Lila DeMarrias Mehlhaff, Hunkpapa from the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe, is owner of Native Legacy Media, and has 18 years of business development experience with franchise and retail stores. Recently, she worked for a United States Senator as a Tribal Liaison to the South Dakota Tribes.

Lila is currently a Business Development Specialist and the editor of the DBE News newsletter for Project Solutions of Rapid City.