Peggy Flanagan is a dynamic teacher, trainer, and community and political organizer who is enrolled in the White Earth Band of Ojibwe and is a member of the Maiingan Dodem (Wolf Clan). Peggy is our Director of External Affairs, and she also directs the Native American Leadership Program at Wellstone Action - the country's largest progressive training center. Peggy also serves as adjunct faculty for the George Washington University Native American Political Leadership Program.
Recently named as one of the top 100 most influential people in Minnesota politics by Campaigns & Elections magazine, Peggy was the First Americans GOTV Coordinator in Minnesota for the 2008 Barack Obama Campaign for Change and Al Franken for Senate campaign, and served as the Native American Community Coordinator for the Minnesota Kerry-Edwards campaign in 2004. She was elected to the Minneapolis School Board at age 24 and was the first Native American and youngest individual to serve on that body.
Peggy sits on the boards of several community organizations, including the Native American Community Development Institute, Native Vote Alliance of Minnesota, the Young Elected Officials Network, and Sojourners. In 2008, she was recognized by the Minnesota Jaycees as one of the Ten Outstanding Young Minnesotans. She is a 2002 graduate of the University of Minnesota and holds a bachelor's degree in American Indian Studies and child psychology.
Peggy lives in Minneapolis with her husband, Tim and their dog, Reuben.
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