2025-26 Board of Directors
OIEA is made up of 23 elected board members, including representation from the nine federally recognized tribes and each geographic area throughout Oregon. Each board member must be an American Indian/Alaska Native/Native Hawaiian and live or work in the areas for which they are elected to represent. Board members are responsible for disseminating all OIEA news, procedures, etc., in their respective areas.
Membership in the Board is determined annually by elections at the OIEA Conference.
Current Board
Tamara Henderson
President
At-large; Western
oiea.president@gmail.com
Becca Gruner
Vice President
Portland Metro Area
oiea.vicepresident@gmail.com
Roshelle Weiser-Nieto
Treasurer
The Klamath Tribes
oiea.treasurer@gmail.com
Chris Mansayon
Secretary
Salem/Corvallis Metro
oiea.secretary@gmail.com
Nicole Butler-Hooton
Eugene/Springfield Metro Area
Juliana Marez
Roseburg Area
Kenwani Kravitz
Ashland/Medford Metro Area
Quay Whitebird
At-large
Che Finch
At-large
Sheena Pulls
At-large
Julia Brown
Burns Paiute Tribe
Josh Davies
Confederated Tribes of Coos, Lower Umpqua, and Siuslaw Indians
Jenny Sanchez
Confederated Tribes of the Grand Ronde Community
[Vacant]
Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians
[Vacant]
Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation
Norene Sampson
Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs
[Vacant]
Coquille Indian Tribe
Renae Guenther
Cow Creek Band of Umpqua Tribe of Indians
Louise Wilmes
Native Hawaiian Representative
Heather Shá xat k’ei Gurko
Alaska Native Representative
Lucille Begay
At-large; Eastern
Clarise Huesties
At-large; Eastern
Brent Spencer
Oregon Department of Education
Ex-Officio