Staff
Sierra Trujillo, Executive Director
Taos Pueblo
Sierra brings more than 15 years of experience serving the unhoused community and supporting system design and improvement efforts focused on housing stability and equity. She has been part of NAHC’s journey since 2021 as a coalition and founding board member, helping guide the organization’s evolution to a 501(c)(3). Born and raised in Colorado, Sierra grew up in the Denver metro area and identifies as an urban Native whose life and leadership have been shaped by both cultural reconnection and the impacts of assimilation. Her personal and intergenerational lived experience of poverty, housing insecurity, and homelessness ground her long-standing commitment to housing justice, belonging, and community well-being.
Sierra most recently served as Director of Equity & Inclusion at Metro Denver Homeless Initiative (MDHI), where she led regional equity strategy, the Youth Homelessness Demonstration Program (YHDP), and system-level work to elevate lived experience and accountability. Her earlier leadership at The Delores Project included helping open Arroyo Village, Denver’s first housing continuum project providing shelter, permanent supportive, and workforce housing in one community. Her leadership centers those most impacted, including individuals with lived experience and underrepresented communities often left out of system design.
Sierra is currently pursuing her Master of Public Administration (MPA) at the University of Colorado Denver, deepening her leadership and commitment to public service. This work is balanced with being a mom of two littles ones, whose curiosity, heart, and growth keep her motivated and inspired.
Johnny McCraigie
Johnny Medina-McCraigie (she/her) is a member of the Colville Tribes and was born and raised on the Colville Indian Reservation in Washington. She is also a first generation Mexican American on her father’s side. Rooted in her Plateau cultural values, she brings a grounded, community-centered approach to her work.
Johnny is a skilled project manager and organizer with a trusted track record of turning vision into action. Her work spans coalition building, community-based participatory research, and program development with deep experience leading housing programs and delivering funding and technical assistance to Native arts and cultural programs, tribal justice systems, and food access efforts.
Johnny led the Native American Housing Circle coalition from 2020-2021 and is now returning to focus on building robust, culturally inclusive housing programs. As well as strengthening the organization’s position as a leading voice in housing across the Denver Metro area.
When she’s not at work, Johnny enjoys making beadwork, learning her Native language (nsəlxcin), and hanging out with her partner and two doggies.
Stella Carrasco, Housing Navigator
Rose Bud, Lakota Sicangu
Stella Carrasco serves as a Housing Navigator with Native American Housing Circle, where she supports clients facing emergency housing situations and works passionately to eliminate homelessness within the Native community. With deep roots in both reservation, rural and urban settings, Stella brings extensive experience and cultural insight to her role.
Her academic journey began in law and evolved into a focus on administration, direct services, and community engagement—reflecting her commitment to advocacy and hands-on support. Stella’s approach is grounded in compassion, cultural respect, and a strong sense of purpose.
Outside of work, Stella finds joy in reading, quilting, beading, and crafting unique creations. But her greatest joy comes from being a Grandmother—her Granddaughters are the heart of her world and the inspiration behind everything she does.