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Members of the EPA National Tribal Operations Committee
In order to improve communication and build stronger partnerships with the tribes, EPA established a National Tribal Operations Committee (NTOC) in February 1994. NTOC is comprised of 19 Tribal leaders (Tribal Caucus) and EPA's Senior Leadership Team, including the Administrator, the Deputy Administrator and the Agency's Assistant Administrators and Regional Administrators.
NTOC meets on a regular basis to discuss implementation of the environmental protection programs for which EPA and the tribes share responsibility as co-regulators. All tribes are encouraged to communicate with the members of NTOC.
Updated June 18, 2008
(Parenthesis denote alternate)
| REGION 1 | |
|---|---|
| Sharri Venno, R1 Environmental Planner Houlton Band of Maliseet Indians 88 Bell Road Littleton, ME 04730 |
Phone: (207) 532-4273 x215 Fax: (207) 532-6883 Email: envplanner@maliseets.com |
| (John Banks), R1 - Alt 2 Penobscot Indian Nation 12 Wabanaki Way Indian Island, ME 04468 |
Phone: (207) 827-7776 Fax: (207) 827-1137 Email: jbanks@penobscotnation.org |
| (Steve Crawford) R1- Alt 3 Passamaquoddy Tribe (Pleasant Point) P.O. Box 343 Perry, ME 04667 |
Phone: (207) 853-2600 x238 Fax: (207) 853-6039 Email: stevecrawford@wabanaki.com |
| REGION 2 | |
| Dan Hill, R2 Environmental Technician Cayuga Nation Haudenosaunee Environmental Task Force P.O. Box 116 Akron, NY 14001 |
Phone: (315) 889-5120
or
(716) 870-0537 Fax: (315) 889-5186 or (716) 542-1066 Email: ugieflute@netscape.net |
| (Ms. Mardell Sundown), R2 Environmental Program Tonawanda Seneca 7027 Meadville Road Basom, NY 14013 |
Phone:(716) 542-2684 or (716) 481-4384 (cell) Fax: (716) 609-3810 (call before faxing) Email:mfsun@buffnet.net |
| REGION 4 | |
| James Long, R4 Secretary – Tribal Caucus Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians Qualla Boundary P.O. Box 547 US Highway 19 North Tribal Utilities Building Cherokee, NC 28719 |
Phone: 828-497-1859 Fax: 828-497-1815 Email: jamilong@nc-cherokee.com |
| (Steve Terry), R4 Director, Land Resources Dept. Miccosukee Tribe of Indians of Florida Post Office Box 440021-Tamiami Station Miami, FL 33144 US 41 Mile Marker 70 Miami, FL 33194 |
Phone: (305) 223-8380 x2243 Fax: (305) 553-3644 Email: stevet@miccosukeetribe.com |
| REGION 5 | |
| Kenneth McBride, R5 Director, Environmental Program Red Lake Band of Chippewa Indians Dept. Natural Resources P.O. Box 279 Red Lake, MN 56671 |
Phone: (218) 679-3959 Fax: (218) 679-2830 Email: kenmcbride@alumni.indiana.edu |
| (Stanley Ellison), R5 Land & Natural Resources Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community 2330 Sioux Trail Prior Lake, MN 55372 |
Phone: (952) 496-6158 Fax: (952) 496-6180 Email: land@shakopeedakota.org |
| Laura W. Spurr, R5 Tribal Chairperson Nottawaseppi Huron Band of Potawatomi 2221 - One & One Half Mile Road Fulton, MI 49052 |
Phone: (269) 729-5151 Fax: (269) 729-5920 (313) 331-0244 (H) Email: lspurr@nhbpi.com |
| (David B. Jones), R5 Environmental Director Nottawaseppi Huron Band of Potawatomi 2221 - One & One Half Mile Road Fulton, MI 49052 GOAL 5 Lead: Enforcement |
Phone: (269) 729-5151 Fax: (269) 729-5920 Email: djones@nhbpi.com |
| REGION 6 | |
| Honorable Victor Montoyo, R6 DELEGATE Governor Pueblo of Sandia PO Box 6008 Bernalillo, NM 87004 |
Phone: (505) 867-3317 Fax: (505) 867-9235 Email: governor@sandiapueblo.nsn.us |
| (Alex Puglisi, R6) (Designee) Environmental Director Pueblo of Sandia 481 Sandia Loop Bernalillo, NM 87004 |
Phone: (505) 867-4533 Fax: (505) 771-5086 Email: apuglisi@sandiapueblo.nsn.us |
