Amelia Bai, Itaukei, was born in Fiji and emigrated to the United States when she was 14. She knows intimately the struggles of her fellow Pasifika folks who share in the immigrant experience that are often treated as burdens and not as the gifts that they are to our diasporic villages. She also serves as a caregiver to the elders when she is not at Oceania NW. Amelia is a proud mother of two, Seva & Samuela and she currently resides in Tulalip territory. Amelia is the former Community Services Director at PICA-WA and now currently serves as the Associate Director of Oceania Northwest.

Joseph Seia, Samoan/Tongan/Maori, is a proud queer Oceanian with 20 years of nonprofit leadership and anti-racist community organizing work. He fares from the villages of Vaimoso, Lufilufi, Salani & Asau in Samoa and also has roots in Vava'u, Tonga & Aotearoa. Joseph graduated from Seattle University receiving his Bachelors in Public Affairs and Theology and his Masters in Public Administration. Joseph believes in the powerful movement of the ancestors that is animated through the Pasifika Diaspora to maintain love for the land, ocean, and for his people. He is the founding Executive Director of PICA-WA and now serves as the Executive Director of Oceania Northwest.

Our program team guarantees that all of our health, food, elder, youth, and cultural programs are staffed with the greatest hospitality we can offer our Oceanian village. They are our hands and feet. They have the lived experiences and expertise to serve in culturally responsive and humanistic ways while serving with excellence and love. They ensure our programs are consistent, responsive to need, and culturally relevant.

Our village navigators 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. They speak our sacred languages and maintain powerful presence to help support our Pasifika Diaspora. They serve as our diverse voices for Oceania, ensuring that our unique experiences are valued and honored.