Herman Dillon Sr.

Council Chairman

Herman Dillon, Sr. has served on the council for more than two decades and is currently the chair. In this position he often represents the Tribe at meetings of various government entities, from the Tacoma area to the federal government in Washington, D.C.

Dillon is known for his commitment to helping youth, and has taken many children into his home as a foster parent. In recognition of his efforts to young people and involvement in the community, Dillon was selected as a member of the Association of Washington Generals, a non-profit organization affiliated with the lieutenant governor’s office.

Larry LaPointe

Lawrence W. LaPointe is serving his sixth term on the council. He was reelected in 2009. LaPointe grew up in Tacoma and graduated from Lincoln High School. After his graduation, he joined the United States Marine Corps and served a tour of duty in Vietnam.

Bill Sterud

Bill Sterud was first elected to the council in 1978, and has served on the Puyallup Tribal council for more than 30 years, taking the role of chairman and vice chair on several occasions. He was most recently re-elected in 2010. Sterud represented the Tribe in negotiations that led to the Puyallup Land Claims Settlement in the late 1980s.

David Bean

David Z. Bean was first elected to the council in 2006. He graduated from the University of Puget Sound in 1992 with a bachelor’s degree in business and public administration. After graduation he spent eight years working for the tribe’s economic development arm, which at the time was known as Puyallup International Inc. He was part of development teams that secured funding for the casino, Chinook Landing Marina and a cargo container repair and storage operation. He then went to work with his mother helping operate her retail tobacco stores.

Sylvia Miller

Sylvia Miller was born and raised in Washington. She graduated from Stadium High School in 1977 and continued her education at Tacoma Community College and Bates Technical College. Sylvia Miller has worked for the Puyallup Tribe of Indians as a youth coordinator, fisheries secretary, executive secretary for Tribal Council, director of JTPA, law enforcement dispatcher, administration assistant. She has previously served two terms on the Tribal Council.

Sylvia Miller would like to thank the membership for this opportunity to serve on the governing body of the Puyallup Tribe of Indians.

Roleen Hargrove

Roleen Hargrove was re-elected to the Puyallup Tribal Council in 2010 after spending several years working for the Puyallup Tribe as a lobbyist for Governmental affairs. Roleen Hargrove previously served on the Puyallup Tribal Council for 15 years, and presided over the high-profile Land Claims Settlement in the late 1980s, and infrastructure expansion in the 1990s.

Marguerite Edwards

Marguerite Edwards was first elected to the Puyallup Tribal Council in 1991. She served a three year term, and thereafter returned to work as a Judge for a regional intertribal court organization. She served three additional terms from 1997 to 2006, and was recently a Code Writer for the Puyallup Tribe. Ms. Edwards served as a Tribal Court Judge for many years for many Puget Sound Tribal Courts. Ms. Edwards has lived long enough to see the Puyallup Tribe go from a membership of two-hundred-fifty, to the thousands of Puyallup Tribal members today, and is very proud of the accomplishments of the Puyallup Tribe.