RED FEATHER BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Sara EchoHawk, Board President, and CEO of AISES, CO

Mark Hall, Board Vice President, Former Red Feather Executive Director

Chrystel Cornelius, Treasurer Executive Director, First Nations Oweesta, CO

Meghan Raftery, Board Member, Marketing Consultant, WA

Eunice Begay, Board Member, Senior Program & Projects Specialist, Navajo Nation

Gene Kuwanquaftewa, Board Member, Hopi Nation

Kenneth Myers, Board Member, Lead Faculty, Coconino Community College

Mayfa Natoni, Board Member, Hopi Tribe, AZ

Victor Burrola, Board Member, Wells Fargo President, Community Development Officer, AZ

The Red Feather Development Group Board of Directors provides the direction and oversight needed to ensure the continued growth and success of the Red Feather mission while maintaining the fiduciary and governance oversight to protect the interest of the organization's donors. Each board member volunteers their time and talent to Red Feather and participates on a sub-committee.   

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OUR ESTEEMED ADVISORY BOARD

• Jeff Pratt
  General Manager of Microsoft
• Fritz Aspey
  Commercial Litigator
• Susan Sekakuku
  Business Owner, Hopi Tribe 
• Abby Hedlund
  ​Associate Product Manager, Kohler 

• Chris Bavasi
  Exec Director, US Office of Navajo & Hopi Relocation
• Lafe Haugen
  Exec Director,  Northern Cheyenne Tribal Housing Authority
• Todd Hollow-Bist
  Founder & Partner, Pathwise Consulting

• Debby Tewa
  Business Owner, Hopi Tribe
• Mark Jensen Strawbale Builder and Business Owner 
• Kathleen Satterfield    Business Owner, retired         
• Dave Kodama    Carpenter, Business Owner

• Cindy Owings
  Designer
• Matts Myhrman
  Strawbale Expert, Author
• Tracy Monteith,
  ​Microsoft Software Engineer, Cherokee Tribe

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MEET THE RED FEATHER STAFF

Joe Seidenberg, Executive Director
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​Joe is responsible for hiring and managing the staff, managing the finances, and working with staff, board, and partners in developing and evaluating programs to ensure the overall sustainability of Red Feather.  He has a deep passion for work that helps improve the lives of others and contributes to a more compassionate world. In his spare time he is a devoted father and husband, who enjoys being in wild places, eating delicious foods, and pursuing athletic endeavors.

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Delisa deVargas, Accounting and Administrative Manager 
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​Delisa grew up in Alaska, in a family with close ties to both the Arizona southwest and Alaska’s native community. The opportunity to become part of the Red Feather team in 2012 was doubly meaningful for her. First, it offered a way to give back to cultures that have profoundly impacted her own worldview. Second, it makes excellent use of the accounting and business administration skills Delisa developed while helping to manage and operate her Dad’s construction company in Alaska for 25 years. Delisa has lived in Montana with her daughter since 2008, where they enjoy the beautiful scenery, easy access to the outdoors and Bozeman’s lively downtown cultural scene.

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Terry Lee Smith, Program Manager 
Terry is a member of the Stewarts Point Indian Reservation - Sonoma County, California. At Red Feather he is responsible for initiating and setting goals for programs according to the strategic objectives of the organization.  He is guided by a deep passion that all people are equal and deserve equal rights and opportunities.  
Terry holds a Bachelor’s of Science in Finance from Brigham Young University and an M.B.A. from Colorado State University.  He lives in Flagstaff, Arizona with his wife Candice where they are raising their two children Connor and Cheyenne. In his spare time, he enjoys the outdoors, fly fishing, golf, the splendors of the Rez, and eating delicious foods like fry bread.  
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Shannon Maho, Sr. Program Coordinator ​
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​Shannon is exhilarated to be a part of the Red Feather team. Being from the Navajo and Hopi tribes it is meaningful for Shannon to contribute in providing healthy and safe homes for families on the Navajo Nation and Hopi Lands. Shannon has a background in kitchen design, sustainable design, water conservation, a master recycler and martial arts. In her free time, she enjoys reading, baking, sewing and spending quality time with her kids.
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Roy Lee Hosteen, Four Corners Project Coordinator 

Roy grew up working in his family’s home construction business through his teenage years.  After attending college he went on to have a 33 year career in the mining industry working across multiple disciplines including graphite draftsman, statistician, surveyor, computer analyst, site project representative, budget coordinator, and project manager.  Since retirement, Roy has taught himself lapidary and silversmith arts.  He is fluent in Navajo and English.    He has a passion for hearing stories of his elders and enjoying their laughter when humor is exchanged in Navajo.    His hobbies are gardening, landscaping, art collecting, traveling and site-seeing.   


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Darleen Cortez, Program Coordinator
Darleen grew up mostly in Norfolk Virginia.  As the youngest daughter of a devout believer in people serving each other, it was inevitable that she and all of her siblings would work in the service of others, either through volunteerism or professionally.  Darleen has spent decades working and volunteering in multiple housing programs, from managing subsidized housing, HUD rental assistance programs, state housing assistance programs and through various homeless programs, making her joining with Red Feather a natural union.  When not working, Darleen likes to experience the world through wandering, whether in her kayak, by car or by hiking.