Amy M. Stretten

NARRATIVE STRATEGY & COMMUNICATIONS

I’m a senior communications and narrative strategy leader with more than 15 years of experience working across nonprofit, healthcare, public-sector, and media environments.

My work sits at the intersection of storytelling, strategy, and systems change. I help organizations translate complex social and policy issues into narratives that resonate with real people, travel across media ecosystems, and build long-term trust and influence.

I currently serve as Director of Marketing & Communications at United American Indian Involvement, one of the largest urban Native nonprofits in the United States, where I lead enterprise-wide narrative and communications strategy across healthcare, behavioral health, housing, youth services, and cultural programs.

Previously, I worked as a senior consultant with mission-driven organizations, public agencies, and healthcare systems, developing narrative frameworks that shaped public understanding, informed media coverage, and supported sustained impact.

I was also an inaugural Constellations Artist Disruptor Fellow with The Center for Cultural Power, supported by the California Arts Council, where I led a narrative change project focused on decolonizing health and wellness in Indian Country.

Alongside my institutional work, I’m the founder and executive creative director of The Chief of Style, a cultural platform exploring identity, representation, sustainability, and body liberation through a culturally centered Indigenous lens.

I bring a narrative practice grounded in accountability to frontline communities, cultural fluency, and a clear understanding of how stories move through popular culture, media systems, and public discourse.

Amy M. Stretten Chief Marketing & Communications Leader Narrative Strategy • Public Affairs • Cultural Change I lead narrative and communications strategy that helps mission-driven organizations shift culture, build trust, and move power toward frontline communities. Based in Los Angeles | Available for senior leadership roles