Indian Gaming 2017 Tradeshow and Conference

Denise Harvey
Councilwoman
The Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde Community of Oregon


Tribal Councilwoman Denise Elvira Harvey was born in Castro Valley, Calif., in 1962 to Maxine (McKnight) Leno and Carl Nusbaum. She is an enrolled member of the Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde Community of Oregon and is the great-granddaughter of Mary Quenelle and William Langley and granddaughter of Thomas McKnight and Elvira (Langley) McKnight. She has more than 16 years’ experience in emergency health services and attended Mount San Antonio College from 1999 to 2002. Councilwoman Harvey started working for the Tribe in 2002 in the Human Resources Department as the Mentorship and Workforce Development coordinator, a position she held until 2010. Soon after returning to the Tribe, she was appointed to the Grand Ronde Gaming Commission and, in 2005, was appointed as its Chair. In 2013, she was elected to Tribal Council where she has served as a representative for the Tribe on various boards and commissions. • National Indian Gaming Association Delegate and Executive Board • Newberg Dundee Bypass Parkway Committee • City of Portland Office of Equity and Human Rights Bureau Advisory Committee • Willamette Falls Legacy Project Tribal Advisory Board • Polk County Sheriff Advisory Team • Liberty House Board of Directors • Chemawa Station LLC, Board of Directors • Oregon Tribal Gaming Alliance • Spirit Mountain Community Fund Board of Trustees • Regional Head-Start Liaison In her time on Tribal Council, she has served as a liaison to Tribal committees, boards and policy councils and spearheaded fixing tribal families by taking on challenging enrollment issues. Her work on Tribal Council also includes education, health, employment, housing and social service initiatives. She is a staunch advocate for the Violence against Women Act and has testified on its importance on behalf of the Tribe and Indian Country.

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