Roselynn Yazzie – Secretary
Roselynn Yazzie, an enrolled member of the Shoshone-Bannock Tribes and Diné, brings nearly two decades of journalism and Indigenous media experience to her role as a member of the Indigenous Journalists Association Board of Directors. For 19 years, she…
Joseph Lee – Treasurer
He is the author of the nonfiction book Nothing More of This Land. He was previously a Senior Indigenous Affairs Fellow at Grist. His work has also been published by The New York Times, The Guardian, High Country News and others.
Angel Ellis – Vice President
Angel Ellis is a Citizen of the Muscogee (Creek) Nation and has lived, worked, and played within the tribes’ reservation boundaries most of her life. Growing up, her heroes had press passes rather than capes and inspired her to…
Sunnie R. Clahchischiligi, Diné, is the Indigenous Affairs Editor at High Country News. She has reported for the Navajo Times, the Osage News, The Guardian, USA Today, Rolling Stone, The New York Times and others. Clahchischiligi’s work has won…

