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.
![Rear Adm. Michael D. Weahkee](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20201218022317im_/https://www.ihs.gov/sites/aboutihs/themes/responsive2017/images/keyleaders/michael-weahkee-bio.jpg)
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.
![RADM Chris Buchanan](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20201218022317im_/https://www.ihs.gov/sites/aboutihs/themes/responsive2017/images/keyleaders/chris-buchanan-bio.png)
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.
![Randy Grinnell](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20201218022317im_/https://www.ihs.gov/sites/aboutihs/themes/responsive2017/images/keyleaders/randy-grinnel-bio.jpg)
Chief Medical Officer
Rear Adm. Michael Toedt, M.D., [PDF - 87 KB] serves as the Chief Medical Officer of the Indian Health Service.
![CAPT Michael Toedt, M.D.](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20201218022317im_/https://www.ihs.gov/sites/aboutihs/themes/responsive2017/images/keyleaders/michael-toedt-bio.png)
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.
![Jonathan Merrell, RN, BSN, MBA](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20201218022317im_/https://www.ihs.gov/sites/aboutihs/themes/responsive2017/images/keyleaders/jonathan-merrell-bio.png)
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.
![P. Benjamin Smith](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20201218022317im_/https://www.ihs.gov/sites/aboutihs/themes/responsive2017/images/keyleaders/smith-ben-bio.jpg)
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).
![Christopher Mandregan, J.r, M.P.H.](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20201218022317im_/https://www.ihs.gov/sites/aboutihs/themes/responsive2017/images/keyleaders/christopher-mandregan-bio.jpg)
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 of Staff CAPT Brandon Taylor](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20201218022317im_/https://www.ihs.gov/sites/aboutihs/themes/responsive2017/images/keyleaders/brandon-taylor-bio.jpg)
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.
![Athena S. Elliott, MPA](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20201218022317im_/https://www.ihs.gov/sites/aboutihs/themes/responsive2017/images/keyleaders/athena-elliot-bio.jpg)
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