Kim Teehee

Kim Teehee is a citizen of the Cherokee Nation. She is the Cherokee Nation's first delegate to the U.S. House of Representatives, Director of Government Relations for Cherokee Nation and Senior Vice President of Government Relations Cherokee Nation Businesses. Prior to returning home to the Cherokee Nation, she served as Partner for Mapetsi Policy Group, a Washington, D.C. based federal advocacy group representing Indian tribes and tribal organizations. She previously served President Obama as the first-ever Senior Policy Advisor for Native American Affairs in the White House Domestic Policy Council and as Senior Advisor to the U.S. House of Representatives Native American Caucus Co-Chair, Rep. Dale Kildee (D-MI).