Northwest Indian College Foundation
Photo above taken at Winter 2009 NWICF Board of Directors Meeting. From Left to Right: Lisa Santana, Debra Juarez, Jean Bateman, Jana Finkbonner, Cheryl Crazy Bull, Linda Long Weaver, Bill Ray, Aaron Thomas, Myrna Jamison, Chuck Freemont, Larry Kinley, Esther E. John.
Join Our Circle of Giving
Being apart of the wonderful work we do here at Northwest Indian College is like receiving a gift throughout the year. We welcome any amount of donations in the form of cash, checks, legacy or planned giving opportunities or whatever you want to do to help make dreams come true for so many people.
We have the following Established Endowments and Scholarship programs:
Billy Frank Jr. Natural Resources Endowment
The Cultural Arts Endowment Institutional Operating Endowment
Maintenance Endowments for New Campus Buildings
Roselie Long Endowed Chair for Teacher Education
US Department of Education Challenge Endowment Match Program
Robert Lorence Science and Scholar Program
NWIC Endowment
Or you may donate to the scholarships of your choice, they include:
Forrest "Dutch" & Florence Kinley Memorial
Lummi Nation Higher Education Scholarship
NWIC/Western Washington University Alumni Scholarship
Roselie and Sam Long Endowed Scholarship for Professional Programs
Xay-e-be-litse, Julie Ann Edwards Memorial
Mac C. Oreiro Memorial
Valerie and Jewell James Memorial Scholarship
Students Emergency Fund
Please write checks to:
Northwest Indian College Foundation
2522 Kwina Road Bellingham, WA 98226
For Credit Card giving, please contact us for a form we can send to you or use our donate now service link. You may contact Lisa Santana at 360-392-4211 lsantana@nwic.edu for more information.
The Northwest Indian College Foundation would like to thank all the Sponsors of the 2nd Annual TL'aneq' Gathering for a Celebration Benefit Dinner and Auction.
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Premier Sponsors
Judith Mich, Northwest Indian College Foundation Board &
Thomas Mich, Speyer Foundation
Ann Arbor, Michigan
Lengesot Patron Sponsors
Lummi Nation
San Manuel Band of Serrano Mission Indians
David Syre & Jonathan Syre, Trillium Corporation
Cedar Sponsors
16 Copenhagen
Bateman Consulting LLC
The Boeing Company
Cheryl Crazy Bull & Alex Prue
Puget Sound Energy
The Bill & Paula Clapp Fund, Seattle Foundation
Sycuan Band of the Kumeyaay Nation
Twenty -Nine Palms Band of Mission Indians
Combined Cedar Sponsors
Western Washington University, Whatcom Community College and Bellingham Technical College
Meet the Northwest Indian College Foundation Board of Directors:
The Northwest Indian College Foundation is governed by a Board of Directors. The NWICF Board of Directors is a group of very dedicated people who believe in the mission and goals of Northwest Indian College. All board members and officers are volunteers. The NWICF Board is supported by the Northwest Indian College Development Office staff.
Larry Kinley, President
Larry Kinley is a Lummi Tribal member. He is currently the Senior Tribal Advisor at the Sycuan Nation in El Cajon, CA.
Linda Long-Weaver, Vice-President I
William Ray, Vice President II
Cheryl Crazy Bull, Secretary
Cheryl Crazy Bull is a Sicangu Lakota from South Dakota. Cheryl is also the President of Northwest Indian College.
Bernie Thomas, Treasurer
Bernie Thomas is a Lummi Tribal Member and Lummi Nation Council Member.
Debra Juarez, Member
Charles (Chuck) Freemont, Member
Chuck is an Associate V.P. Financial Advisor for Morgan Stanley in Lake Oswego, Oregon.
Myrna Jamison, Member
Judy Mich, Member
Jana Finkbonner, Member
Julie Johnson, Member