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Jordan Chaney is a Black Indigenous Person of Color digital-nomad lecturer, poet, speaker, writer, philanthropist and artist residing in Pasco, Washington. Chaney is one of two Tri-Citians appointed by Governor Inslee to the State Task Force on Independent Investigations of Police Use of Force.

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In 2018, Jordan co-founded Hope Builders “a court to community pipeline”, and with a team of dedicated community-leaders they created the Community Hope Wall, a hope-based community mural project that raises awareness of the importance of having hope, making art, and listening to the incarcerated youth-voice.

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Jordan’s many accomplishments include:

In 2017, Jordan was presented with the Commitment to Diversity award by the African American Community Cultural & Educational Society for his work in the community on race, politics, and social justice.

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In 2014, Jordan created Urban Poets Society, a youth-leadership program that promotes public speaking, performance arts, peer-to-peer community engagement and outreach for the disadvantaged and marginalized youths in his community.

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He has published three works of poetry and is the author of Art of the Spoken Word – a workbook/curriculum for enhancing communication skills, creativity, and confidence. He is also a guest columnist for the Tri-City Herald. 

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From 2009 to 2020, Jordan Chaney mentored youth in arts and community-leadership at the Benton-Franklin Juvenile Justice Center in Kennewick, WA. The Art Dojo program that he piloted out of BFJJC is now being implemented in other communities around the state.