National Child Welfare Association

Kristy Alberty (OK Cherokee)

Kristy Alberty

Executive Communications Manager

(503) 222-4044, ext. 133
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Kristy Alberty (OK Cherokee) is a University of Oklahoma journalism graduate with extensive experience with minority publications. In the recent past, she expanded her role as a fundraiser and community organizer for various nonprofit organizations. Her background has been varied and included issues such as economic justice, breast/cervical cancer prevention and education, micro enterprise advocacy, and nonpartisan voter participation among Indian people and other minority groups. She was born and raised in Tulsa, Oklahoma; she now lives in Portland, Oregon where she is the executive communications manager for the National Indian Child Welfare Association (NICWA).