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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
Daniel Guilfoyle
Seneca
Director of Youth and Education Services
Walter Hammond
Interim Chief Financial Officer
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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Operations
Christy Merrill
Karuk
Community Reception Manager
Housing and Stabilization Services
Clarice Jordan
Family Housing Program Advocate
Housing and Stabilization Services
Collin Chavez-McCormack
Family Shelter Housing Navigator
Department Directors
Youth and Education Services
Daniel Guilfoyle
Seneca
Director of Youth and Education Services
Operations
Darla Hilmoe
Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians/Karuk
Operations Manager
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Denise Rogers
Grant Accounting Manager
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Devere Sanchez
Resident Services Coordinator
Youth and Education Services
Dora Sanchez-Lopez
Youth Housing Advocate
Community Development
Edy Martinez
Our 42nd Avenue District Manager
Youth and Education Services
Ei-Shah Pirtle-Wright
Peer Mentor Specialist
Family Services
Elisha Big Back
Northern Cheyenne
Foster Care Services Manager
Community Development
Elizabeth Evans
Energy Services Manager
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Emma Heyen
MNA Counselor
Youth and Education Services
Erik Ramone
Navajo/ Aaniiih (Grosventre)
Youth Housing Coordinator
Department Directors
Housing and Stabilization Services
Leadership
Erika Silver
Director of Housing and Stabilization Services
Family Services
Erin Nasewytewa
Infant and Toddler Teacher's Aide
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Erin Telles
Contract Compliance Officer
Housing and Stabilization Services
Estrella Slagiel
Family Shelter Advocate
Youth and Education Services
Evelyn Aguilar
Warm Springs/Wasco
Youth Advocacy Manager
Youth and Education Services
Fabian Villarreal
College Success Coach
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
Work with NAYA
Visit our Careers & RFPs page to explore open opportunities with NAYA.