Office of Tribal Relations
Rachel McBride-Praetorius, Director
Tribal Relations (TRBL), Room #105
530-898-3195
rmcbride@csuchico.edu
Cole Morales, Tribal Relations Associate Director
Tribal Relations (TRBL), Room #104
530-898-3438
cmorales33@csuchico.edu
Laurence Gammell, Tribal Relations Specialist
Tribal Relations (TRBL), Room #102
530-898-4592
lgammell@csuchico.edu
Chico State Enterprise - Tribal Liaison and Engagement Specialist
Tribal Relations (TRBL), Room #101
530-898-3162
Dawn Rewolinski, Cultural Artifacts Specialist
Tribal Relations (TRBL), Room #200F
530-898-3090
drewolinski@csuchico.edu
Office Hours
10 a.m.–5 p.m.
Monday–Friday
530-898-6241
tribalrelations@csuchico.edu
Mailing Address
Office of Tribal Relations
400 W. First St.
Chico, CA 95929-0150
Native American Staff & Faculty Association
Purpose
By disrupting settler-colonial constructs at California State University, Chico, the Native American staff and faculty association provides space and place for self-identified Native American staff and faculty to build community. The association aims to provide a collective impact on issues that concern strategic planning and sense of belongingness for Native American staff and faculty at the university.
Vision
The Native American staff and faculty association will elevate visibility and participation of Native American staff and faculty at the university. Through engaged and meaningful conversations and structures of support, the association will help with;
- Recruitment and retention of Native American staff and faculty
- Visibility
- Curriculum input and inclusivity
- Collective voice
| Position | Name | Tribal Affiliation | Contact | Title |
| Officer | Sharleen Krater | Maidu/Pit River/Washo | skrater@csuchico.edu | Director - Associated Students Programs |
| Officer | Rachel Praetorius-McBride | Yurok | rmcbride@csuchico.edu | Director of Tribal Relations |
| Member | Amber Noel-Camacho | Maidu | anoel-camacho@csuchico.edu | Associate Director - Tribal Relations |
| Member | Don Hankins | Miwok | dhankins@csuchico.edu | Professor, Department of Geography and Environmental Studies & Field Director, CSU Chico Ecological Reserves |
| Member | Dr. Heidi C. Erickson | Cherokee Nation | hcerickson@csuchico.edu | Part-time Lecturer - Kinesiology Dept. |
| Member | Laurence Gammell | Anishnaabe Ojibwe | lgammell@csuchico.edu | Tribal Relations Specialist |
| Member | Miranda Robinson | Mescalero Apache/Mexican American | mlrobinson@csuchico.edu | Financial Aid Advisor - Financial Aid & Scholarship Office |
| Member | Browning Neddeau | Citizen Potawatomi Nation | bmneddeau@csuchico.edu | Assistant Professor of Elementary Teacher Education, School of Education & Assistant Professor of American Indian Studies |
| Member | Deserea Langley | Paiute/Shoshone, enrolled member of Susanville Indian Rancheria | drlangley@csuchico.edu | Assistant Professor - Multicultural and Gender Studies |
| Member | Cole Morales | Mountain Maidu, enrolled member of Susanville Indian Rancheria | cmorales33@csuchico.edu | Tribal Liaison and Engangemnt Specialist |
| Member | Adriane Tafoya | Kitanemuk, Tejon Indian Tribe | abtafoya@csuchico.edu | CSU CalNAGPRA Project Manager - Office of the Chancellor |
| Member | Serena Smith | Cherokee | slsmith@csuchico.edu | Administrative Support Coordinator - Office of the Chancellor |
