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Robyn Rofkar is an enrolled member of the Eastern Shoshone Tribe currently serving as the Administrative Assistant at the Eastern Shoshone Tribal Cultural Center. Robyn oversees the operations of the center, focusing on beadwork displays, cultural education, and tribal history research. She was instrumental in the recently completed Shoshone Dictionary project, which digitized thousands of words from Shoshone elders and allowed for the development of a new Shoshone language app. Robyn has played a pivotal role in helping the tribe receive multiple grants for both the Cultural Center and new museum project. Her leadership in this initiative reflects her deep commitment to enhancing the Tribe’s cultural infrastructure. Robyn is a link between the past and future of the Shoshone people, with knowledge, dedication, and cultural pride. 

Liz Kinne has 24 years of experience in grant writing, award management, and general fundraising, helping to secure over $30 million for nonprofits, government agencies, and tribal organizations. She has worked with American Indian communities throughout her career, both as a grant maker and grant seeker. Liz founded Grant Pro Group in 2013 and has held a national Grant Professional Certification since 2008. Her expertise spans health, human services, literacy/education, youth development, economic development, arts and culture, and environmental restoration and conservation. 

Zedora Enos was the director of the Eastern Shoshone Cultural Center for 12 years. She is the great-granddaughter of Chief Washakie and a fluent Shoshone language speaker. She is a trustee of the Chief Washakie Foundation and founder of the Zedora Teton Enos Excellence Fund. Enos earned a degree in optical technology from the Southwestern Indian Polytechnic Institute and New Mexico State University. She later founded Unique Optique and Wind River Optical, where she made and sold eyeglasses, and helped tribal programs across several western states start their eyeglass dispensaries. She is a prolific beadwork artist, having made hundreds of moccasins for family and friends over the years. She is a well-respected elder in the community and a font of cultural knowledge. As a teenager, Enos lived at the Jane Ivinson Memorial Hall at the Cathedral School for Girls and attended University Prep in Laramie. She went on to graduate from high school at Flandreau Indian Boarding School in eastern South Dakota.

Alejandra Robinson was hired by the Eastern Shoshone Tribe in 2018 as the Public Relations Director and Archivist. Prior to these positions, she formed a strong relationship with the Shoshone community during her six years as a writer and editor for the local newspapers, where she primarily reported on the Eastern Shoshone and Northern Arapaho Tribes on the Wind River Reservation. Alejandra has been committed to improving the tribal archives and records department by improving policies and procedures, growing her network of mentors and collaborators, and advocating for the cultural preservation priorities of the Eastern Shoshone Tribe. Alejandra has been serving on the Wyoming State Historical Records Advisory Board since 2022. Alejandra has recently taken on a key role in leading the effort to build a new cultural hub for the tribe that will focus on cultural preservation, education, engagement, and improving tourism in Fort Washakie, Wyoming. She holds a Bachelor’s degree in Broadcast Journalism from Columbia College Chicago. 

Sierra Coando, a member of the Eastern Shoshone Tribe, was raised on the Wind River Reservation and received her education at Fort Washakie School, ultimately graduating from Wind River High School. At a young age, Sierra discovered a profound passion for history and her culture. These interests resurfaced especially during her employment at the Wind River Trading Company, which holds a compelling collection of tribal artifacts. Sierra held a vital role in educating tourists about the local tribes, their traditions, and history. This eventually led to her current position as the Eastern Shoshone Archives Assistant, where she manages donations, digital collections, and assists with research requests as well as preserving and repairing items in the collections held by the Eastern Shoshone Tribe.