Ronita Dazen is from the White Mountain Apache Tribe. She was born and raised on the Fort Apache Reservation. Currently, Ronita is a junior at the University of Arizona, double majoring in Public Management and Policy: Public Administration and American Indian Studies. She transferred from Haskell Indian Nations University where she received an Associates of Arts degree in Liberal Arts.

In her free time, she enjoys helping or being at community events back home, hiking, fishing, and running outdoors.