Federal Partners
Complete HHS, FEMA, USDA, BIA Contact List
White House, CDC and FEMA COVID-19 website
Indian Health Service (IHS) Area Offices and Directors
- Alaska Area – Evangelyn “Angel” Dotomain
- Albuquerque Area – Leonard Thomas, MD
- Bemidji Area – Daniel R. Frye
- Billings Area – Bryce Redgrave
- California Area – Beverly Miller
- Great Plains Area – James Driving Hawk
- Nashville Area – Beverly Cotton, DNP, RN
- Max Boykin, Facility Preparedness
- Harold Jones, Coordination with Federal and State Agencies, 316-303-5681
- For IHS COVID-19 Funding Technical Assistance
- Title I Tribal Nations: Ralph Ketcher and Michelle Nahlee
- Title V Tribal Nations: Ashley Metcalf
- Navajo Area – Roselyn Tso
- Oklahoma City Area – Rear Adm. Travis Watts, PharmD
- Phoenix Area – Charles Ty Reidhead, MD, MPH
- Portland Area – Dean Seyler
- Tucson Area – Dixie Gaikowski
Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) Regional Offices
- Kim Bouchard, Eastern Region Director
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) – TribalSupport@cdc.gov 404-498-0300
FEMA Tribal Contacts
USDA Rural Development Launches COVID-19 Resources page
U.S. Food & Drug Administration
U.S. Department of Education Contact: Susan Falconer (Phone: 202-320-6837)
U.S. Department of Agriculture Contact: Lillie Brady (Phone: 202-845-3872)
U.S. Small Business Administration Contact: Ryan Lambert (Phone: 202-615-6570)
U.S. Department of Homeland Security Contact: Cherie Short (Phone: 202-893-2941)
U.S. Department of State Contact: Bill Killion (Phone: 202-647-7595)
U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Contact: Thayer Verschoor (Phone: 202-461-7385)
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Contact: Britt Carter (Phone: 202-440-0728)
U.S. Department of the Interior
Office of the Director of National Intelligence
U.S. Election Assistance Commission
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services: Darcie Johnston (Phone: 202-690-1058)
U.S. Department of Transportation: Sean Poole (Office: 202-597-5109, Cell: 202-366-3132)
Advisory Council on Historic Preservation
Tribal Partners
National Indian Health Board (NIHB): Stacy A. Bohlen, Chief Executive Officer – 202-507-4073
National Council of Urban Indian Health (NCUIH): Fracys Crevier, Executive Director
National Council of American Indians (NCAI): Fawn Sharp, President
Native American Finance Officers Association (NAFOA): Dante Desiderio, Executive Officer – 202-631-2003
National American Indian Housing Council (NAIHC)
- Gary Cooper, Chairman
- Tony Walters, Executive Director
National Congress of American Indians: Resources for Indian Country
Situation Summaries—posted weekly beginning 7/16
Indigenous Food and Agriculture Initiative: COVID-19 Resource Library
Native American Agriculture Fund: COVID-19 Resource Page
Tribal Epidemiology Centers
(Link to map) (COVID-19 Resources)
Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium: Ellen M. Provost, DO, MPH, MS, 907-729-4567 COVID19plan@anthc.org
Albuquerque Area Southwest: Kevin English, DrPH, 505-962-2602
California Rural Indian Health Board: Vanesscia Cresci, MSW, MPA, 916-929-9761
Great Lakes Inter Tribal Council: German Gonzalez, MD, MPH, 715-588-1093
Great Plains Tribal Chairmen’s Health Board: PJ Beaudry, MPH, 605-721-1922 ext. 155
Inter Tribal Council of Arizona: Jamie Ritchey, PhD, MPH, 602-258-4822
Navajo Nation: Ramona Antone-Nez, MPH, BSN, 928-871-6265
Northwest Portland Area Indian Health Board: Victoria Warren-Mears, PhD, 503-228-4185
Rocky Mountain Tribal Leaders Council: Helen Tesfai, 406-252-2550
Southern Plains Tribal Health Board: Tracy Prather, MHA, 405-652-9216
United South and Eastern Tribes: Christy Duke, 615-872-7900 USETCovid19responseteam@usetinc.org
Urban Indian Health Institute: Abigail Echo-Hawk, MA, 206-812-3030