Yvette Collin
Executive Director
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Yvette Collin was born in Southern California to a full-blood Native American mother and mixed blood father. Although Ms. Collin was born and raised in abject poverty in a Hispanic neighborhood, she was determined to make education a priority and use her skills to assist those in need. In 1996 she obtained her undergraduate degree from Johns Hopkins University, where she specialized in Pre-Medicine and Writing Seminars. In 2000 she earned her graduate degree from New York University and received a joint masters degree in Journalism and Latin American/Caribbean Studies. During her work as a journalist, Ms. Collin researched and/or covered religion, education, and women and children's issues. Her writing took her to Mexico City, Mexico, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, and Cusco, Peru before returning her to the United States. In 2001 Ms. Collin was the recipient of a California-wide award for best "Individual/Continuous Coverage for Schools/Education," for her articles on the San Diego Unified School District. For the past five years she has owned her own management consulting company, which offers development and grant-writing services for non-profit organizations. She has held a number of other executive and director positions for non-profit organizations. Ms. Collin practices the traditional spiritual ways of her Native American ancestors.

Kerry Delay McCane
Secretary and Treasurer

Kerry Delay McCane and her family provide a natural home for herds of Kiamichi Mountain Spanish Mustang horses on hundreds of acres of her family’s land in the Midwest. Although she does not consider herself to be a “horse person,” it was obvious to Kerry and her family that there was something very special about these animals when she first visited them in Oklahoma.
Kerry was selected to attend the United States Air Force Academy and completed her Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering from Kansas State University. Between her work with Procter and Gamble and Consolidated Container Company, she completed her Master of Business Administration (MBA) from the University of Missouri where she obtained numerous academic awards. For more than a decade, Kerry has served as a valued officer and/or consultant for numerous companies both nationally and internationally. She regularly donates her services and time to a number of organizations, clubs, and institutions.

Sean Collin
Director

Sean Collin has served the non-profit community in numerous capacities for over two decades. As an attorney, he has represented more than 200 foundations and non-profit organizations, both in the United States and internationally. He is an accredited United Nations representative in Geneva, Switzerland and has lobbied on behalf of women and children's causes at the United Nations in New York. His commitment to these issues is exemplified by his own adoption of two Russian orphans, as well as support and assistance to many organizations in the international adoption field as a director and program executive. Mr. Collin is admitted to practice law in three countries, and he holds law degrees from two countries. He is a graduate with distinction from Georgetown University Law Center. He has handled transactions in over 90 countries. In 2003 he was selected as one of the "Top 20 Attorneys under 40" in the state of California as detailed by California Law Business. Mr. Collin is of Native American descent and serves as an ambassador for his ancestral tribe in Tennessee.

Bryant Rickman
Chairman

Darlene Rickman
Director of Native American Horse Conservation Program

Bryant Rickman was elected Chairman of Sacred Healing Circle in February 2010. He has been the Chairman of the Southwest Spanish Mustang Association (SSMA) for more than two decades. He has served the communities of Southeast Oklahoma for more than three decades as a Future Farmers of America Advisor and a Vocational Agriculture teacher. He graduated from Texas A&M University with a degree in Agricultural Education. Mr. Rickman has been instrumental in preserving the Native American Horse, particularly those know as Cherokee, Choctaw, Chickasaw, and Huasteca horses. He has been a resource for authors, screenwriters, breeders, and many others who have been interested in the preservation of this special animal.

Darlene Rickman was appointed Director of Sacred Healing Circle’s Native American Horse Conservation Program in February 2010. She has served as Registrar, Notary, and Stud Book Consultant for the Southwest Spanish Mustang Association (SSMA) for more than a decade. Mrs. Rickman has worked for the Hugo City School District in various capacities for more than 12 years. She has served as the Choctaw Country Elections Board Secretary for more than a decade. Mrs. Rickman is of Choctaw and Cherokee descent. “I do this for the love of the horse, and I would like for people to understand that the same horse that carried their ancestors on their backs can still carry them today.”