Board Of Directors

Teresa Juarez is a dedicated social activist and the President of our Board of Directors. She leads the Teh-Luh-Lah Learning and Healing Center and is the primary organizer for the New Mexico Alliance. Her work focuses on fostering social change and community well-being in New Mexico. 

Dr. Yi-Chun Tricia Lin is a distinguished academic and advocate for justice. She is the Director and Professor of the Women’s Studies Program at Southern Connecticut State University, where her work champions gender, racial, and socio-economic justice both in and outside the classroom. Dr. Lin previously served as the President of the National Women’s Studies Association and is the editor of a special issue on transnational Indigenous feminism with Lectora (University of Barcelona), published in 2016. 

Dr. Dana Powell is an anthropologist and Quaker-based activist specializing in energy and environmental politics. She earned her PhD from the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill and spent 12 years as a faculty member at Appalachian State University, where she designed the Social Practice and Sustainability program. Her research, which began with the Navajo Nation in 1999, has expanded to include projects in North Carolina and Taiwan. Her book, Landscapes of Power: Politics of Energy in the Navajo Nation, was published in 2018. She moved to Taiwan in 2021 and now directs the CoLab for Environmental Health Equity and Renewal at Taipei Medical University.

Tina Reynolds is the Secretary of our Board and a powerful voice for incarcerated women. She is the Co-Founder and Chair of Women on the Rise Telling HerStory (WORTH) and an adjunct professor at York College-CUNY. Tina is also a board member of JusticeWorks Community and the Coalition for Parole Restoration. Her 15 years of work have been dedicated to partnering with formerly and imprisoned women to challenge and find solutions for policies impacting women and families. She has published on prison abolition and the impact of incarceration on women and children, and is an editor of the anthology Interrupted Life. 

Donté Smith is a health educator and cultural curator recognized for their innovative approach to public health. An alumnus of Georgetown University, they co-created the Black & Brown Punk Show, which inspired spin-off festivals that combined cultural events with STI testing. Diagnosed with HIV, Donté led a Chicago AmeriCorps team that received an award for a sustainable garden project for people living with HIV. They were also a 2020 Human Rights Campaign ELEVATE fellow, connecting transgender people of color in public health. Their jailhouse sentencing speech from their time as a political prisoner was published in the 2017 book, Solidarity Witness.

Daniel Schreck brings nearly three decades of experience in the foundation world to our board. His extensive background includes work with the Abelard Foundation, where he also served as president, the National Network of Grantmakers, and The Funding Exchange. He continues his philanthropic efforts through The Aztlan Fund, a donor-advised fund at PDF, which supports indigenous communities and continues the legacy of the Paul Robeson Fund for Film and Media. Daniel is also the producer of the film “The St. Patrick’s Battalion.” 

Earl Tulley serves as our Treasurer and is a lifelong activist dedicated to the Navajo Nation. He is the co-founder and Vice President of Diné Citizens Against Ruining Our Environment (Diné CARE), an organization committed to protecting the environment and advocating for the rights of the Navajo people.