IAIA Foundation
Won’t you please consider a gift today? Here’s how your donation can make a difference:
- Scholarships are needed by more than 80% of our students to help them pursue their studies here at IAIA.
- The Student Emergency Fund provides crucial assistance when a sudden emergency can threaten a student’s ability to continue his or her education.
- Academic programs need support for visiting artists, new equipment, student internships, and other innovations to keep IAIA at the forefront of educational offerings.
- IAIA’s Museum of Contemporary Native Arts presents cutting-edge exhibitions and educational programs focused on the latest Indigenous art and trends.
- General operating support helps the IAIA President and Board of Trustees address the school’s highest priorities and take advantage of sudden opportunities to enhance the student experience.
Most of all, your donation will help our students succeed! To donate right now by credit card, Give Now or mail your check payable to IAIA Foundation, 83 Avan Nu Po Road, Santa Fe 87508-1300. Or you may contact IAIA Institutional Advancement Director Suzette A. Sherman at (505) 424-2309 or at suzette.sherman@iaia.edu.
The Institute of American Indian Arts Foundation is a tax-exempt 501(c)(3) organization, EIN #32-0377684. Download and view the IAIA Foundation FY2022 990.
IAIA Foundation Board of Directors
The members of the IAIA Foundation Board of Directors represent a broad array of skills and talents, including artists, educators, business people, executives, and philanthropists.

Suzette Sherman
IAIA Foundation Executive Director
Institutional Advancement Director
P (505) 424-2309
E suzette.sherman@iaia.edu

Stockton Colt
Chair
IAIA Foundation
P (505) 424-5730
Biography

Mark Bahti
Member
IAIA Foundation
P (505) 424-5730

Peter Ives
Member
IAIA Foundation
P (505) 424-5730
Biography

David Rettig
Member
IAIA Foundation
P (505) 424-5730
Biography

Gail Shawe Bernstein
Vice Chair
IAIA Foundation
P (505) 424-5730
Biography

Cheryl Demmert Fairbanks
Member
IAIA Foundation
P (505) 424-5730

Lorraine Gala Lewis
(Laguna Pueblo/Taos/Hopi)
Member
IAIA Foundation
P (505) 424-5730
Biography

Connie Tsosie Gaussoin
(Picuris Pueblo/Navajo)
Member
IAIA Foundation
P (505) 424-5730
Biography

Lea Ann Knight
Treasurer
IAIA Foundation
P (505) 424-5730
Biography

Jane Frank
Member
IAIA Foundation
P (505) 424-5730
Biography

Michael Pettit
Member
IAIA Foundation
P (505) 424-5730
Biography

Monte Yellow Bird, Sr.
(Arikara/Hidasta)
Member
IAIA Foundation
P (505) 424-5730
Biography
IAIA Foundation Honorary Members
Honorary Foundation members are part of a non-voting body.

Dorothy Bracey
Honorary Member
IAIA Foundation
P (505) 424-5730
Biography

George Rivera
(Pueblo of Pojoaque)
Honorary Member
IAIA Foundation
P (505) 424-5730

Raven Davis-Mayo
Honorary Member
IAIA Foundation
P (505) 424-5730
Biography

Sheryl Kelsey
Member
IAIA Foundation
P (505) 424-5730