Alice began working for the Arts & Sciences Dean's Office in 2010 and became the full-time Assistant to the Dean in September, 2011. She received her B.A. in Cultural Anthropology in 2010 from the University of New Mexico, with minors in Political Science and Native American Studies. She is a master's student in the School of Public Administration focusing on Public Management. In her spare time, she creates beaded jewelry in the style of her Lakota heritage.