IAQ Tribal Partners Program
Directory of Tribal Champions
Find IAQ champions working in tribal communities. Contact them today to hear about their innovative approaches or discuss collaborations. See also the U.S. EPA Regional Offices which have contacts for indoor air and tribal issues. Would you like to be listed in the directory? See EPA's American Indian Tribal Portal for more resources. The Directory was last updated on May 17, 2012.
Find IAQ champions working in tribal communities
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| Alaska (AK) |
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| Iqurmiut Traditional Council P.O. Box 42, Russian Mission, AK 99657 Contact: Rose Alexie Email: rmigap@yahoo.com Phone: (907) 584-5621 / Fax: (907) 584-5593 |
| Rural Alaska Community Action Program, Inc. (RurALCAP) 731 E. 8th Ave Anchorage, AK 99501 Website: www.ruralcap.com 
Toll-free: 1-800-478-7227 x7399 or 279-2511 x7399 |
| Newhalen Tribal Council P.O. Box 207, Newhalen, Alaska 99606 Contact: Ronald Wassillie, Environmental Coordinator Email: ronwassillie@hotmail.com Phone: (907) 571-1720 |
| Yakutat Tlingit Tribe P.O. Box 418, Yakutat, AK 99689 Contact: MaryAnn Porter, Environmental Director Email: tmaporter@ytttribe.org Phone: (907) 784-3238 ex. 236 / Fax: (907) 784-3595 |
| Yukon Kuskokwim Office of
Environmental Health and Air Quality P.O. Box 2353 Bethel, AK 99559 Website: www.ykhc.org
Contact: Brian Berube, Environmental Health Officer
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| Alabama (AL) |
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 Barnie White 5811 Jack Springs Rd. Atmore, AL 36502 Contact: Barnie White, Environmental Health Specialist Email: bwhite@nspbci.nashville.ihs.gov Phone: (251) 368-9136 (2316) / Fax: (251) 368-0834 Issue Area: Learning to build an indoor air quality program. |
| Arizona (AZ) |
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 Michael Allison Native American Liaison, Office of the Director 150 N. 18th. Ave., Suite 595, Phoenix, AZ 85007 Contact: Michael Allison Email: Michael.Alison@azdhs.gov Phone: (602) 364-1041 / Fax: (602) 542-1062 Issue Area: Serves as an advocate, resource and communication link between the Department and Arizona's Native American health care community comprised of twenty-one tribal health offices, three Urban Indian Health Programs, three Indian Health Service Area Offices, Inter Tribal Council of Arizona, Inc., and other agencies and entities providing direct or indirect public health services to Arizona's Native American communities. Additionally, serves as an internal resource to Department staff on Native American issues, and representing the Department on Native American boards and commissions. |
| Gila River Indian
Community/Casa Blanca Community Schools P.O. Box 10940, Bapchule, AZ 85121 Website: www.cbcschools.com Contact: John J. Uhlik Email: juhlik@cbcschools.com Phone: (520) 705-6013 / Fax: (520) 315-3938 |
| Inter-Tribal Council of Arizona, Inc. (20 Tribes) 2214 North Central Avenue, Suite 100, Phoenix, Arizona 85004 Website: www.itcaonline.com/index.html Contact: Elaine Wilson, Environmental Quality Program Director Email: elaine.wilson@itcaonline.com Read the Spotlight on their Particulate Matter Program |
Institute for Tribal Environmental Professionals Follow them on Facebook Tribal Environmental Education Outreach Program (TEEOP) PO Box 5768, Flagstaff, Arizona 86011 Website: www.nau.edu/itep Contact: Mansel A. Nelson, Program Coordinator Email: mansel.nelson@nau.edu Phone: (928) 523-1275 / Fax: (928) 523-1280 Read the Spotlight on their Programs in Schools Issue Area: The TEEOP staff uses EPA's Indoor Air Quality (IAQ) Tools for Schools Action Kit and a curriculum from Oregon State University called Hydroville to introduce IAQ issues and measurements to tribal environmental professionals, teachers of native students, and tribal students. The staff also uses an IAQ Kit consisting of instruments to measure carbon dioxide, carbon monoxide, temperature, relative humidity, etc., to conduct IAQ Building Assessments on tribal buildings and tribal schools. |
