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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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Youth and Education Services
Christina St. Marie
ARPNI Youth Advocate
Housing and Stabilization Services
Christopher Slim
Family Shelter Advocate
Operations
Christy Merrill
Community Reception Manager
Youth and Education Services
Cicilio Goodlance
Adult GED Success Coach
Housing and Stabilization Services
Clarice Jordan
Family Housing Program Advocate
Housing and Stabilization Services
Collin Chavez-McCormack
Family Shelter Housing Navigator
Policy and Community Engagement
Cree Bort
Advocacy and Policy Organizer
Department Directors
Youth and Education Services
Daniel Guilfoyle
Seneca
Director of Youth and Education Services
Operations
Darla Hilmoe
Operations Manager
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Denise Rogers
Grant Accounting Manager
Youth and Education Services
Dora Sanchez-Lopez
Youth Housing Advocate
Community Development
Edy Martinez
Our 42nd Avenue District Manager
Family Services
Elisha Big Back
Foster Care Services Manager
Community Development
Elizabeth Evans
Energy Services Manager
Youth and Education Services
Erik Ramone
Youth Housing Coordinator
Department Directors
Housing and Stabilization Services
Leadership
Erika Silver
Director of Housing and Stabilization Services
Family Services
Erin Nasewytewa
Infant and Toddler Teacher's Aide
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Erin Telles
Contract Compliance Officer
Housing and Stabilization Services
Estrella Slagiel
Family Shelter Advocate
Youth and Education Services
Evelyn Aguilar
Youth Advocacy 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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