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board & staff
People & Culture
One of the largest employers of urban Native people in the Pacific Northwest, NAYA’s culture of reciprocity begins within. We celebrate the diverse experiences and identities each of us brings to serving the Native community. Many of us are program participants who return to serve. No matter our differences, we share the values.
NAYA Leadership
Oscar Arana
Chief Executive Officer
Chichimeca
Tamara Henderson
Chief Operations Officer
Laguna Pueblo
Paul Lumley
Chief Advancement Officer
Yakama
Becca Gruner
Executive Assistant
Kumeyaay
Sky Waters
Director of Community Development
Osage
Jay Hosteen
MNA Principal
Diné (Navajo)
Tawna Sanchez
Director of Family Services
Shoshone-Bannock/Ute/Carrizo
Daniel Guilfoyle
Director of Youth and Education Services
Seneca
Walter Hammond
Interim Chief Financial Officer
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Naya staff
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Housing and Stabilization Services
Barbara Idrogo
Alcohol & Drug Behavioral Health Peer Support Specialist
Leadership
Becca Gruner
Kumeyaay
Executive Assistant
Housing and Stabilization Services
Becca Strickland
Family Shelter Advocaate
Youth and Education Services
Ben Sanford
Commercial Tobacco Prevention Coordinator
Many Nations Academy
Ben Taylor
MNA Social Studies Teacher
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Beth Tannehill
Payroll and Accounting Specialist
Housing and Stabilization Services
Betty James
Familiy Shelter Housing Advocate
Youth and Education Services
Bonz Wykman
Food Sovereignty Garden Coordinator
Family Services
Brandi Starbird
Early Childhood Program Manager
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Brenda Bergeson
Grants and Contracts Accountant
Community Development
Brent “Ka’imi” Lee
Home Repair Manager
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Brian Flynn
Grants & Contracts Accountant
Family Services
Brie Lundy
Foster Care Family First Advocate
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Brittany Pitseolak Bergin
Grants and Contracts Accountant
Family Services
Brittney Holt
Keep Group Leader/Recruiter
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Caitlin Reynolds
Development Coordinator
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Carol Fenning
Grants and Contracts Accountant
Community Development
Cecelia Lente
IDA Program Coordinator
Family Services
Charlee Scott
Family Parenting Support Specialist
Youth and Education Services
Cheyenna Kimbol
Youth Housing Manager
board of directors
Molly Washington
Chair
N'dee Law LLC
Apache/N’dee
Eddie Sherman
Vice Chair
Against the Current Consulting
Diné/Umóⁿ'hoⁿ
Tia Begay
Treasurer
National Indian Child Welfare Association (NICWA)
Navajo/Diné
Lisa Leno
Secretary
The Confederated Tribes of the Grand Ronde
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Chabre Vickers
Prosper Portland
Shoshone Bannock
Karen St. Clair
Psychotherapy Private Practice
Mdewankanton Sioux
Zeke Smith
Empire Health Foundation
Osage
Ronda Rutledge
Ecotrust
Cherokee
Cory Freeman
OnPoint Community Credit Union
Cristal Finley
Native American Bank
Confederated Tribes and Bands of the Yakama Nation
Tim Goodman
Comcast Cable-Oregon/SW Washington Region
Aja DeCoteau
Columbia River Intertribal Fish Commission (CRITFC)
Conferated Tribes and Bands of the Yakama Nation
Steven Cole-Schwartz
INATAI Foundation
board of Trustees
Cecily Quintana
Cochiti Pueblo and Hispanic
Quintana Galleries
Chey Kuzma
Gitxsan Nation
Oregon Community Foundation
Eric Hunter
CareOregon
Nancy Phillips
Pac/West Communications
Nichole June Maher
Tlingit
INATAI Foundation
Paul Phillips
Pac/West Communications
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