NAOTF BOARD

Ken Bellmard (Kaw) - All American high school and college wrestler, attended Beijing Olympics on board of USA Judo, Indian law practitioner for over 20 yrs, his law firm has represented numerous Oklahoma Indian Gaming Tribes,  national wrestling clinician, suggested that Native American Olympic Team sponsors dedicate one slot machine to the Olympic effort, including for the 25+ winter and summer Native American Olympic Hopefuls and grassroots programs.

Suzy Chaffee (Laplander) - NAOTF co-chair, co-founder, executive director, Olympic skier, 3 X World Freestyle Champion, honored by Sports Women Hall of Fame for Pioneering Title 1X, Freestyle skiing and Native Ski Programs , first woman on USOC Board, led successful Olympic rule reform in 70’s and DC March in 1975 for Title 1X Equal opportunities for Women Sports in schools, which has since saved America a trillion in healthcare and welfare, because it also delays teen pregnancies, has worked on projects with seven U.S. Presidents, including 4 President Councils on Fitness, honored by many tribes.

Billy Kidd – (Abenaki) first American male to win an Olympic Alpine medal, World Pro Ski Racing Champion, Director of Skiing for Steamboat Springs Ski Area; pioneered their “Ute Future Olympians program,” and with his Olympic Coaching staff, which has produced 50 Mainstream Olympians, currently helping coach three Native American Olympic Hopefuls. He inspired the SnowSports Industry to donate $.6 million in gear that NAOTF distributed to over 45 tribes; Captain of the Native American Olympic Ski & Snowboard Team.
Joe Henson - (Cherokee grandson) Bronze Medalist in Wrestling 1952 Olympics, former AAU President and USOC board of directors who could bring insights to enhance Indian Country's grassroots programs, Jim Thorpe Foundation advisor, organizer National Sovereignty Conference sports committee 

Josh Henson - (Cherokee wife and son) - legal advisor, strategist and lobbyist for the Native American Olympic Bid.  While speaking French and Spanish he lobbied the same heads of the 5 Continents we need to win the Native Olympic Bid, for Olympic Track legend Dick Fosbury ("Flop"), which won him the Presidency of the World Olympians Association (WOA) in 2008. WOA could be helpful on bid.

Tex Hall – (Hidatsa-Arikara), former President of National Congress of American Indians, NAOTF Co- chairman 2000-2002; Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame and tried out for Nuggets, partnered with Ski Utah to fund NAOTF ceremony that ended drought before the 2002 Utah Olympics. We thank NCAI as co-chair of our the foundation, for bringing us national.