Anathea Chino (Acoma Pueblo) is a Co-Founder and the Executive Director of Advance Native Political Leadership. Anathea is a queer Indigenous woman creating pathways for women of color, LGBTQ+ and Two Spirit people, and Indigenous people in the U.S. political landscape.
Anathea has more than 20 years of experience as a political strategist, fundraiser, and operative at the tribal, state, and national levels. Anathea co-founded and is the Executive Director of Advance Native Political Leadership, the first and only national Native organization aimed at addressing the underrepresentation of Native Americans in local and state elected leadership.