MIAC Staff

Established in 1963, the MIAC provides a liaison office to the eleven sovereign tribal nations that share a border with Minnesota and the state government. MIAC's Executive Director advocates for policy changes, is a leader for Council staff, provides administrative support and management and engages with Native communities within Minnesota.
 
MIAC staff members provide the operational support for the council. Their responsibilities include engagement with Native communities within Minnesota, research and analysis, the protection of all Indian gravesites and burial mounds statewide and administer state funded grants established to preserve Dakota and Ojibwe languages.
Photograph of Brandon Alkire
Brandon Alkire
Interim Executive Director
Photograph of Marissa Noe
Marissa Noe
Executive Assistant
Photograph of Keegan Flaharty
Keegan Flaharty
Grants and Contracts Manager
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Skyler Kuczaboski
Grants Administrative Specialist
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George J. Goggleye Jr.
Cultural Resource Manager
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Lilly Geraghty
Cultural Resource Manager
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Isaac Weston
Cultural Resource Manager
Photograph of Selena Bernier
Selena Bernier
Cultural Resource Manager
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Kirsten Buscher
Legislative Director
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Vacant Position
Communications Specialist