Bobby "Trae" Trousdale - Grants and Finance Coordinator, Citizen Potawatomi Community Development Corporation (CPCDC)
Bobby "Trae" Trousdale
Bobby "Trae" Trousdale (he/him) is the Grants and Finance Coordinator for Citizen Potawatomi Community Development Corporation (CPCDC).
Bobby “Trae” is a citizen of the Citizen Potawatomi Nation, is a descendent of the Toupin family, and was raised in Tecumseh, OK. Before joining the Citizen Potawatomi Community Development Corporation, Bobby “Trae” worked in nonprofits at Native Americans in Philanthropy based out of Washington, D.C. He was charged with facilitating vital conversations as a bridge between the philanthropic sector and Indian Country. He was able to blend his advancement, programming, and leadership background within higher education to provide thought, educational, and programmatic leadership to the organization’s Native members and non-Indigenous allies. He also brings experience from the corporate sector in event planning, employee engagement, and executive operations. Bobby “Trae” received a Bachelor of Arts in Mass Communication and a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from Oklahoma City University. He holds a Master of Public Administration specializing in Non-Profit Administration and a graduate certificate in Native American Studies from the University of Oklahoma. His areas of research focused on issues of organizational change, community development, and Indigenous strategic planning. In his free time, Bobby “Trae” volunteers with several local organizations, was a member of Leadership Native Oklahoma's Class of 2022, and is part of Leadership Oklahoma City's LOYAL Class XIX. He also serves on the Board of Directors for the ACLU of Oklahoma and the Tecumseh Alumni Association.
Bio from CPCDC.
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