Advisory Board
Meet our talented and skilled professionals fulfilling the Foundation’s mission with program development, community engagement, and inspiration.
Robert Carpenter
Maryland
Writer, Filmmaker, Magazine Publisher. Sidelined by injuries that cut short his college playing career, lifelong lacrosse enthusiast Robert Carpenter found another way to stay involved in the sport—by creating a small, black and white newspaper that started out as little more than a score pamphlet. He moved to Baltimore in 1997 and launched Inside Lacrosse from his apartment, just in time for the season. Since then, he’s turned IL into an award-winning feature magazine and has collaborated with the biggest names in lacrosse.
Carpenter co-authored Lacrosse For Dummies, wrote the book LACROSSE: North America’s Game, and created cutting-edge websites such as Insidelacrosse.com, ILIndoor.com and ILWomen.com. Carpenter built NCAA double headers in NFL stadiums, with The Big City Classic in the Meadowlands bringing in over 25,000 people, the biggest regular season attendance in history. In 2007, Carpenter produced two one-hour lacrosse specials for ESPN. Both specials premiered on ESPN2 in 20 million homes with multiple re-airs on ESPN U. Carpenter has earned numerous entrepreneurial and journalism awards. He and the publication won the lacrosse journalist / media service award from USILA / IWLCA four times ('98, '00, '03, '05).
Dave Falge
New York
Over 25 years of successful experience in the Lacrosse industry, working for major manufacturers (Cascade, Warrior, and Easton) and influencers, including the Thompson Brothers. Retaining a very unique combination skill set of product development, sales and brand management experience, Falge has served as the lead member of the development team launching the original Cascade Helmet into the market place in 1995.
Growing up in Central NY, Falge played lacrosse at ESM High School, Shove Park (box), and Hobart College. He won multiple NCAA Championships playing at Hobart, and as a coach at Cazenovia, he celebrated many NYS High School Championships.
As a lifelong lacrosse player, Falge played professionally for the Syracuse Spirit. He also enjoyed competing in the Summit Lacrosse Tournament in Lake Placid, for the Sailin' Shoes, for the past 30 years.
Currently, Falge lives in Cazenovia, NY with his wife Cate and their four children, Jake, Ben, Julia, and DB.
Gayle kelley
Massachusetts
Gayle Anne Kelley’s career spans the areas of education, the nonprofit sector, culture, and entertainment. Her job experience includes Adjunct Professor of American History and Indigenous Studies, Documentary Filmmaker, the Development and Communication Specialist for The Harvard Project on American Indian Economic Development and Honoring Nations at Harvard University, CEO of One Bowl Productions, and the first Executive Director of the Thompson Brothers 4 The Future Foundation.
She serves as the Executive Producer of the award-winning Docu-Feature: SPIRIT GAME:Pride of A Nation and SACHEEN, Breaking the Silence. Currently, she is in Production with the Limited Series, OUR GAME, Road to the Olympics, and in development on Exiled in the Land of the Free.
Gayle’s expertise includes strategic planning, cross-cultural communications, fundraising, marketing and branding, messaging, and story development. Gayle has worked with the World’s Indigenous Peoples, Heads of State, and the United Nations as a trusted liaison. She has traveled the globe living and studying with Indigenous cultures, including the Māori of New Zealand, Aboriginals in Australia, and Zulus in Africa.
She is a member of the Native American Advisory Council for USA Lacrosse, American Indian Law Alliance Board Member, and served as an Inaugural Advisor in the Clinton Administration for Native Peoples participation. She is proud to be the founder of A Circle of Women, a global organization that educates women to become leaders and peacemakers.
A contributing author, entrepreneur, and human rights activist, Gayle Anne has lectured worldwide on cross-cultural relations and indigenous and women’s rights and is committed to creating stories that have a social conscience and inspire change.
Andrew Lee
Colorado
Advocate, Adviser, and Stay-at-Home Father. Andrew is an advocate, adviser, executive and board director whose career has spanned the fields of philanthropy, American Indian affairs, health care and DEI. Currently, Andrew is the direct liaison to the board of Management Leadership for Tomorrow, a national nonprofit that elevates the economic trajectories of people of color and improves employer practices. He is also a senior adviser to Fresh Tri, a digital health and wellness company that applies neuroscience to healthy habit formation.
Andrew began his career in philanthropy at the Ford Foundation’s Peace and Social Justice Program in New York, and then served as executive director of the Harvard Project on American Indian Economic Development, where he founded the now globally replicated “Honoring Nations” tribal governance awards program and co-authored The State of the Native Nations. From 2005 to 2015, Andrew worked at Aetna, where he held a variety of business and corporate executive roles, including head of public policy and chief of staff to the president/CEO.
