Joshua Arce

Joshua Arce's work experience includes holding the position of President/CEO at PWNA, a national nonprofit organization supporting Native Americans in remote and impoverished communities, since January 2020. Prior to that, they served as the Chief Information Officer at Haskell Indian Nations University from March 2008 to December 2019, where they provided leadership and organizational skills for the university's IT infrastructure. Joshua also served as a Member of the Board of Directors at Prairie Band Potawatomi Entertainment Corporation from August 2014 to October 2016, and as a Youth Program Specialist at Lawrence Douglas County Housing Authority in 2006, where they developed and supervised afterschool programs for low-income housing families. Joshua has also gained legal experience, working as a Law Clerk at Smith/Coonrod LLC from 2005 to 2006, the Tribal Law and Governance Center from 2004 to 2005, and the Prairie Band Potawatomi Tribal Court in 2004. At these positions, they conducted legal research, provided feedback on legal issues, and assisted with the development of legal resources.

Joshua Arce's education history includes obtaining an Associate's degree in Social Work from Haskell Indian Nations University from 1995 to 1998. Joshua then pursued their Bachelor's degree in Social Work at The University of Kansas from 1998 to 2000. Following this, Joshua attended the University of Kansas School of Law from 2002 to 2005, where they earned a Doctor of Law (J.D.) degree with a specialization in Tribal Lawyer Certificate.