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The National EPA-Tribal Science Council (TSC) was created in partnership with tribal representatives to help integrate Agency and tribal interests, specifically with respect to environmental science issues. The TSC provides a forum for tribes and EPA to identify priority environmental science issues and collaboratively design effective solutions. The Council seeks to increase tribal involvement in EPA's scientific activities - building bridges between tribal and Agency programs.

The TSC is composed of a single tribal representative from each of the nine EPA Regions with federally recognized tribes, with an additional tribal representative designated in Region 10 to represent Alaska Native communities. There is also a single Agency representative from each Headquarters Program Office and Region. Agency representatives are designated by Assistant Administrators from the EPA Program Office and Regions. Tribal representatives are nominated by their Regional Tribal Operations Committees through the National Tribal Operations Committee. All TSC members must have an adequate scientific background to understand and work on tribal science issues effectively.

Below is a listing of the current members on the National EPA-Tribal Science Council. The TSC Co-chairs are Curtis Munoz, the Tribal Co-chair, and Roland Hemmett, the Agency Co-chair. Please click on your state on the map below to locate the Tribal and Agency TSC representatives for your Region. To locate a listing of TSC EPA Headquarters representatives, please click on the star located on the map below.

Agencies Region 2 Region 2 Region 1 Region 9 Region 10 Region 2 Region 4 Region 6 Region 7 Region 5 Region 8 Region 10 Region 9

EPA Regions

Region 1
Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont
Dan Kusnierz
Penobscot Nation
pinwater@penobscotnation.org
(207) 827-7361
Robert Hillger
EPA Region 1
Hillger.Robert@epa.gov
(617) 918-1071
Region 2
New Jersey, New York, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands
Tony David
St. Regis Mohawk Tribe
tony.david@srmt-nsn.org
(518) 358-5937 ext. 112
Roland Hemmett
EPA Region 2
Hemmett.Roland@epa.gov
(732) 321-6755
Region 4
Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Tennessee
Misti Little
Miccosukee Tribe of Indians of Florida
MistiL@miccosukeetribe.com
(305) 223-8380 ext. 2246
Thomas Baugh
EPA Region 4
Baugh.ThomasL@epa.gov
(404) 562-8275
Region 5
Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, and Wisconsin
Jeffrey M. Mears
Oneida Tribe of Indians of Wisconsin
JMears@oneidanation.org
(920) 496-5342
Eloise Mulford
EPA Region 5
Mulford.Eloise@epa.gov
(312) 353-2022
Region 6
Arkansas, Louisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Texas
Curtis Munoz
Kiowa Tribe
nethkuplega@yahoo.com
(580) 654-1975
James Leathers
EPA Region 6
Leathers.James@epa.gov
(214) 665-6569
Region 7
Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, and Nebraska
Denise Jensen
Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska
winnewater@winnebagotribe.com
(402) 878-4060
Brenda Groskinsky
EPA Region 7
Groskinsky.Brenda@epa.gov
(913) 551-7188
Region 8
Colorado, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Utah, and Wyoming
Richard Janssen
Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes
richj@cskt.org
(406) 883-2888
Patti Tyler
EPA Region 8
Tyler.Patti@epa.gov
(303) 312-6081
Region 9
Arizona, California, Hawaii, Nevada, and the territories of Guam and America Samoa
Sirirat (Tia) Chullakorn
Kashia Band of Pomo Indians of the Stewarts Point Rancheria
u2sc@yahoo.com
(707) 591-0580
Robert K. Hall
EPA Region 9
Hall.Robert@epa.gov
(415) 947-4123
Region 10
Alaska, Idaho, Oregon, and Washington
Harold Frank, Jr.
Tlingit and Haida Indian Tribes of Alaska
apasdu@hotmail.com
(907) 209-9029

LeeJuan Tyler
Shoshone Bannock Tribes
ltyler@shoshonebannocktribes.com
(208) 478-3814
Dana Davoli
EPA Region 10
Davoli.Dana@epa.gov
(206) 553-2135

EPA Program Offices

American Indian Environmental Office
Jill Nogi
Nogi.Jill@epa.gov
(202) 564-0804
Office of Air and Radiation
David LaRoche
LaRoche.David@epa.gov
(202) 564-3926
Office of Environmental Information
Elizabeth Jackson
Jackson.Elizabeth@epa.gov
(202) 566-0626
Office of Policy, Economics, and Innovation
Charlotte Bertrand
Bertrand.Charlotte@epa.gov
(202) 564-8374
Office of Prevention, Pesticides, and Toxic Substances
Caren Robinson
Robinson.Caren@epa.gov
(202) 564-0544
Office of Research and Development
Michael Slimak
Slimak.Michael@epa.gov
(703) 347-8524
Office of Solid Waste and Emergency Response
David Charters
Charters.Davidw@epa.gov
(732) 906-6825
Office of Water
Rita Schoeny
Schoeny.Rita@epa.gov
(202) 566-1127
Office of Children's Health Protection
Theodore (Ted) Coopwood
Coopwood.Theodore@epa.gov
(202) 564-2197

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