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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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Family Services
Kayla Whyte
Parent Child Support Specialist
Community Development
Keacean Phillip-Ransom
Economic Development Support Specialist
Community Development
Keith Ferrante
Design and Construction Project Manager
Youth and Education Services
Kelsi Schnitter
Youth Engagement Specialist
Operations
Kennedy Coopwood
HR Business Partner and Recruiter
Youth and Education Services
Kenneth Sharif Crawford
GED Success Coach
Youth and Education Services
Kiara Wehrenberg
Tlingit
Two Spirit Program Coordinator
Policy and Community Engagement
Leadership
Department Directors
Kim Harless Felix
Community Engagement and Policy Director
Community Development
Kisha Crane
MSI Housing Advocate
Housing and Stabilization Services
LaToya Peters
Supportive Housing and Retention Advocatae
Operations
Larry Rank
Operations Coordinator
Housing and Stabilization Services
Laura Guitierrez
Family Shelter Advocate
Family Services
Lawrence Macy
Elder's Advocate
Community Development
Liana Levay
Community Food Coordinator
Youth and Education Services
Lillia Diaz
Academic and Enrichment Coordinator
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Lisa Harman
Donor Systems and Data Administrator
Youth and Education Services
Lofanitani Aisea
Youth Advocate
Youth and Education Services
Lucas Hunter
Youth Advocate
Youth and Education Services
Lucy Suppah
Warm Springs/Shoshone-Bannock
Indigenous Food Sovereignty Coordinator
Community Development
Maira Navarrete
Asset Manager
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.