Meet Our Team

SPEAK/SING NATIVE™ Team

Dr. Brook Colley Ph.D

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Bio

Dr. Roni Adams Ph.D

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Bio

Dr. Jesse Moon Longhurst Ph.D

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Bio

Stasie Maxwell

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Bio

Tessa Tschantre

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Board of Directors

Gary Ogan

Board Chairman

Aurolyn Stwyer

Vice Chairwoman

Rebekah Wanke

Treasurer / Vendor Coordinator

Wayne Shamel

Board Member

Laurie Ogan

Board Member

Leslie Yuden

Board Member

Staff & Crew

Sean Cruz

Executive Director

Dr. Brook Colley

(Wasco, Warm Springs, Eastern Cherokee)

Dr. Colley currently serves as Chair and as an Associate Professor of the Southern Oregon University Native American Studies program. She has a Ph.D. in Native American Studies from the University of California, Davis. Her research is focused on federal Indian law & policy, Oregon Tribes, intertribal relations & conflict, and community health & healing.

Dr. Roni Adams

(Lakota)

Dr. Roni Adams, (Lakota) has a Ph.D. in Educational Psychology, with a specialization in Teaching and Learning, from the University of California at Santa Barbara. She is currently a professor of teacher education at Southern Oregon University, focusing on teaching Multicultural Education and Diversity courses. She has served as coordinator of the Elementary Education program and spent eight years as Chair of the School of Education. Her fields of inquiry and scholarship include school reform, holistic education, Native student achievement, and culturally responsive teaching. Her Native heritage fuels her passion for decolonizing education and pursuing equity and inclusion for diverse students. She is also the Tribal Nations Liaison, doing outreach to Native communities to attract, recruit and retain future educators.

Dr. Jesse Moon

(English, Scottish, Irish and Welsh)

Dr. Jesse Moon Longhurst (English, Scottish, Irish and Welsh), has a Ph.D. in Curriculum and Instruction from New Mexico State University. Dr. Longhurst coordinates the secondary education Master of Arts in Teaching Program at Southern Oregon University. Her research concerns the intersections of place and culture in rural, remote and island schooling, rural teacher preparation and rural education policy. Her commitment to rural places and peoples often intersects with Native, First Nations and Indigenous education issues.

Stasie Maxwell

(Inupiaq)

Stasie Maxwell (Inupiaq), is a graduate of Southern Oregon University, with a BS in Psychology and a Certificate in Native American Studies. Since graduation, she has been an Interim Director with PGM ONE, a social justice organization that supports collective liberation through centering black, Indigenous, and people of color who live, work and play in the outdoors, nature, and environment. She also co-facilitates an online recovery space, Soul Circle, for collegiate students of color.

Tessa Tschantre

(Tewa)

Tessa Tschantre (Tewa) is a Senior and McNair Scholar at Southern Oregon University majoring in Psychology with a Native American Studies Certificate. She is Tewa from San Ildefonso Pueblo in New Mexico and Blackfeet. She is deeply passionate about Native American Studies, connecting with her Native roots, and discovering other Native American artists that inspire and empower Native youth.