Geri Wisner
Executive Director
Native American Children's Alliance
Geri Wisner is a citizen of the Muscogee (Creek) Nation, a former United States Marine and a mother. She is the Tribal Prosecutor for the Pawnee Nation and Wyandotte Tribe of Oklahoma, the Executive Director for the Native American Children’s Alliance (NACA) and oversees the Wisner Law Firm. Ms. Wisner is a nationally recognized speaker on the issues of criminal justice in Indian Country, collaborative responses to address violent crimes and integrating traditional Tribal healing and cultural practices. She also conducts trainings for law enforcement, prosecutors, advocates and child abuse professionals responding to child maltreatment and domestic violence. Ms. Wisner presents to Tribes, state and federal agencies, professional organizations, schools and communities throughout the country to develop and improve the child abuse response. Geri trains child abuse professionals on advanced investigative and prosecutorial techniques utilizing a victim-centered approach. Geri served as the Attorney General for the Kickapoo Tribe of Oklahoma, Prosecutor for the Iowa Tribe of Oklahoma, Citizen Potawatomi Nation of Oklahoma, Absentee Shawnee Tribe, Kickapoo Traditional Tribe of Texas and the Seminole Nation of Oklahoma. Ms. Wisner has been appointed to serve on several Congressional committees focusing on the improvement of Tribal justice, the protection of Native children and safer communities in Indian Country. A 2001 graduate of Oklahoma State University with a B.A. in Political Science and an American Indian Studies Certificate, Geri received her Juris Doctorate and Native American Law Certificate from the University Of Tulsa College Of Law in 2003. Geri is the president of the Muscogee (Creek) Nation bar association and serves as a board member of the American Professional Society on the Abuse of Children (APSAC).
geri_wisner@yahoo.com
