• George Skibine, Acting Chairman
• Steffani A. Cochran, Vice Chairperson
• Past Commissioners

NIGC Acting Chairman
George Skibine
October 2009 to Present

On October 5, 2009, George T. Skibine began serving as acting Chairman of the National Indian Gaming Commission. Skibine, an enrolled member of the Osage Nation of Oklahoma, is the Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy and Economic Development – Indian Affairs. He had been serving as the acting DAS since 2004 until his appointment in February 2009. On May 23, 2008, he was temporarily delegated the authority of the Assistant Secretary – Indian Affairs by Interior Deputy Secretary P. Lynn Scarlett following the departure of Assistant Secretary Carl J. Artman. Mr. Skibine acted in that capacity until the swearing-in of Larry Echo Hawk on May 22, 2009. Mr. Skibine continues to serve as the acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy and Economic Development-Indian Affairs.

Vice-Chairperson
Steffani A. Cochran
January 2010 to Present

Nominated by Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar on October 12, 2009, Steffani A. Cochran began her three-year term as Commissioner on January 4, 2010. Ms. Cochran fills a position vacant since December of 2007. 

For over a decade, Ms. Cochran has built an exceptional understanding of Indian law by serving in high-level positions throughout Indian country, such as Special Counsel for Indian Affairs in the New Mexico Attorney General’s Office and her previous role as General Counsel for the Pueblo of Pojoaque.

Ms. Cochran is an enrolled member of the Chickasaw Nation of Oklahoma. She received her Bachelor of Science from Oklahoma State University, her Masters in Public Administration from George Mason University, and her Juris Doctorate from the American University.

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