Our Board
Scott Ratliff - Chair
Scott Ratliff was born in Fort Washakie on the Wind River Reservation and he is an enrolled member of the Eastern Shoshone Tribe. Scott has a Bachelor’s degree in Elementary Education and a Master’s degree in Guidance. He worked at Central Wyoming College for 25 years, he was elected to the Wyoming House of Representatives and served for 12 years, and he served for eight years on the State Board of Education. He was the founding board chair of the Wind River Development Fund and served on the board from 2003-2011. Scott is currently the Tribal Liaison for United States Senator Cynthia Lummis.
Roxanne Friday - Vice Chair
Roxanne Friday is an enrolled member of the Eastern Shoshone Tribe and also part of the Seneca Nation of Indians of New York, Alleghany Reservation, Wolf Clan. She is an Episcopal Priest for the Wind River Indian Reservation and she was the first Native American woman ordained to the priesthood in the Episcopal Church in Wyoming. Previously, Roxanne served as the Director of Finance for the Wind River Development Fund.
Bryan Neely - Treasurer
Bryan Neely graduated from the University of Wyoming with a Bachelor of Science degree in Agriculture. Bryan worked for the United States Department of Agriculture from 1984 until 1997, and then started a career in commercial banking until his retirement. In addition to his role as Board Treasurer, Bryan chairs the WRDF Loan Committee.
Roy Brown
Roy Brown was born and raised on the Wind River Reservation and he is an enrolled member of the
Northern Arapaho Tribe. Roy began his career at Fremont County School District #38 in Arapahoe. He was elected to the Northern Arapaho Business Council and served as the Chairman from 2016 to 2018. Roy was the Superintendent of Fremont County School District #38 in Arapahoe, WY from 2019 to 2023. He is currently the Director of Cultural Climate and Native American Education at Fremont County School District #25 in Riverton, WY.
Heather SunRhodes
Heather SunRhodes is an enrolled member of the Northern Arapaho Tribe on her paternal side and from the Jemez Pueblo People on her maternal side. She was raised in New Mexico and then moved to the Wind River Indian Reservation as a young adult. She has worked for Indian Health Service and the Tribal health care system, which prepared her for her role as Tribal Premium Sponsorship Benefit Coordinator for the Wind River Family & Community Health Care Clinics.