Olivia Roanhorse 

Board Treasure/ Secretary 

She is Diné (Navajo) and from Window Rock, AZ. She has over 15 years of experience in the public health field. She is currently the Director of Native Strong: Healthy Kids, Healthy Futures at the Notah Begay III (NB3) Foundation in Santa Ana Pueblo, NM.  Prior to joining the NB3 Foundation, Olivia worked in the areas of health prevention programming and policy change in Chicago, IL. Olivia received her Master’s in Public Health in Health Policy and Administration from the University of Illinois in Chicago and her BA degree in Environmental Science from Colorado College. 

Jennifer Williams
RN, BSN, CNM, MSN

Board Member

She has been a certified nurse midwife since 2003 and has been involved in birth since 1997. She grew up in the Southwest and is committed to birth justice, ensuring women's autonomy and improving access to quality prenatal care. She lives in Albuquerque with her spouse and four children, who are all enrolled members of the Absentee Shawnee Tribe. Ms. Williams received her undergraduate BSN degree from Point Loma Nazarene University in 1999 and her midwifery education from Frontier School of Midwifery and Family Nursing in 2003. She is a member of the American College of Nurse Midwives and is certified by the American Midwifery Certification Board. Currently Ms. Williams is a Certified Nurse Midwife (CNM) with Women’s Specialists of New Mexico in Albuquerque.

Nikke Alex
Attorney

Board Member

​She is Diné (Navajo) originally from Dilcon, Arizona (Navajo Nation), USA. She has worked with Indigenous communities internationally to help fight fossil fuel development and with Indigenous youth internationally to develop leadership pathway programs that value and reflect sustainability. Nikke has also worked as a sexual health educator in the Navajo Nation providing Diné youth with comprehensive sexual health education. During her law school career, Nikke investigated the linkage between mineral extraction and violence against Native women and has worked with tribes to implement safeguards to protect Native women and children. Additionally, Nikke externed with the Pueblo of Isleta Tribal Court where she assisted with developing a Juvenile Intervention Program and a Peacemaking Program to promote a non-adversarial forum for resolving disputes where Pueblo tradition and culture are utilized to promote healing. In May 2016, Nikke received her Juris Doctor degree from University of New Mexico School of Law. Recently, Nikke joined the Navajo Nation Department of Justice. Nikke works with the Natural Resources Unit where she will focus on uranium related matters including former mine site cleanups, former mill site cleanups, and remediation. 

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Changing Woman Initiative
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Assistant Executive Director
Kansas K. Begaye
k.begaye@changingwomaninitiative.org 

Executive Director
Nicolle Gonzales
NGonzales@changingwomaninitiative.org

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