LeeAnn Dreadfulwater (Cherokee Nation) is an Emmy®-winning Producer, Project Manager and Historical Researcher for Cherokee Film.

She joined the OsiyoTV team in 2019 after 25 years working inside the Cherokee Nation government under multiple administrations. LeeAnn brings a broad-based experience to her role as a Researcher, Script Consultant and Historian for Cherokee Film. In 2006, LeeAnn took a role in the Cherokee Nation Communications Office as the tribe’s Media Relations Officer, working with local, national and international media to promote accurate information about the tribe. She later managed the Nation’s multi-media studio and graphic design staff, providing direction for projects such as the Cherokee National Holiday artwork and government branding.

She holds speech and mass communications degrees from Northeastern State University and studied occupational and adult education in grad school at Oklahoma State University. When she’s not busy researching and exploring Cherokee history, LeeAnn is an avid trail rider and promotes equestrian trail advocacy at the state and national level. She and her husband Frank live on a small farm in Park Hill, Oklahoma.