HHS Tribal Consultation Policy Tribal/Federal Workgroup
Workgroup Members Contact Information
| IHS Area/HHS Region | DELEGATE Tribe or Organization | ALTERNATE Tribe or Organization |
| Aberdeen Area (Region 7- Kansas City) (Region 8- Denver) | Sonia Weston Oglala Sioux Tribe ST HHS Chair/Tribal Council Representative Oglala Sioux Tribe Box 254 Pine Ridge, SD 57770 E-mail: Soniaw@gwtc.net | Kim Clausen Oglala Sioux Tribe Box 2070 Pine Ridge, SD 57770 E-mail: kimmy_rose_clausen@hotmail.com |
| Alaska Area (Region 10- Seattle) | H. Sally Smith Member, Alaska Native Health Board PO Box 490 Dillingham, AK 99576 E-mail: ssmith@bbahc.org | Carolyn Crowder 1131 East International Airport Road Anchorage, AK 99518 E-mail: carolync@apiai.org |
| Albuquerque Area (Region, 6, 8, & 9) | Joyce Naseyowma-Chalan All Indian Pueblo Council 2401 12th Street NW Albuquerque, NM 87104 E-mail: jnaseychalan@msn.com | No Nomination Submitted |
| Bemidji Area (Region 5- Chicago) | Phyllis Davis Tribal Council Member Match-E-Be-Nash-She-Wish Band of Pottawatomi Indians 1743 142nd Avenue P.O. Box 218 Dorr, MI 49323 E-mail: padavis@mbpi.org | Melinda J. Danforth Councilwoman Oneida Tribe of Indians of Wisconsin P.O. Box 365 Oneida, WI 54155 E-mail: mdanforj@oneidanation.org |
| Billings Area (Region 8- Denver) | Jonathan Windy Boy Vice-Chairman Chippewa Cree Tribal Business Committee RR1 Box 544 Box Elder, MT 59521 E-mail: jonathan@cct.rockyboy.org or windyboy_j@yahoo.com | No Nomination Submitted |
| California Area (Region 9- San Francisco) | Barbara K. Bird Mooretown Rancheria Feather River Tribal Health Board 2145 5th Avenue Oroville, CA 95966 E-mail: birdbk@att.net | Molin Malicay San Manuel Band of Mission Indians CEO, Sonoma County Indian Project 144 Stony Point Rd. Santa Rosa, CA 95401 E-mail: Molin.Malicay@ihs.gov |
| Nashville Area (Region 1- Boston) (Region 2- New York) (Region 3- Philadelphia) (Region 4- Atlanta) | Chief Monica Jacobs St. Regis Mohawk Tribe 412 State Route 37 Akwesasne, New York 13655 E-mail: monica.jacobs@srmt-nsn.gov | Dee Sabattus United South and Eastern Tribes, Inc. 711 Stewarts Ferry Pike, Suite 100 Nashville, TN 37214 E-mail: Dee.Sabattus@ihs.gov or dsabbattus@usetinc.org |
| Navajo Area (Region 6- Dallas) (Region 8- Denver) (Region 9- San Francisco) | Anslem Roanhorse, Jr. The Navajo Nation Navajo Division of Health P.O. Box 1390 Window Rock, AZ 86515 E-mail: a.roanhorse@nndoh.org or barbara.ahasteen@nndoh.org | No Nomination Submitted |
| Oklahoma Area (Region 6- Dallas) (Region 7- Kansas City) | George E. Howell Chairman, Pawnee Business Council for Pawnee Nation of Oklahoma Chairman, Direct Service Advisory Committee P.O. Box 470 Pawnee, OK 74058 E-mail: vwills@pawneenation.org | Roberta Hamilton Executive Director Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes Department of Health E-mail: rhamilton@c-a-tribes.org |
| Phoenix Area (Region 8- Denver) (Region 9- San Francisco) | Herman Honanie Vice-Chairman The Hopi Tribe P.O. Box 123 Kykotsmovi, AZ E-mail: Hehonanie@hopi.nsn.us | Alida Montiel Health Systems Analyst Inter Tribal Council of Arizona, Inc. 2214 North Central Avenue Suite 100 Phoenix, AZ 85004 E-mail: alida.montiel@itcaonline.com |
| Portland Area (Region 10- Seattle) | Andrew Joseph, Jr. Chairman, Colville Business Council’s Health and Human Services Committee P.O. Box 150, Nespelem, WA 99155 E-mail: andy.joseph@colvilletribes.com | Sonciray Bonnell Northwest Portland Area Indian Health Board 2121 SW Broadway Suite 300 Portland, OR 97216 E-mail: sbonnell@npaihb.org |
| Tucson Area (Region 9- San Francisco) | Chester Antone Council Member, Tohono O’odham Nation Legislative Council’s Health and Human Service Committee P. O. Box 837 Sells, AZ 85634 E-mail: Chester.Antone@tonation-nsn.gov | No Nomination Submitted |
National At Large Members | DELEGATE | ALTERNATE |
| 1 of 4 | W. Ron Allen Chairman Jamestown S’Klallam Tribe 1033 Old Blyn Highway Sequim, WA 98382 E-mail: rallen@jamestowntribe.org | Mickey Peercy PO Box 1210 324 N. Washington Durant, OK 74701-1210 Email: mpeercy@choctawnation.com |
| 2 of 4 | Ken Lucero Tribal Council Representative 135 Capitol Square Zia Pueblo, NM 87053 E-mail: KLucero@indianpueblo.org | TBA |
| 3 of 4 | Cathy Abramson Sault Ste. Marie Tribe Board of Directors representing Unit #1 Sault Ste. Marie Chippewa Indians E-mail: cabramson@saulttribe.net | TBA |
