Our Facilitators

Bridgit Martin, a member of the Bad River Band of Lake Superior Chippewa and Menominee/Oneida descendant has over 30 years of experience working in higher education. As the managing partner for Native American Consulting she brings a wealth of experience and knowledge to the organization. Ms. Martin has over 25 years of training within Indian Country for J. Dalton Institute and Native American Consulting.

Crystal Porras, a descendant of the Tortugas Pueblo of New Mexico has over 25 years of courtroom experience working as a judicial assistant and courtroom manager and currently serves as a Tribal Court Administrator. Crystal’s main focus is on training tribal court clerks from counter to court room to enhance tribal sovereignty and strengthen court services for Indian Country. Mrs. Porras is currently serving as Chairwoman for the California Tribal Court Association and is the 2023 NAICJA Court Support Excellence Award recipient.

Lance Kelley, a citizen of the Muskogee Creek Nation from Oklahoma and a descendent of Shoshoni-Paiute tribes from Duck Valley Indian Reservation located in Nevada, is a full time Social Science Instructor at Northeast Wisconsin Technical College, located in Green Bay, Wisconsin.  He has been an educator for almost thirty years, working in native communities and higher education. Apart from his teaching duties, he serves on several committees throughout the campus, which involves, equity and inclusion work, employee groups and mentoring staff and students. Lance is also involved with his community, participating in various cultural, social, and political activities. He has been consulting with NAC for almost ten years. Lance has a Master’s degree from University of California Los Angeles and a Bachelor’s of Arts in Political Science and Education from the University of Oklahoma.

Stephanie Poston, a member of the Sandia Pueblo of New Mexico has over 20 years’ of experience and a proven track record of working with tribes across Indian Country. Steph is also a co-founder of Native Women Lead. Native Women Lead’s mission is to revolutionize systems, inspire innovation, and build coalitions by investing in Native women in business.

Jennifer Hill-Kelley, Oneida, Kiowa and Comanche, has over thirty years experience working for tribal governments and non-profit organizations as a Manager and Consultant. Her broad expertise is leading teams to improve organizational outcomes through strategic planning, project management, systems thinking, program evaluation, policy development and communication. She has over twenty years’ experience as a program administrator and a grant writer of education, social services and environmental programs, and multi-year grant projects.