Alana Joy Okonkwo graduated from Stanford University in 2026 with a Bachelor's degree in Archaeology and Black Studies. She is a 2024-26 Voyager through the Obama-Chesky Scholarship for Public Service and received a Cardinal Quarter Fellowship in 2024 to conduct provenance research at the Fowler Museum. Alana is the author and illustrator of the graphic novel Witnessing Memory which explores the unrecorded provenance of a Luba lukasa and Songye mitawanda. Alana is passionate about cultural heritage restitution and aims to support the return of cultural belongings to their original homelands, helping communities around the world preserve their histories and traditions.