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Kayla Johnson

Kayla Johnson

Undergrad

Tribal Liaison

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Lupe Sotelo Valenzula

Lupe Sotelo Valenzula

Graduate Student

Wassaja “Oidag”, Project Manager

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Jordan Upshaw

Jordan Upshaw, MPH

Student Engagement Coordinator

jupshaw@arizona.edu

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Annette M. Garcia, BSBA

Administrative Associate of Operations

Senior Program Manager

amgarcia@arizona.edu

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Christina Bell Andrews, JD, MPH, MBA, MA

Christina Bell Andrews, JD, MPH, MBA, MA

Executive Director, Wassaja Center

Assistant Research Professor, Family and Community Medicine

christinaandrews@arizona.edu

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