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Eva Trujillo is in her first term on the Museum’s board, joining in August 2021. She is a Siny ‘Iipay (northern woman) from the Mesa Grande Band of Mission Indians reservation. Eva’s devotion to the sustainability of Indigenous traditional knowledge, language and culture has always been a driving force. She obtained a Bachelor’s Degree in Anthropology, with a concentration in Archaeology and a minor in Biology and Kumeyaay Studies from the University of California, San Diego. Beginning in July, she will become the NAGPRA (Native American Graves Protection Repatriation Act) Coordinator at UCSD. She has been employed at UCSD Medical Center for over 20 years as a Hospital Unit Coordinator. Eva was also employed at the Museum of Us as a Cultural Resources Manager, NAGPRA, where she partnered with various Kumeyaay Nation consortia and other Indigenous communities across the United States. Eva currently sits on the Board of Trustees for Kumeyaay Community College, and the Mesa Grande Education Committee. Eva also sits on the Board of Directors the Mesa Grande Business.