Lanie Mae Spottedbird

Lawrence has spent his entire professional career working with tribes, Native organizations, Alaska Native corporations, and small companies. His career includes more than thirty-five years of professional experience in business development and consulting which includes over twenty years of executive management and supervisory experience.

Lawrence has been actively involved in development of companies that wish to contract with federal, state and local governments. He has also served on the board of directors for a number of tribal owned companies as well as having served as Chief Executive Officer for a tribal owned federal contracting company. Lawrence has also served positions for tribes as an Economic Development Director and as General Manager.

Originally from Oklahoma, Lawrence has lived in the Northwest for almost twenty years. A member of the Kiowa Tribe of Oklahoma, Lawrence is a strong advocate for tribal culture and ceremony. He is a member of the Kiowa Black Leggings Warrior Society, Kiowa Tiah Piah Society and Ohomah Lodge Wardance Society. He is a Viet Nam Era veteran having served in the U. S. Navy.