IWFCT is pleased to welcome Michele Scott as a new member.
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Michele Scott is a Tribal Councilor for the Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation. As an elected official of the 7-member governing body, she oversees the sovereign government and all of its enterprises including Foxwoods Resort Casino, Foxwoods El San Juan, Norwich Inn and Spa, and more. She holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from Columbia University and a Master of Science degree from Quinnipiac University. She also received a Certification in Genealogical Research from Boston University. Michele chairs the Tribe’s Economic Development and Health & Human Services Committees. Her commitment to health and economic development has been at the forefront of her professional career; she was Chairwoman of the Mashantucket Pequot Health Care Advisory Board and a founding Director for Command Holdings, LLC. that focuses on federal contracting.

Prior to Tribal Council, Michele served as the Executive Director of the Health Education Center, Inc. (HEC) of Connecticut. Michele is committed to the broader community outside of her Tribal Council responsibilities. She serves on the Board of Directors for United Way of Southeastern Connecticut, Columbia University’s Alumni Representative Committee, and Johns Hopkins University’s Tribal Advisory Board. Michele is an Eastern Region Alternate Delegate for the Indian Gaming Association and the National Institutes of Health’s Tribal Advisory Committee Nashville Region Alternate Delegate.

For her years of work training healthcare professionals and community advocates, Michele was selected as a Leaders In Action Fellow by the Universal Health Care Foundation of Connecticut. She was recognized as a National Center for American Indian Enterprise Development’s 2020 Native American 40 Under 40 Award recipient. She also founded the Mashantucket Pequot Children’s Mental Health Awareness Day that has run annually since 2009.
Michele is a proud citizen of the Mashantucket (Western) Pequot Tribal Nation and is equally proud of her Eastern Pequot, Narragansett, Shinnecock, and Black ancestry. She resides on the Mashantucket Pequot reservation with her family.
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More information about Michele can be found at the following link.

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