Longhouse

Sachem Justin Syke email
Chief Dean Paolucci email
Medicine Man Jeff Eiswerth email
Legend Keeper Richie Lipton email
Web Spinner  email
Wampum Bearer Tim Schwan email
Rain Maker John Wanders email
Sand Painter Piotr Skorma email
Nation Chief Joe Powers email
Camp Chief Justin MvIver email
Fire Starter Dave Lasko email

Interested in doing more to help our great organization?  Get involved, we need the 
help!  The Longhouse Chiefs and the Tribe Chiefs are the heart and soul of the 
organization.
Each Longhouse Chief and Tribe Chief gets to participate in the Ceremonial Fires 
with their daughters at camps and gets to be an integral part of our great 
organization. The Longhouse Chiefs and Tribe Chiefs meet as a group once per 
month and each position should be prepared to give a short, 1-2 minute, recap of 
what they are working on each month. We have fun at these meetings, we are all 
friends now because of our roles in the organization.  

​Here are the current Longhouse Chief roles for the Western Reserve Native Sons and Daughters:
Sachem - Elder chief (usually the former Longhouse Chief) and adviser to the 
Longhouse Chief and entire Longhouse Officers and Tribe Chiefs.  Picks up the slack 
anywhere help may be needed.  Plans and handles memorial day parade and one 
other event each year.

Longhouse Chief -Leader of the Longhouse, elder in the Longhouse, keeps the pulse 
of the entire Longhouse going forward, facilitates communication and coordination 
of all events/activities with the Longhouse, sets up monthly Longhouse meetings, 
communicates after monthly action items for Longhouse. Sends blast emails to 
Longhouse and Chiefs as needed.  Keep chiefs and LH chiefs moving forward, 
making sure tribes are organizing/thriving.

Medicine Man - Creator of patches, runs Patch Contests for each camp, organizes 
yearly Father-Daughter Banquet and yearly Sons equivalent event.

Legend Keeper - Maintains the website and Circlebridge, general IT chief, maintains 
event calendar and past events pics page, creates all Circlebridge signups for all 
events.

Wampum Bearer - Handles all finances for the Longhouse, pays for all events, 
handles refunds, audits all expenditures, files annual taxes, reports financial 
condition to the Longhouse on a monthly basis.  Maintains yearly subscriptions for 
storage, mail and website.  Plans and handles yearly Candy Fest.
Rain Makers (2, one for golf outing, one for NATR) – In charge of fundraising, main 
fundraiser each year being Summer Golf Outing and Winter Night at the Races; 
forms and leads Outing Committees; also handles smaller fundraising opportunities 
like Chipotle, Panda Express, Don Patron, etc. and actively seeks out other 
fundraising opportunities.

Nations Chief – In charge of all recruiting, coordinating recruiting events, seeking 
out new events to spread the word of our organization (Hudson PTO Pancake 
Breakfast, Hudson Pre-School Parents Childrens Fair, Ice Cream Social Booth, Tee-
Ball sponsorship, Farmers Market booth, etc), working with Chiefs to on-board new 
members once we receive emails or contact info for new members.  Posts to 
Facebook/Instagram social media and actively seeks other opportunities to spread 
the word about our organization.

Sand Painter – In charge of all Philanthropy events, including Salvation Army Bell 
Ringing, Memorial Day Parade and possibly one other Longhouse event each year 
(CVNP or local park cleanup, Earth Day senior citizen help, Feed My Starving 
Children participation, Leprechaun Foundation, or ?)  Creator of minutes for each 
monthly Longhouse meeting (include participants, open action items and who is in 
charge of completing the same)

Camp Chiefs (2, one for daughters, one for sons) – In charge of all three camps (Fall,
Winter and Spring) for each year, handles all from booking/reservations to after 
action items for each camp, purchasing wood and creating Survival Guide for each 
camp.  Delegates camp duties and needs.  Design and implement a ceremonial fire 
for each camp.

Fire Chief - Draft ceremonial script for each camp, coordinate set up of ceremonial 
fire, and coordinate/rehearse ceremonial script with participating Longhouse Chiefs 
prior to ceremony; plans Pinewood Derby each year.

We are a 501(c)3 non-profit organization EIN 81-2976096
Western Reserve Native Longhouse Inc.
3732 Fishcreek Rd. Suite 904 Stow, OH 44224