Staff

Museum Staff

Nicole Myers-Lim, Executive Director (Pomo)
Carol Oliva, Development Specialist
Tom Litchfield, Webmaster
Kristall Vega, Programs Coordinator (Pomo)
Viviana Vega, Program Specialist (Pomo)
Gina Elkins, Program Specialist (Pomo)
Jayden Lim, Program Specialist (Pomo)
Ramiro Hampson- Medina, Program Specialist (Winnebago, White Earth Chippewah)
Paula Myers, Grant Coordinator
Christy Garcia, Project Director for Tribal Youth Ambassadors for Tobacco Control Project

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California Indian Museum & Cultural Center 2024 Board of Directors

 

President:
Joely Proudfit, Ph.D. (Luiseno)
Department Chair of American Indian Studies; Professor of American Indian Studies; Director of California Indian Culture & Sovereignty Center, California State University San Marcos

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Vice-President:
Dr. Carolyn Smith (Karuk)
Assistant Professor, Department of Ethnic Anthropology
University of California, Berkeley

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Secretary/Treasurer:
Dr. Kouslaa Kessler-Mata (Chumash/Yokut) Associate Professor
Politics Department
University of San Francisco

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Wendy Schlater (Luiseno) Chairwoman
La Jolla Band of Luiseno Indians
Program Director, Avellaka Program

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Karen Biestman, J.D. (Cherokee)
Assistant Vice Chancellor for Student Equity and Inclusion
University of California San Diego