Board of Directors

George Luckey is a citizen of the Muscogee (Creek) Nation of Oklahoma. He is a mechanical engineer from The University of Tulsa with a Ph.D. in mechanical engineering from Michigan Technological University. George moved to Michigan in 2000 to accept a dream job in manufacturing research at Ford Motor Company. He and his wife Amy, along with their four children live in Dearborn, where George still works at Ford, and still considers it his dream job. His children attend public school and his family attends Dearborn First United Methodist Church. They also tolerate his love for and practice of guitar. George has served on the AIHFS BOD since 2017 and is honored to have the opportunity to serve as the Chair.

George is no stranger to Indian Health Service (IHS) clinics inclusive of the I/T/U (3) prong model of IHS, Tribal and Urban clinics. He was raised using IHS clinics, which continue to serve as his primary medical facility. He stated, “Throughout my upbringing, I utilized IHS clinics and hospitals for primary care, dental services, optometry, and on occasion ER care—such as when I broke my arm. These facilities have always been, and remain, the primary means by which many members of my family access foundational preventative healthcare in Oklahoma and metro Detroit. I am grateful for the ongoing support and services provided by IHS clinics and most currently AIHFS.”

Bethany is a citizen of the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma. She is a performance scholar and cultural historian interested in how performance constructs culturally recognizable categories and offers possibilities to resist or remake those same categories.

Her first book, Redface: Race, Performance, and Indigeneity, draws on the fields of Native American Studies, Theatre, and Performance Studies asking questions about racialization, representation, authenticity, and authority. Hughes is also interested in federal Indian law, musical theatre, and how economic and organizational structures shape cultural production.

Joanne Sobeck is a member of the Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians and a former Associate Dean from Wayne State University School of Social Work. Her 40-year career focused on research, teaching and community engagement. She was the founding Director of the Center for Social Work Practice and Policy Research and has published her research in child welfare, Flint Water Crisis, antibiotic use and behaviors, capacity building with nonprofit organizations and substance use disorders. Dr. Sobeck is a Board member of the Henry Ford Behavioral Health Hospital a Joint Venture with Acadia Health. She enjoys writing, gardening, and fishing and hunting with her family in the Upper Peninsula.

Casey Haam retired from Ford Motor Co. in late 2017 after almost 40 years of service — holding various management positions in areas of financial analysis, accounting and auditing. He graduated from the University of Michigan with business degrees in Accounting and Economics.

Casey and his wife Lori have been married over 40 years and have two adult children and a bunch of pets. They reside in Dearborn, Michigan. Casey enjoys mountain biking, hiking, hockey, yard work, and working with numbers. He and Lori love camping — especially in their truck camper exploring the splendors of their home state of Michigan. Casey looks forward to giving more back to the community he loves.

The Honorable Steven J. Morello is a Catholic Deacon currently serving as the Missionary to the American Indian for the Archdiocese of Detroit. Before that, he was in private practice in his own law firm, Native Law Group PC. NLG has represented Steve’s Tribe, the Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians, providing General Counsel, Director of Government Relations, and Chief Ethics Officer Services. Prior to this, Steve served at the Department of Energy in a dual capacity as Deputy Assistant Secretary for Intergovernmental Affairs and the first Director of the Office of Indian Energy Policy and Programs (an office established by the Energy Policy Act of 2005).

Petersen N. Decker (ThD, JD, MBA, AB), is a former US Navy Captain with multiple overseas senior command tours. He now serves at the US Army’s Detroit Arsenal as a Native American Indian and Alaska Native Special Emphasis Program Manager in addition to the Combat Logistics/Bridging and General Counsel staffs.  Past assignments include investment banking in New York, local counsel and mergers & acquisitions at a Europe-based law firm, and automotive in Detroit and England. 

Dr. Decker’s volunteer work supports community nonprofits, faith-based organizations, Veterans groups, historical societies, and the Coast Guard Auxiliary.  Other affiliations include the National Native American Bar Association and Society of American Indian Government Employees. He is a published legal author and a daily longer distance runner.

Dr. Roubidoux is a Professor of Radiology at the University of Michigan School of Medicine, a Fellow of the American College of Radiology and a Fellow of the Society of Breast Imaging. She completed a Bachelor’s Degree in Microbiology Magna Cum Laude at Brigham Young University, graduated from the University of Utah School of Medicine in 1984, and completed a Radiology Residency and fellowship at Duke University Hospital in 1990.

She is an enrolled member of the Iowa Tribe of Kansas and Nebraska and is a 35 year member of the American Association of Indian Physicians.

She is an author of 106 peer reviewed scientific publications, 286 scientific presentations and a funded investigator of NIH grants in Radiology. She collaborated for 12 years with the Great Plains Indian Health Service to provide mobile screening mammography. She works to improve access, research, and opportunities among diverse populations.

Katie is a citizen of the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma. She is interested in innovative conceptual and methodological research with tribal communities rooted in Indigenous knowledges and sustainable solutions by and for Native peoples. Schultz received her MSW and PhD from the University of Washington. She completed a postdoctoral fellowship with the Center for Mental Health Services at Washington University in St. Louis.

Her research interests are: American Indian and Alaska Native health equity; violence, substance misuse and associated health outcomes; historical trauma; community and cultural connectedness as stress buffers; culturally-grounded prevention and interventions; and community-based participatory and mixed methods research.

Jared TenBrink is a father, husband, friend, and a member of the Nottawaseppi Huron Band of Potawatomi. Jared is a doctoral candidate at the University of Michigan in learning sciences and former Detroit high school physics teacher. His research explores centering Indigenous people and perspectives for formal and informal science learning, the usage of extended reality in education, and the development of science identities for Indigenous youth. Currently he is finishing his dissertation on the impact of virtual reality to support youth learning Anishinaabe culture and ways of knowing through distance learning. An outdoor enthusiast, Jared enjoys backpacking, canoeing, sailing, and SCUBA diving.

Adam Hollier, a former state senator and captain in the Army Reserve, was
appointed director of the Michigan Veterans Affairs Agency by Gov. Gretchen
Whitmer starting Jan. 1, 2023.

A lifelong Detroiter, Director Hollier is a proud graduate of Detroit Public
Schools. He earned a bachelor’s degree in industrial and labor relations from
Cornell University, where he played safety on the football team and was a
decathlete, and also served as a volunteer firefighter in Ithaca, New York,
while finishing his degree. He went on to earn a master’s degree in urban
planning from the University of Michigan.