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Meet the Director and the Board

Charlie Toledo

Director
Charlie Toledo/descendant of Towa Tribe. She is the Executive Director of the Suscol Intertribal Council, a community-based organization, since 1992 located in Napa, California. She has extensive experience as public speaker, presenter, and community organizer in regional, statewide, national and international forums. Since 1982 she has worked in alternative healthcare fields, as well as background in mediation for individuals, families, and organizations. She has been an organic gardener since 1978. She has lifelong commitment to social justice and international work on Human Rights and Environmental social justice issues. Charlie is an activie participant of serveral Human Rights and Climate Change boards including an advisor to W.I.N and consultant status with the UN.

2025-2026 Board of Directors

Alicia Noel Pomo of Cloverdale Rancheria
Chair
Sal Garcia Coast Pomo Member of MLP
Vice Chair
Rie Casale Ojibway Descendant
Secretary/Treasurer
Randy Foisy Blackfeet Descendant
Member at Large
Madonna Feather-Cruz Round Valley Indian Tribe/Lakota
Member at Large

Cultural Advisory Committee

April Jackson Cultural Advisory Committee
Upper Lake Pomo
Coleen McCloud Cultural Advisory Committee
Kashia Pomo
Ronald Lincoln
Cultural Advisory Committee
Pomo/Wailacki/Cancow DescendantRegistered Member Round Valley Indian Reservation
Cuauhtemoc Villa Cultural Advisory Committee
Taino, Aztec and Mayan
Charlie, I am inspired by the wisdom you carry as an elder. You pass your knowledge and experience so eloquently, compassionately and authentically. As Madonna has said, the Native Yoda. Sal, I appreciate your dedication, your solid connection to your tribe as Coastal Pomo, and sharing so much of what was passed down to you. All three of you work tirelessly to advance the lives of your tribes and the lives of all Native people. The work you have done has brought great challenges from both non-Natives and within the Native community. Yet, you persist with determination, purpose, deep care and regard and love for your people. Your compassion, wisdom, lived experiences and dedication are felt and have inspired me and earned the respect of many. It takes a lot of courage and fortitude to bring together and educate Natives and Non-Natives on such a brutal history that needs a lot of restorative work and healing.
Thank you for all you do, I appreciate you, and feel blessed to come to know all three of you.
-Paolo
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Suscol Intertribal Council P.O. Box 5386 Napa, CA 94581
Site Photography: Charlie Toledo
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