Tomi Kay Phillips () is an American (Hunkpapa-Miniconjou) educator and academic administrator who is the president-designate of Sitting Bull College.
Life
Phillips is Hunkpapa and Minnecoujou Lakota. Her Lakota name is Cante Wakan Win. She was born to Maxine Claymore and Duane Phillips. Her maternal grandparents are Leona Many Wounds and Sam Claymore and her paternal grandparents are Emma Brush Horn and John Lends His Horses. Phillips earned a B.S. in elementary education from the University of Mary (UMary). She completed a M.S. in educational leadership from the University of North Dakota. She completed a doctorate in educational leadership and administration from UMary. Her 2020 dissertation was titled Native language and culture acquisition and native student success in school.
Phillips was a member of the United States Army. She worked as an educator for 28 years, including 18 years as an administrator. On August 1, 2023, she began mentoring under Sitting Bull College president Laurel Vermillion. She is set to succeed her on January 1, 2024.
Phillips has a partner and five children. As of 2023, she has resided in Standing Rock Indian Reservation for most of her life.
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Living people
Year of birth missing (living people) Place of birth missing (living people) Hunkpapa people Miniconjou people Standing Rock Sioux people University of Mary alumni University of North Dakota alumni Native American United States military personnel Female United States Army personnel Sitting Bull College faculty Heads of universities and colleges in the United States Women heads of universities and colleges 21st-century Native American women Native American educators