Advisory Government/Membership Services

Christopher Orozco

Team Member Relations Manager
Win-River Resort & Casino

Christopher is the Team Member Relations Manager at Win-River Resort & Casino. He believes the fundamental purpose of HR is to help others, and to change lives for the better. He’s also passionate about purposeful leadership; listening to the needs of others, setting out to intentionally do good for others, and seeing potential in someone to help lift them up to achieve something wonderful. Read more about Christopher’s thoughts on life and leadership at chrisjorozco.com, and follow along with him on Twitter and Instagram.

Michael Rogers

Health Information Manager/CAC/RPMS Site Manager
Pit River Health Service

Mike Rogers has been a California Certified Medical Assistant (CCMA) for 14 years. He has worked with PRHS for 12 years in many roles. Health Informatics and Clinical Applications Coordinator are his main job duties. Mike worked with Electronic Health Record for both the PRHS sites; one in Burney, CA and the other in Alturas, CA, 90 miles away from the main facility. He has worked with UC Davis Telehealth and other Telehealth programs to bridge the gap of rural health care.

Health care has been going through some major changes in the last five years. It can be challenging or problematic to make our patients and providers comfortable with all these changes, but we have some great teams addressing these issues.

Jimmy Williams

Senior Director IT Integrated Services
Choctaw Nation

Jimmy Williams is the Senior Director, IT Integrated Services for the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma. He joined CNO in 2012 after nearly twenty years as a technology professional in various industries.

Jimmy is responsible for leading all enterprise IT functions. Jimmy holds a BS degree in CIS from SOSU and a MS degree in Management from ERAU. He is also a member of the Choctaw Nation.

Michael Serio

Director of IT
Lac Courte Oreilles Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians

Michael Serio has been working for the Lac Courte Oreilles Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians for 6 years. He specializes in networking, but takes special pride in a talent he likes to call the Swiss Army Knife of IT; doing everything from help desk requests to project management for large tribal wide technology initiatives.

Charles Scharnagle

CIO
Mohegan Indians

Charles Scharnagle is the CIO for the tribal government of the Mohegan Indians of Connecticut based in Uncasville, Ct., which serves the interests of tribal members throughout the U.S. Chuck has spent the past thirty years in the high-tech, manufacturing and government environments including the headquarters for Black & Decker, Fruit of the Loom, EMC, Pegasystems and International Power America. Chuck’s experience includes implementing disaster recovery systems, redesigning computer centers and managing international support organizations.

In Chuck’s current role, he helped to create the Judge Scoring System (patent pending) which is a new way for MMA and boxing officials to score fights. Chuck then led the team to create and patent an app which allows fight fans to score their favorite fighter.

Chuck currently serves as a member on several boards including TribalNet – the industry resource for technology professionals in the Native American industry, the MS-ISSAC – the Multi-State Information Sharing and Analysis Centers and the CTC – the Connecticut Technology Council. Chuck holds a B.S. degree in Information Systems Management from the University of Maryland, Baltimore County and a Masters in Management from Loyola College in Baltimore, Maryland.

Raul Mavis

IT Director
Pascua Yaqui Tribe

Raul has over thirty years technology and leadership experience in diverse industries, including U.S. Navy, global electronics distribution, manufacturing, retail, and most recently 16 years in local government technology leadership. He headed efforts in implementing diverse technologies supporting assorted disciplines within local government, such as public safety & emergency management, legal & judicial, public works & economic development, finance, and education.

As IT Director for the Pascua Yaqui Tribe, Raul leads a department of 25 supporting and providing technology services to over 1,000 government employees across multiple locations of the 23,000 tribal members. Technology services include helpdesk, project management, telecommunications, procurement, programming, and infrastructure/outside plant.

The Pascua Yaqui Tribe is progressive and forward looking: the first to develop a Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative (WHTI) compliant Enhanced Tribal Card, as well as implementation of a Personal Identity Verification-Interoperable (PIV-I) card, both in collaboration with DHS/FEMA.

Christopher Luter

CIO
Forest County Potawatomi Community

Christopher Luter, CIO, leads technology operations for the Government and Administration components of the Forest County Potawatomi Community. Christopher has a diverse back ground in both business and technology operations. His career leading technology operations has spanned numerous business verticals from government to construction and biotech to manufacturing. Christopher has lead teams which have received industry recognition for innovation, value creation through strategic application of technology and execution of leading edge thought of industry specific solutions.

