Board of Directors

Judy Gobert, M.S. Chairperson, (Blackfeet, Nakota, Salish), Dean, Math and Sciences, Salish Kootenai College, background in microbiology and biochemistry. She brings extensive linkages to tribal leadership and educational institutions on science issues.

Jonathan Marks, Ph.D., Vice-Chairman, Department of Sociology and Anthropology, University of North Carolina, Charlotte. He brings expertise in molecular anthropology, evolutionary theory, history, human genetics, and sociology and philosophy of science.

Pemina Yellow Bird, Secretary-Treasurer, (Mandan/Hidatsa/Arikara) member, North Dakota Intertribal Reinterment Committee, Tribal NAGPRA representative. She brings expertise in reburial and repatriation issues.

George J. Annas, J.D., MPH, is the Edward R. Utley Professor and Chair, Health Law Department, Boston University School of Medicine and School of Law.  He brings expertise in human rights and health, bioethics, genetic discrimination, and law.

Marla Big Boy, J.D. (Lakota) Attorney at Law, brings expertise in tribal and federal Indian law, and extensive knowledge in scientific analysis of ancient remains and repatriation issues.

Ruth Hubbard, Ph.D. Professor Emerita of Biology at Harvard University

Robb Hunter, J.D. (Washoe, Shoshone/Paiute) Associate, Monteau & Peebles, LLP, Phoenix, Arizona. He brings expertise tribal and federal Indian law.

Alvin Moyle (Shoshone/Paiute) Tribal Chairman, Fallon Shoshone-Paiute Tribe. He brings extensive knowledge in repatriation issues, and important linkages to national tribal leadership.

Stuart A. Newman, Ph.D.  Professor of Cell Biology and Anatomy at New York Medical College, Valhalla, New York. He brings extensive activist and scientific expertise in the social implications of science and the genetic manipulation of humans.

Dave Pratt (Sioux Valley Dakota Nation) Traditional spiritual leader and medicine man from the Gordon Reserve, Saskatchewan. He brings extensive traditional knowledge and spiritual guidance.

Martin Teitel, Ph.D., Executive Director, David H. Smith Foundation.  He brings expertise in food and agriculture issues, environmental issues, and human rights, and extensive knowledge in private sector grantmaking to biotech activist organizations.

Jeanette Wolfley, J.D. (Shoshone/Bannock) Attorney, Counsel to Shoshone Bannock Tribes, Ft. Hall, Idaho, Adjunct Associate Professor, Idaho State University, Indian Studies Program. She brings expertise in federal Indian law, natural and cultural resource protection, and environmental regulation.

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