Johnny Medina-McCraigie (she/her) is a member of the Colville Tribes and was born and raised on the Colville Indian Reservation in Washington. Johnny is a practiced project manager and organizer with experience in coalition building, community-based participatory research, and program administration. Johnny graduated with a Bachelor of Social Work from Colorado State University. Soon thereafter, she began working in the housing justice space where she quickly became a prominent leader advocating for Native American housing justice in the Denver Metro area. She then landed in the food space by working to increase food access and education for 0-5 year olds and their families in Southwest Denver. Currently, she is working at First Nations Development Institute as a Lead Program Officer and is working with tribal and Indigenous communities, which is work that is close to her heart. In Johnny’s free time, you can find her making traditional beadwork, sewing, or hanging out with her partner and two doggies.
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