American Indian College Fund Leadership

NancyJo Houk oversees a team dedicated to transforming Native communities through education by designing and implementing new ways of inspiring constituent engagement and giving. She led the College Fund through rebranding and incorporating functional changes, including new messaging, a new organizational framework, and implementing engagement/revenue-generating strategies required to achieve organizational growth. Houk has a bachelor’s degree in business and communications with an emphasis in public relations and management from Regis University. She has 30 years of non-profit management, marketing, and development experience, including The Women’s Foundation of Colorado, TelecomPioneers, the National MS Society, Alzheimer’s Association, and Big Brothers/Big Sisters. She was featured in the Chronicle of Philanthropy for developing cutting-edge donor acquisition strategies (the original peer-to-peer fundraising approach) and has given presentations on constituent engagement and direct marketing atnational conferences.

Tammy Miller-Carlson has served in the Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer for the American Indian College Fund for 13 of her 17 years at the College Fund. She leads and supports the student success services, public education and awareness, finance, and information systems operations. A registered certified public accountant, Miller-Carlson has worked in public accounting with both closely held and Fortune 500 companies in a variety of industries for 15 years in the fields of audit and business consulting. Miller-Carlson holds a bachelor of science degree in accounting from the University of Colorado, Boulder. Her primary area of interest is supporting communities. She served as the treasurer and president on the board of directors for Attention Homes, a youth counseling and shelter organization. She has served on local political campaigns in various capacities, including treasurer. Miller-Carlson currently serves as on the school board for The Academy charter school, for which she has held the president and treasurer positions. She also serves on the advisory council for the Native American Career Success Academy, a program instituted by the Native American Financial Officers Association.