| 4 of 4 | Theresa B. Two Bulls President Oglala Sioux Tribe P.O. Box H Pine Ridge, SD 57770 E-mail: theresatb@oglala.org | Ahniwake Rose Policy Analyst National Congress of American Indians 1301 Connecticut Ave. NW Suite 299 Washington, DC 20036 E-mail: arose@ncai.org |
| Tribal Advisory Committee Members | ||
| Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Tribal Technical Advisory Group (CMS TTAG) | W. Ron Allen Chairman Jamestown S’Klallam Tribe 1033 Old Blyn Highway Sequim, WA 98382 rallen@jamestowntribe.org | |
| Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Tribal Consultation Advisory Committee (CDC TCAC) | Chester Antone Council Member, Tohono O’odham Nation Legislative Council’s Health and Human Service Committee P. O. Box 837 Sells, AZ 85634 E-mail: Chester.Antone@tonation-nsn.gov | |
| Substance Abuse Mental Health Service Administration Tribal Technical Advisory Committee (STTAC) | Jonathan Windy Boy Vice-Chairman Chippewa Cree Tribal Business Committee RR1 Box 544 Box Elder, MT 59521 E-mail: jonathan@cct.rockyboy.org or windyboy_j@yahoo.com | |
| Health Research Advisory Council (HRAC) | Andrew Joseph, Jr. Chairman, Colville Business Council’s Health and Human Services Committee Chairman, Northwest Portland Area Indian Health Board E-mail: andy.joseph@colvilletribes.com | |
| HHS/IHS Federal Points of Contact | ||
| Office | Lead | Alternate |
| Intergovernmental Affairs | Paul Dioguardi Director, Office of Intergovernmental Affairs Immediate Office of the Secretary Office of Intergovernmental Affairs Department of Health and Human Services Hubert Humphrey Building, 620E 200 Independence Avenue, SW Washington, DC 20201 | Stacey Ecoffey Principal Advisor for Tribal Affairs Immediate Office of the Secretary Office of Intergovernmental Affairs Department of Health and Human Services 200 Independence Ave, SW RM 630 F Washington, DC 20201 E-mail: Stacey.Ecoffey@hhs.gov |
| Indian Health Service | Yvette Roubideaux, M.D., M.P.H. Director Indian Health Service 801 Thompson Avenue, Suite 440 Rockville, MD 20852 | CAPT Sandra Pattea Deputy Director for Intergovernmental Affairs, Indian Health Service 801 Thompson Avenue, Suite 440 Rockville, MD 20852 sandra.pattea@ihs.gov |
| Administration for Children and Families | David Hansell, Acting Assistant Secretary Administration for Children and Families 370 L’Enfant Promenade, SW 6th Floor West Washington, DC 20447 | Lillian Sparks J.D. Commissioner Administration for Native Americans 370 L’Enfant Promenade, SW 2nd Floor West Washington, DC 20447 Email: Lillian.sparks@acf.hhs.gov |
| Centers for Disease Control and Prevention | Judith A. Monroe, M.D., FAAFP, Director Office for State, Tribal, Local, and Territorial Support Mail-Stop E-70 4770 Buford Highway Atlanta, GA 30341 | Melanie Duckworth, Ph.D. Public Health Advisor for Tribal Relations Mail-Stop E-19 4770 Buford Highway Atlanta, GA 30341 Mduckworth@cdc.gov |
| Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services | Caya B. Lewis, M.P.H. Chief of Staff Office of the Administrator Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Washington, DC 20201 | Rodger N. Goodacre Tribal Affairs Group/OEA Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services S1-20-20 7500 Security Boulevard Baltimore, MD 21244 rodger.goodacre@cms.hhs.gov |
| Office of the General Counsel | Sally Howard, Deputy General Counsel Office of the General Counsel 200 Independence Avenue, S.W., Room 707-F4 Washington, DC 20201 | Julia Beach Pierce Deputy Associate General Counsel Office of the General Counsel Indian Health Service Branch 5600 Fishers Lane, Parklawn Room 4A-37 Rockville, Maryland 20857 E-mail: Julia.Pierce@ihs.gov |
| Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration | Pamela S. Hyde, J.D., Administrator Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration 1 Choke Cherry Road Rockville, MD 20857 | Sheila Cooper Senior Advisor for Tribal Affairs Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration 1 Choke Cherry Road, Room Room 8-1055 Rockville, MD 20857 E-mail: sheila.cooper@samhsa.hhs.gov |
| Office of Minority Health | Garth Graham, Deputy Assistant Secretary Office of Minority Health 1101 Wootton Parkway, Suite 600 Rockville , MD 20852 | Wilbur Woodis Special Assistant on Native American Affairs 1101 Wootton Parkway, Suite 600 Rockville , MD 20852 E-mail: Wilbur.Woodis@hhs.gov |