Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde

Sovereign Nation · Grand Ronde, Oregon · Reservation-Doubling Land Acquisition Pending

Built for Chairwoman Cheryle A. Kennedy and the Grand Ronde Tribal Council.

Thirty Minutes

This is the moment to set the enterprise up right, and it will not come again. Every decision made now, while it is still a clean sheet, costs less than the same one made after the doors are open. Set it now and you carry it cleanly instead of fixing it later. We are asking for thirty minutes of your time, and it will not be wasted. The three of us have carried tribal and hospitality enterprises through this same moment at Chumash Enterprises, Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma, Chickasaw Nation, and Pinnacle Entertainment. With our multiple-property and startup experience, we can help your team eliminate future costly issues through one approach, Illuminate, Focus, Perform, to accelerate the results that matter.

Climb Higher. See Further. Execute Intentionally.

Strategic Context · July 2026

tumwata village, and a Lands Bill in Congress

Grand Ronde broke ground on tumwata village infrastructure at Willamette Falls in late May, and the 2026 Grand Ronde Tribal Lands Bill, which would transfer 18,628 acres of the Siuslaw National Forest, is moving with letters of support behind it. The window to set the operating system that carries both is open right now.

May 28, 2026

tumwata village Groundbreaking

18,628

Acres Proposed for Transfer

Mar 18, 2026

Tillamook Letter of Support

Willamette Falls

Former Blue Heron Mill Site

What Just Happened

A groundbreaking, and a land base that could more than double.

The Tribe is running the Willamette Falls redevelopment through its own engineering and community development arm, with no outside master developer on the public record. That puts the operating decisions inside the Tribe.

May 28, 2026. Grand Ronde broke ground on tumwata village infrastructure at Willamette Falls, following the dismantling of the former Blue Heron paper mill.
2026 Lands Bill. Draft legislation would transfer approximately 18,628 acres of the Siuslaw National Forest, which would more than double the roughly 16,000-acre reservation. It is proposed, not yet enacted.
March 18, 2026. The Tillamook Board of County Commissioners signed a letter of support. Yamhill County also submitted one.

Sources

Grand Ronde Tribal Lands Bill page. Smoke Signals, March 31, 2026. OPB, May 28, 2026. Verified against public record July 28, 2026.

The Partnership

Three Practitioners. One Accountability.

SEA is not a firm that deploys associates. The three partners below own the work end to end, together. What you see below is what shows up in the room.

John Elliott

Chief Executive Officer, MacKinnon Enterprises LLC · Principal, Strategy Elevation Alliance · Economic Development · Adjunct Instructor, The Mana College

Innovative Venturer · Analytical Machine · Entrepreneurial Builder · Inspiring Storyteller · Future-Oriented

35+ years leading organizations through transformation as CEO, COO, CFO, and consulting practice leader. Career spans Big 5 consulting across Asia, Native American Tribal economic development, and corporate leadership in manufacturing, defense, and utilities. Known for navigating complex, regulated environments and delivering measurable growth. Established strategic partnerships and completed $1B of economic development transactions alongside Native Nations.

Core Expertise

Organizational Transformation & Strategy Execution
Leadership Development & Executive Coaching
Mergers & Acquisitions Integration & Growth
Economic Development Initiatives
Operations, Supply Chain & Outsourcing
Shared Services & Enterprise Performance Systems
Change Management & Cultural Transformation

elliottjohn32@gmail.com 508.272.4710

Teri Hill

Owner, Hill-Summit Consulting · Principal, Strategy Elevation Alliance · Strategic Advisor · Executive Coach

Strategic Persuader · Vision Translator · People Optimizer · Alignment Builder · Outcome-Focused

Trusted business advisor with 35+ years helping executives grow and transform. Former Accenture Managing Director brings enterprise-grade expertise typically reserved for Fortune 500 companies to small and mid-sized organizations. Architected Chumash Enterprises' shift from functional silos to self-directed teams. Grew Accenture practice team 5x and Fortune client base across healthcare and energy. Predictive Index® Consultant, The Leadership Challenge® Advanced Facilitator, and licensed Line-of-Sight℠ practitioner.

Core Expertise

Enterprise Transformation & Strategy Execution
Leadership Development & Executive Coaching
M&A: Integration, Growth, Divestiture
Organizational Design & Operating Models
Talent Optimization & Behavioral Analytics
Strategic Planning & Expert Facilitation
Change Management & Cultural Transformation

trhill@hill-summit.com 602.831.0051

Tommy Rhoads

Founder & CEO, RTI Enterprises · Principal, Strategy Elevation Alliance · Chief Reinvention Officer, Brave Business AI · Adjunct Instructor, The Mana College

Full-Stack Operator · Systems Builder · Execution Catalyst · AI-Native Reinventor · Relentless Finisher

Tommy Rhoads is the Founder and CEO of RTI Enterprises, a Principal of Strategy Elevation Alliance, and Chief Reinvention Officer of Brave Business AI. He is a practitioner who has owned every function of an enterprise transformation at once, strategy, operations, and the customer and employee experience, and built one integrated system to run them as a whole. That range is the product. He has worked at every altitude, from the floor of live operations to the boardroom, across hospitality, tribal enterprise, and corporate transformation, and today builds the AI execution layer that turns proven methodology into operating software.

Core Expertise

Enterprise Transformation (people, process, digital, cultural)
Organizational Change & Leadership Activation
Hoshin Kanri & Strategy Deployment
Customer & Team Experience Strategy
Tribal Gaming & Hospitality Performance
Operational Excellence (Lean Six Sigma® Master Black Belt)
M&A Value Realization

tommy.rhoads@rtienterprises.com 469.475.4277

Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde

tumwata village, and a Lands Bill in Congress

A groundbreaking, and a land base that could more than double.

Three Practitioners. One Accountability.

A Thirty-Minute Conversation About the Next Twelve Months.