Gregory Anderson is the Residential Life Specialist for the Bureau of Indian Education- Tribally Controlled Schools. He has previously served as Chief of Staff and Secretary of Education for the Muscogee (Creek) Nation and Chief of Staff at the U.S. Department of the Interior- Bureau of Indian Education in Washington, D.C. Mr. Anderson has been involved in Indian education for almost four decades and has served on numerous federal and state councils, boards and committees for improvement and reform in Indian Education.
He was appointed to the National Advisory Council on Indian Education (NACIE)in 2002 by President George W. Bush and was reappointed in 2009 by President Barack Obama. He served 12 years as a presidential appointee. Mr. Anderson was also appointed to the inaugural Oklahoma Advisory Council on Indian Education in 2010 by Governor Brad Henry and reappointed by Governor Mary Fallin to continue his service on the Council. Mr. Anderson was the recipient of the OU Gaylord College Distinguished Alumni Award in 2019.