| Navajo Nation Navajo Nation Environmental Protection Agency Radon Program Old DNR Building - Window Rock Blvd. - (Building # 2695) P.O. Box 339 Window Rock, Arizona 86515 Website: www.navajonationepa.org/nnepa_radon.html Contact: Vivian Craig, Environmental Specialist Email: vivcraig@juno.com or viviancraig@navajo-nsn.gov Phone: (928) 871-7863 / Fax: (928) 871-6757 Read the Tribal Spotlight on the Navajo Nation EPA Radon Program |
| Pascua Yaqui Tribe of Arizona 7490 S. Camino de Oeste, Tuscan, AZ 85757 Contact: Reuben Tapia Howard, Executive Director, Health Programs Email: Reuben.Howard@pascuayaqui-nsn.gov Phone: (520) 879-6000 / Fax: (520) 879-6221 Issue Area: Asthma and other related diseases. |
 Agnes Attakia P.O. Box 245210/ 1295 N. Martin Ave., Tuscan, AZ 85724 Website: www.publichealth.arizona.edu Contact: Agnes Attakai, Director Health Disparities Outreach and Prevention Education Email: agnesa@email.arizona.edu Phone: (520) 626-4727 / Fax: (520) 626-8009 Issue Area: Mold exposure on tribal lands and risk factors for asthma. Indoor air pollution exposure and asthma in American Indian communities. |
| California (CA) |
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| North Fork Rancheria
Tribal Government Office P.O. Box 929 33143 Rd. 222, North Fork, California 93643 Contact: Christina McDonald, Environmental Director Phone: (559) 877-2461 / Fax: (559) 877-2467 |
| Idaho (ID) |
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| Nez Perce Tribal ERWM Air Quality Program P.O. Box 365, Lapwai, Idaho 83540 Website: www.nezperce.org Contact: Johna Boulafentis, Environmental Outreach Specialist Email: johnab@nezperce.org Phone: (208) 843-9381 / Fax: (208) 843-7411 |
| Maine (ME) |
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| Penobscot Nation 12 Wabanaki Way, Indian Island, Maine 04468 Contact: Bill Thompson, Air Quality Program Manager Email: bill.thompson@penobscotnation.org Phone: (207) 827-7776 (7308) |
| Minnesota (MN) | |
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| The Bois Forte Band of Chippewa Website: www.boisforte.com/index.htm Tribal Government - Nett Lake 5344 Lakeshore Drive, PO Box 16, Nett Lake, MN 55772 Phone: (218) 757-3261 or 1-877-528-8519 / Fax: (218) 757-3312 Bois Forte Tribal Government - Vermilion 1610 Farm Road South, Tower, MN 55790 Phone: (218) 753-4905 / Fax: 218-753-4055 |
Bois Forte Indoor Air Quality Program Contact: Tonya Conner, Environmental Health Specialist Website: www.boisforte.com/divisions/dnr.htm Phone: (218) 757-3261 Email: tconner@boisforte-nsn.gov Read their Spotlight |
| Fond du Lac Reservation
Fon du Lac Human Services 927 Trettel Lane, Cloquet, Minnesota 55720 Website: www.fdlrez.com
Contact: Amy Zacher, Public Health Nurse, Email: amyzacher@fdlrez.com Phone: (218) 878-2133 Contact: Jessica Linde, Pharmacist, Asthma Educator, Email: jessicalinde@fdlrez.com Phone: (218) 878-2157 / Fax: (218) 878-3739 |
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| Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe 15756 State 371 NW, Cass Lake, Minnesota 56633 Contact: Brandy Toft, Air Quality Specialist Email: air@lldrm.org Phone: (218) 335-7429 |
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| Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe 43408 Oodena Dr., Onamia, Minnesota 56359 Contact: Charlie Lippert, Air Quality Technician Email: Charlie.Lippert@milllelacsband.com Phone: (320) 532-4704 / Fax: (320) 532-7514 |
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| Montana (MT) | |
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| Blackfeet Tribe P.O. Box 2029, Browning, MT 59417 Contact: Tony Sinclair Email: elkster@3rivers.net Phone: (406) 338-7421 / Fax: (406) 338-7421 |
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| Fort Peck
