
Stephen Barr
Ojibway
E.L. Hollingsworth & Co.
Steve Barr is Chairman, CEO and Treasurer of E. L. Hollingsworth
& Co. transportation and warehousing, and its subsidiary
Hollingsworth Logistics, LCC.
Sharon Cannarsa
Mohawk
Systrand Manufacturing Corp.
Sharon Cannarsa is President and CEO of Systrand Manufacturing
Corporation, a Brownstown, MI-based supplier of precision
machining and automotive assembly products. Sharon is
also the President of Systrand Presta and Systrand Korea.
Diane Freeman
Cherokee
General Motors Corp.
Diane Freeman is Senior Manager of the General Motors
Supplier Diversity Program, Worldwide Purchasing, and
Production and Control Logistics where she tracks the
procurement of goods and services exceeding $7.2 billion
from 600 direct and indirect Minority Suppliers from
across North America.
William Largent
Chippewa
Dibaa Group, Inc.
Bill Largent is President and CEO of Dibaa Group, Inc.,
a CRM consulting and fulfillment company providing business
process review, strategic alignment and hardware/software
solutions that offer companies greater insight into
customer preference, expectation and buying needs.
Kenny Tubby
Choctaw
Choctaw-Kaul Distribution Co.
Kenny Tubby is President & CEO of
Choctaw-Kaul Distribution Company, a comprehensive glove
and safety equipment manufacturer and distributor. Choctaw-Kaul
was recognized as the 2005 NABA Native American Business
of the Year and is the 6th Ranked Native American Owned
Company, according to American Indian Report.
 Mark Wasler
Shawnee
Kingfish Worldwide, Inc.
 Teresa Magnuson
Pokagon Band of Potawatomi
Red Paint Printing
 John W. Griffin
Muskogee
Griffin Foods
NABA
Tiyospaye Directors
Jethro Joseph
Tiyospaye Director
DaimlerChrysler
Jethro Joseph is Senior Manager, Diversity Supplier
Development for DaimlerChrysler, responsible for identifying
and developing qualified minority suppliers and subcontractors,
monitoring annual participation goals and providing
access to DaimlerChrysler’s Procurement &
Supply community.
Robert Kufta
Tiyospaye Director
Robert Kufka is Retired and was the former Manager of
General Motors Supplier Diversity Group for Worldwide
Purchasing, which is responsible for administering GM’s
supplier diversity program. Previously he held finance
and business development positions at GM’s Motors
Trading Corporation. Today, he is Vice President of
Business Development, The Ideal Group, Detroit, MI.
Steve Larson
Tiyospaye Director
Access Events, LLC
Steve Larson is President of Access Events,
LLC, which provides training, seminars & workshops
on networking and supplier diversity. He managed Ford
Motor Company's nationally recognized SupplierDiversity
Program from 1992 until his retirement in 2007.
Nancy Jones
Tiyospaye Director
Global Diversity Business Technologies
Lisa Thomas
Tiyospaye Director
Total Polish Solutions
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