Ronda Rutledge is Ecotrust’s first Indigenous executive director. The Portland nonprofit focuses on environmental stewardship and economic growth, especially among Pacific Northwest tribes.

Author Archives: Carrie Johnson
2023 Indigenous Journalism Fellow
Carrie Johnson is Chickasaw and Pawnee from southern Oklahoma. A senior at Austin College, she is double majoring in English and Media Studies. She has been a fellow for the Native American Journalists Association, a mentee for NPR’s Next Generation Radio: Indigenous, an intern for the Chickasaw Press and a freelance sportswriter for the Sherman Herald Democrat. At Austin College, Carrie is a staff writer for The Observer (the student newspaper), an intern for Institutional Marketing and Communications, a Posey Leadership fellow and a member of the women’s softball team. She is excited to join Noeledrich this summer as the 2023 recipient of the Underscore Indigenous Journalism Fellowship.