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Acting Director
RADM Chris Buchanan [PDF - 59 KB], an enrolled member of the Seminole Nation of Oklahoma, is Acting Director of the Indian Health Service (IHS), an agency within the Department of Health and Human Services. The IHS is the principal federal health care advocate and provider of health care services for American Indians and Alaska Natives.
Deputy Director for Management Operations
Elizabeth A. Fowler [PDF - 65 KB], a member of the Comanche Nation with descendancy from the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians, is the Deputy Director for Management Operations for 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.
Deputy Director for Intergovernmental Affairs
P. Benjamin Smith, [PDF – 109 KB] an enrolled member of the Navajo Nation, is the Deputy Director for Intergovernmental Affairs for the Indian Health Service (IHS). The IHS, an agency within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, is the principal federal health care provider and health advocate for American Indians and Alaska Natives.
Acting Deputy Director of Field Operations
Rear Admiral Kevin Meeks [PDF - 86 KB]], a member of the Chickasaw Nation, is the Acting Deputy Director of Field Operations for 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.
Headquarters Offices
Office of Clinical and Preventive Services
RADM Kelly Taylor [PDF - 55 KB]
Acting Director
Office of Direct Services and Contracting Tribes
Roselyn Tso [PDF - 55 KB]
Acting Director
Office of Environmental Health and Engineering
Gary J. Hartz, P.E. [PDF - 54 KB]
Director
Office of Human Resources
Lisa Gyorda [PDF - 62 KB]
Director
Office of Information Technology
CAPT Mark Rives, DSc [PDF - 68 KB]
Director
Office of Finance and Accounting
Ann Church [PDF - 78 KB]
Acting Director
Office of Management Services
Robert McSwain [PDF - 58 KB]
Director
Office of Public Health Support
CAPT Francis Frazier [PDF - 95 KB]
Acting Director
Office of Resource Access and Partnerships
Terri Schmidt, R.N. [PDF - 77 KB]
Acting Director
Office of Tribal Self-Governance
Jennifer Cooper [PDF - 55 KB]
Acting Director
Office of Urban Indian Health Programs
Raho Ortiz [PDF - 156 KB]
Acting Director
Area Directors
Alaska Area Indian Health Service
Christopher Mandregan, Jr., M.P.H. [PDF - 43 KB]
Director
Albuquerque Area Indian Health Service
Leonard Thomas, M.D. [PDF - 70 KB]
Director
Bemidji Area Indian Health Service
Keith Longie [PDF - 65 KB]
Director
Billings Area Indian Health Service
Dorothy Dupree [PDF - 52 KB]
Director
California Area Indian Health Service
Beverly Miller [PDF - 54 KB]
Director
Great Plains Area Indian Health Service
CAPT Francis Frazier [PDF - 96 KB]
Acting Director
Nashville Area Indian Health Service
Martha A. Ketcher, M.B.A. [PDF - 57 KB]
Director
Navajo Area Indian Health Service
CAPT Brian Johnson [PDF - 77 KB]
Acting Director
Oklahoma City Area Indian Health Service
RADM Kevin Meeks [PDF - 54 KB]
Director
Phoenix Area Indian Health Service
RADM Charles Ty Reidhead [PDF - 86 KB]
Director
Portland Area Indian Health Service
Dean Seyler [PDF - 84 KB]
Director
Tucson Area Indian Health Service
Dixie Gaikowski [PDF - 89 KB]
Director