As a committed, hands-on, global advocate for the rights and opportunities of indigenous people everywhere, David (Lakota name, Tokala Ohitika or ‘Brave Fox’) has served in a variety of strategic, tactical, and advisory roles that have made – and continue to make – a difference in the lives of the nation’s most overlooked and disenfranchised people.

As former chairman of North Dakota’s Standing rock Sioux Tribe, David was instrumental in facilitating a meeting between President Barack Obama, First Lady Michelle Obama, and the youth of Standing Rock Reservation; led the successful opposition to the Dakota Access Pipeline (for which Foreign Policy magazine named him a ‘Leading Global Thinker’; was given the ‘Native American Leadership Award’ by the National Congress of American Indians; testified before the United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva; led the Washington, D.C. “Native Nations Rise” March; published editorials in The New York Times; and held seats on the U.S. Sentencing Commission’s Tribal Issues Advisory Group, the Department of Justice’s Tribal Nations Leadership Council, and the Department of Labor, Native American Employment and Training Council.

David holds a BA in Business Administration from North Dakota State University (Fargo, ND), an MA in Management from the University of Mary (Bismarck, ND), and a Doctorate of Laws, Honoris Causa, from the University of Vermont School of Law. David continues to be a voice for tribal sovereignty in championing protection of tribal treaty lands and natural resources. In that capacity, he is the founder and executive director of the nonprofit organization, Wozu Inc., which is committed to land regeneration, cultural restoration, and food sovereignty for indigenous peoples.

As founder and CEO of Signature Renovations, Satinderpal Singh has created one of the Washington D.C. area’s premier design-build companies recognized for its ability to expertly meet the unique and demanding needs of federal, transit, and commercial organizations.

Launched in 2003 as a minority-owned company, Signature today holds a portfolio of IDIQ contracts with multiple federal agencies valued at more than $1 billion. Central to that success is Satinderpal’s commitment to helping others achieve their own professional dreams, regardless of whether that help is rendered in the form of professional mentoring, financial assistance, or new business incubation.

Satinderpal has helped to establish a number of tribal companies specializing in services, construction, trades, energy enhancement projects and sensitive/ secure work, which today have secured 100’s of millions of dollars in revenues. In total Signature Renovations is supporting five tribal joint ventures, which provide services to federal agencies across multiple states on projects that are valued between $500k to $25M each.

Satinderpal is a member of the Green Building Council, National Safety Council, and Society of American Military Engineers. He is an active supporter of nonprofit organizations that serve special needs and faith-based populations.

Jim is a 35-year veteran of the construction industry, with the previous 25 in the federal government where he managed projects totaling over 2 billion dollars. Jim has the experience in delivering projects on time and is comfortable spearheading new development efforts.

Jim spent his first years in real estate development with the Charles E. Smith company. Later, he served as an executive with a Maryland-based construction company, helping grow its business from $50M to $375M in annual revenues. Prior to that Jim served as president of a local civil and environmental construction company. While president, he implemented an apprenticeship program that trained locally unemployed individuals with the skills necessary for a livable wage.

Jim has created and managed multiple joint ventures from small business, mentor protégé to projects well over $100 million. Jim has also launched and administered a company university, where he also taught classes and authored all instruction and procedural manuals.

Jim received a BA in Archeology, Historic Preservation, and an MBA from the University of Maryland. Jim serves as Junior Warden for his church, where he manages vendor contracts and services. He holds an active DOD clearance.

During his time as a U.S. Navy commander, Fred managed construction and facilities management projects in a variety of senior management roles, including director of facilities operations and maintenance at the Washington Navy Yard, home to more than 200 buildings; strategy architect for a $300 million Capital Improvement Plan (CIP) to arrest critical maintenance and repair deficiencies for the D.C. Naval District, and stewardship of a $48.7 million housing construction project for the Strategic Rocket Force personnel serving in Ukraine and Belarus.

Upon retirement from the Navy, Fred founded a Maryland construction company focused on providing construction-related services for the Navy, Army, Department of Transportation, Pentagon, Department of Agriculture, General Services Administration, and Marine Corps at Quantico and Marine Barracks in DC. Typical project values ranged from $500K to $8M.

Fred is a 1979 graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy Class, where he earned a BS in Mechanical Engineering. He earned an MS in Civil Engineering from Georgia Tech University. Fred is a Registered Licensed Professional Engineer and a member of both the Society of American Military Engineers (SAME) and the Design Build Institute of America (DBIA).