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Joannie Suina

  • ECECD Assistant Secretary for Native American Early Education and Care Joannie Suina, Ed.D
    Local News
    New Assistant Secretary for Native American Early Childhood Education and Care
    Taylor Velazquez
    The Early Childhood Education and Care Department has a new assistant secretary focusing on the state’s Native communities. The office is designed to strengthen state-tribal early childhood partnerships and officials say it will be rooted in respect, sovereignty and collaboration, stemming from the 2019 law that created the department. KUNM spoke with Joannie Suina about what led her into this work and her future goals for the office.