Dr. Joely Proudfit is a Luiseño/Payomkowishum scholar, producer, consultant. Proudfit owns Native Media Strategies, which collaborates and produces with entertainment industries and professionals and is actively engaged in elevating the authentic and contemporary voice of Native Americans. She has consulted, collaborated, advised and produced various projects in both film and TV including BBC, ABC/DISNEY, NETFLIX and the 2017 Scott Cooper film HOSTILES, NETFLIX series CHELSEA HANDLER, CHELSEA DOES, ABC’s STUMPTOWN and NETFLIX’s SPIRIT RANGERS. Dr. Proudfit serves as the Director of the California Indian Culture and Sovereignty Center and Department Chair of American Indian Studies at Cal State San Marcos.