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Tribal Members

Aberdeen Area
Region 7: Kansas City
Region 8: Denver

Delegate: Adrian Pushetonequa
Chairman, Sac and Fox Tribe of the Mississippi in Iowa
Meskwaki Nation
349 Meskwaki Rd.
Tama , IA 52339
Phone: (641) 484-4678
Fax: (641) 484-5424
Email:
chark2@meskwaki.org

Alternate: Donald Warne
Executive Director, Aberdeen Area Tribal Chairmen's Health Board
1770 Rand Road
Rapid City , SD 57702
Phone: (605) 721-1922 ext. 101
Fax: (605) 721-1932
Email: dwarne@aatchb.org

Alaska Area
Region 10: Seattle

Delegate: Emily Hughes
Chairperson, Norton Sound Health Corporation
PO Box 966
Nome , AK 99762
Phone: (907) 744-3311
Email: Emily@stargatealaska.net

Alternate: Tim Gilbert
Community Health Services
Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium
4000 Ambassador Drive
Anchorage , AK 99505
Phone: (907) 729-3649
Fax: (907) 729-3652
Email: tjgilbert@anthc.org

Albuquerque Area
Region 6: Dallas
Region 8: Denver

Delegate: Norman Cooeyate
Governor, Pueblo of Zuni
PO Box 339
Zuni , NM 87327
Phone: (505) 782-7022
Fax: (505) 782-7202
Email: ncooey@ashiwi.org

Alternate: Francine Romero
Epicenter Director
Albuquerque Area Indian Health Board
5011 Prospect Avenue N.E.
Albuquerque , NM 87110
Phone: (505) 850-2671
Fax: (505) 764-0446
Email: epidirector@aastec.org

Bemidji Area
Region 5: Chicago

Delegate: Kathy Hughes
Vice Chairwoman, Oneida Nation of Wisconsin
PO Box 365
Oneida , WI 54155
Phone: (920) 869-4428
Fax: (920) 869-4040
Email: khughes@oneidanation.org

Alternate: Terrie Terrio
Tribal Treasurer
Stockbridge-Munsee Band of Mohican Indians
PO Box 70
N8476 Moh He Con Nuzk Road
Bowler, WI 54416
Phone: (715) 793-4383
Fax: (715) 793-1307
Email: terrie.terrio@mohican-nsn.gov

Billings Area
Region 8: Denver

Delegate: Tracy “Ching” King
Councilman/At-Large Assiniboine Representative, Assiniboine and Gros Ventre Tribes Fort Belknap Indian Community Council
R.R. #1, Box 66
Harlem , MT 59526
Phone: (406) 353-8355Fax: (406) 353-4541
Email: ching49mazaska@yahoo.com

Alternate: Bill Whitehead
Council Member, Fort Peck Tribal Executive Board
PO Box 1135
Wolf Point , MT 59201
Phone: (406) 768-5155
Fax: (406) 653-3901

California Area
Region 9: San Francisco

Delegate: Reno Franklin
Chairman, California Rural Indian Health Board
3535 Industrial Road, Suite B2
Santa Rosa , CA 95403
Phone: (707) 280-2987
Email: Reno@stewartspointrancheria.com

Alternate: Jim Crouch
Executive Director, California Rural Indian Health Board
4400 Auburn Blvd. , 2 nd Floor
Sacramento , CA 95841
Phone: (916) 929-9761
Fax: (916) 929-7246
Email: james.crouch@crihb.net

Nashville Area
Region 1: Boston
Region 2: New York
Region 3: Philadelphia
Region 4: Atlanta

Delegate: Elizabeth Neptune
Tribal Council Member, Passamaquoddy Indian Township
P.O. Box 102
Princeton , ME 04668
Phone: (207) 214-6524
Fax:
Email: Elizabeth.Neptune@verizon.net

Currently seeking replacement for alternate.