Chris L. Baca

Director of IT
Santa Clara Development Corporation

Chris L. Baca has over 18 years of successful IT leadership experience. Chris gained this experience while managing IT operations for different agencies for the State of New Mexico. Baca is currently serving as the Director of Information Technology for the Santa Clara Development Corporation (SCDC). SCDC owns and operates the Santa Claran Resort, the Black Mesa Golf Club, the Puye Cliff Dwellings, the Santa Clara Travel Centers, and the Big Rock Bowling Center. Previously, as a member of the SCDC Board of Directors for 12 years, Baca was instrumental in the creation and upkeep of these businesses for the Pueblo. Baca currently is a member of the IPCC/IPMI Board of Directors, which is a five member board appointed by the 19 Pueblo Governors in the State of New Mexico. This board has oversight over the Indian Pueblo Cultural Center in Albuquerque New Mexico and the recently developed Avanyu Plaza.

Chris has earned a BA degree from the University of New Mexico. Chris and his wife Janice have two children, Jenyce and Jareth who both attend college at Northern New Mexico College.

Linda M. Arredondo

Director of IT
Citizen Potawatomi Nation

Linda M. Arredondo serves as the Director of Information Technology for the Citizen Potawatomi Nation. Arredondo has more than 16 years of successful IT leadership in a variety of vertical industries, including government, finance and emergency management.

As the Director of Information Technology for Citizen Potawatomi Nation, Arredondo oversees the design and management of technology infrastructure for CPN’s executive, government and judicial branches. Additionally, she provides IT leadership for CPN’s enterprise, industrial and health care initiatives.

In 2017, Arredondo received a Bachelor of Science degree in business, summa cum laude, from St. Gregory’s University in Shawnee, Oklahoma.

“My approach to education is rooted in the philosophy that lifelong learning is a valuable and meaningful endeavor,” Arredondo said. “As a female tribal member working in a STEM-oriented career, I hope that my continuous learning model sets a positive example for students across Indian Country.”

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Michael Day

Founder & Executive Officer

Michael Day is the Founder and Executive Officer of TribalHub, which includes TribalNet, TribalFocus, TribalWise and TribalValue.

Prior to his current position, Michael was the CIO and Director of Consulting Services for Cannery Casino Resorts, which grew from two to four gaming and hotel properties in Nevada and Pennsylvania during his tenure. Cannery also offered and delivered consulting services to tribal casinos.

Day gained his first professional experience while working for the Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians where he was an instrumental member of the management team that guided the organization’s phenomenal growth from approximately 100 employees at his start date in 1989 to more than 4000 employees before his departure in 2006.

As the Director of Information Technology for the Sault Tribe, Day was responsible for all of the technology infrastructure and design for the opening of five Kewadin Casino and Hotel properties and the Greektown Casino in Detroit, MI. Mike was a key executive involved in the opening of many additions to all of the Kewadin properties as well as over 25 other large Sault Tribe properties including Health Centers, a sports and fitness arena, gas stations, manufacturing businesses and large office complexes.

Throughout his career, Mike has maintained a passion for driving growth, opportunity and success. He is the founder of several successful businesses and organizations including TribalNet and NorthernWay. He was the driving force behind the creation of both the Native American Technology Research Center (NATRC) and the Gaming and Hospitality Research Center (GHRC).

As a member of multiple industry advisory boards, a frequent speaker at Gaming and Tribal events and a regular contributor to industry magazines, his vision and accomplishments have been recognized by many industry publications. In 2016 Day was recognized with the Lifetime Achievement Award from his industry peers and Gaming and Leisure Magazine.

Mike received his Bachelor degree in Computer Information Systems Management and Business Administration from Lake Superior State University in 1989.

2018 TribalNet Advisory Boards

Linda M. Arredondo

Chris L. Baca

Christopher Luter

Raul Mavis

Charles Scharnagle

Michael Serio

Jimmy Williams

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Christopher Orozco

Michael Rogers

Jimmy Williams

Michael Serio

Charles Scharnagle

Raul Mavis

Christopher Luter

Chris L. Baca

Linda M. Arredondo

Michael Day