Our staff contribute significant heart to the work of Oceania NW and we are so grateful for the ways that they share their mana to take care of our villages all across the Puget Sound region. We have staff who are rooted in Everett, South King & and Pierce County. Our village navigation team ensure that all our programs - health, food, elder, youth, young adult and cultural programs are staffed with the greatest hospitality we can offer our people. We have the lived experiences to serve in culturally responsive ways.

Amelia Bai fares from the beautiful islands of Viti. She currently lives in Tulalip Territory, with her two children. Her role as Associate Director includes providing oversight over Oceania NW's engagement in Snohomish County. Amelia champions our immigrant populations leaning on the lived experiences of her community. She is currently pursuing her degree in the nursing field. She is a proud mother of two boys, Seva & Samuela who are her whole world.

Joseph Seia, MPA, has ancestral roots in Samoa, Tonga and Aotearoa. He has 20 years of experience in direct service and providing leadership oversight over nonprofits. He serves as the lead steward ensuring ONW's mission & vision is supported by the larger village network. Joseph is an anti-racist community organizer and labors to build intergenerational spaces rooted in cultural belonging, healing justice and in the commitment to abolishing the cruelties of enforced poverty.

Our Board consist of Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders who are well integrated in the lives of our village network all across the Puget Sound. They lead from lived experiences and reflect the diversity of our Pasifika Diaspora that have settled here on Coast Salish Lands.