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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
Paul Lumley
Yakama
Chief Advancement Officer
Becca Gruner
Kumeyaay
Executive Assistant
Sky Waters
Osage
Director of Community Development
Jay Hosteen
Diné (Navajo)
MNA Principal
Tawna Sanchez
Shoshone-Bannock/Ute/Carrizo
Director of Family Services
Daniel Guilfoyle
Seneca
Director of Youth and Education Services
Walter Hammond
Interim Chief Financial Officer
Work with NAYA
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Naya staff
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Housing and Stabilization Services
Aimee Mbabazi
Family Housing Advocate
Youth and Education Services
Alanis Baldy
College Preparation Coach
Policy and Community Engagement
Alexander Vasquez
First Foods Farm Assistant
Family Services
Alexandra Rodrigo
Floater Teacher's Aide
Youth and Education Services
Alicia Evan
Health Educator
Youth and Education Services
Alicia Mills
Youth Advocacy Coordinator
Many Nations Academy
Alina Tudorica
MNA Math Teacher
Operations
Alma Franco
Intake Coordinator
Housing and Stabilization Services
Alphonse Soderling
Family Housing Advocate
Housing and Stabilization Services
Andrea Robideau
Mamook Tokatee Resident Services Coordinator
Family Services
Andres Chavez-Eras
KEEP Group Leader & Recruiter
Community Development
Andrew Swalko
Affordable Housing Property Manager
Housing and Stabilization Services
Andulia Sanchez
Family Shelter Manager
Housing and Stabilization Services
Ankita Gupta
Family Housing Advocate
Youth and Education Services
Annessa Hartman
Community Wealth Building Manager
Family Services
Anthony Alvarado
Youth Advocate
Operations
Ariel Rayfield
Human Resources Manager
Many Nations Academy
Ashley Eastman
MNA Classroom Instructor
Youth and Education Services
Auna Castellón
College and Career Readiness Manager
Housing and Stabilization Services
Barbara Idrogo
Alcohol & Drug Behavioral Health Peer Support Specialist
board of directors
Molly Washington
Chair
Apache/N’dee
N'dee Law LLC
Eddie Sherman
Vice Chair
Diné/Umóⁿ'hoⁿ
Against the Current Consulting
Tia Begay
Treasurer
Navajo/Diné
National Indian Child Welfare Association (NICWA)
Lisa Leno
Secretary
The Confederated Tribes of the Grand Ronde
Lai-Lani Ovalles
Native Hawaiian and Filipina
Black Pearl Wellness
Chabre Vickers
Shoshone Bannock
Prosper Portland
Karen St. Clair
Mdewankanton Sioux
Psychotherapy Private Practice
Zeke Smith
Osage
Empire Health Foundation
Ronda Rutledge
Cherokee
Ecotrust
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Cory Freeman
OnPoint Community Credit Union
Cristal Finley
Confederated Tribes and Bands of the Yakama Nation
Native American Bank
Tim Goodman
Comcast Cable-Oregon/SW Washington Region
Aja DeCoteau
Conferated Tribes and Bands of the Yakama Nation
Columbia River Intertribal Fish Commission (CRITFC)
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
Work with NAYA
Visit our Careers & RFPs page to explore open opportunities with NAYA.