David Cournoyer

David
Cournoyer
Rosebud Sioux
Advancement and Communications
Vice President of Advancement and Communications

David works primarily with the Communications, Individual Giving and Membership teams. With three decades of experience in nonprofit communications and journalism, David believes stories can be the best way to connect people to each other and to new ideas. Starting his career as a local and network TV news journalist, David transitioned to communications roles at the American Indian College Fund and the W.K. Kellogg Foundation. Later, he co-led a national multimedia campaign at Lumina Foundation to help low-income students prepare for college. As a consultant in 2014, he began helping AISES tell its story of Indigenous STEM via such exemplars as the professionals of the year. The Rosebud Sioux tribal member joined AISES full-time in 2023 and is based in the Twin Cities.