Ponca Tribe of Indians of Oklahoma
Enterprise Gaming Board
Daniel L. Sherron, PEG Chairman:
Daniel L. Sherron (U'he'Ga'xe) is an enrolled member of the Ponca Tribe of Oklahoma currently serving as Chairman of the Ponca Enterprise Gaming Board.
Sherron was born in Ponca City, but was raised and graduated from Newkirk High School in 2003. In 2013 he graduated from Northern Oklahoma College with an Associate of Science in General Studies. Following graduation from Northern Oklahoma College, Sherron began courses at Southwestern College, KS and graduated in 2015 with Bachelor of Science degree after double majoring in both Healthcare Administration and Human Resource Development. Following undergraduate studies, Daniel completed the MBA program in 2017 and graduated with a 3.873 GPA.
Professionally, Sherron worked over ten years for the Tonkawa Tribe of Oklahoma serving as the Indian Child Welfare and Social Services Director and later the Executive Director of the Housing Authority. Following his time at the Tonkawa Tribe, Sherron was employed as the Controller/HR Manager for a manufacturing company in Blackwell, Oklahoma followed by a tenure with Osage Nation as the Clinic Manager for the Wah-Zha-Zhi Health Center. In January of 2020 Sherron agreed to serve as the Health Services Director for the Ponca Tribe of Oklahoma overseeing all of the tribe's healthcare operations and programs including the White Eagle Health Center. Sherron left that position in 2021 to join federal service for the Department of Health and Human Services as a Chief Operations Officer (COO).
Sherron also currently serves as adjunct faculty for both of his alma maters; Northern Oklahoma College and Southwestern College, KS. He was named Adjunct Faculty of the Year in 2019 for Northern Oklahoma College.
In summer of 2019 Sherron was named by the National Center for American Indian Enterprise Development (NCAIED) as one of the recipients of the national 40 Under 40 Award, becoming the first enrolled member of the Ponca Tribe to receive this honor. Sherron also was named by Oklahoma Magazine as one of the 40 under 40 Oklahoma young professionals to watch in 2020.
Daniel and his wife Keisha share six children Aliayah, Sarah, Martin, Isaac, Quincy, and Easton. Daniel is the oldest son of Jimmie and Sarah Sherron and the oldest Grandson of the late Jimmie and Isabel (Warrior) Sherron Sr. and William and the late Mary Chambers. He is the Great-Grandson of the late Mr. and Mrs. Fritz and Letitia (Whitestar) Warrior. His seat at the Ponca drum was paid for in November of 2002.
Questions for the PEG Board can be sent to [email protected].
Daniel L. Sherron (U'he'Ga'xe) is an enrolled member of the Ponca Tribe of Oklahoma currently serving as Chairman of the Ponca Enterprise Gaming Board.
Sherron was born in Ponca City, but was raised and graduated from Newkirk High School in 2003. In 2013 he graduated from Northern Oklahoma College with an Associate of Science in General Studies. Following graduation from Northern Oklahoma College, Sherron began courses at Southwestern College, KS and graduated in 2015 with Bachelor of Science degree after double majoring in both Healthcare Administration and Human Resource Development. Following undergraduate studies, Daniel completed the MBA program in 2017 and graduated with a 3.873 GPA.
Professionally, Sherron worked over ten years for the Tonkawa Tribe of Oklahoma serving as the Indian Child Welfare and Social Services Director and later the Executive Director of the Housing Authority. Following his time at the Tonkawa Tribe, Sherron was employed as the Controller/HR Manager for a manufacturing company in Blackwell, Oklahoma followed by a tenure with Osage Nation as the Clinic Manager for the Wah-Zha-Zhi Health Center. In January of 2020 Sherron agreed to serve as the Health Services Director for the Ponca Tribe of Oklahoma overseeing all of the tribe's healthcare operations and programs including the White Eagle Health Center. Sherron left that position in 2021 to join federal service for the Department of Health and Human Services as a Chief Operations Officer (COO).
Sherron also currently serves as adjunct faculty for both of his alma maters; Northern Oklahoma College and Southwestern College, KS. He was named Adjunct Faculty of the Year in 2019 for Northern Oklahoma College.
In summer of 2019 Sherron was named by the National Center for American Indian Enterprise Development (NCAIED) as one of the recipients of the national 40 Under 40 Award, becoming the first enrolled member of the Ponca Tribe to receive this honor. Sherron also was named by Oklahoma Magazine as one of the 40 under 40 Oklahoma young professionals to watch in 2020.
