Staff

Wyatt Pickner, MPH (Hunkpati Dakota) is the Research Manager at the American Indian Cancer Foundation. Originally from the Crow Creek Indian Reservation, Wyatt now lives and works in Minneapolis, MN. A graduate of the University of Washington School of Public Health, Wyatt is dedicated to improving the well-being of Native communities across the United States….

McKinley (Mac) is from the Lac du Flambeau Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians. He is currently a Research Coordinator with the American Indian Cancer Foundation (AICAF). He joined AICAF because he is interested in working to promote healthy behaviors and communities. He has a bachelor’s degree in health and human physiology from the University…

Amika is a Research Specialist at the American Indian Cancer Foundation (AICAF). She received a bachelor’s degree in Biology and Public Health from the University of Minnesota – Twin Cities. Amika joined AICAF to address the health disparities in Indigenous communities and work towards health equity.

Boozhoo! Madison works with the American Indian Cancer Foundation (AICAF) because she believes that we need more data about the health inequities within our communities. As a Research Assistant at AICAF, Madison assists with study design and collecting, analyzing, and disseminating research about the behavioral risk factors of cancer in American Indians. Madison has an…

Shoshanna is from the Absentee Shawnee Tribe of Oklahoma and the Sac & Fox Nation. She is the Communications Project Manager at the American Indian Cancer Foundation. She received her bachelor’s degree in Strategic-Organizational Communications from the University of Central Oklahoma. Shoshanna has 9 years of experience working with tribes at the local, state, and…

Evie is a Research Specialist at AICAF, where she supports all aspects of the research process, including planning, data collection, analysis, and reporting. She holds a BA in Women’s and Gender Studies from Carleton College, where she became passionate about community-based research as one of many powerful tools we have to work toward equity. She…

Greetings, everyone! My name is Mahlea Hunt, my native name is Kutchin Hitu (Songbird). I was born and raised in Pembroke, NC, and I am incredibly proud to be a member of the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina. For over 12 years, I had the privilege of serving as a Lumbee Ambassador, and my passion…

Emily is the Epidemiologist at AICAF and works closely with the Cancer Programs team. She currently lives in the Philadelphia area, where she was born and raised. Emily obtained her Bachelor of Science in Biology from Drexel University and her Master of Public Health in Epidemiology from the University of Pittsburgh. She is passionate about…

Kweh kweh! Faith is the Indigenous Evaluation Specialist at AICAF where she supports the work of all teams and programs by leading the development of evaluation plans and logic models in order to document relationships among resources, activities, outputs, outcomes, and the impact of AICAGF efforts. She has a BA from St. Ben’s in Biology…

Háŋ Mitákuyapi, Misse is originally from Fort Yates, North Dakota and resides in Aberdeen, South Dakota. She is a member of the Húŋkpapȟa (Standing Rock) and Isáŋyathi (Santee) Nations. She holds her Masters in Legal Studies – Indigenous Peoples Law from University of Oklahoma. Misse is the Cancer Programs Specialist at AICAF. She is very…