Navajo Area
Region 6: Dallas
Region 8: Denver
Region 9: San Francisco

Delegate: Madan Poudel
Health Services Administrator, Navajo
PO Box 1390
Window Rock , AZ 86515
Phone: (928) 871-6350
Fax: (928) 871-6255
Email: m.poudel@nndoh.org

Alternate: Roselyn Begay
Program Evaluation Manager, Navajo Nation
PO Box 1390
Window Rock , AZ 86515
Phone: (928) 871-6350
Fax: (928) 871-6255
Email: roz.begay@nndoh.org

Oklahoma Area
Region 6: Dallas
Region 7: Kansas City

Delegate: Cara Cowan Watts
Tribal Council Representative, Cherokee Nation
PO Box 2922
Claremore , OK 74018
Phone: (918) 752-4342
Fax: (918) 341-3753
Email: cara@caracowan.com

Alternate: Leslie Clinkenbeard
Director, Southern Plains Inter-Tribal Epidemiology Center
PO Box 57377
Oklahoma City , OK 73157
Phone: (405) 951-6005 ext. 105
Fax: (405) 951-3902
Email: leslie.clinkenbeard@ihs.gov

Phoenix Area
Region 6: Dallas
Region 9: San Francisco

Delegate: Diane Enos
President, Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community
10005 E. Osborn Road
Scottsdale , Arizona 85256
Phone: (480) 362-7400
Fax: (480) 362-7575
Email: terri.gonzales@srpmic-nsn.gov

Alternate: Violet-Mitchell Enos
Executive Director, Health and Human Services
Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community
10005 E. Osborn Road
Scottsdale , Arizona 85256
Phone: (480) 850-8410
Email: Violet.Mitchell-Enos@srpmic-nsn.gov

Portland Area
Region 10: Seattle

Delegate: Stephen Kutz
Councilman, Cowlitz Indian Tribe
1055 9 th Ave. , Suite A
Longview , WA 98632
Phone: (360) 575-6347
Fax: (360) 575-1948
Email: skutz.health@cowlitz.com

Alternate: Stella Washines
Yakama Nation
Toppenish , WA
Email: stellaw@yakama.com

Tucson Area
Region 9: San Francisco

Delegate: Chester Antone
Councilman, Tohono O'odham Nation
PO Box 837
Sells, AZ 85634
Phone: (520) 383-5260 ext. 111
Fax: (520) 383-5246
Email: Chester.Antone@tonation-nsn.gov

Alternate: Michelle Ortega
Tohono O'odham Nation
PO Box 837
Sells, Arizona 85634
Phone: (520) 383-5260 ext. 101
Fax: (520) 383-5246
Email: Michelle.Ortega@tonation-nsn.gov

Tribal Organizations

National Congress of American Indians

Delegate: Jefferson Keel
1 st Vice President
PO Box 1548
520 E. Arlington St .
Ada , OK 74821
Phone: (580) 436-7232
Fax: (580) 310-6497
Email:
lt.gov@chickasaw.net

Alternate: Sarah Hicks
Director, Policy Research Center
1301 Connecticut Avenue, N.W. Suite 200
Washington , DC 20036
Phone: (314) 602-6630
Fax: (202) 466-7797
Email: shicks@ncai.org

National Indian Health Board

Delegate: H. Sally Smith
Alaska Representative
PO Box 490
Dillingham , AK 99576
Phone: (907) 842-2434
Email: ssmith@bbahc or hsmith@bbahc.org

Alternate: Stacey Bohlen
Executive Director
926 Pennsylvania Avenue, SE
Washington , DC 20003
Phone: (703) 486-5706
Email: sbohlen@nihb.org

Direct Services Tribes Advisory Committee

Delegate: Darrell Flyingman
Governor, Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes
Phone: (405) 422-7400
Email: dflyingman@c-a-tribes.org

Alternate: Andrew Joseph, Jr.
Chairman, Human Services Committee
Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation
PO Box 150
Nespelem , WA 99155
Phone: (509) 634-2209
Fax: (509) 634-4116
Email: andy.joseph@colvilletribes.com