Daniel and his wife Keisha share six children Aliayah, Sarah, Martin, Isaac, Quincy, and Easton. Daniel is the oldest son of Jimmie and Sarah Sherron and the oldest Grandson of the late Jimmie and Isabel (Warrior) Sherron Sr. and William and the late Mary Chambers. He is the Great-Grandson of the late Mr. and Mrs. Fritz and Letitia (Whitestar) Warrior. His seat at the Ponca drum was paid for in November of 2002.
Questions for the PEG Board can be sent to [email protected].
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Earl Howe III, Tribal Chairman- Member:
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Joe Thompson, MS- Member:
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Chris Littlecook, PEG Member:
A member of the Ponca Tribe, he is married to Melinda LittleCook since 1990. They have raised 4 sons. Chris worked for Conoco after graduating high school. While working in Houston for the next 20 years, he met and married Melinda. Their family moved back to Ponca City in 1996, and it is then that Chris began attending college. He earned his Associates from Northern Oklahoma College and his Bachelors from Southwestern College in Winfield. He graduated Summa Cum Laude with a 4.0 GPA and was class Valedictorian. Chris went on to earn his Master’s in Business Administration from Cameron University. All the while, he worked full–time for the Ponca Tribe in Education and later became the tribe’s Self-Governance Director. After six and a half years of working for the tribe, he took a position with the Ponca City Public Schools as their Title VI Education Director. Chris has worked in this position for the past 19 years. Chris has also served on numerous boards and committees within the tribe and community of Ponca City through the years; United Way, Salvation Army, CASA, Library Board, School Board, Habitat for Humanity, Friends of Marlands Grand Home, Friends of the Pioneer Woman Statue and Museum, Ponca Gaming Commission, Ponca Election Board, PTC, and PEG. Chris also serves as a Committeeman for the Ponca Hethuska
A member of the Ponca Tribe, he is married to Melinda LittleCook since 1990. They have raised 4 sons. Chris worked for Conoco after graduating high school. While working in Houston for the next 20 years, he met and married Melinda. Their family moved back to Ponca City in 1996, and it is then that Chris began attending college. He earned his Associates from Northern Oklahoma College and his Bachelors from Southwestern College in Winfield. He graduated Summa Cum Laude with a 4.0 GPA and was class Valedictorian. Chris went on to earn his Master’s in Business Administration from Cameron University. All the while, he worked full–time for the Ponca Tribe in Education and later became the tribe’s Self-Governance Director. After six and a half years of working for the tribe, he took a position with the Ponca City Public Schools as their Title VI Education Director. Chris has worked in this position for the past 19 years. Chris has also served on numerous boards and committees within the tribe and community of Ponca City through the years; United Way, Salvation Army, CASA, Library Board, School Board, Habitat for Humanity, Friends of Marlands Grand Home, Friends of the Pioneer Woman Statue and Museum, Ponca Gaming Commission, Ponca Election Board, PTC, and PEG. Chris also serves as a Committeeman for the Ponca Hethuska
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Sache D. Primeaux-Shaw, PEG Member:
Sache D. Primeaux-Shaw is a native of Northeast Oklahoma City. She obtained her Bachelors in Political Science and History from Oklahoma City University and earned her Master’s in Public Administration from the University of Central Oklahoma. Sache is an enrolled member of the Ponca Tribe of Oklahoma and is also of Seminole and Chickasaw descent. She comes from the Primeaux, Fire Shaker, Big Goose and Cerre families. A former Miss Indian OCU, Sache is deeply involved in her communities, becoming a co-founder of the Ralph Ellison Foundation Reading Clinic. She is the past President of Young Democrats of Oklahoma, past Chair of the Native American Issues Caucus as well as Vice Chair of the Black Caucus of the Young Democrats of America. She is a past President of the Urban League of Greater OKC Young Professionals. Sache is also a member of the Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc and a co-founder of the Queens Club, an initiative dedicated to the empowerment of young girls of color in Northeast Oklahoma City.
Sache D. Primeaux-Shaw is a native of Northeast Oklahoma City. She obtained her Bachelors in Political Science and History from Oklahoma City University and earned her Master’s in Public Administration from the University of Central Oklahoma. Sache is an enrolled member of the Ponca Tribe of Oklahoma and is also of Seminole and Chickasaw descent. She comes from the Primeaux, Fire Shaker, Big Goose and Cerre families. A former Miss Indian OCU, Sache is deeply involved in her communities, becoming a co-founder of the Ralph Ellison Foundation Reading Clinic. She is the past President of Young Democrats of Oklahoma, past Chair of the Native American Issues Caucus as well as Vice Chair of the Black Caucus of the Young Democrats of America. She is a past President of the Urban League of Greater OKC Young Professionals. Sache is also a member of the Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc and a co-founder of the Queens Club, an initiative dedicated to the empowerment of young girls of color in Northeast Oklahoma City.
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