Court Staff

Joy R. Mauskemo is the Court Administrator for the Meskwaki Tribal Court.  She was previously the Clerk of the Trial Court and the Clerk of the Appellate Court. She has a Bachelor's Degree in Human Services and in Psychology from Buena Vista University, and holds a Masters Degree in Legal Studies from Washington University St. Louis School of Law.

Joy has an Advanced Tribal Court Clerk's Certification; is certified through the Department of Justice for the National Crime information Center (Tribal Access Program); and is certified by the Iowa Department of Corrections to teach the ACTV (Achieving Change Through Value-Based Behavior) program. She was recently appointed to serve a term on the Grievance Commission of the Supreme Court of Iowa.

Joy has worked for the Meskwaki Tribe for ten years, formerly with Child Support Services and the Settlement School. 

D. Suzanne (Wanatee) Buffalo is the Senior Deputy Clerk at Meskwaki Tribal Court. She has worked for Meskwaki Tribal Court and justice services beginning in 2007. She serves on the Grievance Commission of the Supreme Court of Iowa, initially appointed in 2015 and recently re-appointed for a second term. Suzanne has an Advanced Tribal Court Clerk’s Certification; is certified through the Department of Justice for the National Crime Information Center; and is certified by the Iowa Department of Corrections to teach the ACTV (Achieving Change Through Value-Based Behavior) program.

Suzanne received her Office Administration Certificate from the Las Vegas Paiute Tribe Adult Vocational Program in Las Vegas, Nevada, and previously worked in the field of advertising and public relations.  Suzanne serves on the Iowa Office of the State Archaeologist’s Indian Advisory Council (since 2014), and has previously served on the Iowa Commission on Native American Affairs from 2013 to 2017.  She has worked in a variety of roles for tribal government and tribal businesses in Iowa for twenty-five years. 

Suzanne is an enrolled member of the Sac & Fox Tribe of the Mississippi in Iowa – Meskwaki Nation 

Korinda Timberwolf is the Assistant Deputy Clerk for Meskwaki Tribal Court and is an enrolled member of the Sac & Fox Tribe of the Mississippi in Iowa—Meskwaki Nation. She interned for Tribal Court during high school and made her way back to the department years later. 

Samantha Lasley-Sanache is the Records Management Clerk for Meskwaki Tribal Court. She is a graduate from Meskwaki High School, and has had various jobs within the tribe over the years. Samantha is currently attending Marshalltown Community College.