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Joe Hobot

President and CEO

American Indian OIC

Aspen Institute Ascend Fellow Alumni 2018 Cohort 4

Minneapolis, Minnesota

Dr. Joseph Hobot is a descendant of the Hunkpapa Band of the Lakota Nation from the Standing Rock Indian Reservation – where his Grandfather and Mother are both enrolled members. He previously held the positions of Lead Teacher and Director of Education at AIOIC. In those roles, he was responsible for the effective oversight and progress of the agency’s alternative high school, its Adult Basic Education/GED program, and its accredited career college. Additionally, Hobot serves as an adjunct faculty member of the Falmouth Institute and as a consultant with the National Urban Indian Family Coalition. Hobot was recently appointed by Governor Mark Dayton to serve on the Minnesota Jobs Skills Partnership’s Board of Directors. He holds a Bachelor’s Degree from the University of Minnesota, a Master’s Degree from the University of St. Thomas, and a Doctorate of Education from Hamline University.

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