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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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Youth and Education Services
Fabian Villarreal
College Success Coach
Community Development
Fariya Vasquez-Potter
RJC Coordinator
Housing and Stabilization Services
Felicia Garrett
Family Shelter Housing Retention Advocate
Youth and Education Services
Gina Mengwasser
Health Equity Manager
Policy and Community Engagement
Ginger Rogers
Leadership Development Coordinator
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Human Resources
Human Resources
Operations
Irene Prasad
Lead Kitchen Assistant
Family Services
Irina Bautista
On-Call Family Shelter Advocate
Operations
Jason Mullenix
Maintenance Technician
Department Directors
Many Nations Academy
Leadership
Jay Hosteen
Diné (Navajo)
MNA Principal
Family Services
Jessica Adams
Parent-Child Support Specialist
Housing and Stabilization Services
Jessica Collins
FUP Housing Advocate
Family Services
Jobe Fallen
Early Head Start Teacher
Many Nations Academy
Joe Hill
MNA Science Teacher
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John Naimo
SUN Chess Coach
Operations
Johnna Garcia
Kitchen Manager
Housing and Stabilization Services
Johnnai Veals
Housing Coordinator
Family Services
Julia Whalen
Early Head Start Teachers Aide
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Kaelyn Rushforth
Donor Relations Manager
Family Services
Kahlea Phar
Independent Living Program Coordinator
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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