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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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Housing and Stabilization Services
Manuel Mose
Family Shelter Advocate
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Marina Sáenz
Digital Media and Engagement Manager
Housing and Stabilization Services
Marz Hintz
MHT Housing Navigator
Family Services
Melinda Naranjo
Preschool for All Navigator
Family Services
Mercedes Rodriguez
Parent Child Support Specialist
Youth and Education Services
Micah Johnson
Recreation Coordinator
Youth and Education Services
Michaila Taylor
Yup’ik
Cultural Arts Coordinator
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Mitch Saffle
Data and Evaluation Support Specialist
Family Services
Monique Lopez
Parent Child Support Specialist
Youth and Education Services
Natalie Kogan-White
Cully Farmers Market Specialist
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Natalie Mitchell
Financial Wellness Coordinator
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Nate Fishlyn
Accounts Payable Coordinator
Operations
Nick Gilla
Data & Evaluation Administrator
Leadership
Oscar Arana
Chichimeca
Chief Executive Officer
Leadership
Paul Lumley
Yakama
Chief Advancement Officer
Community Development
Phillip Hillaire
Mamook Tokatee Cultural Arts Program Coordinator
Housing and Stabilization Services
Porsha Beed
Housing Services Manager
Youth and Education Services
Renea Menchaca
Cultural Arts Advocate
Youth and Education Services
Riley Davis
Youth Advocate
Housing and Stabilization Services
Riley Fishburn
Familiy Housing Program Manager
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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
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

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