Meet Our Team

Our Board of Directors

Cristina Danforth

President

Oneida Nation

VaRene Martin

1st Vice President

Thlopthlocco Tribal Town

Celina Phair

2nd Vice President

Lummi Nation

Amy Minniear

Treasurer

Pechanga Band of Indians

Melanie Benjamin

Secretary

Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe

Our Staff

Susan Masten

Interim Executive Director

susan@nafoa.org

VaRene Martin

Director of Tribal & Corporate Relations

varene@nafoa.org

Cody Harjo

Director of Learning Initiatives & Media

Missy Dunne

Director of Conferences and Events

missy@nafoa.org

Bettina Cecilia Gonzalez

Director of Communications

bettina@nafoa.org

Dustin VanWinkle

Business Manager/ Corporate Relationship Specialist

dustin@nafoa.org

Nicholas Lovesee

Director of Policy

nicholas@nafoa.org

Kellen Moore

Policy Communications Specialist

kellen@nafoa.org

Jaycee Salling

Program Specialist

jaycee@nafoa.org