Meet Our Board of Directors
NIYC currently has a seven-member Board of Directors, all of whom are Native American. NIYC Board members represent a diverse group of professionals, government and foundation executives, public health and healthcare providers, business executives, and/or community leaders who bring a diverse array of experience and connections to NIYC.
Potawatomi
Professor and Timnick Chair
Philosophy & Community Sustainability
Michigan State
Taos/Tesuque
Navajo
Development Assistant
American Indian Graduate Center
Albuquerque, NM
Navajo
Owner
Indigenous Research Associates
Albuquerque, NM
Tesuque
Chief Judge
Pueblo de San Ildefonso
Santa Fe, New Mexico
Kiowa
Ed.D. Director & Associate Professor
University of Washington Tacoma
Tacoma, Washington
Cherokee
Executive Director
Oklahoma Policy Institute
Tulsa, Oklahoma