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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
Chief Advancement Officer
Becca Gruner
Kumeyaay
Executive Assistant
Daniel Guilfoyle
Seneca
Director of Youth and Education Services
Kim Harless Felix
Ópata
Community Engagement and Policy Director
Jay Hosteen
Diné (Navajo)
MNA Principal
Tawna Sanchez
Shoshone-Bannock/Ute/Carrizo
Director of Family Services
Erika Silver
Director of Housing and Stabilization Services
Sky Waters
Osage
Director of Community Development
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Youth and Education Services
Kelsi Schnitter
Youth Engagement Specialist
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 Engagement and Policy
Department Directors
Leadership
Kim Harless Felix
Ópata
Community Engagement and Policy Director
Community Development
Kisha Crane
MSI Housing Advocate
Housing and Stabilization Services
LaToya Peters
Supportive Housing and Retention Advocatae
Operations
Larry Rank
Operations Coordinator
Family Services
Lawrence Macy
Elder's Advocate
Community Development
Liana Levay
Eabameetong Ojibwe
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
Community Development
Maira Navarrete
Asset Manager
Housing and Stabilization Services
Manuel Mose
Dine/Klamath
Family Shelter Advocate
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Marina Sáenz
Indigenous Mexican/Tejana
Communications Manager
Housing and Stabilization Services
Marz Hintz
MHT Housing Navigator
Family Services
Melinda Naranjo
Preschool for All Navigator
Family Services
Mercedes Rodriguez
Parent Child Support Specialist
Youth and Education Services
Micah Johnson
Recreation Coordinator
board of directors
Molly Washington
Chair
Apache/N’dee
N'dee Law LLC
Eddie Sherman
Vice Chair
Diné/Umóⁿ'hoⁿ
Against the Current Consulting
Cristal Finley
Treasurer
Confederated Tribes and Bands of the Yakama Nation
Ronda Rutledge
Secretary
Cherokee
Ecotrust
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 Intertribal Fish Commission (CRITFC)
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Cory Freeman
OnPoint Community Credit Union
Tim Goodman
Comcast Cable-Oregon/SW Washington Region
Lisa Leno
The Confederated Tribes of the Grand Ronde
Lai-Lani Ovalles
Native Hawaiian and Filipina
Black Pearl Wellness
Karen St. Clair
Dakota
Psychotherapy Private Practice
Zeke Smith
Osage
Empire Health 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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