Ukiah Nonprofit Hired Ally to Indigenous Rapist as Housing Navigator

The NPI Registry indicates Redwood Community Services employs Ms. Jennifer Diaz-McQuaid, ally to The Circle Cult Leader Nathan Chasing Horse

Ms. Jennifer Diaz-McQuaid served as an ally to Las Vegas-based Nathan Chasing Horse, The Circle cult leader facing felony charges, for sexually abusing Indigenous women and girls for decades. McQuaid fled the State of Nevada amidst ongoing 2023 court trials. She was hired by Redwood Community Services as a Housing Navigator in Ukiah, California in May 2024.

The NPPES NPI Registry indicates that Ms. Diaz-McQuaid last renewed her certification on April 26, 2024. Redwood Community Services, Inc. was indicated as her primary practice address as of May 7, 2024.

Articles submitted to the Anderson Valley Advertiser by Mr. Craig Louis Stehr indicated that Ms. McQuaid was hired as the new housing navigator for the Redwood Community Services/Building Bridges Homeless Resource Center.

I reached out to Mr. Stehr to confirm Ms. Diaz-McQuaid’s identity, and better understand the role of a housing navigator. He informed me that housing navigators help the vulnerable, unhoused population with submitting applications for housing, and driving them to appointments.

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On June 14, 2023, The Press Democrat published the following article":

A rift across generations

But not everyone has disavowed Nathan Chasing Horse.

At a Feb. 8, 2023, bail hearing, his attorney requested that he be released to the care of Jennifer McQuaid, noting that she worked as an advocate for victims of human trafficking in the Salvation Army’s Seeds of Hope program in Las Vegas.

The judge denied the request.

McQuaid is from Santa Rosa. She is in Chasing Horse’s inner circle, said four local sources who know her. Trujillo also described her that way.

McQuaid, who lives in Las Vegas, did not respond to Press Democrat requests for comment…

McQuaid no longer works for the Salvation Army, said Scott Johnson, public relations director for the organization’s Southwest Division. He had no comment beyond that.

McQuaid remains devoted to Chasing Horse. She supports him in court proceedings, and joined in the song of prayer across the street from the jailhouse. That loyalty has severely damaged her relationships with family members back in Santa Rosa, and has caused hurt and confusion here, the local rape survivor said. And it has ripped apart the next generation of the family, too.

One of McQuaid’s daughters, who lives in Sonoma County, has denounced her mother on social media.

“She sits in court in support of a man who is a known rapist,” she wrote. “Her own two daughters being victims to him.”

The other daughter is now in her mid-20s and has adopted the last name Chasing Horse.

She recently gave birth to Nathan’s baby, said two local sources who know her.

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On July 12, 2025, I sent the following media request to Redwood Community Services, but received no response.

Good Morning,

The article below indicated that Ms. Jennifer McQuaid is your new hired housing navigator.

https://theava.com/archives/244856

Was the new housing navigator role pre-budgeted, did it fill a vacancy, and how was McQuaid introduced to your organization?

Could you kindly speak to Ms. McQuaid’s role with your organization, and why you felt she was an ideal hire?

Is Mr. Priest Martinez involved with your organization at all? If so, do he and McQuaid work together in any capacity?

Thank you & God Bless.

Kindest Regards,

Adina Flores

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To my knowledge, McQuaid has never publicly denounced Chasing Horse. Was Redwood Community Services aware of Ms. McQuaid’s past prior to hiring her? If so, how did they determine that she healed from the alleged trauma she experienced within less than a year? Is she a safe person to bring around vulnerable communities? Is she possibly still in contact with Chasing Horse?