Juanita Pahdopony is a renowned Comanche educator, poet, and artist. She holds an AA, BA, and MEd in art education. She has taught at Elgin Public Schools, Oklahoma City University, University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma, Cameron University, and Comanche Nation College.
She is a member of the Southern Plains Indian Museum Association, the Wordcraft Circle of Native Writers and Storytellers, the National Advisory Caucus, and the Jacobson Foundation. She has given numerous presentations related to art and has exhibited her own works at galleries throughout Oklahoma.