Kerry Bird

Kerry Bird is an enrolled citizen of the Sisseton-Wahpeton Oyate and of Lumbee tribal heritage. He graduated with a BA in Political Science from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and holds a Masters of Social Work from Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri.

Mr. Bird is President of National Indian Education Association, the oldest and largest organization that works to advance culturally relevant educational opportunities for American Indian, Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian students. He also serves as board member of NC Humanities.

He is a past President of the Triangle Native American Society and continues to serve the community through various roles. He is a member of the Dix Park community committee, the local advisory board for the Ackland Art Museum, the N.C. Botanical Garden Foundation Board, and the UNC World View Council of Advisors. He currently serves on the Alumni Committee for Racial and Ethnic Diversity and formerly served on the Board of Visitors for UNC Chapel Hill. Kerry and his husband, Ken, split their time residing in Durham and Carolina Beach, North Carolina.