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cultures, history, and socio-economicconditions She stated, I understand the underlying Issues facing Native communities and 1 dedicate my work to strengthentheir capacity to manage their land and to create opportunities for economic development, which in turn generateslocal jobs and tax revenue for community projects.”Tso said she feels fortunate to bewhere she is today and to have the opportunity to help empower communities and tribal entities.I think our work is very interesting and 1 am fortunate to have a career where each day is different becauseeach project Is tailored to a specificcommunity,'' Tso addedAllen, Horn, Materba to serve on U.S. Treasury committeeWASHINGTON On Dec 21. the U SDepartment of the Treasury announcedthe appointment of three tribal representatives to serve on the Department’s Tribal Advisory Committee. Committee members will advise the secretary on matters related to the taxation of Indians. the training of Internal Revenue Service field agents, and the provision of training and technical assistance to Native American financial officers The TTAC was established in keeping with the Tribal Genera! Welfare ExclusionAct of 2014.Treasury’s appointees to the TTACw ill be joined on the committee by fourmembers to be appointed by the chairsand ranking members of the Senate Finance Committee, and the Houseof Representative Ways and Means Committee Each committee chair or ranking member will appoint one TTAC memberThe three individuals appointed serve as members of the TTAC include:* W Ron Allen, chairman and chief executive officer of the Jamestown S'Klallam Tribe Allen has served as tribal chairman since 1977 and as CEO since 1982 Under his leadership the Jamestown S’Klallam Tribe transi tioned from a landless reservation base to a land base of over 1,200 acres, and established several business enterprises, Allen was president of the NationalCongress of American Indians from1995-1999.* Lacey Horn, treasurer of the Cherokee Nation Horn has served as the top financial executive of the Cherokee Nation since 2011, overseeing the tribe’s budget and an array of general welfare programs In 2014, the Native American Financial Officers’ Association named Horn its Tribal Executive Officer of the Year She previously worked at KPMG as a senior audit associate in Financial Services, and in the Internal Audit andTax Departments of Hunt Oil.* Marilynn Lynn” Malerba, Lifetime Chief of the Mohegan Tribe Malerba was appointed the traditional leaderof the Mohegan Tribe in 2010. She isa member of several federal advisory committees, including the Indian Health Service Tribal Self Governance Advisory Committee. Malerba has also served as Mohegan Tribal Council chairwoman, and as a member of the Board of Directors for the Mohegan Sun and Pocono Downs Casinos.
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