Tyesha “Ty” Ignacio is Diné, Start of the Red Streak Clan born for the Black Sheep People, she is originally from Black Mesa, Arizona. Ty started at NABS as a research contractor in June of 2021 and then joined the team in July of 2023 as the Operations and Finance Specialist. Tyesha comes to NABS with experience in nonprofit management from the Bears Ears Inter-Tribal Coalition where she specialized in working with Tribal communities to facilitate listening sessions, operations management, and tribal-federal relations. Tyesha received her Bachelor’s degree in Environmental Studies from Northern Arizona University and a Master’s of Public Administration degree from the University of Kansas. She has published and co-authored various written educational materials, case studies, websites, and decision-framing toolkits. She is also certified in Collecting, Analyzing, and Using Public Health Data in American Indian Communities from John Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.