Faculty and Leadership

Meet Your Mentors

Dr. Joely Proudfit (Luiseño/Payómkawichum, Tongva)

CICSC Director & AIS Department Chair

11 years building CICSC into California's premier Indigenous research center

Dr. Eric Tippeconnic (Comanche)

ILEAD Faculty Director & Artist

World-renowned artist mentoring students in developing their artistic and professional careers

Dina Gilio-Whitaker (Colville Confederated Tribes)

ICEC Faculty Director & Professor

Linda Warner (Comanche) and John Tippeconnic (Comanche)

Grant Writer & Research Coordinator

Securing millions in funding including Gates Foundation capacity building grant

19 Faculty Members serving 30+ courses per semester