Education

• Doctor of Philosophy — Language, Literacy, and Sociocultural Studies; Concentration: Indigenous Education, Critical Race Theory, Arts Education and Identity studies; University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM; Anticipated Graduation Date: Summer 2023

• Master of Arts in American Indian Studies; Concentration: American Indian Education, Society, Culture and Linguistics; University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ; August 2009 -May 2013

• Bachelor of Arts in Pre-Law; Minor in Native American Studies; University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM; June 2004 - May 2009

Professional Experience

• Data and Research Associate; Native Americans in Philanthropy, Washington, DC (Remote); July 2022 - Present

• Senior Manager of Museum Education; IAIA Museum of Contemporary Native Arts, Santa Fe, NM; October 2019 - July 2022

• Story Maps Program Manager; Santa Fe Art Institute; Santa Fe, NM; December 2018 - October 2019

• Graduate Research Assistant; University of New Mexico; Albuquerque, NM; August 2017 - May 2020

• Indigenous Outreach Coordinator and Curator of Inclusion; SITE Santa Fe; Santa Fe, NM; May 2016- December 2018

Volunteer and Internship Experience

Advisory Council, Committees, and Board Membership

Publications

Conferences, Symposiums, and Convening Presentations

• Advisory Committee Member Imagining America University of New Mexico January 2019 – October 2020

• Education and Outreach Intern SITE Santa Fe, Santa Fe, New Mexico, January 2016 - May 2016

• Press and Media Assistant SITE Santa Fe, Santa Fe, New Mexico January 2016- February 2016

• External Affairs and Digital Media Intern SITE Santa Fe, Santa Fe, New Mexico August 2015 - December 2015

• Resident Advisor, Native American Journalism Association Albuquerque, NM July 2009-August 2009

• Humanities Advisor — Gallup Arts, Gallup New Deal Digital Art Projects, April 2022 - Present

• Board Member — National Advisory Board, Imagining America, January 2022 - Present

• Education and Community Programming Advisor — Board of Advisors, TseNato, January 2021 - Present

• Council Member — Digital Inclusion in Native Communities Council, Association of Tribal Archives, Libraries, and Museums; Oklahoma City, Oklahoma; September 2021 - Present

• Folk and Traditional Arts Grant Review Panelist — National Endowment for the Arts, April 2021 - September 2021

• Arts Project Grant Review Panelist — New Mexico Arts - Department of Cultural Affairs, Albuquerque, NM; May 2021 - August 2021

• Arts Juror — SPREAD Jury, SITE Santa Fe, Santa Fe, NM; December 2020 – January 2021

• Museum Advisor — Advisory Planning Council, Association of Tribal Archives, Libraries, and Museums, Advisor, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma; December 2020 – January 2022

• ArtSmart Board Member — ArtSmart, Santa Fe, NM; January 2020 - March 2020

• Imaging America Conference Advisor — Advisory Planning Council, Imagining America, Davis, California, January 2019 – October 2020

• Member — Community Educators Network, Santa Fe, New Mexico, August 2016 - Present

• Advisor — Future of Leadership Advisory Committee, Creative Santa Fe, Santa Fe, New Mexico, January 2020 – February 2020.

• Expert Peer Reviewers — Gallup New Deal Art Expert Peer Review Advisory Council, GallupARTS, Gallup, New Mexico. August 2019 – October 2020.

• Education Advisor — Meow Wolf Education Advisory Council, Meow Wolf, Santa Fe, New Mexico, February 2020- Current.

• Advisor — WESTAF Advisory Council, WESTAF Regional Arts Resilience Fund, Denver, Colorado, September 2020-October 2020.

• McCarty, Teresa, Lee, Tiffany S., Noguera, Joaquin, Yepa, Winoka, Nicholas, Sheilah E. (2022), “You Should KNow the Name of the Wind Where You Live” — Relationality and Relational Accountability in Indigenous Language Education, CER Special Section: “Comparative Indigenous Education: Indigenous Knowledge Systems and Research Towards Decolonial Education Practices.”

• Yepa, Winoka (2020). Connection. Volume I: Connection, Santa Fe Moment Booklet Series.

• Begay, Winoka (2018). My Existence is My Resistance, Santa Fe Art Institute Online Publication, https://sfai.org/blog-my-existence-is-my-resistance/.

• Begay, Winoka (2017). Indigenous Representations in the Museum. Advance 2.0. SITE Santa Fe. pg. 64-70.

• Begay, Winoka (2013). Mobile Apps and Indigenous Language Learning: New Developments in the Field of Indigenous Language Revitalization. The University of Arizona Campus Repository.

• Yepa, Winoka (February 2021), Women in the Arts Discussion, Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio.

• Yepa, Winoka (February 2021), Residency Re-defined: A Story of Transition. MuseumNext Virtual Summit, MuseumNext, London, UK

• Yepa, Winoka (November 2020), Indigenous Storywork and Digital Media, Future Proofing Museums and New Realities, 2020 NMAM Virtual Conference.

• Yepa, Winoka (2020, September), Rezilience Organization Essential Place Session: This is My Activism, Art and Storytelling as Social Engagement. Presented Online with Invitation by Rezilience Organization, Santa Fe, NM. 9

• Yepa, Winoka (2020, September), Publicly Active Graduate Education Panel, Community Engagement: Transforming Graduate Education in the Humanities. Presented at UC Merced Online Symposium.

• Yepa, Winoka (2020, February), For Us, By Us, With Us: How Traditions and Values Inform Indigenous Arts Today. Presented at Native Arts & Culture Resilience, Reclamation, and Relevance Covening, Washington, D.C.

• Yepa, Winoka (2019, October), College Horizons Native Speaker Series. Presented at University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, New Mexico.

• Yepa, Winoka (2019, October), Imagining America 20th Anniversary: Mighty Dreams Closing Keynote. Presented at Imagining America National Gathering: Might Dreams, Albuquerque, New Mexico.

• Begay, Winoka (2019, February). Inclusion, Equity, and Diversity Discussion, Albuquerque Public Schools Administration, Albuquerque, New Mexico.

• Begay, Winoka (2017, August), Digital Storytellers: Identity Through Media. Presented at Digital Pedagogy Lab, Kwantlen University, Vancouver, Canada.

• Begay, Winoka (2017, March). SFAI 140: My Existence is My Resistance. Presented at the Santa Fe Art Institute; Santa Fe, NEw Mexico. Page 8 of 9

• Begay, Winoka (2016, November). Nishłí: I am a Diné Woman. Presented at the 16th annual Imagining America National Conference, University of Wisconsin; Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

• Begay, Winoka (2015, November). Digital Storytellers: Using Blogs and Internet Technology to Connect with your Language and Culture. Presented at the Strengthening Our Communities Conference, Menaul School; Albuquerque, New Mexico.

• Begay, Winoka (2015, February). Nishłí: Exploring Indigenous Identity and Counter- Storytelling Through Social Media. Presented at the Perspectives on Contemporary Native Issues Symposium, University of California-Berkeley; Berkeley, California.

• Begay, Winoka (2014, August). Diné Storytellers: A New Generation. Presented at Survival of the First Voices Festival, San Juan College; Farmington, New Mexico.

• Begay, Winoka (2012, January). The Use of Technology in Stabilizing an Indigenous Language:Reversing the Navajo Language Shift. Presented at the 10th Annual Hawaiian International Conference on Education, Honolulu, Hawaii.