POLICY PROGRAM COORDINATOR EMAIL:AARON.SLATER@ASPENINSTITUTE.ORG Aaron Slater is Navajo and belongs to the kiiya’áánii, nayiizii diné’e, tsinajinii, and só diné’e clans. For his undergraduate degree Aaron attended Middlebury College where he studied Philosophy, Sociology, and Classics. While at Middlebury Aaron received a grant to study new approaches to combatting sexual and domestic violence in Navajo communities. […]
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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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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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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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