Bettina Gonzalez

OUTREACH AND ENGAGEMENT ASSOCIATE EMAIL:BETTINA.GONZALEZ@ASPENINSTITUTE.ORG Bettina Gonzalez serves as  Outreach and Engagement Associate and team lead on GENERATION INDIGENOUS (Gen-I). She is responsible for engaging youth within the National Native Youth Network, as well as expanding Gen-I through outreach and program development. Additionally, Bettina supports the team’s communication efforts, managing Gen-I’s social media platforms. She was formerly […]

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Amber Richardson

SENIOR COMMUNICATIONS ASSOCIATE EMAIL:AMBER.RICHARDSON@ASPENINSTITUTE.ORG Amber Richardson serves as Senior Communications Associate, managing CNAY’s social media platforms, marketing and promotional efforts, and digital constituent and donor engagement. Amber is from Hollister, North Carolina and a member of the Haliwa-Saponi Indian Tribe. She earned her Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology from Duke University, where she was a Gates […]

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Nikki Santos

Executive Director EMAIL:NIKKI.SANTOS@ASPENINSTITUTE.ORG Nikki’s Indian name is khwhele’ which means Meadow Lark. She is a member of the Coeur d’Alene Tribe, and is also Kalispel, Yakama, Nisqually, Cowlitz, Squaxin Island and Taino. She is a direct descendant of Chief Spokane, Chief Ignace, Chief Kamayakin and Chief Leschi. Nikki takes pride standing on the shoulders of her ancestors, […]

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Erik R. Stegman

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR EMAIL:ERIK.STEGMAN@ASPENINSTITUTE.ORG Erik R. Stegman, Carry the Kettle First Nation (Nakoda), is Executive Director at the Center for Native American Youth at the Aspen Institute. Before joining the CNAY team, Erik led field outreach and advocacy for the Poverty to Prosperity program at the Center for American Progress. Before American Progress, he served as […]

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