Kay Kakendasot Mattena

Duties:

• Develop course materials, objectives, and guide student learning.
• Facilitate campus resource utilization.
• Collaborate for teaching improvement.

Accomplishments:

• Designed adaptive Indigenous-pedagogical course, increasing enrollment from 46.6% (Fall 2022) to 86.6% (Spring/Fall 2023).
• Promoted community-based teaching methods.
• Cultivated ethical, reflexive, and community-based research skills.

Duties:

• Evaluate ethnographic materials for potential repatriation.
• Conduct conservation risk assessments.
• Analyze NAGPRA-sensitive basketry and verify cultural affiliations.
• Collaborate with Julie Woods, Director of Repatriation/NAGPRA Coordinator.

Accomplishments:

• Conducted detailed analysis and confirmed cultural affiliations with community-based resources.
• Produced a comprehensive final report with collaborative future recommendations.

Duties:

• Plan culturally relevant and respectful events.
• Develop detailed itemized budgets.
• Manage compensation, reimbursements, and logistics for consultants and performers.
• Delegate tasks to staff based on their skills and preferences.
• Provide on-site guidance and quick problem-solving for unpredicted changes.
• Design event materials, including posters, flyers, and interior decor.

Duties:

• Maintain professional phone etiquette, ensuring positive interactions with customers.
• Efficiently manage the sales desk and cash register.
• Engage with customers, addressing inquiries and providing clear explanations.
• Conducted archery instruction safely and enjoyably.

• Nathalie F.S. Woodbury Distinguished Service Award Recipient, 2020
• Awarded Dawnland Fund Grant ($10,000) written with Dr. Sonya Atalay, Tiffany Menard, Cheney Alvarez, Cedar Robideaux, Gedakina
• 3.9 GPA

• 3.46 GPA