National Child Welfare Association

Staff

NICWA Office

5100 SW Macadam Avenue, Suite 300
Portland, OR 97239
Phone: (503) 222-4044
Fax: (503) 222-4007
E-mail

Executive

Executive Director

Terry Cross (Seneca)
E-mail | ext. 112

Member Relations Manager

Margaret Sarna
E-mail | ext. 127

Development and Research Assistant

Jen Rountree
E-mail | ext. 144

Chief of Staff

Sarah Kastelic (Alutiiq)
E-mail |ext. 128

Executive Communications Manager

Nicole Adams (Colville)
E-mail | ext. 133

Operations

Director of Operations

Fannie Black (Yup’ik)
E-mail | ext. 117

Carmen FarmerOperations Specialist

Carmen Farmer
E-mail | ext. 111

Event Manager

Laurie Evans (Chickasaw)
E-mail | ext. 124

Financial Services Coordinator

Tia Begay (Dine/Navajo)
E-mail | ext. 157

Executive Assistant

Matthew Scott (Siletz)
E-mail | ext. 147

Project Support

Valorie Gaede (Shoshone Bannock)
E-mail | ext. 145

KimberlyFiscal Support Specialist

Kimberly Barber (Dine/Navajo)
E-mail | ext. 126

AprilProject Support

April Ybarra
E-mail | ext. 140

Alexis ContrerasProject Support

Alexis Contreras (Grand Ronde)
E-mail | ext. 132

Programs

Senior Program Director

Melissa Clyde (Navajo)
E-mail |ext. 129

Senior Community Development Specialist

Nadja Jones (Comanche/Onondaga)
E-mail | ext. 146

Community Development Specialist

Mark Anaruk (Inupiaq)
E-mail | ext. 118

Community Development Specialist

Ashley Harding (Dine/Navajo)
E-mail | ext. 159

Youth Engagement Specialist

Rudy Soto (Shoshone Bannock)
E-mail | ext. 120

Director of Government Affairs and Advocacy

David E. Simmons
E-mail | ext. 119

Senior Government Affairs Associate

Ashley Horne
E-mail | ext. 122

Community Development Specialist

Debra Clayton (St. Croix Chippewa)
E-mail | ext. 137

Development and Research Assistant

Jen Rountree
E-mail | ext. 144