Board & Staff

Board Members

Fania Davis, Ph.D. J.D., African American, Lawyer, Executive Director of Restorative Justice for Oakland Youth

Dorothy Ninham, Oneida, Elder, Ceremonialist

Lei’ohu Ryder, Hawaiian Healer, Educator, Traditional Musician

Maydeen Iao, Hawaiian Elder, Business Manager

Elder Advisors

Baba Credo Mutwa, Zulu High Sanusi

Virginia Rathele, Bushman and Zulu Healer

Ergeshbai Ata, Kyrgyz Healer, Elder, Ph.D Physicist

Staff

Apela Colorado, Ph.D., Oneida Tribe, Director and Founder of WISN

Brian Bates, Ph.D., Anglo-Saxon, Author, Psychologist, Director of Research and Publishing, Consultant

Ray Rogers, Office Manager, retired businessman, volunteer

Venus Herbito, M.A., Bikol and Sugbu tribes, Online Editor, Researcher and Videographer

Frances Santiago, B.A., Tagalog, Ilonggo and Ilokano tribes, Researcher and Executive Assistant, volunteer

Melissa Dunham, Bookkeeper

Douglas Shue, C.P.A. Accounting and Financial Reports