INFR Commissioners: President Richard Bowers, Carole Jackson-Holyan, Willie Johns, Bo Vocu, Sam Bird, Chance
Houle, Eugene Creighton, Pete Fredricks and Donna Hoyt, INFR General Manager. (Frank White Calf not pictured)
Houle, Eugene Creighton, Pete Fredricks and Donna Hoyt, INFR General Manager. (Frank White Calf not pictured)
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Richard Bowers, President
Richard Bowers, Jr. President of the Seminole Tribe of Florida, a full-blooded Seminole Indian is a fourth
generation rancher and cattle owner. Holding many positions including President of the Inter-tribal Agriculture
Council 1999-2005; Assistant Director of Natural Association since 1997, Richard is also proud of his tenure as
an alligator wrestler.
Eugene Creighton, Vice-President
Eugene is Blackfoot and a member of the Blood Tribe situated in Southern Alberta, Canada. He has been
involved in rodeo all of his adult life and has always been a strong supporter of Indian Rodeo. Eugene was a
past Canadian Indian Steer Wrestling Champion and IRCA Team Roping Champion. Eugene qualified for the
INFR on several occasions in bother Steer Wrestling and Team Roping. Eugene was a practicing lawyer with
the firm Walsh, Wilkins Creighton, LLP up until this past spring when in April, 2009, he was appointed to the
bench as a Judge of the Provincial Court of Alberta.
Sam Bird, Past President
Sam has been active in rodeo for many years. Throughout the years, Sam has achieved a long list of
accomplishments, championships and titles. He has been a commissioner for five years, has qualified for the
INFR 27 times and holds three Championship Titles. The first title being in 1976, which was the year the INFR
started. Sam’s goal for the INFR is to help make for a bigger and better INFR and to promote Indian Rodeo to
the best of his ability.
Carole Jackson-Holyan, Secretary
Carole is no stranger to Indian Professional Rodeo. Her career in Indian Rodeo and the INFR includes three
times the INFR Barrel Racing champion, including winning the first ever world title in 1976 at the age of 13.
Since then she has also held the title of INFR Women’s All Around champion two times. She is currently
employed by Raytheon Missile Systems as the Workforce Development Enrichment Program Director. She is
the first and only female to serve as an INFR Commissioner.
Bo Vocu, Member
Bo Vocu is an Oglala Lakota from Kyle, SD. He is a multiple INFR qualifier in the bull riding and saddle bronc as
well as a member of the PRCA and PBR. Bo has 4 sons, Lane, Rode, Bo Tyler and Logan and a beautiful wife
Shelly. He has a degree in Business Administration and Computer Information Systems. Along with being a
rancher and rodeo cowboy, he is the Vice President of ChiroCode Institute; a healthcare resource company in
Phoenix, AZ.
Willie Johns, Member
Willie is a member of the Seminole Tribe of Florida. He attended Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College and
has a degree in history with a minor in political science. He qualified four times to the High School Rodeo finals
in the saddle bronc, bareback, and bull riding. He is a six time qualifier to the INFR in the Team Roping.
Chance Houle, Member
Chance is one of the newest members of the INFR Board. He has been involved with rodeo his whole life. He is
very passionate about getting the youth involved with rodeo. His background in business and government
should be very valuable in the success of the INFR.
Pete Fredricks, Member
Pete is one of the original INFR Commissioners. He is a Mandan from North Dakota.
Richard Bowers, Jr. President of the Seminole Tribe of Florida, a full-blooded Seminole Indian is a fourth
generation rancher and cattle owner. Holding many positions including President of the Inter-tribal Agriculture
Council 1999-2005; Assistant Director of Natural Association since 1997, Richard is also proud of his tenure as
an alligator wrestler.
Eugene Creighton, Vice-President
Eugene is Blackfoot and a member of the Blood Tribe situated in Southern Alberta, Canada. He has been
involved in rodeo all of his adult life and has always been a strong supporter of Indian Rodeo. Eugene was a
past Canadian Indian Steer Wrestling Champion and IRCA Team Roping Champion. Eugene qualified for the
INFR on several occasions in bother Steer Wrestling and Team Roping. Eugene was a practicing lawyer with
the firm Walsh, Wilkins Creighton, LLP up until this past spring when in April, 2009, he was appointed to the
bench as a Judge of the Provincial Court of Alberta.
Sam Bird, Past President
Sam has been active in rodeo for many years. Throughout the years, Sam has achieved a long list of
accomplishments, championships and titles. He has been a commissioner for five years, has qualified for the
INFR 27 times and holds three Championship Titles. The first title being in 1976, which was the year the INFR
started. Sam’s goal for the INFR is to help make for a bigger and better INFR and to promote Indian Rodeo to
the best of his ability.
Carole Jackson-Holyan, Secretary
Carole is no stranger to Indian Professional Rodeo. Her career in Indian Rodeo and the INFR includes three
times the INFR Barrel Racing champion, including winning the first ever world title in 1976 at the age of 13.
Since then she has also held the title of INFR Women’s All Around champion two times. She is currently
employed by Raytheon Missile Systems as the Workforce Development Enrichment Program Director. She is
the first and only female to serve as an INFR Commissioner.
Bo Vocu, Member
Bo Vocu is an Oglala Lakota from Kyle, SD. He is a multiple INFR qualifier in the bull riding and saddle bronc as
well as a member of the PRCA and PBR. Bo has 4 sons, Lane, Rode, Bo Tyler and Logan and a beautiful wife
Shelly. He has a degree in Business Administration and Computer Information Systems. Along with being a
rancher and rodeo cowboy, he is the Vice President of ChiroCode Institute; a healthcare resource company in
Phoenix, AZ.
Willie Johns, Member
Willie is a member of the Seminole Tribe of Florida. He attended Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College and
has a degree in history with a minor in political science. He qualified four times to the High School Rodeo finals
in the saddle bronc, bareback, and bull riding. He is a six time qualifier to the INFR in the Team Roping.
Chance Houle, Member
Chance is one of the newest members of the INFR Board. He has been involved with rodeo his whole life. He is
very passionate about getting the youth involved with rodeo. His background in business and government
should be very valuable in the success of the INFR.
Pete Fredricks, Member
Pete is one of the original INFR Commissioners. He is a Mandan from North Dakota.
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