Assiniboine and Sioux Tribes Office of Environmental Protection Office of Environmental Education 603 Court Avenue, Box 1027, Poplar, Montana 59255 Contact: Vina Smith, Environmental Educator Email: 2cookies@nemontel.net Phone: (406) 768-2340 / Fax: (406) 768-5606 Issue Area: The Office of Environmental Protection (OEP) firmly believes that the future of environmental management and preservation of Reservation natural resources lies with the youth of the Fort Peck Reservation. To this end, the OEP has one of the nation's few Environmental Education and Outreach Programs. The program’s primary purpose is to teach Reservation youth about the different types of pollution, potential effects and consequences, and conservation efforts that they can implement on a local level. |
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| Native Asthma Intervention and Reduction (AIR) Program Montana State University Extension Service Taylor Hall, Bozeman, Montana 59717 Website: www.nativeasthma.org Contact: Barbara Allen Email: blallen@montana.edu Phone: (406) 994-3451 Read the Spotlight on their Innovative Asthma Program |
Peaks to Prairies Tribal Pollution Prevention Workgroup Montana State University, Bozeman, MT 59717 Website: www.tribalp2.org Contact: Myla Kelly, Coordinator Email: myla.kelly@montana.edu Phone: (406) 994-6948 Issue Area: Healthy schools and the Tribal P2 Program. |
| Nebraska (NE) |
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| Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska Environmental Protection Department P.O. Box 687, Winnebago, NE 68071 Website: www.winnebagotribe.com Contact: Joseph Painter, A.Q.S./ S.W.S. Email: bago_Air@yahoo.com Phone: (402) 878-4060 Ext. 1003 / Fax: (402) 878-4059 Contact: Christina Lee, Pesticide Circuit Rider Email: winnebagopesticide@yahoo.com Phone: (402) 878-4060 Ext. 1006 / Fax: (402) 878-4059 |
| New Mexico (NM) |
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| National Tribal Environmental Council National Tribal Air Association 4520 Montgomery Blvd., NW, Suite 3, Albuquerque, New Mexico 87109 Website: www.ntec.org Contact: Ondrea Barber, NTAA Program Director Phone: (505) 242-2175 / Fax: (505) 242-2654 Read the Spotlight on their Air Program |
| New York (NY) | |
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| Government of Erie County, New York Erie County Department of Environment and Planning Office for Indoor Air Quality CO Awareness Program Website Indoor Air Quality Information Line - (716) 858-6200 Read the Spotlight on their Carbon Monoxide Program |
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| St. Regis Mohawk Tribe Environment Division 412 State Route 37, Akewsasne, New York 13655 Website: www.srmtenv.org Contact: Marlene Thompson, Air Quality Technician Email: marlene.thompson@srmt-nsn.gov Phone: (518) 358-5937 (128) / Fax: (518) 358-6252 |
St. Regis Mohawk School/Tribe Website: www.srk12.org P.O. Box 931 Akwesane, NY 13655 Contact: Troy Mitchell |
| Nevada (NV) |
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| Walker River Paiute Tribe P.O. Box 220, Schurz, Nevada 86427 Contact: Corey Tom, Environmental Director Email: ctom@wrpt.us Phone: (775) 773-2306 x323 |
| Oklahoma (OK) | |
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| Absentee Shawnee Training Institute (ASTI)
P.O. Box 247, Tecumseh, Oklahoma 75873 Website: www.a-s-t-i.org/index.html Contact: Renee’ Genise Hood, MPH RS, RPES, Executive Director Email: a-s-t-i@live.com Phone: (405) 273-9966 / Fax: (405) 273-9865 |
