Our staff are from the rural and tribal communities they organize.

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  • Executive and Director

“Arizona Native Vote will help keep voters informed and engaged year-round. We want community members to understand how their vote really can make a difference, to see the direct connection and impact of their vote and participation on their daily lives.”
— Jaynie Parrish

Our Executive Director

Jaynie (she/her) leads Arizona Native Vote, a non-profit organization dedicated to building political power in rural and tribal communities. From 2022 to 2023, Jaynie worked with a team of organizers and Firekeepers to start the paperwork and incorporation of Arizona Native Vote to expand year-round civic education and engagement efforts. In 2020, Jaynie was called by her elders to organize Arizona Native voters. She worked with the Navajo County Democrats leading an incredible team of grassroots organizers who helped carry Arizona in the 2020 and 2022 elections. Previously she worked with EMILY’s List, Rock the Vote, and Arizona State University’s (ASU) Office of the President.

At ASU Jaynie worked with Dr. Peterson Zah to increase Indigenous enrollment, graduation rates, and faculty recruitment. This inclusive effort involved partnerships with tribal nations and communities and is now a framework for the Arizona Native Vote organizing efforts.

Jaynie is an alum of Arizona State University and the Harvard Kennedy School. She is a citizen of the Navajo Nation.

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Firekeepers–Community and Youth Organizers

  • Lucy Ben, Navajo Nation

  • Maria Calamity, Navajo Nation

  • Retha Letseoma, Hopi Tribe

  • Adeline Adams, Hopi Tribe

  • Theresa Ross, Hopi Tribe

  • Karen Shupla, Hopi Tribe

  • Jandi Craig, White Mountain Apache Tribe

  • Kaia Aiello, White Mountain Apache Tribe

  • Landis Reed, White Mountain Apache Tribe

  • Shara Dosela, White Mountain Apache Tribe

  • Leila Winbury, Payomkawichum

  • Triston Black, Navajo Nation

  • Dr. Millicent Pepion, Navajo Nation

  • Damon Clark, Navajo Nation