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James (Jimmy) Aldridge is the Deputy Chief of Staff for the Osage Nation. He advises and assists the Chief of Staff on budgetary matters, internal and external policies, procedural and organizational development matters, and leads the Office of the Principal Chief’s data and policy analysis efforts. Jimmy is a graduate of Barnsdall High School and a United States Marine Corps Retiree with six

Jason Zaun is the Chief of Staff for the Osage Nation. His duties include coordination of budgets, internal and external policies, procedures and organizational development for the Standing Bear Administration. Prior to joining the Executive Branch in 2014, he was the Budget Analyst for the Osage Nation Congress, a position he held for 4 years. Jason is a graduate of Barnsdall High School and a

Joe Tillman was born and raised in Fairfax, OK. After graduating from Fairfax High School, Joe received an athletic scholarship from Oklahoma State University where he went on to play football from 1978-1981. After working in the family’s Indian gaming business, Joe returned to Oklahoma State University from 1995-1998 where he completed his bachelor’s degree and went on to earn his master’s degree

John F. Maker was born in Tulsa, Oklahoma, and was raised in Hominy, Oklahoma, and currently resides in Hominy. He attended public school in Hominy and graduated from Hominy High School. He was a very talented athlete and played on the high school football team as a Hominy “Buck.” After graduation John went to Haskell Jr. College, Lawrence, Kansas, now Haskell Indian Nations University, where he

John Williams is the Senior Advisor for Chief Standing Bear. He graduated from Fairfax High School and attended Northeastern State College before joining the United States Army. He served as the Senior Combat Medic in Vietnam on a Special Forces A-team near the Cambodian border. After being discharged, he became a Physician’s Assistant and served as independent primary care provider on several