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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
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Department Directors
Family Services
Leadership
Tawna Sanchez
Shoshone-Bannock/Ute/Carrizo
Director of Family Services
Operations
Ted Fry
IT Administrator
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Thi Nguyen
Accountant
Family Services
Torie Beller
Early Childhood Family First Advocate
Community Development
Valencia Ocampo
Comanche Nation of Oklahoma
she/her
Homeownership Counselor
Youth and Education Services
Vega Rodriguez
Wapas Nah Nee Shaku Garden Specialist
Family Services
Vic Nicklin
King Island Inupiaq/Gila River Pima
she/they
Parent Child Support Specialist
Youth and Education Services
Victor Wilson
Yupik and Klamath Paiute
Community Health Worker
Housing and Stabilization Services
William Briden
Family Shelter Youth Advocate
Community Development
Winter Rose
Homeownership Counselor
Housing and Stabilization Services
Yelena Shevyakov
Energy Assistance Specialist
Operations
Yolanda Moisa
Data and Evaluation Manager
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.