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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
Lisa Booth
Tsimshian, Yupik
Chief Financial Officer
Paul Lumley
Yakama
he/him
Chief Advancement Officer
Becca Gruner
Kumeyaay
she/her
Senior Executive Assistant, Strategic Initiatives
Daniel Guilfoyle
Onöndowa'ga:' (Seneca)
they/them
Director of Youth and Education Services
Jay Hosteen
Diné (Navajo)
MNA Principal
Tawna Sanchez
Shoshone-Bannock/Ute/Carrizo
Director of Family Services
Erika Silver
she/they
Director of Housing and Stabilization Services
Sky Waters
Osage
Director of Community Development
Work with NAYA
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Operations
Philip (Jason) Mullenix
he/him
Maintenance Technician
Community Development
Phillip Hillaire
Mamook Tokatee Cultural Arts Program Coordinator
Housing and Stabilization Services
Porsha Beed
Housing Services Manager
Youth and Education Services
Raven Rutledge
Cherokee
Youth Advocate
Youth and Education Services
Renea Menchaca
Pascua Yaqui/White Mtn. Apache
Cultural Arts & Education Advocate
Youth and Education Services
Riley Davis
Tlingit
she/her
Youth Advocate
Housing and Stabilization Services
Riley Fishburn
Familiy Housing Program Manager
Many Nations Academy
Rosemary Donnelly
MNA Assistant Principal
Youth and Education Services
Ruby Salyers
Direct Cash Transfer Advocate
Housing and Stabilization Services
Ru Jakao
Cawi Pawnee & Alabama-Coushatta
they/them
Resident Services Manager
Community Development
Sam Taylor
Hopi
Community Development Manager
Community Development
Santiago Vazquez
Business Development Coordinator
Housing and Stabilization Services
Sarah Crowe
COVID 19 Housing Advocate
Youth and Education Services
Savana Semallie
Youth Housing Advocate
Youth and Education Services
Shayla Naswood
Student Success Specialist
Family Services
Sierra Norwest
Early Childhood Intern
Department Directors
Community Development
Leadership
Sky Waters
Osage
Director of Community Development
Many Nations Academy
Sofia Murillo
MNA Spanish Teacher
Family Services
Spencer Grace
Healing Circle Program Manager
Youth and Education Services
Stephanie Kyle
Tsimshian, Alaskan Native
Wapas Nah Nee Shaku Garden Specialist
board of directors
Molly Washington
Chair
Apache/N’dee
Native American Programs of Legal Aid Services of Oregon
Eddie Sherman
Vice Chair
Diné/Umóⁿ'hoⁿ
Against the Current Consulting
Cristal Finley
Treasurer
Confederated Tribes and Bands of the Yakama Nation
Prosper Portland
Ronda Rutledge
Secretary
Cherokee Nation
Consultant and Life Coach
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 Inter-Tribal Fish Commission (CRITFC)
Tim Goodman
Comcast Cable-Oregon/SW Washington Region
Lisa Leno
The Confederated Tribes of the Grand Ronde
Tribal Council
Zeke Smith
Osage
Waters Meet Foundation
Chabre Vickers
Shoshone Bannock
Prosper Portland
Jeff Fitzpatrick
Nez Perce
Digital Native Consultants
Anna Williams
Red Cliff Band of Lake Superior Ojibwe
Portland Ronald McDonald House Oregon
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.