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Find IAQ champions working in tribal communities. Contact them today to hear about their innovative approaches or discuss collaborations. See also the U.S. EPA Regional Offices which have contacts for indoor air and tribal issues. This list was last updated on September 21, 2009.

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Aberdeen Area Tribal Chairmen's Health Board
Northern Plains Tobacco Prevention Project
1770 Rand Road Rapid City, South Dakota 57702
Web site: www.aatchb.org/asthma exiting EPA
Contact: Karen A. Workman, Asthma Health Educator
E-mail: healthed@aatchb.org
Phone: (605) 721-1922 (121)
Fax: (605) 721-1932
Contact: Barbara (Bobbie) Jacobs, Northern Plains Healthy Start Director
E-mail: nphsdir@aatchb.org
Phone: (605) 721-1922 (137)
Fax: (605) 721-1932
Contact: Favian Kennedy, Project Director
E-mail: researchone@aatchb.org
Phone: (605) 721-1922
Fax: (605) 721-1932
Spotlights: Asthma Prevention Campaign; Secondhand Smoke; Working with the Media

Absentee Shawnee Training Institute (ASTI)
P.O. Box 247, Tecumseh, Oklahoma 75873
Web site: www.a-s-t-i.org/index.html exiting EPA
Contact: Renee’ Genise Hood, MPH RS, RPES, Executive Director
E-mail: a-s-t-i@live.com 
Phone: (405) 273-9966
Fax: (405) 273-9865

Absentee Shawnee Tribe of Oklahoma
Office of Environmental Protection
2025 S Gordon Cooper Dr. Shawnee, Oklahoma 74801
Web site: www.astribe.com/OEP.html exiting EPA
Contact: Renee’ Genise Hood, MPH RS, RPES, Environmental Director
E-mail: reneeh@astribe.com 
Phone: (405) 273-9966
Fax: (405) 273-9865
Issue Area: Through the tribal Brownfields Response and Job Training Programs, the AST has been able to obtain training accreditations for Asbestos worker, contractor/supervisor, Inspector and Manager/Planner credentials which are licensable through the State of Oklahoma. We also provide training on mold abatement and sampling using the model training program developed by EPA. This allows us to train our own people to address two of the most widespread issues in our area with indoor air quality. Through our job training program we are able to share this training with other member of our community and through ASTI, we will soon be able to share it with our fellow tribes facing similar concerns across the country.

Bad River Tribe
72682 Maple St. Odanah, Wisconsin 54861
Contact: Nathan Kilger, Air Quality Specialist
E-mail: cleanair@badriver.org
Phone: (715) 682-7123
Fax: (715) 682-7118

Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe
Tribal Health Education Program
P.O. Box 590 Eagle Butte, South Dakota 57625
Web site: www.sioux.org exiting EPA
Contact: Belinda Aungie, Health Education
E-mail: bcl_86@hotmail.com
Phone: (605) 964-6190
Fax: (605) 964-1062

Government of Erie County, New York
Erie County Department of Environment and Planning
Office for Indoor Air Quality
CO Awareness Program Web site exiting EPA
Indoor Air Quality Information Line - (716) 858-6200
Spotlight: Carbon Monoxide Program

Fond du Lac Reservation
Fon du Lac Human Services
927 Trettel Lane Cloquet, Minnesota 55720
Web site: www.fdlrez.com exiting EPA
Contact: Amy Zacher, Public Health Nurse
E-mail: amyzacher@fdlrez.com
Phone: (218) 878-2133
Contact: Jessica Linde, Pharmacist, Asthma Educator
E-mail: jessicalinde@fdlrez.com
Phone: (218) 878-2157
Fax: (218) 878-3739

Fort Peck Tribes
Office of Environmental Education
603 Court Avenue, Box 1027 Poplar, Montana 59255
Web site: www.fortpeckoep.org/education.html exiting EPA
Contact: Vina Smith, Environmental Educator
E-mail: 2cookies@nemontel.net
Phone: (406) 768-5155
Fax: (406) 768-5606
Issue Area:
The Office of Environmental Protection (OEP) firmly believes that the future of environmental management and preservation of Reservation natural resources lies with the youth of the Fort Peck Reservation. To this end, the OEP has one of the nation's few Environmental Education and Outreach Programs. The program’s primary purpose is to teach Reservation youth about the different types of pollution, potential effects and consequences, and conservation efforts that they can implement on a local level.

