Staff Directory

Levi Rickert (Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation) is the editor and publisher of Tribal Business News, as well as the founder, publisher and editor of Native News Online.

Brian Edwards is associate publisher and managing editor of Tribal Business News. He covers policy and law, finance, federal contracting and economic development.

Elyse Wild is senior editor for Tribal Business News and Native News Online. She covers Native healthcare industry, tribal economic development and access to capital in Indian Country.

Chez Oxendine (Lumbee-Cheraw) is a staff writer for Tribal Business News covering Native agriculture, tribal broadband, energy and real estate.

Kaili Berg (Aleut) is a member of the Alutiiq/Sugpiaq Nation, and a shareholder of Koniag, Inc. She covers small business, tourism, and higher education.

Tamara Ikenberg is a senior contributing writer for Tribal Business News who reports on Native-owned small businesses and the Indigenous arts, fashion and tourism industries.