Board of Directors

Meet Our Board of Directors

To represent all of Native Nations and communities in the U.S., the American Indigenous Tourism Association Board of Directors is composed of representatives from 15 designated regions. Each representative is elected by their respective region to serve a three-year term and is Indigenous. Each member of our Board of Directors brings expertise and resources to the organization and many of our valued Board members serve on other national advisory boards, state cabinets and commissions that all work to strengthen Indigenous tourism across the United States.

Travis Owens

Board President

Oklahoma Region Representative

Kate Anderson

Board Secretary

Southern California Region Representative

Brian Wadsworth

Board Treasurer

Great Basin Region Representative

Charlene Virgilio


Northeast Region Representative

Malia Sanders


Hawai’i Region Representative

Hanford McCloud


Northwest Region Representative

Michelle Liberty


Pacific Northwest Region Representative

Sarah Kahze


Southwest Region Representative

Jamey Cagle


Southeast Alaska Region Representative

Darian Morsette

In Memoriam