Dear colleagues,
After a competitive national search, we are delighted to announce that Patrick Naranjo has been selected to be the new director of the American Indian Graduate Program. He will begin his term on May 15, 2019.
Patrick is currently the Resource Coordinator for the Intersection, Academic Multicultural Resource Center at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV). In that role, he has been instrumental in developing and implementing campus-wide strategies to enhance the academic outcome of students and establish strong Native American engagement. Patrick also developed unique and high-quality programming to address Native and Indigenous issues in Nevada.
In his previous role as Native Liaison at the university, Patrick established a long-term foundation for UNLV’s leadership to collaborate with national, regional, and tribal Indian educational initiatives.
Patrick is a member of the Santa Clara Pueblo. He has a B.A. from Haskell Indian National University and an M.A. from the University of California, Los Angeles in American Indian Studies with an emphasis on contemporary tribal cultural property protections. Patrick has published several articles and continues to transform higher education experiences for Native and Indigenous people through the intersection of Native heritage, academia, and cultural concepts.
We would like to thank Cindy Andallo for her outstanding work and commitment to the American Indian Graduate Program as the program manager and most recently, interim program director. After more than 20 years of service, she has announced that she will retire next month.
We would also like to thank the search committee members for their service and express sincere gratitude to all who participated in the selection process.
Please join us in wishing Patrick Naranjo a warm welcome to Berkeley. In June, watch for an invitation to a welcome and farewell reception for Patrick and Cindy.
Sincerely,
Oscar Dubón, Jr.
Vice Chancellor for Equity & Inclusion
Mia Settles-Tidwell
Chief of Staff & Assistant Vice Chancellor