Curt Holmes

Curt Holmes has 20 years of Tribal service with the Kalispel Tribe of Indians located in Usk, Washington. He currently serves on the Kalispel Business Committee and is the Executive Director of Public and Governmental Affairs and serves as the Tribe’s spokesman. In this role, Curt works collaboratively with the Chief Operating Officer in developing, implementing and overseeing the Tribe’s public and governmental affairs strategies.

Curt’s board and committee work is expansive and includes service on the Kalispel Economic Enterprise Authority Board, the Camas Path Board as Chairman and Washington Indian Gaming Association’s Executive Board. Affiliated Tribes of the Northwest Indians, the Impact Mitigation Fund Committee and has served on the Kalispel Gaming Enterprise Board and on the Advisory Committee for the Relicensing of Box Canyon Dam. Additionally, Curt has served over 14 years on the Kalispel Business Committee before his re-election in June 2017.

Born in 1973, Curt is a graduate of Cusick High School in Cusick, Washington where he played football and basketball. Curt graduated with honors from Whitworth University with a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Organizational Management. He grew up on the Kalispel Reservation in Usk, Washington where he now lives with his five children and his wife Amber.