Regent Mabelle Hueston

Mabelle Hueston, of Balboa Island, has been President and Executive Director at Nihizaad Nizhoni since 2024. She was Assistant Director of the Native American Program at Dartmouth College from 2022 to 2023. Hueston was an Adjunct Faculty member and Lecturer in American Indian Studies at California State University, Long Beach from 1993 to 2019, where she was a Student Life and Development Coordinator from 1993 to 1999.

She was a Navajo Language Instructor at Torres Martinez Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) from 2009 to 2012. Hueston was a Navajo Language Instructor at Southern California Indian Center from 1993 to 2006. She is a Board Member of the Keres Children’s Learning Center and Member of Dartmouth College President’s Leadership Council, Dartmouth College Fund Committee and Dartmouth Class of 1986 Compassio Committee.

Hueston earned a Master of Education in Administration Planning and Social Policy from Harvard University and a Bachelor of Arts in History from Dartmouth College. This position requires Senate confirmation and there is no compensation. Hueston is a Democrat. 

She was appointed as a Regent in March 2026 by Governor Newsom to a term expiring March 1, 2028.