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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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Family Services
Lydia Pinkley Adams
Domestic Violence Advocate
Community Development
Maira Navarrete
she/her
Asset Manager
Housing and Stabilization Services
Manuel Mose
Dine/Klamath
Family Shelter Advocate
Family Services
Maria Johnson
Early Learning Teacher’s Aide
Youth and Education Services
Maricella Rodriguez
Housing Navigator
Development and Communications
Marina Sáenz
Indigenous Mexican/Tejana
Communications Manager
Housing and Stabilization Services
Marz Hintz
they/she
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
Youth and Education Services
Michaila Taylor
Yup’ik
Cultural Arts Coordinator
Community Development
Miguel Guerrero
Green Workforce Academy Coordinator
Operations
Mitch Saffle
Citizen Potawatomi
he/him they/them
Data and Evaluation Support Specialist
Family Services
Monique Lopez
Parent Child Support Specialist
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Muriel Winnier
Alcohol & Drug Specialist
Youth and Education Services
Natalie Kogan-White
Cully Farmers Market Specialist
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Natalie Mitchell
Financial Wellness Coordinator
Finance
Nate Fishlyn
he/him
General Ledger (GL) Accountant
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Nick Guden
Youth Advocate
Leadership
Oscar Arana
Chichimeca
Chief Executive Officer
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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