Naomi Miguel

Affiliation

U.S. Department of Education

Biography

Naomi Miguel, Ba’ag Nei’dam O’ks (Eagle Singing Woman), is a citizen of the Tohono O’odham Nation. Ms. Miguel is the Executive Director for the White House Initiative on Advancing Education Equity, Excellence, and Economic Opportunity for Native Americans and Strengthening Tribal Colleges and Universities. Ms. Miguel formerly served as the Staff Director for the Subcommittee for Indigenous Peoples of the United States on the House of Representatives Natural Resources Committee. She served as a founding board member for the Congressional Native Staff Association and is a former Native American Congressional Intern for the Udall Foundation. Previously, Ms. Miguel worked for six years in the nonprofit sector at the Tribal Law and Policy Institute. She served four years as a Board Member and Board Secretary for Pukúu, a non-profit organization in Los Angeles. Ms. Miguel received her Bachelor of the Arts in Political Science with minors in pre-law and art from Mount St. Mary’s University, an all-women’s college in Los Angeles, CA. She received her Master’s in Public Administration and Policy from American University in Washington, D.C.