2027-2029 Catalog

Full Time and Pro Rata Faculty and Administration

Almojuela, Colleen, Native Studies Leadership Faculty/Advisor - Port Gamble S'Klallam Site

MA, Human Development, Pacific Oaks College

BA, Education, The Evergreen State College 

Aziz, Nahrin, Early Childhood Education Faculty

MEd, Education, University of Washington

BA, Political Science, University of California at Berkeley

Ballew, Timothy Sr., Native Environmental Science Faculty


Conway, John (Jay), Construction Manager

BS, Technology Education, Western Washington University

Construction Management Certification, University of Washington

Sustainable Builders Advisor, Seattle Central Community College

LEED Accredited Professional 

DeCoteau, Robert, Workforce Director

MS, Management and Leadership, Western Governors University
AA, Business Management, Whatcom Community College

Elgin, Phil, Workforce Construction Trades Faculty

BS, Environmental Studies, Western Washington University

Evans, Randy, Human Services Faculty

BA, Human Services, Northwest Indian College

AAS, General Direct Transfer, Northwest Indian College 

Gorman, Nathaniel, Native Studies Leadership Faculty

BA, Native Studies Leadership, Northwest Indian College

AAS, General Direct Transfer, Northwest Indian College

Greene, Ciarra, Native Environmental Science Faculty, Nez Perce

BS, Chemistry, Northern Arizona University 

Humphreys-Shafer, Kathy, ABE/GED Faculty

MEd, Adult Education, Western Washington University

BA, Human Services, Western Washington University

AAS, General Direct Transfer, Northwest Indian College ATA,

ATA, Chemical Dependency, Northwest Indian College

Ignacio, Leilani, Human Services Faculty

MS, Psychology, Western Washington University

BA, Psychology, Whitman College

Jamshedi, Adib, Tribal Governance and Business Management Faculty

MS, Agronomy, Kansas State University

BS, Agronomy, Kansas State University

Jefferson, Angel, Director of Extended Sites

AAS, General Direct Transfer, Northwest Indian College

Johnson, Ronald, Native Studies Leadership Faculty – Nisqually Site

MPA, Public Administration, The Evergreen State College

BA, Indian Law, The Evergreen State College

Kawakone, Tahnee, Center for Health Department Manager

BA, Human Services, Western Washington University 

Kinley, Sharon R., Director of the Coast Salish Institute

MA, Anthropology, Western Washington University
BA, Bi-Cultural Competence, Western Washington University
AAS, General Direct Transfer, Northwest Indian College

Koohbour, Sina, Math and Writing Center Coordinator/Mathematics Faculty

MS, Mathematics, University of Bonn

BS, Mathematics, Baha'i Institute for Higher Education 

Mahle, Greg, Human Services Department Chair

MS, Human Services, Walden University

AAS, General Direct Transfer, Northwest Indian College

Mathias, James, Athletic Director

BA, Tribal Governance and Business Management, Northwest Indian College

Maudsley, Laura, Tribal Vocational Rehabilitation Institute Director

MEd, Adult Education Administration, Western Washington University

BA, Psychology, Washington University 

McCluskey Sr., Donald, Native Studies Leadership Faculty

BA, English, Western Washington University

AAS, General Direct Transfer, Northwest Indian College

Morris, Philip, Native Studies Leadership Faculty, Swinomish Site

BA, Native Studies Leadership, Northwest Indian College

Nishiyama, Shayna, Financial Aid Director

BA, English, Western Washington University

Norman, Emma, Native Environmental Science Department Chair

PhD, Geography, University of British Columbia

MS, Geography, Western Washington University

BA, International Studies, Colby College

Peacock, Melissa (Misty),Salish Sea Research Center Director

PhD, Ocean Sciences, University of California Santa Cruz

BS, Marine Biology, University of California Santa Cruz

Picard, Angela, Extended Campus Site Manager/Faculty, Nez Perce Site

MPA, Education and Social Policy, University of Washington

BA, Political Science, University of Washington

Picard, Maggie, Native Environmental Science Faculty, Nez Perce

MS, Natural Resources and Environmental Science, University of Idaho

BS, Native Environmental Science, Northwest Indian College

AAS, General Direct Transfer, Northwest Indian College

Revard, Cameron, Information Systems Director

AS, Computer Networking, Bellingham Technical College

Rombold, John, Salish Sea Research Center Associate Director

PhD, Ecosystem Analysis, University of Washington

MFS, Forest Science, Yale University

BS, Forest Management, University of California at Berkeley

Salazar, Gabriela, Speech Communications Faculty

MA, Elementary Education, Walla Walla University

BA, French, Whitman College

AA, Honors, Walla Walla Community College  

Tageant, Carmen, Human Services Faculty

MPA, Tribal Governance, The Evergreen State College

BA, Human Services, Northwest Indian College

AAS , General Direct Transfer, Northwest Indian College

ATA, Chemical Dependency Studies, Northwest Indian College

ATA, Native Families and Social Services, Northwest Indian College

Tamburini, Matteo, Mathematics Faculty

MS, Mathematics, Western Washington University

BS, Mathematics, University of Washington

BA, International Studies, University of Washington

Walsey, Victoria, Native Environmental Science Faculty

PhD, Geography, University of Kansas

MA, Indigenous Studies, University of Kansas

BS, Environmental Studies, University of Kansas

AAS, General Direct Transfer, Northwest Indian College

Waschke, Anna, First Year Experience/Natural Science Faculty

MAT, Mathematics, Western Governors University

BA, Physics, University of Alaska Fairbanks

BS, Mathematics, University of Alaska Fairbanks

Yazzie, Aissa, Native Environmental Science Faculty/Student Research Coordinator

MS, Natural Resource and Environmental Management, University of Hawaii

BS, Native Environmental Science, Northwest Indian College

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