Staff: Native American and Indigenous Initiatives

Staff

Alivia Britton

Project Manager Aide, Native American and Indigenous Affairs

Alivia Britton (Odawa/Potawatomi; she/her) is a fourth-year student studying social policy with a minor in Native American and Indigenous Studies. She hopes to one day work in educational policy, focusing on Indigenous education. Within OIDI, Alivia assists and helps with the implementation of university-wide Native American and Indigenous Affairs. Outside of OIDI, Alivia serves as co-chair for the Pow Wow Planning Committee within Native American and Indigenous Student Alliance. As a Native student on ˿��Ƶ's campus, she is excited to give back to the offices that have given her so much while at ˿��Ƶ.

Aaron Golding

Associate Director, Multicultural Student Affairs

View Aaron Golding's bio on MSA's website

Jasmine Gurneau

Director, Native American and Indigenous Affairs

View Jasmine Gurneau's bio on Office of Institutional Diversity and Inclusion site

Michaela Marchi

Program Assistant, Center for Native American and Indigenous Research

Niyo Moraza-Keeswood

Senior Assistant Director, Undergraduate Admission

Niyo Moraza-Keeswood is of the Diné and Chichimeca peoples. He is a graduate of the Policy, Organization, and Leadership Studies MA Program at the Stanford Graduate School of Education and holds a BA in Anthropology from Brown University. Niyo’s research has focused on culturally responsive advising and the application of Peacemaking in Higher Education as a mechanism for conflict resolution, policy change, and community building. Prior to graduate school, he worked as the inaugural coordinator of the Native American and Indigenous Studies Initiative at Brown University. He currently serves as ˿��Ƶ's Senior Assistant Director of Admission – Native American and Indigenous Student Outreach.