WINHEC is led by an Executive Board consisting of elected representatives from member nations. WINHEC receives fiscal support from the Hualani Foundation, a nonprofit based in Honolulu, Hawaii.
Contact the executives at winhec.executive@gmail.com
Dr. Elmer Guy PhD
| Dr. Jolan Hsieh PhD
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Member | Role | Indigenous Nations Affiliation | Institution |
Elmer Guy | WINHEC Co-Chair | Navajo (USA Mainland) | Navajo Technical University |
Jolan Hsieh | WINHEC Co-Chair | Siraya (Taiwan) | National Dong Hwa University |
Leanne Holt | Deputy Co-Chair | Worimi | Biripai (Australia) | Macquarie University |
Bubba Martin | Deputy Co-Chair | Oneida (Canada) | Six Nations Polytechnic |
Berice Anning | Secretary | Keinjan | Bidjara | Goomeroi (Australia) | University of Technology Sydney |
Sean Topkok | Treasurer | Iñupiaq, Sámi, Kven, Irish, and Norwegian (Alaska) | University of Alaska Fairbanks |
Rongo Wetere | World Indigenous Nations University (WINU) | Chair | Maniapoto | Tainui (Aotearoa, New Zealand) | World Indigenous Nations University |
Keiki Kawaiaea | Board of Accreditation | Chair | (Hawaii) | University of Hawaii Hilo |
Paul Whitinui | World Indigenous Research Alliance (WIRA) and WINHEC Journal | Co-Chairs | Te Aupouri | Ngāpuhi | Ngāti Kuri (Aotearoa, New Zealand) and Maskiko-nehiyaw | Swampy Cree (Canada) | University of Victoria, Canada |
Vicki-Ann Speechley-Golden | Global Indigenous Elder Alliance (GIEA) | Chair | Wandandian | Yuin (Australia) | Griffith University and Natshihec, Australia |
Boni Robertson | Global Research Alliance | Chair | Kabi (Australia) | Macquarie University |
Oddbjørg Heatta Sara | Board member |
Sámi | Sámi High School and Reindeer Husbandry School |
Eddie Walker | Website | Chair | Ngāti Kahu | Te Rarawa (Aotearoa, New Zealand) | Te Wānanga o Aotearoa |
Umi Jensen | WINHEC | Membership Representative | (Hawaii) | Hualani Foundation |