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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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Community Development
Fariya Vasquez-Potter
RJC Coordinator
Housing and Stabilization Services
Felicia Garrett
Family Shelter Housing Retention Advocate
Youth and Education Services
Gina Mengwasser
Health Equity Manager
Policy and Community Engagement
Ginger Rogers
Leadership Development Coordinator
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Human Resources
Human Resources
Operations
Irene Prasad
Lead Kitchen Assistant
Family Services
Irina Bautista
On-Call Family Shelter Advocate
Operations
Jason Mullenix
Maintenance Technician
Department Directors
Many Nations Academy
Leadership
Jay Hosteen
Diné (Navajo)
MNA Principal
Family Services
Jessica Adams
Parent-Child Support Specialist
Housing and Stabilization Services
Jessica Collins
FUP Housing Advocate
Family Services
Jobe Fallen
Early Head Start Teacher
Many Nations Academy
Joe Hill
MNA Science Teacher
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John Naimo
SUN Chess Coach
Operations
Johnna Garcia
Kitchen Manager
Housing and Stabilization Services
Johnnai Veals
Housing Coordinator
Family Services
Julia Whalen
Early Head Start Teachers Aide
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Kaelyn Rushforth
Donor Relations Manager
Family Services
Kahlea Phar
Independent Living Program Coordinator
Community Development
Katie Archer
Cully Economic Development Coordinator
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
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Visit our Careers & RFPs page to explore open opportunities with NAYA.