Jeannie Hovland

Jeannie Carol Hovland is an American government official served as an associate commissioner of the National Indian Gaming Commission. She was previously the commissioner for the Administration for Native Americans and deputy assistant secretary for Native American affairs. She was nominated for the ANA position by President Donald Trump and confirmed by the U.S. Senate in June 2018.
Early life and education.
Hovland is an enrolled member of the Flandreau Santee Sioux Tribe of South Dakota. She attended Associate Schools Inc. Travel Agent School in North Miami Beach, Florida.
Career.
Hovland is a Republican, and began her career as the CEO of Wanji Native Nations Consultants. She later worked in the office of U.S. Senator John Thune as a tribal affairs advisor. Hovland went on to serve as senior advisor to the Assistant Secretary for Indian Affairs at the Bureau of Indian Affairs.
Since February 2021, Hovland has served as associate commissioner of the National Indian Gaming Commission (NIGC). She is one of three commissioners responsible for regulating and ensuring the integrity of the more
than 527 Indian gaming facilities, associated with over 250 tribes across 29 states. 
Before joining NIGC, Hovland served as commissioner of the Administration for Native Americans, providing oversight of a $57 million annual operating budget to promote self-sufficiency for American Indians, Alaska Natives, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders. 
Hovland chaired the United States Secretary of Health and Human Services’s Intradepartmental Council on Native American Affairs (ICNAA).
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