Jodilynn Ortiz recently graduated with Masters degree in Diplomacy in International Commerce from Norwich University in Vermont. She is a graduate from the Institute of American Indian Art (IAIA) with a Bachelors degree in Museum Studies, Minor in Art History. Ortiz has worked as an Artist, Elected Delegate for NM State Elections Convention, Historian, and President of a Non- profit organization for the Arts in the community where she resides. She was the organizer of the historic time-line mural at the Flying Star in Bernalillo. A native New Mexican, her Hispanic roots reach back many generations.