Board of Directors
The WSCAT Board of Directors is composed of six volunteers, all of whom are Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs (CTWS) tribal members. The Board of Directors supports the work of WSCAT and provides mission-based leadership, strategic governance, and financial oversight of the organization. Board members work to ensure WSCAT is working to achieve its mission, goals, and objectives, and serve because they are truly interested in making the Warm Springs Reservation a better place to live.
Julie Quaid, President
Board member since 2002
Julie is a professional educational administrator with over 30 years of experience directing, managing, instructing in, and evaluating Head Start, early childhood education, K-12, and community college programs. She is a former board member of the Central Oregon Partnership, Jefferson COunty School District, and Oregon State Advisory Council on Libraries, and has served on many regional and national educational boards and advisory councils. Since 2008, Julie has worked as a federal contractor monitoring early childhood education programs across the country.
Ruth ‘Pinky’ Beymer, Vice President
Board member since 2016
Pinky is a businesswoman who has been involved in her family’s ranching business for over 40 years and in her family’s heavy equipment, construction, and logging business, Chilkat Enterprises, Inc., for over 25 years. She has served on the Jefferson County Soil & Water Conservation Board, 4-H Advisory Board, and Tribal Wellness Committee, and has volunteered for various local organizations promoting health and wellness, conservation and the environment, and youth development.
Theodore Perez, Secretary
Board member since 2023
Theo manages the CTWS Health & Human Services Department’s Food Programs, overseeing the distribution of food, both conventional and Native, to approximately 1,800 tribal members per year. He has worked in other CTWS tribal programs, including the homeless program, COVID tracing group, library, and emergency management program.
Yvonne Iverson, Treasurer
Board member since 2008
Yvonne is the budget analyst at the Indian Health Service. Previously, she served as advertising manager at the Spilyay Tymoo tribal newspaper and in various capacities in the CTWS Department of Health and Human Services. She is a graduate of the Ford Family Foundation Leadership Institute and is a former Warm Springs Boys & Girls Club Board member.
Savannah Holliday, Member
Board member since 2023
Savannah is a student at Southern Oregon University (SOU) majoring in Healthcare Administration, minoring in Biology, and working as an intern in the Traditional Ecological Inquiry Program. She is a partial business owner of Holliday Ranch, LLC, a billing technician for the Warm Springs Indian Health Service, and previously served as the SOU Indigenous Garden Network liaison/coordinator, office manager, and program assistant.