Key Leaders
Director
Rear Adm. Michael D. Weahkee [PDF - 4 MB], an enrolled member of the Zuni Tribe, is Director of the Indian Health Service (IHS), an agency within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
Deputy Director
Rear Adm. Chris Buchanan [PDF - 3 MB], an enrolled member of the Seminole Nation of Oklahoma, is Deputy Director of the Indian Health Service (IHS), an agency within the Department of Health and Human Services.
Deputy Director for Management Operations
Randy Grinnell [PDF - 159 KB], a member of the Sac and Fox Nation of Missouri, is the deputy director for management operations for the Indian Health Service.
Chief Medical Officer
Rear Adm. Michael Toedt, M.D., [PDF - 87 KB] serves as the Chief Medical Officer of the Indian Health Service.
Deputy Director for Quality Health Care
Jonathan Merrell, RN, BSN, MBA [PDF - 87 KB], an enrolled member of the Delaware Tribe of Indians and the Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma by Delaware descent, is the Deputy Director for Quality Health Care for the Indian Health Service.
Deputy Director for Intergovernmental Affairs
P. Benjamin Smith, [PDF - 153 KB] an enrolled member of the Navajo Nation, is the deputy director for intergovernmental affairs for the Indian Health Service.
Deputy Director for Field Operations
Christopher Mandregan, Jr., M.P.H. [PDF - 176 KB], a tribal member (Alaska Native) of the Aleut Community of St. Paul, is the Acting Deputy Director for Field Operations for the Indian Health Service (IHS).
Chief of Staff
Rear Adm. Brandon Taylor [PDF - 128 KB], an enrolled member of the Seneca-Cayuga Nation, is the Chief of Staff for the Indian Health Service. As the Chief of Staff and a member of IHS senior staff, Taylor oversees the coordination of key Agency activities and supports the Office of the Director in a broad range of duties related to the development and implementation of IHS initiatives and priorities.
Chief Compliance Officer
Athena S. Elliott, MPA [PDF - 156 KB], an enrolled member of the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma, is the chief compliance officer and director of the National Compliance Program for the Indian Health Service.
Headquarters Offices
Office of Clinical & Preventive Services
Darrell LaRoche [PDF - 67 KB]
Director
Office of Direct Service & Contracting Tribes
Terri Schmidt, R.N. [PDF - 213 KB]
Director
Office of Environmental Health & Engineering
James Ludington P.E. [PDF - 142 KB]
Director
Office of Human Resources
Lisa Gyorda [PDF - 62 KB]
Director
Office of Information Technology
Mitchell Thornbrugh [PDF - 68 KB]
Director
Office of Finance & Accounting
Jillian Curtis [PDF - 142 KB]
Director
Office of Management Services
Santiago Almaraz [PDF - 78 KB]
Acting Director
Office of Public Health Support
Rear Adm. Francis Frazier [PDF - 114 KB]
Director
Office of Resource Access & Partnerships
Capt. John Rael [PDF - 323 KB]
Director
Office of Tribal Self-Governance
Jennifer Cooper [PDF -82 KB]
Director
Office of Urban Indian Health Programs
Rose Weahkee, Ph.D [PDF - 118 KB]
Director
Area Directors
Alaska Area Indian Health Service
Evangelyn "Angel" Dotomain [PDF - 154 KB]
Director
Albuquerque Area Indian Health Service
Leonard Thomas, M.D. [PDF - 70 KB]
Director
Bemidji Area Indian Health Service
Daniel R. Frye [PDF - 194 KB]
Director
Billings Area Indian Health Service
Bryce Redgrave [PDF - 207 KB]
Director
California Area Indian Health Service
Beverly Miller [PDF - 54 KB]
Director
Great Plains Area Indian Health Service
James Driving Hawk [PDF - 173 KB]
Director
Nashville Area Indian Health Service
Beverly Cotton, DNP, RN [PDF - 123 KB]
Director
Navajo Area Indian Health Service
Roselyn Tso [PDF - 193 KB]
Director
Oklahoma City Area Indian Health Service
Rear Adm. Travis Watts, PharmD [PDF - 50 KB]
Director
Phoenix Area Indian Health Service
Charles Ty Reidhead, M.D., M.P.H. [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
