Staff


Vernon Miller

Vernon Miller

(Omaha)
Program Manager - Indigenous Leadership Initiatives

Vernon Miller is a member of the Thunder Clan from the Omaha Tribe of Nebraska & Iowa. He has worked in the field of education for over 19 years and his prior work includes higher education administration at Tufts University, Cornell University, Kansas State University, and as a former teacher at Omaha Nation Public Schools.   

In addition, as a former Tribal leader, Vernon has served as the Omaha Tribal Chairman and President of the Omaha Nation Public Schools Board of Education. He is also a previous National Racial Equity & Healing Fellow with the W.K. Kellogg Foundation, an Americans for Indian Opportunity 2010-2011 Ambassador, and a 2016 Fellow with the New Leader’s Council: Omaha Chapter.  

Vernon received his Master of Science in Counseling & Student Development from Kansas State University, and his Bachelor of Science in Business Education from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. 

He is currently based in Boston, Massachusetts.