About Us
Elise-Alexandria Green, M.Ed., M.L.S.
President's Designee
Elise-Alexandria (Elise) Green joined Sonoma State University as the new Director of Tribal Relations. Elise is an enrolled member of the Hualapai Tribe and is culturally affiliated with the Havasupai Tribe, both on ancestral lands in Arizona. Elise holds a Master’s in Legal Studies with an emphasis in Federal Indian Law from Arizona State University and a Master’s of Arts in Education from Claremont Graduate University. Elise received her Bachelor’s Degree in Native American Studies and Public Policy from the University of California Riverside. She has extensive experience working with Tribal governments, Native American Indian students, and university administration. She oversees and supports the NAGPRA Program by building relationships with Northern California Tribes, state, and federal agencies.
Email: elise.green@sonoma.edu
Phone: (707) 664-4440
Director of Tribal Relations
NAGPRA Staff
Stephanie Laurencell, M.A.
Repatriation Coordinator
Stephanie Laurencell joins Sonoma State as a NAGPRA/CalNAGPRA Repatriation Coordinator. Stephanie received Bachelor's Degrees in Marketing and Recreation, Sport, and Tourism from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Following work in the market research field, Stephanie returned to school to pursue a Post Bccalaureate Degree in Anthropology from Northern Arizona University and a Master's Degree in Anthropology with a focus on Museum Studies as California State University, Chico. Prior to joining the Sonoma State NAGPRA Team, Stephanie worked as a Repatriation Project Specialist as California State University, Fullerton. Stephanie will work on NAGPRA/CalNAGPRA repatriation, consultation, and compliance.
Email: laurencell@sonoma.edu
Phone: (707) 664-3758
NAGPRA Staff
Kirsten Twork M.A.
Repatriation Coordinator
Kirsten Twork joins Sonoma State University as a NAGPRA/CalNAGPRA Repatriation Coordinator. Kirsten received her Bachelor's Degree in Anthropology from Northern Michigan University. Originally from Michigan, Kirsten came to California to achieve her Master’s degree in Biological Anthropology at Chico State University. While at Chico State, her passion for repatriation was discovered as she worked as a student NAGPRA repatriation assistant during the three years achieving her degree. At the end of her time at Chico, she assisted in the repatriation of 549 ancestors and 94,704 cultural items. Kirsten is going to take on the responsibilities of consulting, repatriation, and compliance of both NAGPRA/CalNAGPRA.
Email: tworkk@sonoma.edu
Phone: (707) 664-2343
NAGPRA Staff
Marisol Martinez Gonzalez
NAGPRA Administrative Specialist
Marisol Martinez Gonzalez joins Sonoma State University as the NAGPRA Administrative Specialist. Marisol received her Bachelor's Degree in American Multicultural Studies from Sonoma State University. She is Mexican with roots in Texas and Mexico. She comes to this work with a personal and institutional understanding of the legacy of colonialism in the Americas and a commitment to social and environmental justice. During her undergraduate studies, Marisol conducted research and archival work at California State Parks, documenting Chinese history in the town of Sonoma in the late 1800s. In the Spring of 2026, she interned at the Office of Tribal Relations where she assisted with repatriation efforts, campus programming, and presented on the CSU Systemwide NAGPRA policy at the SSU Student Research and Creativity Symposium. She is excited to join the team in a more meaningful way to support the Office of Tribal Relations and in its repatriation goals. Marisol is going to take on the responsibilities of collections data entry, assisting with campus programming, and helping to build tribal partnerships on campus and in the community.
Email: martimaris@sonoma.edu
Phone: (707) 664-4441
Repatriation Grant
Graduate Student Assistant
Kayley Walker
Repatriation Graduate Student Assistant
Kayley Walker descends from the Guamare and Guachichil tribes in Northern Mexico from her mother's side, and from her father's side she is an enrolled member of the Picayune Rancheria of the Chukchansi Indians. Kayley is a Chukchansi cultural bearer, practitioner, basket weaver, singer, cultural fire keeper, and language learner. It was grounded in these traditions that she came to Sonoma State University's Cultural Heritage and Resource Management M.S. program to gain further education. Kayley received her Bachelor's of Arts degree in both Communication Studies and Native American Studies from University of California Davis.
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