Staff & Board

Board of Directors

Featured

Kathy Rich (Navajo/Dakota)

Board President

Solis Aguilera (Miwok/Chicano), LCSW

Solis Aguilera (Miwok/Chicano), LCSW

Board Vice President

Nadya Bratt (Quechua)

Board Treasurer

Angelina Speltz (Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde)

Angelina Speltz (Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde)

Board Secretary

Kevin Worth (Lakota), RN, MS, PHN, CNS, CPHQ

Board Member

Sandra James (Navajo)

Board Member

Executive & Administrative Staff

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Manuel Aguilar (Tepehuan/Azteca)

Tech Support Specialist

Martin Waukazoo (Rosebud Lakota)

Martin Waukazoo (Rosebud Lakota)

Chief Executive Officer

Cherie Duarte (Navajo / Apache / Sami)

Cherie Duarte (Navajo / Apache / Sami)

Human Resources Manager

Clayton A. Dumont (Klamath) BA, JD, CADC II

Clayton A. Dumont (Klamath) BA, JD, CADC II

Chief Operating Officer

Crystal Phillips (Navajo / Kiowa / Muskogee)

Crystal Phillips (Navajo / Kiowa / Muskogee)

Administrative Consultant

Dauwila Harrison (Navajo / Pomo / Enrolled Walker River Paiute Tribe)

Dauwila Harrison (Navajo / Pomo / Enrolled Walker River Paiute Tribe)

Risk Management & Compliance Director

Dorothy Lebron

Evaluations Consultant

Karen Waukazoo (Lakota)

Karen Waukazoo (Lakota)

CRPD Project Director and Data Specialist

Lena Ma

Accounting Manager

Marlena Alva (Blackfeet / Yaqui)

Marlena Alva (Blackfeet / Yaqui)

Title VI Indian Education Parent & Community Coordinator SFUSD

Sequoya Waukazoo Nakai

Sequoya Waukazoo Nakai

Youth Ambassador

Verna Garcia (Laguna / Jemez Pueblo / Navajo)

Verna Garcia (Laguna / Jemez Pueblo / Navajo)

Client Operations Director

Traditional Counselors

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Lupe Avila (Chichimeca/Mexica)

Lupe Avila (Chichimeca/Mexica)

Patricia Shirley (Navajo)

Patricia Shirley (Navajo)

Steven A. Darden (Navajo)

Steven A. Darden (Navajo)

Tom Phillips (Kiowa / Muskogee Creek)

Tom Phillips (Kiowa / Muskogee Creek)

The Village SF Team

Featured

Leah Johnson (Oglala Lakota)

Development and Outreach Associate

Abby Abinanti (Yurok), JD

Abby Abinanti (Yurok), JD

The Village SF Coalition Partner & Chief Judge of the Yurok Tribe

Angelica Segura-Brandi (Yaqui/ Chicana)

Angelica Segura-Brandi (Yaqui/ Chicana)

Community Engagement Coordinator

Atiuh Cervantes (Yaqui)

Atiuh Cervantes (Yaqui)

The Village SF Program Manager

Peter Bratt (Quechua)

Peter Bratt (Quechua)

The Village SF Project Director

The Women’s Lodge

Featured

Benedicta Rose Longwolf (Pomo / Maidu)

Benedicta Rose Longwolf (Pomo / Maidu)

Women’s Lodge Manager

Women’s Lodge Director (announced3-28-25)

Women’s Lodge Director (announced3-28-25)

Lodge Director, Women’s Lodge Friendship House

Emily Adundis-Alcala, Childcare Coordinator (Nahua, Wixarika)

Emily Adundis-Alcala, Childcare Coordinator (Nahua, Wixarika)

Lodge Childcare Coordinator

Clinical Staff

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Nona Claypool (Cheyenne River Sisseton Wahpeton)

Discharge Coordinator

Raeanna Wisdom (Navajo, Washoe, Laguna Pueblo, Choctaw, Chickasaw, Pawnee)

Community Outreach Worker

Ruby Sartain Miller

Lodge Case Manager

Aaron Needham

Aaron Needham

SUD Counselor

Adilla Torres

Adilla Torres

Licensed Marriage Family Therapist

Anjuli Piya, M.D.

Anjuli Piya, M.D.

Medical Director

Angelique Benard (Navajo/Nicaraguan/Apache)

Angelique Benard (Navajo/Nicaraguan/Apache)

Health Navigator

Catherine Collins (Little Traverse Bay Band of Odawa Indians / Mohawk)

Catherine Collins (Little Traverse Bay Band of Odawa Indians / Mohawk)

SUD Counselor

Chelsey Smith (Arapaho)

Intake Coordinator, SUD Counselor Intern

Deena Franklin

SUD Counselor Intern

Geoff Mosher (Pascua Yaqui)

Geoff Mosher (Pascua Yaqui)

Associate MFT

John Smith (Mono/Mvskoke Creek)

John Smith (Mono/Mvskoke Creek)

Senior Case Manager

Jon Wean

Jon Wean

SUD Counselor

Veronica Plum Riga

JVC Case Manager

Michael Howerton (Karuk)

Case Manager

Michael Reifel (San Carlos Apache Tribe)

On-Call House Manager

Michelle James

Michelle James

HIV Program Manager

Michelle Sanchez (Otomi-Chichimeca)

Michelle Sanchez (Otomi-Chichimeca)

Clinical Supervisor

Nicholas Hom (Mvskoke Creek)

Nicholas Hom (Mvskoke Creek)

Case manager

Wayne Grigsby (Chuckchansi / Mono / Yokut)

Wayne Grigsby (Chuckchansi / Mono / Yokut)

Clinical Director

Ryann Price (Tejon Indian Tribe)

Ryann Price (Tejon Indian Tribe)

SUD Counselor Intern

Tina Ortiz (Cloverdale Rancheria of Pomo Indians)

Intake Coordinator

Ursala Harrison

Ursala Harrison

Health Educator

Youth Program

Featured

Ariana Aguilar (Tepehuan/Azteca)

Youth Program Coordinator

Jason Lasoya (Purepecha/Michoacan)

Jason Lasoya (Purepecha/Michoacan)

Youth Program Director

Lukas Aguilar (Madesi PitRiver/Kewa Pueblo/Dine)

Youth Program Coordinator

Facilities Management

Featured

Alexander Kwasniza

On Call Overnight House Manager

Cindy Agueros (Navajo)

Lodge House Manager

Jimmia Jones

Lodge Overnight House Manager

Monica Colindres (Salvadorian)

Overnight Weekday House Manager

Ukiah Smith

Overnight Weekday House Manager

Helena Draper

Overnight Weekday House Manager

Joyce Ledezma

Cook

David Montantes

Security

Austin Jackson

Weekend Night House Manager

Bernie Vargara

Bernie Vargara

Facilities Manager

Evelyn Wade (Navajo)

Senior Lodge House Manager

Erwin Chester (Navajo)

Erwin Chester (Navajo)

Facilities Assistant and Driver

Gregory Hudson

Weekend House Manager

James Williams Sr. (Pima)

James Williams Sr. (Pima)

Facilities Assistant

Joseph Aragon

Senior Security House Manager

Maria Aviles (Mayan)

Maria Aviles (Mayan)

Chef

Mark Garcia (Santo Domingo /Pueblo)

Food Services Manager

Nathan Costello

Security

Rose Lopez (Pyramid Lake Paiute)

Rose Lopez (Pyramid Lake Paiute)

Case Manager

Toni Flores

Weekend House Manager