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JOHN P. SANCHEZ


John Sanchez is an associate professor at The Penn State University.Professor Sanchez teaches news media ethics and American Indians and the media and is only one of two American Indians on faculty in The Penn State University System.John Sanchez is one of the few American Indian scholars researching American Indians and the Media and the impact of News Media on American Indian Identity in the 21st Century.

Professor Sanchez has been named one of the leading scholars in the field of intercultural studies by The Communication Institute for Online Scholarship and has earned the Excellence in Teaching award at Penn State. John has also served as the academic director of the American Indian Leadership Program at the American University in Washington DC and taught American Indian leadership and politics in the WINS program for American Indians. Under his leadership, President Clinton’s panel on race initiatives recognized this program as one of the five top programs of this kind in the country.

MEMBERSHIP AND DIRECTORY LISTINGS
Native American Indigenous Studies Association. 2009, 2010 Penn State University: University Faculty Senate; Educational Equity and Campus Environment Committee-2007, Vice Chair 2008, 2009, University Curriculum Committee-2004-2007 Penn State University: Commission for Race and Diversity. 2008 Association for Educators of Journalism and Mass Communications. 2000-Present Professional Freedom and Responsibility Chair, MAC Div. 2003,04 Associate Chair/Faculty Research Paper Competition, MAC Div. 2000,2001. Minorities and Communication Div. Membership Task Force 1999,2000 Commission on Minorities, 2002,03,04 Broadcast Education Association Washington  D.C. Chair-Multicultural Division, 2004, 2005, 2006 BEA Diversity Task Force 1004, 2005, 2006 Vice-Chair, Multicultural Division, 2002, 2003 Newsletter editor Multicultural Div, 1999/2002 Chair, Paper Competition Multicultural Div. 1998/99 Native American Journalists Association, Minneapolis, MN Peer Review Judge, Broadcast radio and television 2001 American Native Press Archives, Little Rock 2002-current President, Board of Directors, 2002, 2003, 2004 Member, Board of Directors, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009 National Indian Education Association, Washington D.C.

CONSULTING ACTIVITIES
Consultant, to the State College Area School District on American Indian Education. 2002, 03, 04, 05,06 Consultant, The Widmeyer-Baker Group, Inc. Native American Concerns, working with The National Science Foundation and NASA on the MIE project-designed to identify and raise the number of underrepresented college and graduate students ( specifically American Indian students ) in Science, Engineering, and Mathematics. Design internal and external communication plans for American Indian Tribal Colleges with the goal being one that can be replicated as a national model. Indian Country, Washington, D.C. 1996-98 Consultant, The National Science Foundation, Research on Education, Policy, and Practice. Proposal and Project case panel reviewer, Science, Mathematics and Technology arena. Washington, D.C. 1997 Consultant, The National Science Foundation, National Indian Telecommunications Institute. Field project investigator. Santa Fe, New Mexico. 1997 Consultant, The McKenzie Group. Native American Issues, Conflict Resolution. Indian Country and in Washington, D.C. 1996. Consultant, Faculty Facilitator, Washington, D.C. City Government and American University Partnership in Diversity. Washington, D.C. 1996. Consultant, American Indian Candidate for US Congress, Montana, Washington, D.C. 1996. Consultant/Textbook Reviewer (journalism, communication), Houghton Mifflin Co. New York, NY. 1996. Board of Advisors, Faculty Facilitator, Washington Internships for Native Studies, Washington, D.C. 1996. Consultant, The United States Dept. of Education, Office of Indian Education, Washington, D.C. 1995. Board of Trustees, The Ohio Center for Native American Affairs, Columbus, Ohio. 1992-2000

ADDITIONAL ACTIVITIES
The Coalition of Alaska Natives and Alaskan Tribes, Washington. D.C. National Judge, Hometown Video Competition, Public Affairs Programming, Ohio Judge, International Communication Association, Public Speaking Competition, Ohio Minority Grant Proposal Workshops, Ohio Arts Council, Cleveland, Ohio Chairman, Board of Directors, Native American Indian Center, Columbus, Ohio Legislative Advisor, Ohio Traditional Indian Rights Council, Dayton, Ohio Charter member, Ohio State American Indian Council, Ohio State University, Ohio President, Founder, The Ohio Center for Native American Affairs, Columbus, Ohio Member, State of Ohio, Department of Education Bias Review Panel for Proficiency Examinations. Columbus The Ohio Council of Churches, Native American Task Force, Columbus, Ohio Consultant, The United States Department of Education, Office of Indian Affairs, Washington D.C. Mentor, Office of Multicultural Affairs, The American University, Washington D.C. Board of Advisors, Washington Internships for Native Students, The American University, Washington D.C. Member, World Congress on the Family International Advisory Board Member, The Columbus Commission on Ethics and Values Member, Columbus Public Schools Multicultural Education Committee Charter, Boardmember, The Ohio State University Native American Advisory Board Boardmember, The Ohio State University Advisory Council on Minority Recruitment Boardmember, The Ohio Arts Council, cultural arts project review committee Project Reviewer, The Columbus Foundation, philanthropy, Columbus, Ohio National Humanities Scholar, The Ohio Department of The Humanities