Our Staff
The Native Women's Collective is a volunteer organization that supports the continued growth of Native American arts & culture. Our dedicated staff and community continue to volunteer their time to help our organization.
Executive Director
Dr. Cutcha Risling Baldy
Hupa, Karuk, Yurok
Cutcha Risling Baldy is an Associate Professor and Department Chair of Native American Studies at Cal Poly Humboldt. She received her PhD in Native American Studies with a designated emphasis in Feminist Theory and Research from the University of California Davis. Her interdisciplinary research explores contemporary Native American society, politics, literature and California Indians. She has her M.F.A. in Fiction and Literature from San Diego State University and her B.A. in Psychology with a special focus in Health and Development from Stanford University. She has published articles in Decolonization: Education, Indigeneity and Society and Ecological Processes. She is the author of a popular blog that features articles on California Indians, pop culture, representations of Native people in mass media and self-representations of Native peoples via social media. You can find her blog at: http://www.cutcharislingbaldy.com/blog.
Dr. Risling Baldy was born and raised in Northern California. She is an enrolled member of the Hoopa Valley Tribe with ties to the Yurok and Karuk peoples. She grew up practicing the traditional ways of her people and values the lessons and knowledge that she gained from these experiences. In 2007 Ms. Risling Baldy co-founded the Native Women's Collective, a nonprofit organization, to support arts and culture projects in the Native American community. She currently serves as the volunteer Executive Director for the Collective.
Dr. Risling Baldy was born and raised in Northern California. She is an enrolled member of the Hoopa Valley Tribe with ties to the Yurok and Karuk peoples. She grew up practicing the traditional ways of her people and values the lessons and knowledge that she gained from these experiences. In 2007 Ms. Risling Baldy co-founded the Native Women's Collective, a nonprofit organization, to support arts and culture projects in the Native American community. She currently serves as the volunteer Executive Director for the Collective.
