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Below are links to biographies of some key leaders in the Indian Health Service.
Director, Indian Health Service
Robert G. McSwain, a member of the North Fork Rancheria of Mono Indians of California, is the Director of the Indian Health Service (IHS). The IHS, an agency within the Department of Health and Human Services, is the principal federal health care advocate and provider for American Indians and Alaska Natives. Read More about Robert McSwain[PDF-44KB]
Indian Health Service Vision
The Vision of the Indian Health Service is one that reflects the commitment and dedication of our employees, our tribal and urban Indian partners, and the American Indian and Alaska Native people we serve:
to raise the health status of Indian people to the highest level possible, while reinforcing the spirit and principles of self-determination. Read the Indian Health Service Vision[PDF-236KB]
Acting Deputy Director, Indian Health Service
Christopher Mandregan, Jr., an enrolled member of the Aleut Community of St. Paul in Alaska, is the Acting Deputy Director of the Indian Health Service (IHS). The IHS, an agency within the Department of Health and Human Services, is the principal federal health care advocate and provider for American Indians and Alaska Natives. The IHS is composed of 12 Area (regional) offices. Read More about Christopher Mandregan, Jr.[PDF-51KB]
Acting Deputy Director, Indian Health Policy Doni L. Wilder[PDF-81KB] Deputy Director, Management Operations Randy Grinnell[PDF-75KB] Acting Chief Medical Officer Charles Q. North, M.D., M.S.[PDF-86KB] Senior Executive Policy Advisor Charles W. Grim, D.D.S., M.H.S.A., Assistant Surgeon General[PDF-75KB] Office of Tribal Programs Ronald B. Demaray[PDF-74KB]
Acting Director
Office of Tribal Self-Governance Hankie Ortiz[PDF-87KB]
Director
Office of Urban Indian Health Programs Phyllis S. Wolfe[PDF-57KB]
Director
Public Affairs Thomas W. Sweeney[PDF-102KB]
Director
Diversity Management/Equal Employment Opportunity
Pauline Bruce, Director
Executive Secretariat Staff
Julie A. Czajkowski, Director
Congressional and Legislative Affairs Michael Mahsetky, J.D. [PDF-88KB]
Director
Office of Clinical and Preventive Services Richard Olson M.D., M.P.H.[PDF-52KB]
Acting Director
Office of Information Technology Theresa Ann Cullen, M.D., M.S.[PDF-62KB]
Director
Office of Public Health Support
Richard Church
Director
Office of Resource Access and Partnerships Carl L. Harper[PDF-103KB]
Director
Office of Finance and Accounting
Elizabeth Fowler
Acting Director
Office of Management Services Athena S. Elliott, M.P.A.[PDF-54KB]
Director
Office of Environmental Health and Engineering Gary J. Hartz, P.E.[PDF-54KB]
Director
Aberdeen Area, Indian Health Service Charlene Red Thunder[PDF-56KB]
Director
Alaska Area Native Health Service, Indian Health Service
Kenneth Glifort, M.D., M.P.H.
Acting Director
Albuquerque Area, Indian Health Service James Lawrence Toya[PDF-89KB]
Director
Bemidji Area, Indian Health Service Kathleen Annette, M.D.[PDF-38KB]
Director
Billings Area, Indian Health Service Pete Conway, M.Ed.[PDF-89KB]
Director
California Area, Indian Health Service Margo D. Kerrigan[PDF-54KB]
Director
Nashville Area, Indian Health Service Richie K. Grinnell[PDF-71KB]
Director
Navajo Area, Indian Health Service John Hubbard, Jr.[PDF-87KB]
Director
Oklahoma City Area, Indian Health Service Hickory Starr, Jr.[PDF-42KB]
Acting Director
Phoenix Area, Indian Health Service Don J. Davis[PDF-99KB]
Director
Portland Area, Indian Health Service
Roselyn Tso
Acting Director
Tucson Area, Indian Health Service Dorothy A. Dupree[PDF-51KB
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