Terri Parton served as the President for the Wichita and Affiliated Tribes for 3 terms, a total of 12 years from July 2012 to July 2024. She was the first Elected Woman President for her Tribe. She has a Bachelor of Science Degree in Business Administration and a Master of Jurisprudence in Indian Law. Terri worked for her Tribe for 26 ½ years, from January 1998 to July 2024.
She served as elected Secretary for the Wichita and Affiliated Tribes from July 2004 to August 2011. She served on numerous boards and committees, including the Wichita Tribe Industrial Development Commission; Wichita Gaming Oversight Subcommittee; Chairman-Southwest Oklahoma Inter-Tribal Health Board; Chairman/Board Member-WCD Enterprises, Inc. Nationally, as Co-Chair-SAMHSA Tribal Advisory Committee; Oklahoma City Representative for the Indian Health Service National Budget Formulation Committee; At-Large Representative-HHS Secretary’s Tribal Advisory Committee (STAC); and Chairman-Direct Service Tribes Advisory Committee (DSTAC).
During her 12 years as a tribal President, she was successful in many economic development ventures, construction of buildings, pursuing innovative grant opportunities, acquiring hundreds of acres of land, taking land into trust, developing new programs, growing the Tribe in millions of dollars in grant revenue, bringing teams together for projects, generating revenue, and creating jobs.
Terri began serving as a Tribal Advisor in October of 2024. In 2025, she also became a Project Manager for Blue Stone Strategy Partners, where she works with Tribes across the nation on strategic planning for Tribal Governments with a focus on Tribal Governance and Economic Development.