IndiJ Public Media

Meet Our Team

We have a rich history but more importantly, we have a bright future. Today, the need for Indigenous journalism is clearer than ever. We are hard at work setting the stage for the next generation of Indigenous storytellers and engineers to amplify their voices into the future. Meet the diverse team behind IndiJ Public Media.

Amelia Schafer

Wampanoag/Montauk-Brothertown Indian Nation

Reporter

Dalton Walker

Red Lake Anishinaabe

Managing Editor

Dianna Hunt

Cherokee Nation

Senior Editor

Felix Clary

Chickasaw Nation

Indigenous Affairs Reporter

Joaqlin Estus

Tlingit

Tlingit National Correspondent (Anchorage)

Jourdan Bennett-Begaye

Diné

Executive Editor

Kalle Benallie

Navajo Nation

Reporter-Producer

Kevin Abourezk

Rosebud Sioux

Deputy Managing Editor

Kolby KickingWoman

Blackfeet/Gros Ventre

Mountain Bureau Chief

Luna Reyna

Montana Little Shell Chippewa

Pacific Northwest Bureau Chief

Mark Trahant

Shoshone-Bannock

Editor

Mary Annette Pember

Red Cliff Band of Ojibwe

National Correspondent (Cincinnati)

Nika Bartoo-Smith

Osage/Oneida Nation

Underscore + ICT Beat Reporter

Pauly Denetclaw

Diné

Political Correspondent (Washington, DC)

Renata Birkenbuel

Montana Little Shell

Education Correspondent

Aliyah Chavez

Aliyah Chavez

Kewa Pueblo

Managing Editor, Anchor, ICT Newscast

Daniel Hererra

Daniel Hererra

Technical Director/ Video Editor

Ebonye Delaney

Ebonye Delaney

Executive Producer, Broadcasting

McKenzie Allen-Charmley

McKenzie Allen-Charmley

Dena’ina Athabaskan

Producer, ICT Newscast

Paris Wise

Paris Wise

Zia/Laguna Pueblo

Producer, ICT Newscast

Pacey Smith-Garcia

Pacey Smith-Garcia

Weminuche Band of Ute

Production Assistant, ICT Newscast

Quindrea Yazzie

Quindrea Yazzie

Navajo Nation

Newscast Editor, ICT Newscast

Shirley Sneve

Shirley Sneve

Ponca/Sicangu Lakota

Senior Producer

Stewart Huntington

Stewart Huntington

Producer, ICT Newscast

Bree Yeung

Bree Yeung

Human Resource Specialist

Courtney Habrock

Courtney Habrock

Account Executive

Emily Matis

Emily Matis

Grants Manager

Haley Martinez

Haley Martinez

Assistant Development Director

Heather Donovan

Heather Donovan

Senior Director of Revenue

Jacki Foster

Jacki Foster

Chickasaw Nation

Executive Assistant

Janee’ Doxtator-Andrews

Janee’ Doxtator-Andrews

Oneida Nation

Audience Development Director

Karen Lincoln Michel

Karen Lincoln Michel

Ho-Chunk

CEO

Laura Fuentes

Laura Fuentes

Finance Director

Nick Roberts

Nick Roberts

Development Director

Riley Mowatt

Riley Mowatt

Comanche Nation of Oklahoma

Tribal Program Manager

Sasha Keenan

Sasha Keenan

Marketing Manager

Sky Vasquez

Sky Vasquez

Bishop Paiute

COO

Sydnie Turner

Sydnie Turner

Executive Assistant

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