Staff

Pete G. Coser, Ed.D.

Dr. Pete G. Coser was born and raised in Okmulgee, OK. He is a full-blood member of the Muscogee Creek Nation. Coser is of the Fox Clan, Kashita Tribal Town and an adopted member of the Arbeka Talladega Tribal Town and Ceremonial Ground. During his professional career, Dr. Coser has worked in inner city schools, rural consolidated school districts, higher education institutions, federally funded programs, and tribal government. Coser has served in the positions of teacher, professor, counselor, and administrator. Dr. Coser currently serves at Bacone College as a Assistant Vice President - The Center for American Indians

Rev. Kyle Taylor

Rev. Kyle Taylor is a full-blood Pawnee/Choctaw and is Director of Native Learning Work Community Program at Bacone. Kyle brings well over 20 years of experience working with Native Americans in church, community and campus settings

Shawnna Drywater-Terhune

Shawnna Drywater-Terhune, BA, is the Director of the American Indians Students of Promise program at Bacone College. A member of the Cherokee Nation, she has more than 15 years of experience working with American Indian students and their families. Drywater-Terhune has served as Coordinator for the Summer Bridge Program of the Center for American Indians at Bacone College and as a mentor for Boys and Girls Club of Tahlequah. She also takes great pleasure in doing cultural demonstrations on corn husk dolls and traditional Cherokee cooking.

Shari Kamp

Shari Kamp, BS, is the Director of the American Indian Culture Clubs program at Bacone College. A citizen of the Cherokee Nation, she has more than 12 years experience as Program Director of the Jay Johnson O'Malley Program. Kamp is an active member of her Native community and provides presentations on Cherokee culture to area schools and organizations. She is one of the founding board members of the non-profit Red Clay Society/Delaware County Inter-Tribal Youth Council and continues to serve the board as Secretary.

Roseanna Hayes Spinks

Roseanna Hayes Spinks came to Bacone College as a student for the 1958-59 school year. She is of the Wintun tribe of northern California. Roseanna began her employment with Bacone College in 1961 as a part-time employee in the cafeteria and progressed to full-time secretary in Public Relations in 1965. When the office changed to Development, she became the Records Clerk in charge of the data entry of all gifts, writing acknowledgments, and reporting to the Director of Development and to the President. As a representative of Bacone College, Roseanna traveled to conventions, setting up booths and speaking at various meetings throughout the country. Currently, she is Manager of the KIVA, which houses the Center for American Indians at Bacone College, and manages the Gift Shop in the Ataloa Lodge Museum. A highlight of her career has been giving tours of the campus and sharing her knowledge of the history of Bacone with alumni and visitors from around the world.

John Timothy II

John is a member of the Muscogee (Creek) Nation and was born and raised in Muskogee, Oklahoma. Before joining Bacone College in 2000, John served full-time as Staff Artist and Cultural Resources Officer for the Five Civilized Tribes Museum from 1994-2000. In 1998 John received sponsorship to attend the Oklahoma Arts Institute Masters Apprenticeship Program. In 1999, John was selected to be one of fifteen tribal members in the United States, Alaska and Hawaii to participate in study workshops on "American Indian Museum Leadership" held at the Smithsonian Institute, The U.S. National Archives, The U.S. Indian Arts and Crafts Board and the Smithsonian's National Museum of the American Indian, George Gustav Heye Center in New York City. That same year John was honored by the Chickasaw foundation for contributions to the American Indian Community and Cultural Preservation. In July of 2000, the Muscogee Nation requested he assist with the “Etowah Mound Repatriations Project” in Cartersville, Georgia.
John strives to create an authentic and welcoming environment for guests of the Ataloa Lodge Museum and continues preferring education over entertainment for cultural awareness and outreach programs.

Zachary Bro

Zach Bro is the Native American Recruiter for the Center for American Indians at Bacone College. He is member of the Cherokee Nation and was raised in Miami, OK. He graduated from Northeastern State University with a major in History and minor in Anthropology and attended the University of Oklahoma