Full-Time Staff
Executive Director
Tracy L. Canard Goodluck (she/her) is a proud member of the Oneida Nation of Wisconsin and is also Mvskoke Creek.…
Managing Director
María Samaniego (she/her) is a nonprofit leader who has dedicated the last 18 years to improving access to opportunities in…
Director, Policy & Strategic Initiatives
Christina Kracher (she/her) is a proud member of the Little Shell Chippewa Tribe of Montana. She brings nearly 15 years…
Senior Program Manager
Katy Stewart (she/her) joined the Center for Native American Youth in July 2023 after five years with the Aspen New…
Communications Manager
Jamie Levitt (she/her) brings nearly a decade of strategic communications experience to CNAY, having sat in various roles across public…
Senior Program Associate
Tahnee Poafpybitty (she/her) is an enrolled member of the Comanche Nation of Oklahoma, descending from Chief Little Raven, a Sandcreek…
Program Associate
Samantha Hintz (she/her) is an enrolled member of the Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians, born and raised in…
Program Coordinator
Neely Bardwell (she/they) is Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa Indians with her family – the Kenoshmegs – being one…
Communications Coordinator
Alyssa Mosley (she/her) is a citizen of the Nanticoke Lenni-Lenape Tribal Nation and a passionate advocate for Indigenous representation, cultural…

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