Shirley LaCourse Jaramillo – Fund Development Director
Shirley has worked for Native-led organizations for 25 years in various capacities, including organizational leadership, development and program development, management, evaluation and oversight. She is a citizen of the Oglala Lakota Nation, and is a descendant of the Oneida,…
Sheena Roetman-Wynn – Director of Membership
Sheena Roetman-Wynn, Lakota/Muscogee, is the Director of Membership for the Indigenous Journalists Association. Previously, Roetman-Wynn spent six years as director of membership and programs at the Atlanta Press Club, where she also ran APC’s annual internship program and assisted…
Francine Compton – Associate Director
Francine Compton joins IJA from the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, where she served as a producer for CBC Indigenous in Winnipeg. Before CBC, Compton served as executive producer for the Aboriginal Peoples Television Network, APTN National News for eastern Canada…
Rebecca Landsberry-Baker – Executive Director
Rebecca Landsberry-Baker is a citizen of the Muscogee Nation and executive director of the Indigenous Journalists Association. She is a recipient of the 2018 NCAIED “Native American 40 Under 40” award, the 2023 Local Champion Award from the Reporters…