The SIPI Board of Regents serves as the official representative group for the college and has significant roles in both advisory and policy making for the college. Working closely with the SIPI President, the Board strives to develop a working relationship to enable shared governance with administration, faculty, staff, and students. This eleven-member board are representatives appointed by their respective tribal entities and includes the Student Government Association President, as well as SIPI's President Emeritus. In 1974, the BOR incorporated in the State of New Mexico and the following year received IRS determination as a Non-Profit Organization under Section 501(c)(3).
The Board of Regents has an office in the SIPI Administration Building (Building 106). This office houses various grant programs that support the mission of SIPI.
Adam J. Begaye
Chair
Navajo Nation (New Mexico)
Tanya Lewis
Vice Chair
Inter-Tribal Council of Arizona (North)
Esther Peterson
Secretary/Treasurer
Navajo Nation (Arizona)
Dr. John Bush
Board Member
Inter-Tribal Council of Arizona (South)
Darrel Flyingman
Board Member
Oklahoma Tribes
Owen Little
Board Member
Mescalero Apache Tribe
Samantha Sanchez
Board Member
President, SIPI Student Government Assoc.
Francis Tafoya
Board Member
Eight Northern Pueblos
Vacant
Southern Pueblos Council
Vacant
SIPI President Emeritus
*Board members are tribally appointed and represent the primary tribes served by SIPI.
