Mr. John Vitello was the founder and Executive Director of the St. Joseph Hospital Foundation in 1965. During his 20 years, over 65 million in support was generated through his fund-raising programs. John has been greatly missed since his death.

Mr. Bill Rice owns a law firm in Cushing, Oklahoma and maintains a general law practice where he serves as general or special council for several indian tribes and organizations at state, federal and in Washington, D.C. From 1994 through 1996, Mr. Rice was an adjunct professor of law at Cornell Law School where he taught their Federal Indian Law Class.

Since June of 1995, Mr. Rice has been an Associate Professor of Law at the University of Tulsa College of Law, teaching classes in jurisprudence, criminal law and Indian law. He is also co-director of the Indian Law Certificate Program (one of only two in the country) at UTulsa's law school. During the 1994-1995 academic year, Mr. Rice was the Director of the Northern Plains Tribal Judicial Training Institute of the University of North Dakota School of Law.

Mr. Rice until 1994, was a member of the visiting faculty of the Political Science Department of the University of Oklahoma with the rank of Associate Professor. He teaches courses entitled "Indians in the American Legal/Political System", " Tribal Government", and "American Government". Mr. Rice was selected and confirmed by popular vote as the first modern day constitutional Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the Citizen Band Potawatomi Tribe, and presently serves in this capacity. Mr. Rice has or is presently serving in the capacity of: Attorney General for the Sac and Fox Nation (1985-1994), appointed and served as a commissioner of the Absentee Shawnee Business Development Commission (1987-1988), member of the Kiowa Tribal Tax Commission (1985-1987), Oklahoma Indian Legal Services Corporation-served as a member of the Board of Directors on behalf of the Anadarko Area Office Court of Indian Offenses Bar Association (1981-1982), Court of Indian Offenses Bar Association, Anadarko Area Office, B.I.A., D.O.I.-served as the First President and Executive Director (1979-1983 and 1986-1988), Office of the Prosecutor Court of Indian Offenses, A.A.O., B.I.A.-served as first assistant prosecutor (1980-1981), Oklahoma Indian Affairs Commission-served as consultant (1977-1981), Antioch School of Law, Washington, D.C.-serving as a faculty member, Mr. Rice planned and conducted classroom instruction of Indian paralegal students in the fields of American Indian Property Law. administrative and tribal court advocacy, American Indian probate law, and the Indian Child Welfare Act as a trial advocacy course (1978-1979). In the course of his career, Mr. Rice has had many publications published and won numerous honors and awards.
Curriculum Vitae

Mr. Randy Ziesenis started S.O.L.F from a dream after visiting Acoma Pueblo in New Mexico. S.O.L.F is incorporated under the laws of the Sac and Fox Nation. He has worked on numerous Oklahoma tribal projects since 1986. He is listed in Marquis Who's Who for his inventions. Mr. Ziesenis is currently involved in numerous research projects.

Advisory Board
Advisory Board Members are Edward P. Wilson and Jerome Gilbert Bushyhead (Will always be a brother, while on his Journey!)

Mr. Edward P. Wilson, a Native American, Mr. Wilson has more than 20 years experience with several Native American Tribes, serving in such capacities as Tribal Chairman (Cheyenne-Arapaho Tribe of Oklahoma in 1980 and 1981 and 1992-1993), Program Specialist, Project Developer, Tribal Administrator, Economic Development Officer, planner, proposal writer, contract specialist, Consultant and Tribal Tax Director. He attended Oklahoma State University, Northern Oklahoma College, and Haskell Institute in Kansas. Mr. Wilson is a decorated veteran, serving as medical specialist with the 173rd Airborne Brigade in the Republic of South Viet Nam.

Mr. Wilson currently serves as the Tribal Development officer for Health Care Group Management, Inc., a division of Outreach Health Services, Inc., with corporate offices in Garland, Texas, and Austin, Texas. Edward operates in Oklahoma as a field representative responsible for responding to Tribe's health needs and services. The company offers a highly automated operating system to manage a sophisticated and complex, multi-program, in-home health care delivery network. This state of the art network allows the company to deliver a high volume of quality care at low cost. HCGM, Inc.'s Outreach currently has two tribal contracts, including the development of a long term care facility to serve as a Life Care Center for the elderly and those needing or requiring long term care.

Outreach Health Care, Inc., operates in 180 counties in Texas, employs approximately 6,000 staff and serves more than 10,000 clients each day. The governmental and private sector provide a diversified source of revenue including Medicare, Medicaid, U.S.D.A., State funded programs, third party and self pay. The company operates four divisions and the non-profit affiliate, which are the Medicare/Medicaid Division, Attendant Care Division, Private Pay Division, Software Services Division, and the Nonprofit Affiliate. Management services provided are Field Office Management and QA, Program Development and Marketing, Information Systems, Education and Staff Development, Human Resources and Personnel, Accounting and Financial Reporting, Billing and Reimbursement Support, as well as Program Evaluation and Strategic Planning.

Mr. Wilson serves as a member of the Oklahoma Indian Affairs Commission, twice appointed by the Governor of Oklahoma. Edward also is a member of the advisory board to Native American Asset Advisor, an Indian owned and managed investment advisory corporation located in Oklahoma City. The Wilson family enjoys cultural, spiritual, ceremonial, social events and activities, in and out of Oklahoma.

Mr. Jerome Gilbert Bushyhead passed on to be with the great spirit on April 15, 2000. He was a Southern Cheyenne Artist. "Coyote Walks By" is the indian name for Jerome Bushyhead. Mr. Bushyhead has become nationally recognized for his excellent interpretation of the life of the Plains Indian with his original works of art. While devoting most of his time to his artwork, Mr. Bushyhead still finds time for involvment in projects other than art. In 1971 he founded the Cheyenne Nation Pow-Wow in El Reno, Oklahoma. In 1976, this event became a nationally recognized bi-centennial event and was listed in their national registry. He also owned and operated the Cheyenne Lodge, an indian arts and crafts store in El Reno. From 1973-1981 Mr. Bushyhead hosted a radio program, "Indian Nation Hour" in El Reno. The program dealt with news, pow-wows, entertainment and indian songs and recordings. In 1973 he co-founded the Oklahoma Indian Art League. One of his paintings, "The Worshipping Warrior" appeared on the cover of the Summer of 1974 issue of The Chronicles of Oklahoma magazine published by the Oklahoma Historical Society. In 1974 he was spokesman for all the Native Americans charged with feather violations by the U.S. Wildlife Commission. He was the primary force in the Native American's fight to retain the right to use the feathers. He appeared on both local and national television in his efforts to ensure that the right was restored to the Native American. From 1976 to 1981 Mr. Bushyhead was producer and host of his own television show (A Segment of "Unity" on channnel 4, KTVY, in Oklahoma City) which explored Native American culture, heritage and arts and crafts. In 1981, as Public Information Director for the Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes of Oklahoma, he worked with Pacific International Enterprises Movie Company on "Windwalker". In 1984 he had his first one-man art show in Carmel, California from which came his first print, "The Tracker". From 1976 to present, Mr. Bushyhead has been director and superintendent of the Indian Dance Program for the State Fair of Oklahoma. In 1992, he became director and coordinator of Western Expo. Working with the State Fair of Oklahoma, Western Expo is a three-day fine art show held every July.

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