Onna LeBeau, an Umonhon tribal member, serves as the Chief Impact Officer and Managing Director of the Indigenous Power & Light Fund for Energy Sovereignty at the Alliance for Tribal Clean Energy. In this pivotal role, she directs philanthropic capital to marginalized tribal communities, leading initiatives that support their self-determined clean energy goals and the pursuit of tribal sovereignty.

Onna brings over 20 years of experience in finance, tribal economic development, and community development nonprofit leadership. Most recently, she served as Director of the Office of Indian Economic Development at the U.S. Department of the Interior, where she led key initiatives for over two years including lead architect for the Tribal Electrification Program and oversight of the Indian Loan Guarantee Program and Economic Development grant programs . Before that, as Executive Director of the Black Hills Community Loan Fund, she expanded the organization’s focus beyond homeownership to offer credit-building and business development opportunities for the community including a focus on culturally relevant financial literacy programs.

Her journey in community development began in 2001 after earning degrees in finance and economics from Northern State University in Aberdeen, SD. From 2002 to 2007, she worked as a loan specialist with the Bureau of Indian Affairs’ Great Plains Region Office of Economic Development, gaining valuable experience in the BIA loan guarantee program. LeBeau furthered her education by earning a Master’s in Applied Sciences in Community Development from the University of Nebraska Lincoln, with a focus on nonprofit management in Native communities. Onna resides in Sioux Falls SD down the road from 3 of her 5 sons and 2 grand babies.