Currently, Andrew serves on boards for US Lacrosse (chairman of the board), Harvard University, the Tewaaraton Foundation, the Chickasaw Nation, among others. Andrew is a member of the Forum of Young Global Leaders, which he was named to in 2011 by the World Economic Forum; is a recipient of NCAI’s Native American Leadership Award; has twice testified before the US Senate; and has spoken at dozens of colleges/universities, national conferences, and global leadership symposia. Andrew received an AB from Hamilton College, where he played lacrosse for four years, and an MPP from the Harvard Kennedy School.
Andrew lives in Centennial, Colorado and is a father to three teenage boys. Andrew is half Seneca and his extended family resides on the Seneca Indian Nation’s Cattaraugus Territory. In his spare time, Andrew enjoys flyfishing, hunting, playing lacrosse competitively, skiing, traveling, and riding his Harley Davidson.
Scott Marr
New York
Scott Marr is a prominent figure in the world of lacrosse coaching, known for his exceptional leadership and coaching skills that have left a lasting legacy. Known for his transformative impact on the University at Albany's lacrosse program, Marr's coaching journey is defined by his instrumental role in shaping the careers of outstanding players, his strategic acumen, and his dedication to fostering a culture of excellence.
Marr's coaching acumen is reflected in his impressive accolades, having been named the America East Coach of the Year six times. Under his tutelage, UAlbany's lacrosse program has clinched nine America East Tournament titles and made ten appearances in the NCAA Tournament. Notably, Marr has coached an impressive total of 36 All-Americans and has seen his players recognized as finalists for the prestigious Tewaaraton Award on six occasions, including Miles and Lyle Thompson.
Marr's coaching philosophy goes beyond victories on the field; it encompasses character development, teamwork, and a commitment to excellence. His ability to inspire and mentor extends to the global stage, as evidenced by his role as an assistant coach for the Haudenosaunee Nationals at the 2023 World Lacrosse Championships in San Diego.
Off the field, Marr's influence is felt in his role as a mentor and educator. His dedication to fostering a holistic growth environment is evident in the success stories of his players, both in lacrosse and in life. This approach is a cornerstone of his coaching legacy.
Scott Marr completed his 23rd season as UAlbany's head coach in 2020. Marr has served as assistant coach for the 2023 and 2018 Iroquois National Team, the 2006 U.S. Men's Lacrosse Team, the University of Maryland (1994-2000) and the University of Delaware(1991-1994). He is a native of Yorktown, NY and a 1991 graduate of The Johns Hopkins University. He and his wife of 31 years, Traci, a HS special education teacher, have three grown children, Kyle, Jordyn and Keeley.
Janice Doskey
New York
A highly skilled Development Executive and Producer, Janice is a twenty-year veteran of the entertainment industry. She is a Managing Partner at One Bowl Productions. Currently Janice is in development on the One Bowl limited series, The Iroquois: Exiled in the Land of the Free. She is also developing and co-producing an animated children’s television series, Blood Brothers: The Thompsons, featuring Jeremy, Myles, Jerome and Lyle Thompson.
She has produced for directors such as Wes Anderson, Jim Sheridan, Nick Cassavetes, Kevin Smith, John Waters, Eric Brevig and the late Ted Demme. She produced Jennifer Aniston’s directorial short film debut, Room Ten, starring Robin Wright, as well as Talia Legacy’s Little Black Dress, starring Rosario Dawson. She also co-produced A Circle of Women, a feature length documentary about the role of Native American clan mothers as peacemakers and medicine women.
As Senior Vice President for Film and Television Development at Blue Man Group, she created a new franchise for the company, featuring six new characters integrated across all media platforms featuring live theatrical productions, a feature film, live music, social media and digital content and a companion comic book series.
Establishing and maintaining strong industry relationships with outside producers, digital content and visual effects companies, marketing companies and talent agencies, Janice negotiated contracts with major entertainment companies worldwide, including Weta/New Zealand, ITV, Amber Entertainment, ICM, Discovery Science, Flicker Lab and Show Creators International.
Janice is a member of the DGA, SAG/AFTRA and Women in Film. She is an avid supporter of the New York theater scene. For much of her professional life Janice has volunteered and worked closely with many non-profit organizations both in New York and Los Angeles.
Justin Giles
Muscogee Creek Nation
Justin Giles is an enrolled citizen of the Muscogee (Creek) Nation from the Rekackv (Broken Arrow) tribal town, of the Katcv (Big Cat/Tiger) Clan, and is of Cherokee, Welsh, and Scottish descent. He grew up outside Washington, DC, in Northern Virginia, receiving his bachelor’s degree in anthropology from the University of Virginia. During his early college years, he was a member of the University of Virginia and Iroquois Nationals lacrosse teams as an Attackman.
Mr. Giles has a multitude of professional experiences garnered from the National Association of Tribal Historic Preservation Officers, Bureau of Indian Affairs, Central Intelligence Agency, Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage, the Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian (NMAI), the Muscogee (Creek) Nation Cultural Center and Archives and is currently working for the Seminole Tribe of Florida as the Oral History Coordinator.
