Rosalinda Linares-Gray (they/them) has been appointed Director of Reconciliation at Fort Lewis College. In this new role, Linares-Gray will lead the Reconciliation Center at ÅÝܽ¶ÌÊÓÆµ and guide institution-wide initiatives rooted in ÅÝܽ¶ÌÊÓÆµ’s Reconciliation Framework, including Tribal Nation Building, Indigenous Knowledge Systems, and Bridging & Civic Engagement.Rosalinda Linares-Gray

Linares-Gray has contributed to reconciliation work at ÅÝܽ¶ÌÊÓÆµ for the past seven years, including as a member on the ÅÝܽ¶ÌÊÓÆµ History Committee, mentoring student fellows through the All Our Kin Collective’s language revitalization grant, and developing faculty resources for the History Colorado report on the Fort Lewis Indian Boarding School.

Most recently, Linares-Gray led Project RUN, a $1.2 million workforce development initiative in partnership with the La Plata Economic Development Alliance and ÅÝܽ¶ÌÊÓÆµ. They previously served as an academic librarian for more than a decade, including five years directing Reed Library’s collections, research, and instructional services.