Darren Parry is the former Chairman of the Northwestern Band of the Shoshone Nation. He serves on the Board of Directors for PBS Utah, the Utah Humanities Board, and the American West Heritage Center. 

He attended the University of Utah and Weber State University and graduated with a BS in Education. Darren is the author of the Bear River Massacre, A Shoshone History. 

His passions in life are his family and his tribal family. He wants to make sure his people and their story is heard.

Lynnette Greybull, a proud Húŋkpapȟa Lakhóta and Northern Arapaho Woman, who stands at the forefront of the fight against violence inflicted upon Indigenous women, girls, persons  and communities.

Lynnette is the founder and director of Not Our Native Daughters, a national organization devoted to Missing and Murdered Indigenous Relatives and the fight against human trafficking in Indigenous communities. For over 15 years, she has been a tireless advocate for the protection of Indigenous women and children.

Her work has been featured nationally, including an appearance on Dateline NBC’s groundbreaking episode on Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women—the first and only of its kind. She also serves on the MMIR Task Force of Colorado and the MMIP Task Force of Wyoming, shaping policy and advancing justice at the state level.

Beyond advocacy, Lynnette leads the Indigenous Youth Voices initiative, empowering Native youth to raise their voices for change. Her impact has been recognized with several awards, including honors from Focus on Women magazine in Washington, D.C., and most recently, the Seminole Tribe of Florida, which acknowledged her decade of service advancing justice, social equity, and the protection of Indigenous women.

Lillian Tsosie-Jensen born Yellow Woman, member of the Dineh’ Nation. Her clan is Bitter Water, born for the Danish People. At a young age she followed her grandfather’s tribal leadership and her grandfather’s healing pathway. 

Lillian is an artist, activist, writer, Sundancer, and piper carrier. At an early age, Lillian understood ceremonies play an important role in the overall wellbeing of traditional Indigenous people. After navigating two cultures, the influence of traditional practices has balance out the academic life. 

Lillian is best known for her services on the Utah Education Task Force for Native American/Alaska Native Education, the Governor’s Native American Summit, and the Governor’s Task for Women in Education; Coalition of Minority Advisory Committee; Indian Walk-In Center; Utah School Counseling Association; Utah Coalition of Childhood Protection; the Utah Attorney General’s Safety and Crisis Tip Line/SafeUT Commission. 

Lillian also an award-winning educator. Her past work experience includes administrator of educational programs, specialist, coordinator, and program director at the Utah State Board of Education, and Equity, Justice, and Inclusion director at Weber School District. Lillian has serves on the Governor’s Multicultural Commission and on a special project with the Utah Women & Leadership Project leading out community conversations with women of color in Utah.

Jolene is a Diné woman who is an enrolled member and citizen of the Navajo Nation. She has worked in anti-violence work for nearly 12 years, beginning as a policy analyst for the Navajo Nation Sexual Assault Prevention Subcommittee under the Navajo Legislative Branch, where she worked with the 22nd and 23rd Navajo Nation Councils. Jolene moved into community organizing, where she felt she could make the most impact with survivors of violence and families experiencing the missing and murdered crisis on the Navajo Nation. 

She co-founded the Missing & Murdered Diné Relatives Coalition (MMDRC) in March 2019 with other strong Diné (Navajo) women, intent and committed to creating social change, supporting families and communities experiencing the crisis, and providing advocacy efforts that promote sovereignty and agency of Navajo people. While continuing to advocate and volunteer for MMDRC, Jolene joined the Coalition to Stop Violence Against Native Women (CSVANW), where she oversaw programs focused on training, education, and victim advocacy for domestic violence, sexual violence, sex trafficking, MMIWR, and all forms of gender-based violence in New Mexico urban and tribal communities. 

After investing four years with CSVANW, Jolene transitioned to child welfare in June 2024 and is now the Executive Director for the Denver Indian Family Resource Center (DIFRC). The organization is committed to supporting urban Native families at risk of or involved in the child welfare system by providing services that promote stability and empowerment—guiding them toward self-determined treatment planning. 

Jolene holds a master’s degree in Criminal Justice and two bachelor’s degrees in American Indian Studies and Political Science. She serves as the Board Chair for the Missing & Murdered Diné Relatives Coalition, located in the Four Corners region; vice chair for Battered Families Services, Inc., in Gallup, NM; and is a member of the American Indian Steering Committee for History Colorado.

 Sarah Hur is the Deputy Director of the National Restraining Order Center. In her role, she provides training, technical assistance, and policy analysis on issues related to protection orders, the Violence Against Women Act, and firearm prohibitions. 

Previously, Sarah represented clients in domestic violence and consumer protection cases. She also served as an Assistant Corporation Counsel for the New York City Law Department, where she worked as a prosecutor and later represented the city in administrative law proceedings. Sarah has developed key resources for allied professionals and led efforts to strengthen protections for survivors of intimate partner violence.

Jordan Ferguson, consultant and trainer, currently consults with the Washington State Criminal Justice Training Commission on DV and Protection Order training. He was with the Spokane Regional Domestic Violence Coalition from January 2023 until June 2024. Previously, he served as a sergeant in the Spokane Police Department's Domestic Violence Unit since 2016.  He has been with SPD since 1999. Before SPD, he worked as a law enforcement officer with three other agencies. He has been a Field Training Officer, Polygraph Examiner, and Background Investigator. He teaches a nationwide Background Investigations for Law Enforcement class to agencies across the country. He has also been a guest lecturer at Eastern Washington University and Washington State University. He has provided training to several law enforcement agencies on strangulation training and the lethality assessment program. He has consulted with the Battered Women’s Justice Project, the International Association of Chiefs of Police, and the Office of Violence Against Women on the intersection of Firearms and DV.

He completed a master’s in criminal justice at Washington State University and graduated in the summer of 2018 with an emphasis on neuroscience and how fear affects humans. 

 “My responsibilities in the Domestic Violence Unit were some of the most demanding I have experienced in my 30-year career.   They were also the most rewarding.”