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| Absentee Shawnee Tribe of Oklahoma Office of Environmental Protection 2025 S Gordon Cooper Dr., Shawnee, Oklahoma 74801 Website: www.astribe.com/OEP.html Contact: Renee' Genise Hood, MPH RS, RPES, Environmental Director Email: reneeh@astribe.com Phone: (405) 273-9966 / Fax: (405) 273-9865 Issue Area: Through the tribal Brownfields Response and Job Training Programs, the AST has been able to obtain training accreditations for Asbestos worker, contractor/supervisor, Inspector and Manager/Planner credentials which are licensable through the State of Oklahoma. We also provide training on mold abatement and sampling using the model training program developed by EPA. This allows us to train our own people to address two of the most widespread issues in our area with indoor air quality. Through our job training program we are able to share this training with other member of our community and through ASTI, we will soon be able to share it with our fellow tribes facing similar concerns across the country. |
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| Eastern Shawnee Tribe of Oklahoma 10080 South Bluejacket Rd., Wyandotte, OK 74370 Contact: Bob Haskins, Air Quality Officer Email: bhaskins@estoo.net Phone: (918) 666-5151 / Fax: (918) 666-1590 |
10080 South Bluejacket Rd,
Wyandotte, OK 74370 |
| Miami Tribe of Oklahoma Environmental Department P.O. Box 1326, Miami, OK 74355 Website: www.miamination.com Contact: Roger Nagl, Indoor Air Quality Specialist Email: rnagl@miamination.com Phone: (918) 541-7885 / Fax: (918) 542-3171 Issue Area: The Environmental Department is working on lead, mold, radon and carbon monoxide testing and evaluation. Currently instituting a healthy home program and starting to do home energy audits. |
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| Pawnee Indian Health Clinic 1201 Heritage Circle, Pawnee, OK 74058 Contact: Renee Raney-Cravens, PHN Supervisor Email: renee.cravens@ihs.gov Phone: (918) 762-6722 |
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| South Dakota (SD) |
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 Karen Workman Northern Plains Tobacco Prevention Project 1770 Rand Road Rapid City, South Dakota 57702 Website: http://gptchb.org Contact: Karen A. Workman, Northern Plains Comprehensive Cancer Control Program, Program Manager Email: karen.workman@gptchb.org Phone: (605) 721-1922 (121) / Fax: (605) 721-1932 Contact: Barbara (Bobbie) Jacobs, Northern Plains Healthy Start Director Email: nphsdir@aatchb.org Phone: (605) 721-1922 (137) / Fax: (605) 721-1932 Contact: Favian Kennedy, Project Director Email: researchone@aatchb.org Phone: (605) 721-1922 / Fax: (605) 721-1932 Read the Spotlights on their Asthma Prevention Campaign; Secondhand Smoke; and Working with the Media |
| Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe Department of Environmental and Natural Resources P.O. Box 590 SO. Willow & Airport Rd., Eagle Butte, SD 57625 Website: www.crstepd.org Contact: David D. Nelson, Environmental Director Email: dnelson@crstepd.org Phone: (605) 964-6558 Contact: Carlyle Ducheneaux Phone: (605) 964-6558 |
| Washington (WA) |
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 Gillian Mittelstaedt Contact: Gillian Mittelstaedt, Indoor Air Quality Contact Phone: (206) 498-4371 Email: gmittelstaedt@thhnw.org Read their Spotlight |
| Wisconsin (WI) |
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| Bad River Band of Chippewa 72682 Maple St., Odanah, Wisconsin 54861 Contact: Nathan Kilger, Air Quality Specialist Email: airquality@badriver-nsn.gov Phone: (715) 682-7123 / Fax: (715) 682-7118 |
| Ho-Chunk Nation Office of Environmental Health P.O. Box 636, Black River Falls, Wisconsin 54615 U.S. Website: www.ho-chunknation.com Contact: Pamela Larson, Tribal Sanitarian Email: pam.larson@ho-chunk.com Phone: (715) 284-9851 (5011) / Fax: (715) 284-9592 |
| Menominee Tribal Clinic P.O. Box 970, Keshena, Wisconsin 54135 Contact: Sue Warrington, Family Nurse Practitioner Email: suew@mtclinic.net Phone: (715) 799-3361 / Fax: (715) 799-5846 |
| Midwest Alliance of Sovereign Tribes 1011 Main Street, P.O. Box 265, Gresham, WI 54128 Website: www.m-a-s-t.org Contact: Scott R. Vele, Executive Director Email: m.a.s.t@frontiernet.net Phone: (715) 787-4494 / Fax: (715) 787-4468 |