Past Fellowship Placements: Where Are They Now?

Name Tribal Affiliation Year Office Sen/Hse Party
Shana RadfordNez Perce2010Ron WydenSD
Stacia MartinGrand Ronde2009Kurt SchraderHD
Francene AmbroseGrand Ronde2008Ron WydenSD
Rebecca KnightGrand Ronde2007Darlene HooleyHD
Dennis WordenCoeur d’ Alene2006David WuHD
Joseph HostlerGrand Ronde2004Greg WaldenHR
Bryan MercierGrand Ronde2003Gordon SmithSR
Kevin SimmonsGrand Ronde2002David WuHD
Bodie ShawWarm Springs2001Earl BlumenauerHD
Alyssa MacyWarm Springs2000Darlene HooleyHD
Direlle CalicaWarm Springs1999Gordon SmithSR
Pete WakelandGrand Ronde1998Ron WydenSD

Shana Radford

Shana Radford

2010 Hatfield Fellow
Tribal Affiliation: Nez Perce
Education: B.S. Social Science and Political Science, minor in Native American Studies
Placement: Senator Ron Wyden

Then

Shana was born in Portland, Oregon and grew up on the Warm Springs Indian Reservation. In her youth she moved to the Umatilla Indian Reservation where she attended and graduated from Pendleton High School with honors. While in high school Shana received honors on the basketball court as well. After high school graduation Shana attended Mount Hood community college and later Blue Mountain Community College before transferring to Portland State University where she graduated and received her B.S. degree.

Now

Shana is currently living in Pendleton, Oregon where she is working for the Umatilla Tribe and is concurrently actively involved with Red Lodge Transition Services (Portland, OR)  a grassroots non-profit whose vision is to reduce recidivism of re-incarceration among Native Americans and to prevent the incarceration of future generations.  Shana future plans include entering law school in the fall of 2012.

How to apply

Each year, Spirit Mountain Community Fund selects a Native American who is at least 21 years old to serve as that year's Hatfield Fellow.

Preference is given to enrolled members of the nine federally-recognized Oregon Tribes. 

To get more information about the Hatfield Fellowship, please email Louis King at louis.king@thecommunityfund.com