He resides in Washington, DC with his wife. He continues his service to Indian Country by seeking to instill cultural pride and health to indigenous communities by telling our cultural history through contemporary issues and sports.
Lukas Korver
New York
Born and raised on a dead-end dirt road in Upstate New York State, Lukas’ work has taken him around the world directing and producing documentary and commercial content. His career began in 2004, graduating from Syracuse University’s Newhouse School of Public Communications and heading to California to begin a career in the film industry.
In 2006 Lukas began directing, editing and co-producing the PBS feature length documentary “The Medicine Game.” The award winning film traced the lives of two young Native American lacrosse stars from the Onondaga Nation outside of Syracuse, NY. Filmed over the course of seven years, Korver spent many months living on the nation documenting the lives of the brothers and their family.
Since then, Lukas has been fortunate to travel across the lower 48 and Alaska, helping tell the stories of Native American and First Nations people.
Throughout his fifteen-year career, his work has won many awards, including a national Emmy, and appeared on ESPN, NBC, Fox Sports, and Sports Illustrated. He’s collaborated with brands like Nike, Adidas, Under Armor, Omega, and Microsoft, producing content with Kobe Bryant, Connor McGregor, Lebron James, Zion Williamson, Serena Williams, and many others.
Rex Lyons
Onondaga Nation
Rex Lyons was born and raised on the Onondaga Nation, Capital of the Six Nations of the Iroquois Confederacy. He is a member of the Eel Clan.
A former world class Lacrosse player and coach, Rex was on the original Iroquois Nationals Team formed in 1983, played professional lacrosse in the MILL, and with the Onondaga Athletic Club Senior B team for 19 seasons.
He currently sits on the Iroquois Nationals Board of Directors and served as the key spokesperson and representative for the World Indoor Lacrosse Championships hosted by the Haudenosaunee Confederacy on the Onondaga Nation in 2015.
Today, Rex serves as an Onondaga Business Consultant. An accomplished musician, vocalist, and guitarist, he is the founder of the Fabulous Ripcords out of Syracuse, New York. Rex often finds himself in leadership positions in community affairs involving building relations through entertainment and cultural education. Rex is a One Bowl Productions Associate Producer and liaison into Indigenous Nations and issues and a valuable story contributor.
His most recent endeavor is leading up the newly formed Iroquois Nationals Development Group. This is a non-profit created as the operating arm of the Iroquois Nationals Lacrosse Board of Directors.
A lifelong advocate for growing the Creator’s game throughout the world, Rex’s creativity, energy, and work ethic are valuable assets to all the organizations he serves and the many projects of which he is a critical part.
Scott Neiss
Israel
Scott has served as Executive Director of the Israel Lacrosse Association since founding the organization in 2010. He is a 2017 recipient of the Bonei Zion Prize, which is awarded annually to recognize the achievements of outstanding immigrants and their contributions to the State of Israel.
A resident of Tel Aviv, Neiss has been the driving force behind several major international lacrosse events, including the 2015 World Indoor Lacrosse Championships at Onondaga Nation, the first event of its kind held on Haudenosaunee soil. He also spearheaded Israel's successful bid to host the 2018 World Lacrosse Championships in Netanya, Israel, and was instrumental in securing arrangements for the Iroquois Nationals to travel to the games on Haudenosaunee passports.
Neiss also serves as co-director of LAXNAI, which has developed into the largest international box lacrosse event in the world, attracting thousands to Onondaga Nation annually. He also operates the Heritage Cup, an annual charity event in which Iroquois Developmental teams compete in. Prior to his immigration to Israel, Neiss served as an executive for the National Lacrosse League (NLL), where he focused on operational aspects such as scheduling, officiating, and player contracts, as well as key elements of the league's advertising and media programs, including sponsorship fulfillment and web development.
Clark TallBull
Northern Cheyenne
Clark is a member of the Northern Cheyenne Tribe from Montana. He is the owner and president of TallBull Moving Company in Denver, CO. He was introduced to Lacrosse through a high school teammate in 1986 and immediately fell in love with the game and became passionate about learning and sharing its origins. In 1994 he founded the Native Lacrosse Youth Program in Denver. He served on the Colorado Lacrosse Foundation board for over 10 years and has over 25 years of coaching/teaching experience.
Tallbull regularly speaks to non-Native programs about the responsibility to learn the game’s strong roots and to always be inclusive. Clark has worked with the Iroquois Nationals Program for many years, and he was the team liaison for the 2014 World Lacrosse Championships. He also served as the Lacrosse Director for the 2006 Indigenous Games.
Clark continues to grow the game throughout Indian Country through Ska’Dah Lacrosse and Thompson Brothers Lacrosse. Currently, he is building a youth Lacrosse program with the Denver Indian Center and the American Indian Academy of Denver.