In addition to his role on the Business Committee, Lopez serves as a representative for the tribe’s Education Committee, is currently a board member for the United Boys & Girls Clubs of Santa Barbara County and also serves as Vice Chairman for the California Nations Indian Gaming Association’s executive board. The recent election serves as his fourth consecutive term on the tribe’s leadership team, and his first term as Vice Chairman. Under his chairmanship, the tribe completed its casino expansion project, Camp 4 was placed into federal trust by the Bureau of Indian Affairs, and progress continues on the tribe’s Santa Ynez Chumash Museum and Cultural Center project.Īfter serving for almost a decade as the Gaming Commission Chairman, Lopez joined the Business Committee in 2015. He became Tribal Chairman in a special election in 2016 and is currently serving his third term as Chairman. Kahn was elected to the tribe's Business Committee in 2003 and served for seven consecutive terms as Secretary/Treasurer and Vice Chairman. Also re-elected were all four members of the tribe’s Business Committee: Mike Lopez, Maxine Littlejohn, Gary Pace and Raul Armenta. SANTA YNEZ, CA - ApKenneth Kahn was re-elected Tribal Chairman of the Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Indians in a recent vote that was held to appoint the tribe’s governing body.
