NAGPRA Project Staff

NAGPRA implementation is an administrative function of the university. The NAGPRA Project reports to the Vice Chancellor, Resource Management and Planning (see organizational chart).

Executive Vice Chancellor Elizabeth H. Simmons serves as the Chancellor’s designee for campus oversight of the NAGPRA Program in compliance with the UC Policy on Native American Cultural Affiliation and Repatriation.

Executive Vice Chancellor Simmons, (858) 534-3130

Eva Trujillo, NAGPRA Repatriation Coordinator

Eva Trujillo serves as the Repatriation Coordinator in compliance with the UC Policy on Native American Cultural Affiliation and Repatriation and is an enrolled member of the Mesa Grande Band of Diegueño Mission Indians. Eva is responsible for all ongoing NAGPRA compliance and repatriation efforts, with a firm commitment to meaningful consultations with Native American Tribes and Native Hawaiian organizations. Eva has a combined eight years of institutional and Tribal NAGPRA experience, which is her foundation for equitable and collaborative repatriations.