Speaker Opportunity!

HIGHLY RECOMMENDED SPEAKER OPPORTUNITYChief Anne Richardson, 7pm, M&T Hall, sponsored by PLP Council and CHECS!!!Chief Anne is the executive director of Mattaponi-Pamunkey-Monacan, Inc.and Chief to the tribe. COME AND LISTEN!

Brief Bio for Chief G. Anne RichardsonChief, Rappahannock Indian Tribe

G. Anne Richardson is the Chief of the Rappahannock Indian Tribe, located in Indian Neck, Virginia. Chief Richardson was elected Chief in 1998, and as such is the first woman to be elected as a tribal chief in Virginia since the 1600’s. Born to Chief & Mrs. Captain Nelson of Indian Neck, she is a fourth generation Chief in her family. Her academic background is in business and her professional career has been in business management and non-profit administration. She has one daughter and four grandchildren.

Chief Richardson has many other leadership and professional credits, including her current membership of the U.S. Department of Labor’s Native American Programs Advisory Council, which advises the Secretary of Labor on Indian and Native American workforce development issues. She is also the Executive Director of Mattaponi-Pamunkey-Monacan (MPM) Consortium, Inc., a consortium of Virginia tribes formed to administer American Indian employment and training programs in Virginia. Chief Richardson has also served on Virginia’s State Advisory Council for the U.S Commission on Civil Rights. She is a staunch advocate for American Indian higher education, community and economic development, and has maintained a lifelong effort of continuous work to improve relationships between American Indian tribes and the state and federal governments.