American Studies Association, Minority Scholars Committee
Wordcraft Native Writers' Circle, National Caucus
The Chrysostom Christian Writer's Group, Vice President
BkMk Press, University of Missouri, Kansas City, Board of Directors
The Cherokee Honor Society
Cherokee National Historical Society
Native American Women Playwrights Archive, Miami University, Oxford, Ohio, Advisory Board
Society for the Study of the Short Story, Editorial Board
The Loft, Minneapolis, Past Board of Directors, Past Chair of Multicultural Committee
Just Buffalo Literary Center, Buffalo, New York, Past Board of Directors
Playwrights' Center, Minneapolis, Past Member
National Federation of State Poetry Societies
Associated Colleges of the Twin Cities Visiting Writers Series, Past Chair
Council of Multicultural Affairs, Faculty Chair, Macalester College