Board of Directors
| Rhonda LeValdo, President Faculty, Media Communications Haskell Indian Nations University rhondalevaldo@gmail.com |
Mary Hudetz, Vice President West Desk Editor, Associated Press |
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Tetona Dunlap, Board Member Features Writer, Twin Falls (Idaho) Times News |
Tristan Ahtone, Treasurer Host/Reporter, Wyoming Public Radio tahtone@gmail.com |
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Nancy Kelsey, Board Member Christina Good Voice, Board Member Manager, Mvskoke Media, Muscogee (Creek) Nation Jason Begay, Board Members Journalism Instructor, University of Montana
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Jolene Schonchin, Board Member Director, Comanche Nation Public Information Office Editor, Comanche Nation News jolenes@comanchenation.com Mark Dreadfulwater, Board Member Media Specialist at the Cherokee Phoenix
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UNITY: Journalists for Diversity
UNITY: Journalists for Diversity, Inc. pushes for fair and accurate news coverage — especially in regards to race, ethnicity, gender identity and sexual orientation. It represents a strategic alliance of professional journalism organizations that includes NAJA, the Asian American Journalists Association, National Association of Hispanic Journalists and the National Lesbian & Gay Journalists Association.
The UNITY board president is Navajo Times Publisher and lifetime NAJA member Tom Arviso.
NAJA also will be represented on the UNITY board by three representatives who begin two-year terms in 2013, along with representatives of AAJA, NAHJ and NLGJA. The UNITY representatives appointed by the NAJA president are:
- Tara Gatewood, Isleta Pueblo from New Mexico, co-host of Native America Calling.
- Suzan Harjo, Muscogee, (Creek) from Oklahoma, contributing writer for Indian Country Today, president of the Morning Star Institute.
- Margaret Holt, (Tuscarora), is the standards editor at the Chicago Tribune.
Staff
Pamala Silas, Executive Director
pamsilas@naja.com
Rebecca Landsberry, Membership and Communications Manager