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Tribal Head Starts and Early Childhood Programs

The following list of contacts below are the directors of the Head Start and/or early childhood programs for each of the eleven federally recognized Tribal Nations of Wisconsin. These individuals oversee the administration and implementation of early learning initiatives within their Tribal Nations and communities and serve as key points of contact for programming, information, collaboration, and support related to Indigenous education and language preservation in early childhood settings.

Bad River Band of Lake Superior Chippewa

Brianna Cody
Head Start Director
Bad River Tribal Head Start & Early Head Start
53552 Abinoojiiyag Road
Ashland, WI 54806
Telephone: (715) 682-7144
Email: b.cody@badriver-nsn.gov 
Website: www.badriver-nsn.gov 

Forest County Potawatomi

Debra Tetting
Early Childhood Program Director
Gte Ga Nes Preschool
5416 Everybody's Road
P.O. Box 340
Crandon, WI 54520
Telephone: (715) 478-7359
Email: debra.tetting@fcp-nsn.gov 
Website: www.fcpotawatomi.com 

Ho-Chunk Nation

Laurel Sackett-Meek
Head Start Director
Ho-Chunk Nation Head Start Program
Ho Chunk Gra
W8802 Mission Road
Black River Falls, WI 54615-6412
Telephone: (715) 284-4915
E-mail: laurel.meek@ho-chunk.com 
Website: www.ho-chunknation.com 

Lac Courte Oreilles Band of Lake Superior Chippewa

Barb Biller
Head Start Director
Lac Courte Oreilles Head Start & Early Head Start
8837 N Trepania Road
Hayward, WI 54843
Telephone: (715) 634-8560
E-mail: bbiller@lcohs-ehs.org 
Website: https://lco-nsn.gov/ 

Lac du Flambeau Band of Lake Superior Chippewa

Tari Wolfe
Program Director
Zaasijiwan Head Start
2899 Hwy 47 South
Lac du Flambeau, WI 54538
Telephone: (715) 588-9291
E-mail: twolfe@ldftribe.com 
Website: www.ldftribe.com 

Menominee Indian Tribe of Wisconsin

Mary James
Early Childhood Services Administrator
Menominee Early Childhood Services
N733 Headstart Road
Keshena, WI 54135
Telephone: (715) 799-3384
Email: mrjames@mitw.org 
Website: www.menominee-nsn.gov 

Oneida Nation

Jay Martinez
Head Start / Early Head Start Director
Oneida Nation Head/Early Head Start Program
N7210 Seminary Road
Oneida, WI 54155
Telephone: (920) 496-5205
Email: jmartin3@oneidanation.org 
Website: www.oneida-nsn.gov/    

Red Cliff Band of Lake Superior Chippewa

Cindy Garrity
Interim Early Childhood Center Director
Red Cliff Early Childhood Center
89830 Tiny Tot Drive
Bayfield, WI 54814
Telephone: (715) 779-5030
E-mail: cindy.garrity@redcliff-nsn.gov 
Website: www.redcliff-nsn.gov 

Sokaogon Chippewa Community

Tonya Smith
Child Development Center Director
A-Binoojii Daycare Child Development Center
3051 Sand Lake Road
Crandon, WI 54520
Telephone: 715-478-6444
Email: tonya.smith@scc-nsn.gov 
Website: www.sokaogonchippewa.com 

St. Croix Chippewa Indians of Wisconsin

Meghan Buhaug
St. Croix Tribal Head Start
3792 WI-70
Hertel, WI 54845
Telephone: 715-349-8238
Email: meghanb@stcroixojibwe-nsn.gov 
Website: https://stcroixojibwe-nsn.gov/   

Stockbridge-Munsee Community Band of Mohican

Ginny Rusch
Stockbridge-Munsee Head Start Program
W13429 Cherry Street
Bowler, WI 54416
Phone: (715) 793-3507
E-mail: ginny.rusch@mohican-nsn.gov 
Website: www.mohican.com