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Carmen Lopez

Carmen Lopez (Navajo) is from the Forest Lake area of Black Mesa, Arizona and she also grew up in Farmington, New Mexico. Mrs. Lopez is of the Bitter Water clan born for the Anglo clan; her maternal grandfather’s clan is Many Goats and her paternal grandfather’s clan is Anglo.

Mrs. Lopez is in her fifth year as the Executive Director of the Harvard University Native American Program (HUNAP) located in Cambridge, Massachusetts. In her efforts to build a vibrant intellectual community committed to Native American Studies at Harvard, Mrs. Lopez oversees the operation of the University-wide Interfaculty Initiative which focuses on American Indian, Alaska Native, and Native Hawaiian recruitment and student support; interdisciplinary teaching and research projects on Native issues; and community outreach. Mrs. Lopez also serves as a member of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences Committee on Ethnic Studies, The Harvard Foundation for Intercultural and Race Relations, Admissions Reader for the Harvard Kennedy School's Master in Public Policy program, and a Reader and Site Visitor for the Harvard Project on American Indian Economic Development's Honoring Nations Program.

Prior to her appointment at HUNAP, Mrs. Lopez served on the faculty of Cushing Academy located in Ashburnham, MA and the Native American Preparatory School located in Rowe, NM where she taught United States History, American Studies, and American Politics and Government. She received her B.A. in History modified with Native American Studies from Dartmouth College and her Ed.M. from the Harvard Graduate School of Education.

Mrs. Lopez volunteers her time with the Indian Dispute Resolution Services Inc. (located in Sacramento, CA), Native American Alumni Association at Dartmouth College, and the College Horizons Advisory Board. Mrs. Lopez enjoys running and being outdoors; she is an avid Formula One racing fan; enjoys her husband's photography, reading science-fiction, and collecting Navajo folk art. She also enjoys spending time rediscovering the world with her new baby daughter.