Feel the Thunder

Staff & Board of Directors

United Tribes Technical College is guided by dedicated leaders and professionals who are deeply committed to the success of our students and the strength of the tribal nations we serve. Our Board of Directors provides strategic oversight and governance, ensuring UTTC remains mission-driven, fiscally responsible, and focused on long-term impact.

Alongside the Board, UTTC’s faculty and staff work every day to support student learning, wellness, and opportunity—creating an environment rooted in respect, accountability, and service. Together, they steward the college’s vision and uphold UTTC’s responsibility to current students and future generations.

Steering Committee

Dr. Leander R. McDonald

President, UTTC

Katina DeCoteau

Chief Financial Officer, UTTC

Melvin Miner

Campus Planner, UTTC

Courtney Lawrence

College Relations Director, UTTC

Mark Fox

Chairman, Three Affiliated Tribes

Jamie Azure

Chairman, Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa

Lonna Street

Chairwoman, Spirit Lake Tribe

Steve Sitting Bear

Chairman, Standing Rock Sioux Tribe

Board of Directors

Jamie Azure

Chairman & BOD Chairman

Turtle Mt. Band of Chippewa Indians

Chad Counts

Councilman

Turtle Mt. Band of Chippewa Indians

Mark Fox

Chairman, Three Affiliated Tribes

Three Affiliated Tribes

Mervin Packineau

Councilman

Three Affiliated Tribes

Steve Sitting Bear

Chairman

Standing Rock Sioux Tribe

Nola Taken Alive

Councilwoman & BOD Treasurer

Standing Rock Sioux Tribe

J Garett Renville

Chairman & BOD Vice-Chair

Sisseton-Wahpeton Oyate

Gabriel Kampeska

Councilman

Sisseton-Wahpeton Oyate

Lonna Jackson-Street

Chairwoman

Spirit Lake Tribe

ReNa Lohnes

Councilwoman & BOD Secretary

Spirit Lake Tribe