We bring together Navajo Nation leaders with design and construction professionals, local non-profit organizations, Diné artists and entrepreneurs, academic institutions, and tribal administrators to build community around a self-sustaining cultural and economic core.
core TEAM
CARMIRAE HOLGUIN
Executive Director
ELISHA CHARLEY
Research Fellow
CARA DUKEPOO
Director of Community Programs
TONIA SING CHI
Community Design Director
SHUNDANA YUSAF
Academic Liaison & Grant Writer
SUPPORT TEAM
Consultants, Field Officers, Student Fellows
CRAIG BROWN
Field Officer
RENAE HOSHNIC
Kayenta Staff
DALTON SINGER
Kayenta Staff
JIANLI CHEN
Civil and Environmental Engineer
MINGXI LIU
Electrical Engineer
MOSTAFA SAHRAEI-ARDAKANI
Electrical Engineer
CONSTRUCTION TEAM
Contractors, Apprentices, Instructors
MARIAH ASHLEY
Natural Building Instructor
AMOS CHARLEY
Plumber
RAYMOND BLACKWATER
Construction Manager
TASHAWAN
Construction Apprentice
WAYLON HERRA
Construction Apprentice
GURU DAS BOCK
Rammed Earth Instructor
BIANCA MONDRAGON
Natural Building Instructor
JUSTICE RAMOS
Water Systems Instructor
community partners
NATHANIEL COTTRILL
SEHP Homeowner
ALUMNI
SAMANTHA EDDY
Student Design Fellow
KASSIE JOHN
Diné Designer and Illustrator
TAYLOR HALL
Geotechnical Engineer Consultant
PAUL MCMULLIN
Structural Engineer Consultant
BRANDON COTTRILL
Construction Apprentice
Board and ADVISORS
NATHANIEL BROWN
Advisory Board
ADRIENNE CAESAR
Board of Advisors
AMBER KANAZBAH CROTTY
Advisory Board
JOSÉ GALARZA
Board of Advisors
GERI LAUGHTER
Advisory Board
HIROKO YAMAMOTO
Board of Advisors
FRANCI TAYLOR
Advisory Board
