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Merisa Jones: Educational Sovereignty
Carrying on the traditions of her education-oriented family, Marisa Jones, ’23, Ed.D. Educational Leadership, is fulfilling her sacred obligations to future generations.
June 14, 2023
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Mona Halcomb: Banking on Her Future
After years and decades of being told she was in the wrong place, Mona Halcomb, ’23, Ed.D. Educational Leadership, is just getting started.
June 9, 2023
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Eileen Jimenez: Persona Educada
Eileen Jimenez, ’23, Ed.D. Educational Leadership, embodies the spirits of her mother, grandmother and great-grandmother, and proudly aspires to be, like them, a persona educada.
June 8, 2023
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Debbie Hales: A Sisterhood of Support
Support from the circle of students in the Muckleshoot Cohort Ed.D. program is a key element that got Debbie Hales, ’23, Ed.D. Educational Leadership, through the rigors of her doctoral studies.
June 8, 2023
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Jennifer Vasilez: Doing Right by the Children
The experience of being surrounded by strong, intelligent Native women is what drew Jennifer Vasilez, ’23, Ed.D. Educational Leadership, to UW Tacoma’s Muckleshoot Cohort.
June 7, 2023
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Joannie Suina: Recentering Native Women’s Voices
One of the Muckleshoot cohort, Joannie Suina, ’23, Ed.D. Educational Leadership, is intent on restoring balance to the world.
June 7, 2023
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Ada McDaniel: First, Not Last
Ada McDaniel is part of the inaugural Muckleshoot Cohort and, when she graduates in June, will be the first person in her family to earn a doctoral degree.
April 19, 2023
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DeAnn Dillon: The Undiminished Spirit of Sharing
DeAnn Dillon is a mom, a teacher, an auntie, a Native American, a legislative aide, and a doctoral student. She is also a giver of energy.
November 24, 2021
