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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
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Naya staff
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Leadership
Becca Gruner
Kumeyaay
Executive Assistant
Housing and Stabilization Services
Becca Strickland
Family Shelter Advocaate
Youth and Education Services
Ben Sanford
Sappony
Commercial Tobacco Prevention Coordinator
Many Nations Academy
Ben Taylor
MNA Social Studies Teacher
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Beth Tannehill
Payroll and Accounting Specialist
Housing and Stabilization Services
Betty James
Familiy Shelter Housing Advocate
Youth and Education Services
Bonz Wykman
Food Sovereignty Garden Coordinator
Family Services
Brandi Starbird
Early Childhood Program Manager
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Brenda Bergeson
Grants and Contracts Accountant
Community Development
Brent “Ka’imi” Lee
Home Repair Manager
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Brian Flynn
Grants & Contracts Accountant
Family Services
Brie Lundy
Foster Care Family First Advocate
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Brittany Pitseolak Bergin
Grants and Contracts Accountant
Family Services
Brittney Holt
Keep Group Leader/Recruiter
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Caitlin Reynolds
Development Coordinator
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Carol Fenning
Grants and Contracts Accountant
Community Development
Cecelia Lente
IDA Program Coordinator
Family Services
Charlee Scott
Family Parenting Support Specialist
Youth and Education Services
Cheyenna Kimbol
Youth Housing Manager
Youth and Education Services
Christina St. Marie
ARPNI Youth Advocate
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.