Southwestern Indian Polytechnic Institute

 

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. In 1974, the BOR incorporated in the State of New Mexico and the following year received IRS determination as a Non-Profit Organization under Section 501(c)(3).

 

The Board of Regents has an office in the SIPI Administration Building (Building 106). This office houses various grant programs that support the mission of SIPI.

 

 

Q1 Meeting Agenda:

 

 

 

A.J. Begaye

Chair

Navajo Nation (New Mexico)

 

Hershel Gorham

Vice Chair

Oklahoma Tribes

 

Lorrisa Garcia

Secretary/Treasurer

Southern Pueblo Council

 

Dr. John Bush

Board Member

Inter-Tribal Council of Arizona (South) 

 

Haelyn Muniz

Board Member

Jicarilla Apache Tribe

 

Tanes Torres

Board Member

Mescalero Apache Tribe

 

Caleb Secatero

Board Member

President | SIPI Student Government Assoc.

 

Francis Tafoya

Board Member

Eight Northern Pueblos

 

Lorissa Garcia

Board Member

Southern Pueblos Council 

 

Tim Harjo

Board Member

Fort Sill - Chiricahua - Warm Springs Apache Tribe

SIPI Alumnus

 

Vacant

Board Member

Navajo Nation (Arizona)

 

Vacant

Board Member

Inter-Tribal Council of Arizona - South

 

 

*Board members are tribally appointed and represent the primary tribes served by SIPI.