NICWA Staff
Tia Begay (Diné)
Fiscal Director
Ext. 157
April Ybarra Black
Executive Assistant to Sarah Kastelic & Library Specialist
Ext. 140
Betty Bryant
Communications Specialist
Ext. 121
Elizabeth Brando (Cherokee Nation)
Development Director
Alexis Contreras (Grand Ronde)
Research Assistant
Ext. 132
Terry Cross (Seneca)
Founder & Senior Advisor
Ext. 150
Lindsay Early (Comanche)
Deputy Director
Ext. 144
Sarah Kastelic (Alutiiq)
Executive Director
Ext. 128
Lynn Lindell (Suquamish)
Project Coordinator
Mariah Meyerholz
Government Affairs and Community Development Fellow
Tara Reynon (Puyallup)
Child Welfare Director
Puneet Sahota
Director of Research
David Simmons
Director of Government Affairs & Advocacy
Ext. 119
Vilma Vere
Fiscal Coordinator
Ext. 138
Amory Zschach (Cheyenne-Arapaho)
Strategic Communications Manager
Ext. 133