Eugenia Tyner-Dawson
Executive Director, Justice Programs Council on Native American Affairs
Senior Advisor for Tribal Affairs

Eugenia Tyner-Dawson is the Executive Director, Justice Programs Council on Native American Affairs, and the Senior Advisor to the Assistant Attorney General for Tribal Affairs. She is a member of the Sac and Fox Nation and is a descendent of the Absentee Shawnee Tribe of Oklahoma. Ms. Tyner-Dawson has worked in law enforcement as a certified peace officer and has an extensive background in serving tribal governments and tribal organizations. For 11 years, she worked with her own tribe, directing numerous tribal programs and volunteering as a deputy court clerk, and reserve police officer.

In 1996, she worked as a lobbyist for SENSE, Inc. In 1998 Ms. Tyner-Dawson began her federal career with the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), where she worked for the Indian Health Service (IHS), in the Office of Tribal Self-Governance. From 2000-2006, she served as the Senior Advisor for Tribal Affairs in the Secretary's Immediate Office, working on tribal issues. She also served as the Acting Executive Director for the HHS Intradepartmental Council on Native American Affairs, and she served as the Acting Deputy Director of the IHS, supporting the management of the $3.7 billion national health care delivery program for approximately 1.6 million of the nation's 2.6 million American Indians and Alaska Natives. Ms. Tyner-Dawson also served as the Associate Director for Planning and Policy Coordination for the Office of Minority Health. She has an Associate of Arts degree in Business Administration.