Meet Our Team

We care about what we do!

TYRESE GOULD JACINTO

President and CEO

Tyrese Gould Jacinto, President and CEO, Native American Advancement Corp Owner and COO, Native American Advancement Connections, LLC 2009 - Present
Tyrese serves as President and CEO of Native American Advancement Corp. (NAAC), a non-profit organization created by her. Tyrese also serves as an appointed member of the Department of Community Affairs' WAP Policy Advisory Committee and the State of NJ DEP Environmental Justice Advisory Council. Tyrese manages several other programs in health and safety, climate, and energy programs, such as lead remediation, Climate Corps, AmeriCorps, and financial literacy programs. 

CHIEF MARK GOULD

Director of Programs

​Mark M. Gould, Chief, Program Manager, and Tribal Chairman Nanticoke Lenni-Lenape Tribe 2009 - Present
​Mark "Quiet Hawk" Gould, Chief of the Nanticoke Lenni-Lenape Indian Tribe of New Jersey, is a professionally trained carpenter who has owned his own contracting business. Since 2000, He is currently the Vice President and Weatherization Manager for Native American Advancement Corp. since 2009 and has expended over twenty million dollars of services to needy families. He is also Deputy Chief Officer of Turtle Associates, a construction company owned by the tribe. 

JOHN BARRY, III

Financial-HR Manager​

John L Barry, Director of Operations and Nanticoke Lenni-Lenape Tribal Member 2010 - Present
​John L Barry, Financial-HR Manager, supervised ARRA, DOE, and HIP program development and reporting to DCA. He is the past Director of Community Development for the City of Bridgeton and served as Administrator for the US HUD Community Development Block Grant (CDBG). Besides, He served as Executive Director for the New Jersey DCA-Urban Enterprise Zone Program, managing a revolving loan portfolio and over nine economic development grant programs.

Board of Directors

Orwig Pierce - Board President 2010 – Present

Orwig M. Pierce IV, President was also elected to serve on the Nanticoke Lenni-Lenape Tribal Staff as the Tribal Bookkeeper working diligently to ensure the tribe is financially stable and sound.  Orwig was also the Treasurer of the Ways and Means Committee and a member of the Finance Committee.  Orwig was a teacher for the Title VII Native American Education Program located in the Fairfield School District where he was also once a student.  The program tutors’ Native American students in reading and math, educates about Native cultures and instructs students in creating authentic Native crafts.
A Drexel graduate with a B.S.B.A. in Marketing and Finance and a minor in Corporate Communication, Orwig was a Senior Auditor for a leading provider of compliance and internal audit services for Financial Institutions located in Moorestown, NJ.  Orwig is a Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialist and has been instrumental in developing the Bank Secrecy & Anti-money Laundering practice for his employer.   Orwig has contributed to developing audit programs and work-paper documents to standardize the practice.
Being a staff member, Orwig understood he has wisdom to gain and knowledge to share.  Orwig understands the importance of preserving the past while working hard in the present to provide for the future.  

​Christy Pierce - Board Treasurer 2010 – Present

Christy T. Pierce is the treasurer and was elected to serve on the Nanticoke Lenni-Lenape Tribal Staff- At Large.  As former Princess, Christy understands the importance of preserving her culture for the next seven generations.  Christy dedicates her time and energies to educate the public on Native Traditions and Culture in hopes of breaking down stereotypical ideologies.

A Rowan University graduate with a degree in Sociology and a Minor Spanish, Christy is a Bilingual Investigator for Cumberland County Public Defender’s Office- Law Guardian Unit.  Christy advocates for children in Abuse/Neglect cases.
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Christy is a member of St. John United Methodist Church.  Christy has recently been granted the opportunity to be a part of The North East Jurisdiction Task Force Executive Committee.  Their mission statement is “Serve as a body that help guides Native Americans on the North East Jurisdiction to develop and maintain a relationship through the United Methodist Church”.  She is also a member of CONAM (Committee on Native American Ministries) Speakers Bureau.

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Brian Pierce - Board Member 2022 - Present

Brian Pierce is passionate about business development by offering a personalized level of service, state-of-the art marketing and a highly qualified, down-to-earth-style experience to his clientele.

John Vinson - Board Member 2022 - Present

Passionate of programs to support Native Americans in the community.  As a member of the Eastern Band of Cherokee, my interest is to give back, help, and support the indigenous community in a capacity that will help make an impact on the community.  

Sylvia Loatman-Omer MS, CDA - Board Member 2022 - Present

​Sylvia graduated from Howard University with a Bachelor’s degree in Science and a Master’s in Science Mental Health Counseling. She is a Nationally Certified Counselor and a Certified Dental Assistant with over 25 years of experience.

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