About Us
Penn Ridge Strategies, LLC is a 100% native-owned firm dedicated to the protecting and enhancing tribal sovereignty. We are committed to working alongside tribal governments, entities, and leaders to secure and sustain a positive future for their people.
We recognize Tribal Nations are required to be resourceful in providing for the benefit of their people. In that light, our Firm takes careful aim at focusing on the prioritization of tribal resources and utilizing our tools to best meet the needs of tribes and their members at an affordable rate.
Tribal Membership Audits
Penn Ridge Strategies specializes in tribal membership audit services that meet the needs of tribal governments and their membership because we truly understand the important role that audits play in Tribal communities. Our process delivers accurate results with consistent communication and transparency throughout the entire process.
Legal and Consulting Services
Including:
- Governmental Strategies
- Tribal Development
- Economic Development
- Legal / Judicial
- Program Development
- Community Development
- Training and Technical Assistance
Marsha L. Harlan, JD
Marsha L. Harlan, JD, is an attorney specializing in the representation of tribal governments and tribal members. She has served as a District Court Judge and Supreme Court Justice for various tribal Nations for more than 25 years and currently focuses her private practice on matters relating to tribal child support, gaming, domestic violence prevention, and self-governance. Judge Harlan received her Juris Doctor in 1999 from the University of Tulsa.
She is currently the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court for the Kickapoo Tribe of Oklahoma, Chief Magistrate for the Southern Plains Region of the Bureau of Indian Affairs, Chief Judge of the Ponca Tribe of Oklahoma, Chief Judge for the Kickapoo Tribe in Kansas, and is the Attorney General for the Wyandotte Nation of Oklahoma.
Judge Harlan is the founding partner of Penn Ridge Strategies, LLC. She is a nationally recognized speaker, children’s advocate and an activist on the issue of tribal self-governance. A member of the Osage Nation, Judge Harlan is past president and a lifetime member of the National Tribal Child Support Association and has spent her entire career working on behalf of tribes and their citizens.
Get in touch for more information!
judgemharlan@gmail.com | 918-853-8771