About SIPI Board of Regents
SIPI Board Members
The SIPI Board of Regents serves as the official representative group for the college and has significant roles in both advisory and policy making for the college. Working closely with the SIPI President, the Board strives to develop a working relationship to enable shared governance with administration, faculty, staff, and students. This eleven-member board are representatives appointed by their respective tribal entities and includes the Student Government Association President, as well as SIPI's President Emeritus or a SIPI alumnus.
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Adam Jerome Begaye, Chair
Adam Begaye is a member of the Navajo Nation. He is Oozéí Táchii'nii (Red Running into the Water People Clan) with Hopi heritage, born for Bįįh bitoodnii (Deer Spring Clan), his maternal grandfather is Ta'neeszahnii (Tangle Clan), and his paternal grandfather is 'Áshįįhi (Salt People Clan). He is originally from Shiprock, NM.
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Tanya Lewis, Vice Chair
Tanya Lewis is Chairwoman of the Yavapai-Apache Nation (YAN) located in Camp Verde, Arizona in the heart of the Verde Valley. She is the daughter of the late Eathel and Lyman Lewis. Lewis is a graduate of Mingus Union High School in nearby Cottonwood and earned an Associates Degree in Business Management and a Leadership Certificate from Yavapai College where she graduated with honors.
Giving Back To Our Community
The Board of Regents incorporated as a 501(c)3 non-profit in 1975, under which they work through their development office to raise awareness and funding in support of SIPI, a federal land-grant college located in Albuquerque, New Mexico.
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