Dr. Crystal Lepscier

Crystal Lepscier (Wāqsepāēhketūkiw) is an enrolled member of the Little Shell Band of Chippewa of Montana. Her mother is enrolled Stockbridge-Munsee and father (kaeh nap) is enrolled Menominee, making her a direct descendant of both Wisconsin tribal communities.

Crystal earned both her Master of Science (M.S.) degree in Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis (2011) and her Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA) in Studio Art (2005) from University of Wisconsin-Madison. She also earned her Education Doctorate (Ed.D.) in First Nations (2022) from University of Wisconsin-Green Bay. Her dissertation title is: Listening for the Canaries: Addressing Racial Battle Fatigue in First Nations Students in Higher Education.

Having a passion tied to education and Native students, Crystal currently serves on the governance board of the Kaehkēnawapahtāēq Charter School for Menominee Language Immersion, as a parent representative for Shawano School District Title VI Indian Education Parent Advisory Committee, as an East Region representative for Wisconsin Indian Education Association (WIEA), as a member of the Menominee Community Engagement Workgroup for Higher Education, as well as a subcommittee chair for the Cooweeja Indigenous Alumni Group through the Wisconsin Alumni Association.

Crystal, her husband Justin, and their two children reside in Shawano WI. In her spare time, she enjoys reading, beading, and spending time with family.