Short Bio
The driving force behind A.C.’s educational and professional experiences is the desire to continue the path of his ancestors and those who came before him by working to counteract barriers and improve Tribal communities and the quality of life for American Indian and Alaska Native peoples.
A.C. is the Federal Relations Director for the National Indian Health Board (NIHB). Founded in 1972, NIHB advocates as the unified voice for all American Indian and Alaska Native Tribes to reinforce Tribal sovereignty, strengthen Tribal health systems, secure resources, and build capacity to achieve the highest level of health and well-being for our People. A.C. leads NIHB’s federal budget and regulatory policy priorities, including developing and advancing Tribal health and public health policy priorities to the administration and federal government agencies, leading budget formation, analysis, and advocacy work, and bolstering tribal leader participation in consultation and tribal advisory committees. Before becoming Federal Relations Director, A.C. served as a Policy Analyst, managing many of the organization’s public health policy priorities. A.C. has also served as a Program Manager for the Center for Native American Youth at the Aspen Institute and the Director of Student Engagement for the University Office for Diversity and Inclusion at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
A.C. is a two-time graduate of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He earned his BA in American Studies, with a concentration in American Indian and Indigenous Studies, and his Juris Doctorate. A.C. is originally from Pembroke, North Carolina, and is a citizen of the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina.
A.C. is the Federal Relations Director for the National Indian Health Board (NIHB). Founded in 1972, NIHB advocates as the unified voice for all American Indian and Alaska Native Tribes to reinforce Tribal sovereignty, strengthen Tribal health systems, secure resources, and build capacity to achieve the highest level of health and well-being for our People. A.C. leads NIHB’s federal budget and regulatory policy priorities, including developing and advancing Tribal health and public health policy priorities to the administration and federal government agencies, leading budget formation, analysis, and advocacy work, and bolstering tribal leader participation in consultation and tribal advisory committees. Before becoming Federal Relations Director, A.C. served as a Policy Analyst, managing many of the organization’s public health policy priorities. A.C. has also served as a Program Manager for the Center for Native American Youth at the Aspen Institute and the Director of Student Engagement for the University Office for Diversity and Inclusion at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
A.C. is a two-time graduate of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He earned his BA in American Studies, with a concentration in American Indian and Indigenous Studies, and his Juris Doctorate. A.C. is originally from Pembroke, North Carolina, and is a citizen of the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina.
