Tracey Fischer Named CEO at Oweesta

First Nations Oweesta Corporation has named Tracey Fischer, a member of the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe, its new CEO. Fischer is an attorney and previously served as Oweesta’s director of the Enterprise & Entrepreneurship Development Department, providing training and technical assistance to Native communities. Fischer obtained her J.D. from Yale Law School in 1999. She also has a B.S. in business administration and accounting. Fisher takes the helm from Elsie Meeks, who stepped down as CEO of Oweesta to become the USDA Director of Rural Development for South Dakota. Fischer has acted as interim CEO since Meeks stepped down and officially took the helm at Oweesta on August 1.