TEAM

Photo by Jarrette Werk, Aaniiih & Nakoda

Our Team

  • Dr. Kelly Gonzales (PhD, MPH)

    Founder & Executive Director

  • Kendra M. Becenti

    Decolonizing Academy Program Coordinator

  • Atumel Cali-De leon

    Decolonizing Academy Program Co-Coordinator

IHEI is comprised of a dedicated team of Indigenous scholars, advocates, community organizers, and non-Indigenous allies.

IHEI Collaborators & Facilitators

Mick Rose (Diné)

Meena Richardson (Haliwa-Saponi)

Renea Perry (Tlingit/Inupiat)

Jillene Joseph (Gros Ventre from Fort Belknap, Montana)

William Miller (Cherokee)

Katie Siła Sawicki