Ho-Chunk Nation
Office of Environmental Health
P.O. Box 636 Black River Falls, Wisconsin 54615
U.S. Web site: www.ho-chunknation.com exiting EPA
Contact: Pamela Larson, Tribal Sanitarian
E-mail: pam.larson@ho-chunk.com
Phone: (715) 284-9851 (5011)
Fax: (715) 284-9592

Institute for Tribal Environmental Professionals
Northern Arizona University Tribal Environmental Education Outreach Program (TEEOP)
PO Box 5768 Flagstaff, Arizona 86011
Web site: www.nau.edu/eeop exiting EPA
Contact: Mansel A. Nelson
E-mail: mansel.nelson@nau.edu
Phone: (928) 523-1275
Fax: (928) 523-1280
Spotlight: Programs in Schools
Issue Area:
The TEEOP staff uses EPA's Indoor Air Quality (IAQ) Tools for Schools Action Kit and a curriculum from Oregon State University called Hydroville to introduce IAQ issues and measurements to tribal environmental professionals, teachers of native students, and tribal students. The staff also uses an IAQ Kit consisting of instruments to measure carbon dioxide, carbon monoxide, temperature, relative humidity, etc., to conduct IAQ Building Assessments on tribal buildings and tribal schools.

Inter-Tribal Council of Arizona, Inc.
2214 North Central Avenue, Suite 100 Phoenix, Arizona 85004
Web site: www.itcaonline.com/index.html exiting EPA
Contact: Maureen Zeise, Tribal Air Quality Program Coordinator
E-mail: maureen.zeise@itcaonline.com
Phone: (602) 258-4822
Fax: (602) 258-4825
Spotlight: Particulate Matter Program

Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe
15756 State 371 NW Cass Lake, Minnesota 56633
Contact: Brandy Toft, Air Quality Specialist
E-mail: mailto:air@lldrm.org
Phone: (218) 3358-7429

Menominee Tribal Clinic
P.O. Box 970 Keshena, Wisconsin 54135
Contact: Sue Warrington, Family Nurse Practitioner
E-mail: suew@mtclinic.net
Phone: (715) 799-3361
Fax: (715) 799-5846

Miami Tribe of Oklahoma
Environmental Department
P.O. Box 1326 Miami, Ohio 74355
Web site: www.miamination.com exiting EPA
Contact: Roger Nagl, Environmental Specialist
E-mail: rnagl@miamination.com
Phone: (918) 541-1368
Fax: (918) 542-3171

Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe
43408 Oodena Dr. Onamia, Minnesota 56359
Contact: Charlie Lippert, Air Quality Technician
E-mail: Charlie.Lippert@milllelacsband.com
Phone: (320) 532-4704
Fax: (320) 532-7514

Native Asthma Intervention and Reduction (AIR) Program
Montana State University Extension Service
Taylor Hall, Bozeman, Montana 59717
Web site: www.nativeasthma.org exiting EPA
Contact: Barbara Allen
E-mail: blallen@montana.edu
Phone: (406) 994-3451
Spotlight: Innovative Asthma Program

National Tribal Environmental Council
National Tribal Air Association
4520 Montgomery Blvd., NW, Suite 3 Albuquerque, New Mexico 87109
Web site: www.ntec.org exiting EPA
Contact: Stacey Sanchez, Assistant
E-mail: ssanchez@ntec.org
Phone: (505) 242-2719
Fax: (505) 242-2654
Spotlight: Air Program

Navajo Nation
Navajo Nation Environmental Protection Agency
Radon Program
Old DNR Building - Window Rock Blvd. - (Building # 2695) P.O. Box 339
Window Rock, Arizona 86515
Web site: www.navajonationepa.org/nnepa_radon.html exiting EPA
Contact: Vivian Craig, Environmental Specialist
E-mail: vivcraig@juno.com
Phone: (928) 871-7863
Fax: (928) 871-6757

Newhalen Tribal Council
P.O. Box 207 Newhalen, Alaska 99606
Contact: Ronald Wassillie, Environmental Coordinator
E-mail: ronwassillie@hotmail.com
Phone: (907) 571-1720

Nez Perce Tribal ERWM Air Quality Program
P.O. Box 365 Lapwai, Idaho 83540
Web site: www.nezperce.org exiting EPA
Contact: Johna Boulafentis, Environmental Outreach Specialist
E-mail: johnab@nezperce.org
Phone: (208) 843-9381
Fax: (208) 843-7411

North Fork Rancheria Tribal Government Office
P.O. Box 929 33143 Rd. 222 North Fork, California 93643
Contact: Roselynn Lwenya, Environmental Director
E-mail: rlwenya@northforkrancheria-nsn.gov
Phone: (559) 877-2461
Fax: (559) 877-2467

Penobscot Nation
12 Wabanaki Way Indian Island, Maine 04468
Contact: Bill Thompson, Air Quality Program Manager
E-mail: bill.thompson@penobscotnation.org
Phone: (207) 827-7776 (7308)

St. Regis Mohawk Tribe
Environment Division
412 State Route 37 Akewsasne, New York 13655
Web site: www.srmtenv.org exiting EPA
Contact: Marlene Thompson, Air Quality Technician
E-mail: marlene.thompson@srmt-nsn.gov
Phone: (518) 358-5937 (128)
Fax: (518) 358-6252

Walker River Paiute Tribe
P.O. Box 220 Schurz, Nevada 86427
Contact: Roxanne Ellingson, Environmental Director
E-mail: roxanne.ellingson@yahoo.com
Phone: (775) 773-2306
Fax: (775) 773-2585

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