PAZA Advisory Circle
PAZA is proud to have such a unique gathering of advisors who lend their skills to the mission and vision of our growing organization.
Jane Lindemuth Fitzpatrick
Historical Storyteller/Honoring Indigenous Cultures
Jane Fitzpatrick has worked as a writer, production assistant, associate producer and featured extra on multiple film productions. She has owned & operated several film-related businesses including Sacajawea The Movie, Spirit Wind Films and Broken Hand Productions. She has devoted the last 10 years of her career securing a powerful team to produce an epic film on the life of Sacajawea. Along with the feature length screenplay, Sacajawea, The Windcatcher, which was Nominated and Selected for Best Period Piece, at the Action On Film International Film Festival in 2013, she is writing a novel to accompany the distribution of the film. Jane, a writer for over 30 years, has written three children's books as well as a family-centered script entitled, Kimama’s Wings, and she’s developing the script for Pomp, a miniseries based on Sacajawea's son, Jean Baptiste Charbonneau. In addition to her writing, she co-operates an inspirational online store (www.spiritwindcollection.com) with her daughter, Shawna Fitzpatrick.
James Todd
Cultural Healing & Reconciliation
Jim is an ordained United Methodist pastor in Eastern Pennsylvania, recently retired from full-time ministry but active in different missions. Jim was ordained 40 years ago and has served five churches as pastor as well as eight years as a district superintendent for 80 churches in Lancaster and Lebanon Counties in Pennsylvania. Jim’s heart for Native American people grew from hearing the story of how a Colorado Methodist pastor, John Chivington, ordered the slaughter of several hundred Cheyenne and Arapaho people at Sand Creek on the plains of eastern Colorado in 1864 in a military operation. Jim has participated in services of repentance for these and other acts of violence in both regional and national gatherings of United Methodists, and seeks ways to bring understanding, reconciliation and healing. Along with his college and seminary training, Jim has received further training in the areas of finance, administration, leadership, and conflict mediation. He currently serves as chair of the Human Resources Team of the Eastern PA Conference of the United Methodist Church and serves on the board of LUMINA, an inner-city mission serving the poor in Lancaster, PA. Jim has been married to his wife, Karen for 42 years, and they have two grown daughters, Lauren and Kristin. The Todds reside in the city of Lancaster, PA.
Renee "Raven" Coppola
Fundraising/Donor Relations
Renee “Raven” Coppola is an enrolled member of Virginia’s Pamunkey Indian Tribe and is the owner and founder of First American Products LLC, founded in 2018 and Tribe Time LLC, founded in 2024. First Owned Business by the State of NJ as well as the NY/NJ Port Authority and NYC and Philadelphia. Renee was raised in Pennsylvania by her single mother along with her two sisters and her brother. Her mother was an amazing example of strong work ethic and resilience. She would visit her grandfather on the Pamunkey Reservation as a child. Renee re-connected with her tribal community and has formed many friendships, and is Co-chair of the Recreation Committee of the tribe. Renee has been very active in her own town as well and was given the “Volunteer of the Year Award” and has served on the Women’s Auxiliary as Treasurer, Women’s League Co-Chair, as a member of the Recreation Committee for Town of Barrington and also served as a member of the local Lion’s Club for years. Renee is most proud of her two boys in college, Franco is pursuing his Bachelors of Science degree in Information Science and Systems Technology Engineering and Industrial and Labor Relations at Cornell University and Matthew is at Rutgers University pursing his Bachelors of Science in Nursing.