Commission Terms & Bios
View Commission Terms and Biographies for members of the Commission on American Indian & Alaska Native Affairs.
Commission Members
Seat | Term | Current Member | Council District |
Education | - | - | - |
Health | - | - | - |
Workforce / Employment | 10/01/2025 | Ms. Raven Begay | 6 |
Environment | 10/01/2024 | Ms. Marissa Naranjo | 2 |
Government | - | - | - |
Culture | 10/01/2023 | Mr. Lorenzo Jim | Non-City Resident |
At-Large | 10/01/2022 | Mr. Kyle Tapaha | 1 |
At-Large | 10/01/2023 | Ms. Kim Benally | 2 |
At-Large | 10/01/2022 | Ms. Kim Gleason | Non-City Resident |
Sandia | - | - | - |
Isleta | At pleasure | Mr. Ron Looking Elk | Non-City Resident |
Santa Ana | - | - | - |
Laguna | At pleasure | Ms. Thelma Antonio | Non-City Resident |
Tohajiilee | At pleasure | Mr. Jimmy Secatero | Non-City Resident |
All Pueblo Council of Governors | - | - | - |
Member Bios
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Commission SecretaryThelma Antonio is from the Pueblo of Laguna who enjoys working with tribes in advocacy and environmental issues. Her educational background is in Environmental and Architecture & Community Planning with certification in historic preservation. Current employment involves hazard mitigation, drought planning, and construction monitoring with a women-owned, Native-owned environmental services company serving Pueblo tribes. Previous work in Laguna involved water/wastewater compliance and renewable energy studies. Other prior work was with HUD housing and in tribal engineering. She is involved with an ad hoc committee to bring awareness of the impacts of climate change, tribal resiliency, promoting renewable energy and TEK (traditional ecological knowledge). As a member of the NM Historic Society she is conducting an independent research project regarding the socio-economic impact of the early century unwritten “Flower of Friendship Agreement” that involved Laguna people working for the railroad and living in Laguna colonies in Gallup, NM; Winslow, Arizona; Barstow and Richmond, California. She is also involved with her community in traditional building and agriculture projects, an artist and a gardener experimenting with drought tolerant plants. |