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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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Community Development
Katie Archer
Cully Economic Development Coordinator
Family Services
Kayla Whyte
Parent Child Support Specialist
Community Development
Keacean Phillip-Ransom
Economic Development Support Specialist
Community Development
Keith Ferrante
Design and Construction Project Manager
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
Two Spirit Program Coordinator
Policy and Community Engagement
Leadership
Department Directors
Kim Harless Felix
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
Housing and Stabilization Services
Laura Guitierrez
Family Shelter Advocate
Family Services
Lawrence Macy
Elder's Advocate
Community Development
Liana Levay
Community Food Coordinator
Youth and Education Services
Lillia Diaz
Academic and Enrichment Coordinator
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Lisa Harman
Donor Systems and Data Administrator
Youth and Education Services
Lofanitani Aisea
Youth Advocate
Youth and Education Services
Lucas Hunter
Youth Advocate
Youth and Education Services
Lucy Suppah
Indigenous Food Sovereignty 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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