Jason Adams Helena Branch Director

Jason Adams is an enrolled member of the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes of the Flathead Indian Reservation, and owns Ace Housing and Development, which provides services to tribes, tribal housing authorities and others to assist in the creation of affordable housing programs and services. Prior to beginning his consulting business, he was the chief financial officer of Energy Keepers Inc., a tribal corporation that operates the Salish-Kootenai Dam, the first tribally owned hydroelectric dam in the United States.

From 2003 to 2019, Adams was executive director of the Salish and Kootenai tribal housing authority (SKHA). Under his leadership, SKHA was responsible for approximately 500 units of affordable housing and 28 water and/or wastewater systems. He oversaw 60-plus employees and an annual budget of over $10 million.

Adams’ past affiliations include serving as chair of the United Native American Housing Association, a member of the Amerind Insurance Board, and chair of the Tribal Leaders Working Group for the National Native Homeownership Coalition organized by the Minneapolis Fed’s Center for Indian Country Development. He has an associate degree in human services from Salish and Kootenai College and a bachelor’s degree in business administration from the University of Montana–Missoula.