Sasha McCoy-Watty Joins Cherokee Preservation Foundation

CHEROKEE, June 23, 2010 -- Cherokee Preservation Foundation (CPFdn) announced that Sasha McCoy-Watty has joined the Foundation as a Foundation Fellow, working with CPFdn’s Programming staff.

McCoy-Watty is a 2010 graduate of Mars Hill College and a 2006 graduate of Cherokee High School. Previously, she was employed at the Cherokee Life Recreation Center, CBC Printing, and the Dora Reed Daycare Center. She resides in Birdtown with her husband Stephan and daughter Suri, and is active in sports and other community events. She is an enrolled member of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians.

About Cherokee Preservation Foundation
Cherokee Preservation Foundation (www.cpfdn.org) was established in 2000 as part of the Second Amendment to the Tribal-State Compact between the EBCI and the State of North Carolina. It is an independent nonprofit foundation funded by the EBCI from gaming revenues generated by the Tribe. CPFdn is not associated with any for-profit gaming entity. Since CPFdn’s inception, it has made 621 grants totaling more than $48 million to EBCI and regional projects and programs that address cultural preservation, economic development and job creation, and environmental sustainability. Every dollar of CPFdn support has been matched by $1.69 in secured grants or other funding or in-kind resources, making CPFdn’s total contribution to the region nearly $130 million.