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Secretary’s Tribal Advisory Committee (STAC) Membership

AT-LARGE DELEGATES

(5 Delegates/2 Alternates)

Primary At-Large Delegates:

  • Fawn Sharp, President, Quinault Indian Nation
    2 Year Term
    Expires December 2022
  • Tilford Denver, Vice Chairman, Bishop Paiute Tribe
    2 Year Term
    Expires May 2021
  • Chris Anoatubby, Lieutenant Governor Chickasaw Nation
    2 Year Term
    Expires December 2022
  • Victoria Kitcheyan, Chairwoman, Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska  
    2 Year Term
    Expires December 2022
  • W. Alex Wesaw, Council Member, Pokagon Band
    2 Year Term
    Expires Dec. 2021

Alternates for At-Large Membership:

  • William Micklin
    3rd Vice President, Central Council Tlingit and Haida Indian Tribe of Alaska
    2 Year Term
    Expires Dec. 2021
  • Catherine Edwards
    6th Vice President, Tlingit and Haida Indian Tribe of Alaska
    2 Year Term
    Expires May 2021

ALASKA DELEGATES

Term: 2 Year Term until December 2021

Primary:

  • Victor Joseph, Chief, Tanana Chief Conference

Alternate:

  • Ileen Sylvester, Vice President Executive and Tribal Services, Southcentral Foundation

ALBUQUERQUE DELEGATES

Term: 2 Year Term until December 2022

Primary:

  • Vacant

Alternate:

  • Ray Tafoya, Treasurer, Kewa Pueblo Health Corporation (KPHC) Board of Directors

BEMIDJI DELEGATES

Term: 2 Year Term until December 2022

Primary:

  • Aaron Payment, Chairperson, Sault Ste Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians

Alternate:

  • Jennifer Webster, Councilwoman, Oneida Nation of Wisconsin

BILLINGS DELEGATES

Term: 2 Year Term until May 2021

Primary:

  • Lee Spoonhunter, Chairman, Northern Arapaho

Alternate:

  • Dana Buckles, Council Member, Fort Peck Tribes

CALIFORNIA DELEGATES

Term: 2 Year Term until December 2022

Primary:

  • Josefina Cortez, Chairwoman, Bear River Band of the Rohnerville Rancheria

Alternate:

  • Deana M. Bovee, Chairwoman, Susanville Indian Rancheria

GREAT PLAINS DELEGATES

Term: 2 Year Term until December 2021

Primary:

  • Bernita In The Woods, Tribal Council Representative District I, Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe

Alternate:

  • Vacant

NASHVILLE DELEGATES

Term: 2 Year Term until December 2022

Primary:

  • Elizabeth Neptune, Tribal Council Representative

Alternate:

  • Naomi Carney, Councilwoman, Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head (Aquinnah)

NAVAJO DELEGATES

Term: 2 Year Term until December 2022

Primary:

  • Jonathan Nez, President, Navajo Nation

Alternate:

  • Myron Lizer, Vice-President, Navajo Nation

OKLAHOMA DELEGATES

Term: 2 Year Term until December 2022

Primary:

  • Charles Hoskin Jr., Principal Chief, Cherokee Nation

Alternate:

  • Charles Knife Chief, Member, Pawnee Business Council

PHOENIX DELEGATES

Term: 2 Year Term until December 2022

Primary:

  • Ricardo Leonard, Vice President, Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community

Alternate:

  • Natalie Pacheco, Council Member, Fallon Paiute-Shoshone Tribe

PORTLAND DELEGATES

Term: 2 Year Term until December 2022

Primary:

  • Ron Allen, Chairman, Jamestown S’Klallam Tribe

Alternate:

  • Andy Joseph Jr., Council Member, Colville Business Council

TUCSON DELEGATES

Term: 2 Year Term until December 2022

Primary:

  • Vacant Daniel L.A. Preston, III, Representative, Tohono O’odham Legislative Council

Alternate:

  • Vacant
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Content last reviewed April 7, 2020
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