Carrie Billy
President & CEO @American Indian Higher Education Consortium Aihec
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President & CEO @American Indian Higher Education Consortium Aihec
Alexandria, VA
Carrie Billy is President & CEO of the American Indian Higher Education Consortium (AIHEC), which is the nation\'s 37 Tribal Colleges and Universities (TCUs). Billy has a track record of success in government and the nonprofit sectors, where her accomplishments include designing and implementing strategic initiatives, developing innovative policies and programs, and forging partnerships and coalitions. An enrolled member of the Navajo Nation, she has dedicated more than 25 years to ensuring that American Indian students are given the resources they need to stay successfully on an academic track. As AIHEC’s top executive, Billy deeply understands and supports the organization’s mission to ensure excellence in TRIBAL higher education. Under her leadership, AIHEC secured $50 million in additional operating support to “forward funding” for TCUs and $300 million in mandatory funding for TCU institutional development; established AIHEC AIMS, a comprehensive data collection system to which TCUs report annually—ensuring their accountability to tribal communities and funders; developed the Indigenous Evaluation Framework, which incorporates Indigenous epistemology and tribal values in a framework that integrates place, community, individual gifts and sovereignty with Western evaluation practice; and launched initiatives to engage Native students in advocacy and leadership. Billy works closely with the TCUs to achieve AIHEC\'s strategic vision and priorities: Institutional advancement to sustain the Tribal College Movement; performance accountability to provide standards, processes, and TA necessary for TCUs to be accountable premier higher education centers; strengthen communities and improve the capacity of TCUs to serve students, families, and tribal nations; and student engagement to increase Native student completion and success through high quality, culturally relevant, and holistic and integrated education, research and support programs.
EDUCATION
University of Arizona
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Journalism
Salish Kootenai College
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Native American Human Services
Georgetown University Law Center
Doctor of Law (J.D.)
ABOUT CARRIE BILLY
I am a member of the Navajo Nation and President & CEO of the American Indian Higher Education Consortium (AIHEC). Through AIHEC, the 35 accredited Tribal Colleges and Universities (TCUs) in the U.S. work toward Strong Sovereign Nations Through Excellence in TRIBAL Higher Education. Throughout my career, my commitment has been to service - protecting and promoting the cultures, rights and well-being of Indigenous peoples and improving their quality of life and educational status. I have worked in private law practice, the U.S. Senate, the federal Executive Branch, and the national non-profit sector. I focus on equity-centered strategic initiatives and innovative policies and programs founded on Tribal culture and values. I have undergraduate degrees from the University of Arizona and Salish Kootenai College and a Juris Doctorate from Georgetown University Law Center. I was appointed by former President William J. Clinton as the inaugural Executive Director of the White House Initiative on Tribal Colleges.
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