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Steering Committee

Nancy Anderson

Nancy Anderson

Associate Director, Residential Colleges, Residential and Academic Engagement, Office of Residential Experience
Hunter Bachrach

Hunter Bachrach

Student Fellow
Megan Bang (Ojibwe and Italian)

Megan Bang (Ojibwe and Italian)

Professor, School of Education and Social Policy, Director, CNAIR, One Book Faculty Co-Chair

Bryan McKinley Jones Brayboy (Lumbee)

Bryan McKinley Jones Brayboy (Lumbee)

Dean, Carlos Montezuma, Professor of Education and Social Policy; One Book Faculty Co-Chair

Forrest Bruce (Ojibwe)

Forrest Bruce (Ojibwe)

Doctoral Student in Learning Sciences (SESP’17), Alumnus

Vivian Bui

Vivian Bui

Student Fellow

Annalise Buth

Annalise Buth

Clinical Assistant Professor of Law, Pritzker

Jeannette Colyvas

Jeannette Colyvas

Associate Professor, Joint PhD Program in Computer Science and Learning Sciences, Associate Professor and Executive Board Member, Northwestern Institute on Complex Systems (NICO), Associate Professor (by courtesy), Department of Sociology & MORS, Kellogg School of Management, Faculty Affiliate, Institute for Policy Research

Lisa Corrin

Lisa Corrin

Senior Lecturer, Ellen Philips Katz Director, Block Museum of Art

Nancy Cunniff

Nancy Cunniff

Director, One Book One Northwestern
Christopher Davidson

Christopher Davidson

Campus & Community Engagement Librarian; User Experience Department of the NU Library
Jennifer Dunn

Jennifer Dunn

Professor of Chemical and Biological Engineering and (by courtesy) Mechanical Engineering, Director, Center for Engineering Sustainability and Resilience, Associate Director, Northwestern-Argonne Institute of Science and Engineering

Kristen Glass Perez (Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe)

Kristen Glass Perez (Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe)

University Chaplain and Executive Director; Religious and Spiritual Life
Aaron Golding (Seneca Nation)

Aaron Golding (Seneca Nation)

Associate Director for Multicultural Student Affairs

Jasmine Gurneau (Oneida/Menominee)

Jasmine Gurneau (Oneida/Menominee)

Director of Native American and Indigenous Affairs in the Office of Institutional Diversity and Inclusion

Sam Habashy

Sam Habashy

Student Fellow

Joan Johnson

Joan Johnson

Director for Faculty, Office of the Provost

Naomi Kales

Naomi Kales

Student Fellow
Maj Kargbo

Maj Kargbo

Director of IDEA Education & Training, Office of Institutional Diversity & Inclusion
Jennifer Keys

Jennifer Keys

Senior Director, Searle Center for Advancing Learning and Teaching, Professor of Practice in Sociology

Joseph Lattal

Joseph Lattal

Associate Director of Student Organizations and Activities, Campus Life

James Lee

James Lee

Student Fellow
Cindy Lima

Cindy Lima

One Book Graduate Assistant

Cheryl Lu-Lien Tan

Cheryl Lu-Lien Tan

George R.R. Martin Chair in Storytelling; Alumna; Medill School of Journalism, Media, Integrated Marketing Communications
Linda Luk

Linda Luk

Assistant Director of Co-Curricular Learning and Recreation, Norris University Center

Michaela Marchi (Isleta Pueblo/Filipina/Italian)

Michaela Marchi (Isleta Pueblo/Filipina/Italian)

Program Assistant, CNAIR
Catherine Ndovu

Catherine Ndovu

Student Fellow
Tanya Palmer

Tanya Palmer

Assistant Dean & Executive Artistic Director, Administration; School of Communication
Mary Patillo

Mary Patillo

Harold Washington Professor of Sociology and Chair, Department of Black Studies

Gregory Phillips II

Gregory Phillips II

Associate Professor of Medical Social Sciences and Preventive Medicine (Epidemiology)

Paula Pretlow (Muscogee (Creek))

Paula Pretlow (Muscogee (Creek))

Board of Trustees, Northwestern University, Investment Executive

Baron Reed

Baron Reed

Professor, Department of Philosophy

Gina Roxas (Prairie Band Potawatomi)

Gina Roxas (Prairie Band Potawatomi)

Executive Director, Trickster Cultural Center

Nitasha Tamar Sharma

Nitasha Tamar Sharma

Professor of Black Studies and Asian American Studies, Charles Deering McCormick Professor of Teaching Excellence, Director of the Asian American Studies Program, Co-Director of the Council for Race and Ethnic Studies (2017-2025)

Pamala Silas (Menominee/Oneida)

Pamala Silas (Menominee/Oneida)

Associate Director, Outreach & Engagement, Center for Native American and Indigenous Research, Northwestern University, Weinberg College of Arts & Sciences

Melisa Stephen

Melisa Stephen

Program Manager, Women's Center

Kimberly R. Marion Suiseeya

Kimberly R. Marion Suiseeya

Associate Professor, Faculty Affiliate Center for Native American and Indigenous Research; Faculty Fellow Buffett Institute for Global Affairs

Faith Summersett Williams

Faith Summersett Williams

Research Assistant Professor in Pediatrics, Feinberg School of Medicine; Faculty Fellow at Buffett

Eli Suzukovich III (Little Shell Band of Chippewa-Cree/Krajina Serb)

Eli Suzukovich III (Little Shell Band of Chippewa-Cree/Krajina Serb)

Assistant Professor of Instruction, Program in Environmental Policy and Culture, Director of Cultural Preservation and Compliance, Office for Research Faculty Affiliate, Center for Native American Indigenous Research

Kim Vigue (Menominee/Oneida)

Kim Vigue (Menominee/Oneida)

Executive Director, Mitchell Museum
Raphael Wahwassuck (Prairie Band Potawatomi)

Raphael Wahwassuck (Prairie Band Potawatomi)

Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation
Kelly Wisecup

Kelly Wisecup

Arthur E. Andersen Teaching and Research Professor, Professor of English

Debra Yepa-Pappan (Jemez Pueblo/Korean)

Debra Yepa-Pappan (Jemez Pueblo/Korean)

Center for Native Futures
Clifford Zimmerman

Clifford Zimmerman

Professor of Practice, Pritzker School of Law

Carol Zsolnay

Carol Zsolnay

Board Member, The Alumnae of Northwestern University