Board of Directors

Michael Roberts, Chairperson
Mr. Roberts, a member of the Tlingit Tribe (http://www.ccthita.org) of Alaska is Vice President of Grantmaking (http://www.firstnations.org/grants.asp) at FNDI.. (Full Bio)

Marguerite Smith, Vice Chairperson
Ms. Smith is a member of the Shinnecock Tribe of Long Island, New York and is an attorney. (Full Bio)

JD Colbert
Mr. Colbert, a member of the Chickasaw/Creek tribes of Oklahoma, is a founder of the North American Native Bankers Association (“NANBA”) and serves as the association’s President and Executive Director. (Full Bio)

B. Thomas Vigil
Mr. Vigil, a member of the Jicarilla Apache Tribe, is Chairman of FNDI’s Board of Directors and he is the President of V.F.E. Inc. (Full Bio)

Kristi Coker
Ms. Coker, is Executive Director of the Citizen Potawatomi Community Development Corporation (Full Bio)