Region 10 Tribal Operations Committee (RTOC)

The primary function of the RTOC is to work in partnership with EPA to further tribal environmental objectives at the regional level as well as to provide assistance to the National Tribal Operations Committee (NTOC) representatives to advocate for regional concerns at the national level.

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Region 10 Tribal Operations Committee

Tribal Caucus Members

(Updated October 17, 2007)

State	Representative	Alternate	Term Ends
Idaho	Gwen Carter (Co-Chair) Nez Perce Tribe Water Resources Division Director P.O. Box 365 Lapwai, ID 83540 Phone: 208-843-7368 Fax: 208-843-7368 Email: gwenc@nezperce.org	Julie Simpson Nez Perce Tribe Environmental Specialist P.O. Box 365 Lapwai, ID 83540 Phone: 208-843-7375 ext. 2401 Fax: 208-843-7378 Email: julies@nezperce.org	12/2007
Oregon	Tom Downey Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians Environmental Protection Specialist P.O. Box 549 Siletz, Oregon 97380 Phone: 541-444-8226 Fax: 541-444-2307 Email: tomd@ctsi.nsn.us	John “JR” Herbst Confederated Tribes of Coos, Lower Umpqua & Siuslaw Indians Environmental Specialist 1245 Fulton Ave. Coos Bay, OR 97420 Phone: 541-888-7520 Fax: 541-888-2853 Email: jherbst@ctclusi.org	12/2008
Eastern Washington	Moses Squeochs Confederated Tribes and Bands of the Yakama Nation Environmental Program Manager P.O. Box 151 Toppenish, WA 98948 Phone: 509-865-5121 Email: mose@yakama.com	[appointment not yet complete] Marco Guske Yakama Nation Pesticide Program Specialist P.O. Box 151 401 Fort Road Toppenish, WA 98948 Phone: 509-865-5121, ext. 6048 Fax: 509-865-5522 marco@yakama.com	12/2009
Western Washington	Michael Mail Quinault Indian Nation 6th Councilman P.O. Box 189 Taholah, WA 98587 Phone: 360-289-9466 Email: mmail@qbr1.com	Jim Woods Makah Tribe Sustainable Resource Manager, Fisheries Management Division P.O. Box 115 Neah Bay, WA 98357 Phone: (360) 645-3151 Email: jimwoods@centurytel.net	12/2009
Alaska (Position 1)	Rosalie Kalistook Orutsararmiut Native Council Environmental Coordinator P.O. Box 927 Bethel, Alaska 99559 Phone: 907-543-2608 Fax: 907-543-2639 Email: rkalistook@nativecouncil.org	Millie Hawley Native Village of Kivalina Environmental Coordinator P.O. Box 50051 Kivalina, Alaska 99750 Phone: 907-645-2256 Fax: 907-645-2193 Email: millie.hawley@kivalinag.org	12/2010

National Tribal Operations Committee

R10 Tribal Caucus Members

State or Area	Representative	Alternate	Term Ends
Alaska (Position 1)	Katherine R. Ellanak Native Village of Ouzinkie Council Member P.O. Box 130 Ouzinkie, AK 99644 Phone: 907-680-2218 Fax: 907-680-2310 Email: kellanak@yahoo.com	Vacant	12/2009
Alaska (Position 2)	Ronald Wassillie Newhalen Tribal Council Council Member Environmental Coordinator P.O. Box 207 Newhalen, AK 99606 Phone: 907-571-1720 Email: ronwassillie@aol.com	William “Billy” Maines Curyung Tribe Tribal Environmental Coordinator P.O. Box 216 Dillingham, AK 99576 Phone: 907-842-1751 Fax: 907-842-4510 Email: billy@curyungtribe.com	12/2008
Idaho, Eastern Washington, and Eastern Oregon	Francis SiJohn Coeur d’Alene Tribe Couer d’Alene Tribal Council, Vice-Chair S. 30001 Highway 95 Worley, ID 83876 Phone: 208-686-5611 Fax: 208-686-5222 Email: fsijohn@cdatribe-nsn.gov	Ernest L. Stensgar (Alter. 1) Coeur d’Alene Tribe Couer d’Alene Tribal Council PO Box 408, 850 A Street Plummer, ID 83851 Phone: 208-686-6519 Fax: 208-686-6610 Email: elstensgar@cdatribe-nsn.gov Norma Jean Louie (Alter. 2) Coeur d’Alene Tribe Couer d’Alene Tribal Council PO Box 408, 850 A Street Plummer, ID 83851 Phone: 208-686-5400 Fax: 208-686-6610 fax number Email: jlouie@cdatribe-nsn.gov	12/2008
Western Oregon and Western Washington	Brian Cladoosby Swinomish Indian Tribal Community Tribal Senate Chairman P.O. Box 817 LaConner, WA 98257 Phone: 360-466-3163 Email: bcladoosby@swinomish.nsn.us	Debra Lekanof (Alter. 1) Swinomish Indian Tribal Community Environmental Policy Analyst P.O. Box 817 LaConner, WA 98257 Phone: 360-391-5296 Fax: 360-466-1615 Email:debralekanof@swinomish.nsn.us Pearl Capoeman-Baller (Alter. 2) Quinault Indian Nation 1214 Aalis Drive P.O. Box 189 Taholah, Wa. 98587 Phone: 360-276-8211, ext 206 Email: pballer@quinault.org	12/2009

Tribal Caucus Staff Support

Helen Goodteacher
Nez Perce Tribe
Office Specialist
Phone: 208-843-7368, Ext 2492
Email:heleng@nezperce.org

Vacant
Nez Perce Tribe
Policy Analyst
Phone:
Email:

EPA Co-Chair:
Diana Boquist
EPA, Region 10
Tribal Coordinator
1200 Sixth Ave., Suite 900 ETPA-085
Seattle, WA 98101
Phone: 206-553-1586
Fax: 206-553-0151
Email: boquist.diana@epa.gov

Region 10 Tribal Operations Committee (RTOC)

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