Staff & Board

Board of Directors

Executive & Administrative Staff

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Martin Waukazoo (Rosebud Lakota)
Martin Waukazoo (Rosebud Lakota)

Executive Director

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

Director of Residential Recovery Services

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)

Director of Contracts & Compliance

Dorothy Lebron
Dorothy Lebron

Evaluations Consultant

Jury Garcia
Jury Garcia

Accounts Payable Specialist

Karen Waukazoo (Lakota)
Karen Waukazoo (Lakota)

CRPD Project Director and Data Specialist

Lena Ma
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)

Director of Hospitality Services

Traditional Counselors

The Village SF Team

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Leah Johnson (Oglala Lakota)
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
Atiuh Cervantes

The Village SF Project Co-Lead

Peter Bratt (Quechua)
Peter Bratt (Quechua)

The Village SF Project Co-Lead

The Women’s Lodge

Featured
Benedicta Rose Longwolf (Pomo / Maidu)
Benedicta Rose Longwolf (Pomo / Maidu)

Women’s Lodge Manager

Marie Hernandez, MLS (Hupa, Yakima, Yankton Sioux, Many-Goat Clan Dine)
Marie Hernandez, MLS (Hupa, Yakima, Yankton Sioux, Many-Goat Clan Dine)

Lodge Director, Women’s Lodge Friendship House

Thaon Jackson (African American / Choctaw)
Thaon Jackson (African American / Choctaw)

Lodge Childcare Coordinator

Clinical Staff

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Aaron Needham
Aaron Needham

SUD Counselor Intern

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 Intern

Chelsey Smith (Arapaho)
Chelsey Smith (Arapaho)

Intake Coordinator, SUD Counselor Intern

Deena Franklin
Deena Franklin

Case Manager

Geoff Mosher (Pascua Yaqui)
Geoff Mosher (Pascua Yaqui)

Associate MFT

John Smith (Mono/Mvskoke Creek)
John Smith (Mono/Mvskoke Creek)

Case Manager

Jon Wean
Jon Wean

SUD Counselor

Lindsey Klingberg
Lindsey Klingberg

JVC Case Manager

Michael Howerton (Karuk)
Michael Howerton (Karuk)

Case Manager

Michael Reifel (San Carlos Apache Tribe)
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)

Medication Assistance Treatment (MAT) Project Manager

Nicholas Hom (Mvskoke Creek)
Nicholas Hom (Mvskoke Creek)

Case manager

Randy Shirley (Tlingit / Navajo)
Randy Shirley (Tlingit / Navajo)

Clinical Director

Ryann Price (Tejon Indian Tribe)
Ryann Price (Tejon Indian Tribe)

SUD Counselor Intern

Tina Ortiz (Cloverdale Rancheria of Pomo Indians)
Tina Ortiz (Cloverdale Rancheria of Pomo Indians)

Intake Coordinator

Ursala Harrison
Ursala Harrison

Health Educator

Wayne Grigsby (Chuckchansi / Mono / Yokut)
Wayne Grigsby (Chuckchansi / Mono / Yokut)

Senior SUD Counselor

Youth Program

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Ariana Aguilar (Tepehuan/Azteca)
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)
Lukas Aguilar (Madesi PitRiver/Kewa Pueblo/Dine)

Youth Program Coordinator

Facilities Management

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Art Richardson
Art Richardson

Security

Austin Jackson
Austin Jackson

Weekend Night House Manager

Bernie Vargara
Bernie Vargara

Facilities Manager

Evelyn Wade (Navajo)
Evelyn Wade (Navajo)

Overnight House Manager

Erwin Chester (Navajo)
Erwin Chester (Navajo)

Facilities Assistant and Driver

Gregory Hudson
Gregory Hudson

Weekend House Manager

James Williams Sr. (Pima)
James Williams Sr. (Pima)

Facilities Assistant

Joseph Aragon
Joseph Aragon

Senior Security House Manager

Maria Aviles (Mayan)
Maria Aviles (Mayan)

Chef

Mark Garcia (Santo Domingo /Pueblo)
Mark Garcia (Santo Domingo /Pueblo)

Senior Cook & Kitchen Manager

Nathan Costello
Nathan Costello

Security

Rose Lopez (Pyramid Lake Paiute)
Rose Lopez (Pyramid Lake Paiute)

House Manager

Toni Flores
Toni Flores

Weekend House Manager