Denise Juneau

Denise has a strong background in public service, advocacy, and education. Most recently, she has been consulting for government, public agencies, nonprofit organizations and companies on leadership development, systems change, education issues, social justice issues, government relations and fundraising. Prior to this, she spent more than a decade in public service. She was the first American Indian woman elected to a statewide executive position when she served as Montana’s State Superintendent, and was the first Native superintendent for Seattle Public Schools, where she provided leadership to 104 public schools and more than 5,800 educators. Denise holds a JD from the University of Montana School of Law in Missoula, Montana, a master’s in education from Harvard University Graduate School of Education in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and a bachelor of arts in English and language arts education from Montana State University. She is a member of the Mandan-Hidatsa Nations, and descendant of the Blackfeet Nation, Tlingit and Haida Indian Nations of Alaska, and the Oneida Nation.