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
Director of Community Design
SHUNDANA YUSAF
Academic Liaison & Grant Writer
SUPPORT TEAM
Consultants, Field Officers, and Student Fellows
CRAIG BROWN
Field Officer
DALTON SINGER
Kayenta Staff
JIANLI CHEN
Civil and Environmental Engineer
TAYLOR HALL
Geotechnical Engineer Consultant
MINGXI LIU
Electrical Engineer
PAUL MCMULLIN
Structural Engineer Consultant
MOSTAFA SAHRAEI-ARDAKANI
Electrical Engineer
CONSTRUCTION TEAM
Contractors, Apprentices, and Instructors
MARIAH ASHLEY
Natural Building Instructor
RAYMOND BLACKWATER
Construction Manager
GURU DAS BOCK
Rammed Earth Instructor
AMOS CHARLEY
Plumber
WAYLON HERRA
Construction Apprentice
LARAMIE HOLGUIN
Construction Team Member
TASHAWAN MILES
Construction Apprentice
BIANCA MONDRAGON
Natural Building Instructor
JUSTICE RAMOS
Water Systems Instructor
community partners
SEHP Homeowners, Community Design Partners, and Artists
NATHANIEL COTTRILL
SEHP Homeowner
MATTHEW AUSTIN
Community Design Partner
ALUMNI
SAMANTHA EDDY
Student Design Fellow
BRANDON YOUNG
Construction Apprentice
KASSIE JOHN
Diné Designer and Illustrator
Board and ADVISORS
NATHANIEL BROWN
Advisory Board
ADRIENNE CAESAR
Board of Directors
AMBER KANAZBAH CROTTY
Advisory Board
JOSÉ GALARZA
Board of Directors
GERI LAUGHTER
Advisory Board
HIROKO YAMAMOTO
Board of Directors
FRANCI TAYLOR
Board of Directors
RENAE HOSHNIC
Board of Directors
