Joannie Suina is an EcoFeminist Indigenous scholar from the Pueblo of Cochiti, NM whose works seeks to illuminate the importance of Matriarchal roles as the center of healthy and regenerative economies. Suina is the beautiful blending of her Puebloan, French, and Irish Roots. She stands beside her community as a daughter, mother, auntie, and culture revitalizer. Suina holds a B.A. in Native American Studies, a Master of Jurisprudence in Indian Law, and is a Doctoral Candidate at the University of Washington, Tacoma (EdD Muckleshoot Cohort). She is focusing her research on Healing-Informed Leadership Practices through centering Indigenous Women and their voices.

Since 2018, she has served on the Board of Directors for the National Native American Boarding School Healing Coalition.