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Racheal Jorgenson, A.A. IT Technician Racheal is proud to be an enrolled member of the Red Lake Nation. She earned her IT Fundamentals and A+ certifications from CompTIA, in 2017. Racheal earned her A.A. Degree from Red Lake Nation College after Fall semester in 2017, graduating with the Class of 2018. She also attended MNWest Community/Technical College in 2001-02. Racheal has lived in Wisconsin, Southwest Minnesota, Washington (state), and, of course, Northern Minnesota. She worked in retail for Shopko from 2004-2012. She worked for Seven Clans Casino/Hotel/Waterpark-Thief River Falls, as a Night Auditor in the hotel, from 2012-16. She became a full-time student at Red Lake Nation College in 2015, which led to working for the Red Lake Tribal Council's IT Department the following year. She worked for the Red Lake Tribal Council from 2016-2017, and in January of 2018, she was permanently transferred to the Red Lake Nation College as the IT Technician.

Stephanie Morgan, M.B.A, M.S.W. Adjunct Instructor Stephanie Morgan is an enrolled member of the Red Lake Band of Chippewa Indians. In 2001, she received her B.S. in Business Administration with an emphasis in Management from Haskell Indian Nations University in Lawrence, Kansas. In 2004, she earned a Master’s of Business Administration (M.B.A.) with an emphasis in Healthcare Administration from Avila University in Kansas City, Missouri. In 2012, she received her Master’s degree in Social Work (M.S.W.) from the University of North Dakota. Stephanie hopes to pursue a PhD one day. Since 2016, Stephanie has worked as the Program Manager for Red Lake Family and Children’s Services. She previously worked for Red Lake Comprehensive Health Services (RLCHS) Diabetes Prevention Program as the Program Coordinator for over 10 years. Stephanie has worked as an adjunct instructor for Red Lake Nation College since 2015. She strongly believes in the power of education and enjoys being a part of our young people’s journeys.

Tami Niswander, M.B.A. Chief Financial Officer ​ Tami Niswander is the Chief Financial Officer (CFO) at Red Lake Nation College, since December of 2014. She is a candidate for a Doctorate of Business Administration (D.B.A) at Metro State University in St.Paul, MN, and holds a Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.) from the University of North Dakota in Grand Forks, ND. Before moving into higher education Tami worked in the private sector as a Business Analyst, Financial Analyst, Credit Analyst, Management Consultant, and Small Business Entrepreneur. Tami has been teaching online courses for Metro State University in Management and Entrepreneurship as a community faculty since 2016, and teaching both classroom-based and hybrid courses at RLNC in Developmental Mathematics, and Developmental Technology as an adjunct instructor since 2015.

Michael Iceman Class of 2021 Michael Iceman is an enrolled member of the Red Lake Nation and is a veteran of both the US Marine Corp and the US Army. He served three tours in Iraq and was awarded two bronze stars. At 43, he was a leader on campus, serving as the 2019-20 Student Government President. He graduated from RLNC in 2021 and transfered to Bemidji State to pursue a BS in Wildlife Biology. But, it wasn’t always easy. “Living with PTSD is one obstacle that I faced, and still today it is something I deal with,” said Iceman. Once I began college, it gave me a new-found purpose. And that, by itself, helped me get stronger as a person, both physically and mentally.” When asked if he had any words for current or potential students, Iceman replied, “One day we will be considered ancestors; we must ask ourselves what we want our legacy to be. What will the history books say about us?”

Alyssa Webster Class of 2022 Alyssa (Awaan Ikwe) Webster was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and grew up in Tucson, Arizona. When she was fifteen, she moved to New York to live with her mom and there, she graduated during her junior year in high school. After graduation, Alyssa came back to her homeland, the Red Lake Nation, to be around family. However, she soon ended up in foster care. “I went from foster care to tribal college, and I saw first-hand how easy it was for a Native American family to be torn and assimilated,” Alyssa recalled. “The Student Success staff helped me so much during my time at Red Lake Nation College. They guided me throughout the process of getting my own apartment and my first car.” Alyssa will graduate with RLNC's Class of 2022 and is transferring to a four-year institution to work on her Bachelor's degree.

Data Integrity Policy ​ Data is an important asset of the Red Lake Nation College. Data is not only used for operational purposes, but also utilized for analysis, control, and strategic decision-making. Information maintained by the College is a vital asset that will be available to all employees who have a legitimate need for it, consistent with the College’s responsibility to preserve and protect such information by all appropriate means. The College is the owner of all administrative data; individual departments may have stewardship responsibilities for portions of that data. To maximize effectiveness, mechanisms are in place to collect, safeguard, and distribute accurate, consistent, useful information to appropriate members of the Red Lake Nation College community. The institution upholds strict data integrity and assures that data isn't being tampered with or altered to misrepresent the student body, or the data involving retention, persistence, or completion rates. The institution accomplishes this by restricting access to data through password-protected databases and locked offices/filing cabinets. Users will comply with all reasonable protection and control procedures for administrative data to which they have been granted access.

Jasmine Gonzalez Class of 2017 Jasmine Gonzalez is an enrolled member of the Red Lake Nation. She graduated from RLNC in 2017, then transferred to Augsburg University in Minneapolis, where she earned her B.A. in English and American Indian Studies in 2019. According to Jasmine, “Besides learning about my culture and community, RLNC gave me the confidence to further my education and career goals.” After college, Jasmine returned to Red Lake. In 2020, she became the Assistant Grant Writer at RLNC and has been instrumental in obtaining grant funding for the college, Medweganoonind Library, and the Tribal archives. Jasmine’s future plans include continuing her education to earn a Master’s degree, and continuing to live and work on the Reservation.

Elizabeth Barrett PSEO Student Elizabeth “Liz” Barrett always loved learning and reading – a passion instilled by her mother, Rose, who regularly read to her as a baby and toddler. As a child and student, Liz did everything at an advanced level. She skipped the eighth grade and began taking college classes at RLNC and Bemidji State as a PSEO student at the age of 15. As a result, she graduated from Red Lake High School a year early with a 4.04 GPA and as Valedictorian. She applied and was accepted to Dartmouth College, one of the world’s great academic institutions and a member of the distinguished Ivy League, along with Harvard and Yale. According to Liz, she relied heavily on the college algebra she learned at RLNC while taking Calculus I at Dartmouth. Liz’s mother even credited Liz with helping her through the college algebra course that they took together at RLNC, which made her mother very proud. Liz graduated from Dartmouth in 2021 with a BA in English, with a Creative Writing concentration and a minor in Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies. She is one of RLNC’s greatest success stories. Her story demonstrates that if our Red Lake Reservation students are given educational opportunities, they can achieve amazing things and compete in the top academic fields anywhere.