Confluence has a small but dedicated staff devoted to the notion that elevating Indigenous voices in our understanding of our region will make the world a better place. We have a paid staff of 11, full and part time, the majority of which are Native. We are guided in our work by our 10-member Board of Directors, and the Confluence Advisory Community — a group of Elders, leaders, artists, and educators who advise Confluence by providing feedback on our programming

Board of Directors

Antone Minthorn (CTUIR), Board Chair, Former Chair of the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation
Karissa Lowe (Cowlitz), Board Vice-Chair, Metro Nature in Neighborhoods Grant Program Manager, Cowlitz Tribal Council Member
Connie Sue Martin, Board Secretary, Attorney at Schwabe, Williamson, and Wyatt
Patricia Whitefoot (Yakama Nation), Indian Education Advocate
Thomas Lauderdale, Arts Advocate/Pink Martini
Elizabeth Woody (Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs), Executive Director at Museum at Warm Springs
Sam Robinson (Chinook), Vice Chair at Chinook Indian Nation
Ben Jacobsen, Founder at Jacobsen Salt
Carina Miller (Warm Springs), Chair at Columbia Gorge Commission
Cristal Finley (Yakama), Native American Bank

Confluence Advisory Community 2025

Bobbie Conner, Tamstslikt Cultural Institute
Carol Craig, Yakima Nation Review
David G. Lewis, OSU Indigenous Studies, Grand Ronde
Eliza Canty-Jones, Oregon Historical Society
Jefferson Greene, Warm Springs Artist
Jesse Bird, Tamstslikt Cultural Institute
Emma Johnson, ITECK PSU
Josiah Pinkham
Liz Woody, Museum at Warm Springs, Former Oregon Poet Laureate
Rachel Cushman, Chinook Indian Nation Council
Clifton Bruno, ITECK Facilitator
Toma Villa, Yakima Artist
Patricia Whitefoot, Yakima Educator
Woodrow Hunt, Tule Films

For more information about our board or staff, please email Info@confluenceproject.org