Tiffany Jiron
Policy and Advocacy Director, Coalition to Stop Violence Against Native Women
- Status:
- Active
- Term Start:
- 2023
- Term End:
- 2025
Bio:
Tiffany Jiron comes from Sheh-Wheef-Tui also known as the Pueblo of Isleta, where she has lived her entire life. She is a proud Pueblo woman and mother. She focuses her time educating herself on the current trends to actively address violence against Native women and children.
Tiffany is the Policy & Advocacy Director for the Coalition to Stop Violence Against Native Women (CSVANW). Her advocacy journey began as the Supervised Visitation Assistant in 2014 at Isleta Social Services where she later advanced in her career as the Supervised Visitation Coordinator. Ms. Jiron was also a member of the Board of Directors for CSVANW in 2019. Tiffany currently sits on the National Center on Domestic Violence, Trauma, and Mental Health Advisory Board. Tiffany Jiron holds a degree in Human Services and is a current social work student at the Facundo Valdez School of Social Work at New Mexico Highlands University. Tiffany served as a NMHU Legislative Leadership Fellow during the 2023 Legislative session and successfully advocated to expand and enhance mental health services for students and faculty with the capital outlay request that brought in over $1.2 million dollars.
Tiffany will complete her Social Work program with New Mexico Highlands University and continue to pursue a master’s degree in Social Work and a Master’s in Public Administration to resume her career in Policy Advocacy at a macro level that will serve women and children of color. Her dream is to lead and support tribal nations/Pueblos of New Mexico in strengthening their response to violence with policies that are truly survivor led.