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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
Chichimeca
Chief Executive Officer
Tamara Henderson
Laguna Pueblo
Chief Operations Officer
Lisa Booth
Tsimshian, Yupik
Chief Financial Officer
Paul Lumley
Yakama
he/him
Chief Advancement Officer
Becca Gruner
Kumeyaay
she/her
Senior Executive Assistant, Strategic Initiatives
Daniel Guilfoyle
Onöndowa'ga:' (Seneca)
they/them
Director of Youth and Education Services
Jay Hosteen
Diné (Navajo)
MNA Principal
Tawna Sanchez
Shoshone-Bannock/Ute/Carrizo
Director of Family Services
Erika Silver
she/they
Director of Housing and Stabilization Services
Sky Waters
Osage
Director of Community Development
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Naya staff
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Operations
Johnna Garcia
Kitchen Manager
Housing and Stabilization Services
Johnnai Veals
Housing Coordinator
Family Services
Joselina Baldwin
Pre K Teacher
Family Services
Julia Whalen
Early Head Start Teachers Aide
Family Services
Kahlea Phar
Independent Living Program Coordinator
Community Development
Katie Archer
Cully Economic Development Coordinator
Community Development
Keith Ferrante
Choctaw, Blackfeet
he/him
Design and Construction Project Manager
Youth and Education Services
Kelsi Schnitter
Youth Advocate
Operations
Kennedy Coopwood
HR Business Partner and Recruiter
Youth and Education Services
Kenneth "Sharif" Crawford
GED Success Coach
Youth and Education Services
Kiara Wehrenberg
Tlingit
Two Spirit Program Coordinator
Community Development
Kisha Crane
MSI Housing Advocate
Operations
Larry Rank
Operations Coordinator
Housing and Stabilization Services
LaToya Peters
Supportive Housing and Retention Advocatae
Family Services
Lawrence Macy
Elder's Advocate
Family Services
Leila Achtoun
Pre K Teacher
Community Development
Operations
Liana Levay
Ojibwe
she/her
Community Food Coordinator
Youth and Education Services
Lillia Diaz
Academic and Enrichment Coordinator
Finance
Leadership
Department Directors
Lisa Booth
Tsimshian, Yupik
Chief Financial Officer
Development and Communications
Lisa Harman
Donor Systems and Data Administrator
board of directors
Molly Washington
Chair
Apache/N’dee
Native American Programs of Legal Aid Services of Oregon
Eddie Sherman
Vice Chair
Diné/Umóⁿ'hoⁿ
Against the Current Consulting
Cristal Finley
Treasurer
Confederated Tribes and Bands of the Yakama Nation
Prosper Portland
Ronda Rutledge
Secretary
Cherokee Nation
Consultant and Life Coach
Tia Begay
Navajo/Diné
National Indian Child Welfare Association (NICWA)
Steven Cole-Schwartz
INATAI Foundation
Aja DeCoteau
Conferated Tribes and Bands of the Yakama Nation
Columbia River Inter-Tribal Fish Commission (CRITFC)
Cory Freeman
OnPoint Community Credit Union
Tim Goodman
Comcast Cable-Oregon/SW Washington Region
Lisa Leno
The Confederated Tribes of the Grand Ronde
Tribal Council
Karen St. Clair
Dakota
Psychotherapy Private Practice
Zeke Smith
Osage
Waters Meet Foundation
Chabre Vickers
Shoshone Bannock
Prosper Portland
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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