CLE Staff
Hayes A. Lewis (Zuni Pueblo)
Director, Center for Lifelong Education
Adjunct Professor, Indigenous Liberal Studies
Hayes Lewis directs the Center for Lifelong Education (CLE), which is funded by the W. K. Kellogg Foundation and expands IAIA’s outreach and educational services to tribal governments and Native communities.
He is a Vietnam veteran who graduated from Fort Lewis College with a BA in Liberal Arts/SW Studies and Fine Arts. He also earned a Masters Degree in Administration, Planning and Social Policy from Harvard University and a Certificate of Advanced Specialty in Educational Administration and Leadership from the University of New Mexico.
Hayes has a strong educational/community development background, which includes co-founding a tribally-controlled secondary (7-12) school and leading tribal planning that created of the community-governed Zuni Public School District (K-12). For 11 years, he served as the Superintendent of the Zuni Public School District, and he maintains licensure as a secondary Teacher, Principal, Instructional Leader, and Superintendent. He has served as Tribal Administrator, Special Assistant to the Tribal Council, and Director of Planning & Development with the Pueblo of Zuni. He is active in his community and participates in cultural and religious activities.
Stephen Fadden (Mohawk)
Distance Education and Outreach Coordinator
Adjunct Professor, Indigenous Liberal Studies Department
Stephen Fadden is a Native American educator, musician, storyteller, and actor. He is a multi-cultural education consultant and a featured performing artist in storytelling at the National Gallery of Art, the Smithsonian Institution, and the National Cathedral in Washington, DC .
He earned an A.F.A. degree in Museum Studies from the Institute of American Indian Arts (IAIA), and both a B.A. and an M. A. in Communication from Cornell University.
Before coming to IAIA, Stephen lectured in the Communication Department and American Indian Program at Cornell University. While at Cornell he won the Paramount Professor Award by the Greek Pan-Hellenic Society. He also worked throughout New York state as a multicultural education consultant for public schools and other public education institutions, examining ways stories can help students find meaning in their educational experiences. He currently teaches courses in Native American Art History, Native American Culture History, Speech Communication, and Anthropology at Santa Fe Community College, and Speech Communication at the College of Santa Fe.
Jaime K. Gaskin (Saami)
Program Development Officer
Adjunct Professor, Indigenous Liberal Studies Department
Jaime Gaskin (Saami) is a fourth generation New Mexican and a native of Santa Fe. Her work at CLE includes technical assistance in Native youth issues, program development, grant writing, education planning and support, language revitalization, and Native Philanthropy. Jaime also lectures in areas of law and policy and Indian education and teaches the Vocal Ensemble class as well as private voice instruction at IAIA.
She holds a Bachelor of Arts in Anthropology and American Indian Studies and a Masters in Language, Reading and Culture, both from the University of Arizona, and she is a Ph.D. candidate in Culture and Education/American Indian Studies, also at the University of Arizona.
Prior to coming to CLE, Jaime was the Educational Outreach Coordinator at the Native Peoples Technical Assistance Office at the University of Arizona from 2003 to 2008, where she worked extensively in the areas of Indian Education, policy research, cultural tourism, and language revitalization. She was instrumental in the development of the ArizonaNativeNet Indigenous Law and Policy online.
Nona Naranjo (Santa Clara)
Office Coordinator
Nona Naranjo is from Santa Clara Pueblo, NM, where she has lived for most of her life. She has an extensive background in a support staff capacity in higher education and as a police dispatcher.
Nona has received two associate degrees in Secretarial Administration and Information Processing from Northern New Mexico College, Espanola, NM. She is currently going to school full-time at the University of Phoenix, Santa Fe, NM, and she will obtain her bachelor’s degree in Business Administration in May 2011.
She has also worked at the Santa Fe Community College as the Division Secretary for Arts and Sciences. Her
previous experience yields a solid foundation for working with the public in a higher education setting, as well as providing experience in customer service, team-building and teamwork.
Luke Reed
USDA Land Grants Manager
Luke Reed has a broad agricultural background. Growing up in Oklahoma, he was exposed to farming and ranching at an early age, and became very active in the local Future Farmers of America chapter. Luke has a special interest in the history of agriculture, particularly Indigenous agriculture. Professor Reed earned a B.S. in Agriculture Education from Oklahoma State University.
For the past seven years, he has served as the Agriscience Program Coordinator and Instructor for Santa Fe Indian School. This experience provides Luke with a unique perspective on the agriculture issues in Pueblo communities, as well as other Indigenous cultures. He also has served on various state and national agriculture-related boards.
Ramus Suina (Cochiti Pueblo)
Tribal Outreach Specialist
Former Governor-Cochiti Pueblo
Ramus Suina is a member of the Pueblo of Cochiti tribe, where he was Governor, and he served for six years on the Board of Directors for the Indian Pueblo Cultural Center (IPCC). Before becoming the Tribal Relations Specialist for the Center for Lifelong Education (CLE), he held the position of IAIA’s Enrollment Management/Admissions Director for 16 years and managed the Financial Aid, Student Recruitment and the Registrar’s Office.
Mr. Suina is an alumnus of IAIA with a BA degree in Psychology and Counseling.
Ramus is a life-time educator, tribal advocate, and lobbyist, as well as a member of many national Native American organizations. For the state of New Mexico, he served as the Executive Director for the Office of Indian Affairs (OIA). He was the Museum Director for the Indian Pueblo Cultural Center, located in Albuquerque, has been a member of the State, Regional and National Museum Associations and served on the Al Indian Pueblo Council’s (AIPC) Acquisition Committee.