Lewis St. Cyr  Program Director

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  • Hometown: Winnebago, NE
  • Clan: Bear Clan
  • How long with HoChunk Renaissance: 13 years
  • Goals for company: Provide language resources to Tribal membership and all Hōcąk people.

Lana Greengass-Stabler    Deputy Director

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  • Hometown: Black River Falls, WI
  • Clan: Thunder Clan
  • How long with HoChunk Renaissance: 1 Year
  • Goals for company:  Encourage the speaking of the Our Hōcąk language throughout the Winnebago community and work on partnerships to implement the language in other departments and facilities.

Elaine Rice-Decorah Curriculum Coordinator

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  • Hometown: Sioux City, IA
  • How long with HoChunk Renaissance: 21 years
  • Goals for company: More immersion opportunities for the staff.

Maria Scott        Administrative Assistant

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  • Hometown: Winnebago, NE and Eufaula, OK
  • How long with HoChunk Renaissance: 21 years
  • Goals for company: Be better organized.
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Vacant                    Instruction Coordinator

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Kathy LaRose        Language Instructor

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  • Hometown: Winnebago, NE
  • Clan: Bear Clan
  • How long with HoChunk Renaissance: 7 years
  • Goals for company: Become more fluent in Hōcąk.

Mary Merrick          Language Instructor

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  • Hometown: Winnebago, NE
  • Clan: Thunder Clan
  • How long with HoChunk Renaissance: 23 years
  • Goals for company: To help all the students that I teach learn as much as possible with the short time I have with them.
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Tewentenhawihtha Aldrich                     Language Instructor

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  • Hometown: Winnebago, NE
  • Clan: Thunder Clan
  • How long with HoChunk Renaissance: 
  • Goals for company: Help revitalize Hoocak Language our ancestors held onto for us and gave their life for.

Craig “Tunny” Cleveland Jr. Language Instructor

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  • Hometown: Winnebago, NE
  • Clan: Buffalo Clan
  • How long with HoChunk Renaissance: 3 year
  • Goals for company: To become fluent and teach others to become fluent.

John Rave              Language Instructor

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  • Hometown: Winnebago, NE
  • Clan: Bear Clan
  • How long with HoChunk Renaissance: 3 year
  • Goals for company: Revitalize the language (fluency) to go further than the Winnebago boundaries. Instill Hōcąk woska ra (The Hōcąk ways)
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Allina  White                Lead Teacher

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Vacant                          Lead Teacher

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Cela Payer              Language Apprentice Program Manager

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  • Hometown: Winnebago, NE
  • Clan: Bear Clan
  • How long with HoChunk Renaissance: 1 year
  • Goals for company:Assist with revitalizing the hocak language within the department and community. 

Martha Warner        Language Apprentice

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  • Hometown: Winnebago, NE
  • Clan: Eagle Clan
  • How long with HoChunk Renaissance: 1 Year
  • Goals for company: My goal for the Ho-Chunk Renaissance program is to achieve fluency so that I can contribute to teaching and supporting the revitalization of our language.
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Vacant                    Language Apprentice

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Jacie Walker          Language Apprentice

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  • Hometown: Winnebago
  • Clan: Wolf Clan
  • How long with HoChunk Renaissance: 4 months
  • Goals for company: My goals within the program are to help revitalize the language and become a fluent speaker.

Janiyah Earth        Language Apprentice

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Andrew Marr            Language Apprentice

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  • Hometown: Winnebago, NE
  • Clan: Buffalo Clan
  • How long with HoChunk Renaissance: 4 Months
  • Goals for company: My biggest goal is to become more fluent in Hocak. I’d also like to be useful in the progression of the program in any way I can.

Sherriel Slowman     Project Manager

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  • Hometown: Winnebago, NE
  • Clan: Eagle Clan
  • How long with HoChunk Renaissance: 
  • Goals for company: Increase speaking numbers, strengthen cultural identity, and integrate the language into daily life or work environments to ensure long-term sustainability. Raising the number of fluent speakers and promoting daily use of the language in homes, workplaces, and community spaces.

My Soul Earth Kearnes    Community Outreach Coordinator

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  • Hometown: Omaha, NE & Denver,CO
  • Clan: Thunder Clan
  • How long with HoChunk Renaissance: 11 months
  • Goals for company: To bring awareness to the community on the language.

Gabriel Aldrich           Media Production Manager

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  • Hometown: Walthill, NE & Winnebago, NE
  • Clan: Deer Clan
  • How long with HoChunk Renaissance: 1 Year, 7 months
  • Goals for company: To improve engagement and awareness of our language and culture within our community.
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Jordana Payer

Media & Design Specialist

  • Hometown: Winnebago, NE & Minneapolis, MN
  • Clan: Buffalo Clan
  • How long with HoChunk Renaissance: 1 Year
  • Goals for company: My goal within the program is to enhance the programs brand identity and enhance user experience through design all while preserving the Hōcąk language to my upmost ability.