Longhouse Chief Tim Schwan
Sachem Dean Paolucci
Sachem² Joe Powers
Nation Chief Chris Lawrence
Wampum Bearer Brennan Szcepanski
Legend Keeper Richie Lipton
Camp Chief Justin McIver
Camp Chief Dave Lasko
Medicine Man Tony Havlicek
Rain Maker John Wanders
Sand Painter Piotr Skomra
Interested in doing more to help our great organization? Get involved, we need the
help! The Longhouse Chiefs and the Tribe Chiefs are the heart and soul of the
organization.
Each Longhouse Chief and Tribe Chief gets to participate in the Ceremonial Fires
with their daughters at camps and gets to be an integral part of our great
organization. The Longhouse Chiefs and Tribe Chiefs meet as a group once per
month and each position should be prepared to give a short, 1-2 minute, recap of
what they are working on each month. We have fun at these meetings, we are all
friends now because of our roles in the organization.
Here are the current Longhouse Chief roles for the Western Reserve Native Sons and Daughters:
Sachem – Elder chief (usually the former Longhouse Chief) and adviser to the
Longhouse Chief and entire Longhouse Officers and Tribe Chiefs. Picks up the slack
anywhere help may be needed. Plans and handles memorial day parade and one
other event each year.
Longhouse Chief -Leader of the Longhouse, elder in the Longhouse, keeps the pulse
of the entire Longhouse going forward, facilitates communication and coordination
of all events/activities with the Longhouse, sets up monthly Longhouse meetings,
communicates after monthly action items for Longhouse. Sends blast emails to
Longhouse and Chiefs as needed. Keep chiefs and LH chiefs moving forward,
making sure tribes are organizing/thriving.
Medicine Man – Creator of patches, runs Patch Contests for each camp, organizes
yearly Father-Daughter Banquet and yearly Sons equivalent event.
Legend Keeper – Maintains the website and Circlebridge, general IT chief, maintains
event calendar and past events pics page, creates all Circlebridge signups for all
events.
Wampum Bearer – Handles all finances for the Longhouse, pays for all events,
handles refunds, audits all expenditures, files annual taxes, reports financial
condition to the Longhouse on a monthly basis. Maintains yearly subscriptions for
storage, mail and website. Plans and handles yearly Candy Fest.
Rain Makers (2, one for golf outing, one for NATR) – In charge of fundraising, main
fundraiser each year being Summer Golf Outing and Winter Night at the Races;
forms and leads Outing Committees; also handles smaller fundraising opportunities
like Chipotle, Panda Express, Don Patron, etc. and actively seeks out other
fundraising opportunities.
Nations Chief – In charge of all recruiting, coordinating recruiting events, seeking
out new events to spread the word of our organization (Hudson PTO Pancake
Breakfast, Hudson Pre-School Parents Childrens Fair, Ice Cream Social Booth, Tee-
Ball sponsorship, Farmers Market booth, etc), working with Chiefs to on-board new
members once we receive emails or contact info for new members. Posts to
Facebook/Instagram social media and actively seeks other opportunities to spread
the word about our organization.
Sand Painter – In charge of all Philanthropy events, including Salvation Army Bell
Ringing, Memorial Day Parade and possibly one other Longhouse event each year
(CVNP or local park cleanup, Earth Day senior citizen help, Feed My Starving
Children participation, Leprechaun Foundation, or ?) Creator of minutes for each
monthly Longhouse meeting (include participants, open action items and who is in
charge of completing the same)
Camp Chiefs (2, one for daughters, one for sons) – In charge of all three camps (Fall,
Winter and Spring) for each year, handles all from booking/reservations to after
action items for each camp, purchasing wood and creating Survival Guide for each
camp. Delegates camp duties and needs. Design and implement a ceremonial fire
for each camp.
Fire Chief – Draft ceremonial script for each camp, coordinate set up of ceremonial
fire, and coordinate/rehearse ceremonial script with participating Longhouse Chiefs
prior to ceremony; plans Pinewood Derby each year.