Tribal Self-Governance Advisory Committee

Delegate: Lloyd Hanks
Council Member, Duck Valley Shoshone Paiute
PO Box 219
Owyhee , NV 89832
Phone: (775) 757-3238
Email: lloydhanks3408@yahoo.com

Alternate: Mickey Peercy
Executive Director of Health Services
Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma
PO Box 1210
Durant , OK 74702
Phone: (580) 924-8280 ext. 2240
Fax: (580) 920-3138
Email: mpeercy@choctawnation.com

Federal Partners

The Office of Minority Health

Delegate: Garth Graham
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Health
Office of Minority Health, Tower Building
1101 Wootton Parkway, Suite 600
Rockville , MD 20850
Phone: (240) 453-2882
Fax: (240) 453-2883
Email:
Garth.Graham@hhs.gov

Alternate: Wilbur Woodis
Special Assistant on Native American Affairs
Tower Building
1101 Wootton Parkway, Suite 600
Rockville , MD 20852
Phone: (240) 453-6152
Fax: (240) 453-2883
Email: Wilbur.Woodis@hhs.gov

Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

Delegate: Wendy Perry
Senior Program Analyst
540 Gaither Road
Room 3012
Rockville , MD 20850
Phone: (301) 427-1210
Email: wendy.perry@ahrq.hhs.gov

Intergovernmental Affairs

Delegate: Stacey Ecoffey
Principal Advisor for Tribal Affair, HHS
200 Independence Avenue S.W. , Room 630 F
Washington , DC 20201
Phone: (202) 690-7410
Fax: (202) 401-3702
Email: Stacey.Ecoffey@hhs.gov

Indian Health Service

Delegate: Leo Nolan
Program Analyst for External Affairs
801 Thompson Avenue, Suite 400
Rockville , MD 20852
Phone: (301) 443-7261
Fax: (301) 480-3192
Email: leo.nolan@hqe.ihs.gov

Alternate: Alan Trachtenberg
Research Director
United States Public Health Service
801 Thompson Avenue
Rockville . MD 20852
Phone: (301) 443-0578
Fax: (301) 443-0114
Email: alan.trachtenberg@ihs.gov

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Delegate: Ralph Bryan
Senior CDC Tribal Liaison for Science and Public Health
Office of Minority Health Disparities
5300 Homestead Road, N.E.
Albuquerque , NM 87110
Phone: (505) 248-4132
Fax: (505) 248-4393
Email: rrb2@cdc.gov

Alternate: Pelagie Snesrud
Senior CDC Tribal Liaison for Policy and Evaluation
1600 Clifton Road, N.E. , Mail Stop E67
Atlanta , GA 30333
Phone: (404) 498-2343
Fax: (301) 443-0114
Email: pws8@cdc.gov

Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation

Delegate: Sue Clain
Indian Health Desk Officer
200 Independence Avenue, SW
Hubert H. Humphrey Building , Room 443F.11
Washington DC 20201
Phone: (202) 690-7779
Fax: (202) 260-2524
Email: Sue.Clain@hhs.gov

Alternate: Peggy Halpern
Program Analyst
200 Independence Avenue, S.W.
Hubert H. Humphrey Building , Room 426F.4
Washington DC 20201
Phone: (202) 690-0285
Fax: (202) 260-6562
Email: Peggy.Halpern@hhs.gov

National Institutes of Health

Delegate: Ileana C. Herrell

Director, DSSPPA
6707 Democracy Blvd., Suite 800
Mail Stop Code 5465
Bethesda , MD 20892
Phone: (301) 402-1366
Fax: (301) 402-7040
Email: herrellic@mail.nih.gov

Contractor

Kendra King Bowes
Native American Management Services, Inc.
12110 Sunset Hills Road, Suite 450
Reston, VA 20190
Phone: (571) 323-5650
Fax: (571) 323-2101
Email:
kking@namsinc.org


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