| (Honorable Joseph M. Chavarria, R6) Governor (Alternate) Pueblo of Santa Clara P.O. Box 580 Espanola, NM 87532 |
Phone: (505) 753-7330 Fax: (505) 753-8988 Email: jchavarria@santaclarapueblo.org |
| (Dino Chavarria, R6) (Designee) Pueblo of Santa Clara P.O. Box 580Espanola, NM 87532 |
Phone: (505) 753-7326 Fax: (505) 753-8988 Email: dinoc@santaclarapueblo.org |
| Honorable Chad Smith, R6 DELEGATE Chief, Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma P.O. Box 948 Tahlequah, OK 74465 |
Phone:(918) 456-0671 Fax:(918) 458-5580 Email: csmith@cherokee.org |
| (Nancy John, R6) Designee Director Cherokee Nation Environmental Director P.O. Box 948 Tahlequah, OK 74465 |
Phone: (918) 453-5102 Fax: (918) 458-5499 Email: njohn@cherokee.org |
| (Honorable President Gary McAdams), R6 (Alternate) Wichita & Affiliated Tribes P.O. Box 729 Anadarko, OK 73005 |
Phone:(405) 247-2425 Fax:(405) 247-2430 Email: no |
| (Ira Hight, R6 ) Designee Wichita & Affiliated Tribes P.O. Box 729 Anadarko, OK 73005 |
Phone:(405) 247-2425 Fax:(405) 247-2430 Email: i_hight@wichita.nsn.us |
| REGION 7 | |
| Felix Kitto, R7 Chairman – Tribal Caucus Santee Sioux Nation Director Environmental Office 52948 Highway 12 Niobrara, Nebraska 68760 |
Phone:(402) 857-3347 Fax: (402) 857-3339 Email: santeeenvirodept@yahoo.com |
| (Julia Sage), R7 Ponca Tribe of Nebraska Director, Environmental Office P.O. Box 288 Niobrara, Nebraska 68760 GOAL 4 Lead : Healthy Communities & GOAL Lead: Cross Cutting |
Phone: (402) 857-3391 Fax: (402) 857-3736 Email: julias@poncatribe-ne.org |
| REGION 8 | |
| Don Aragon, R8 Executive Director for Environmental Quality Shoshone & Northern Arapaho Tribes Building Ten - Washakie Street PO Box 217 Ft. Washakie, WY 82514 |
Phone: (307) 332-3164 Fax: (307) 332-7579 Email: daragon@wyoming.com |
| (Tom Rice), R8 Director of Environmental Programs Ute Mountain Ute Tribe P.O. Box 448 Towaoc, CO 81334 |
Phone: (970) 564-5432 Fax: (970) 565-2651 Email: umutenv@fone.net |
| Rhonda Azure, R8 Director of Tribal Environmental Program Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewas Turtle Mountain Tribal Office Highway #5 Belcourt, ND 58316 |
Phone: (701) 477-2668 Fax: (701) 477-9398 Email: r_azuretmepa@yahoo.com |
| (Myrna Thompson), R8 Office Administrator Sisseton Wahpeton Oyate Office of Environmental Protection P.O. Box 509 |
Phone: (605) 698-4998 Fax: (605) 698-4999 Email: mcgerman@sbtc.net |
| Gerald Wagner, R8 Director, Blackfeet Tribe 2029 Government Square Old BIA Building Browning, MT 59417 GOAL 3 Lead: Land Preservation |
Phone: (406) 338-7421 Fax: (406) 338-7451 Email: gwagner@3rivers.net |
| (Ina Nez Perce), R8 Environmental Protection Manager Gros Ventre & Assiniboine Tribes Fort Belknap Indian Community RR1, Box 66 Harlem, Montana 59526 |
Phone: (406) 353-8429 (406) 353-2205 x429 Fax: (406) 353-4358 Email: nezperceina@yahoo.com |
| REGION 9 | |
| Clay Bravo, R9 Natural Resources Asst. Director Hualapai Tribe 947 Rodeo Way PO Box 300 Peach Spring, AZ 86434 |
Phone: (928) 769-2255 Fax: (928) 769-2309 Email: naturalresources1@citlink.net |
| (Marilyn R. Ethelbah), R9 Environmental Engineer Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community 10005 East Osborn Road Scottsdale, AZ 85256 |
Phone: (480) 362-7630 Fax: (480) 850-9456 Email: marilyn.ethelbah@srpmic-nsn.gov |
| Ken Norton, R9 Vice Chair - Tribal Caucus Environmental Director Hoopa Valley Tribe PO Box 1036 Site1, Cannery Road Hoopa, CA 95546 GOAL 2 Lead: Water |
Phone: (530) 625-1004 Fax: (530) 625-5446 Email: knorton@hoopa-nsn.gov |
| (Wilfred Nabahe), R9 Lone Pine Paiute-Shoshone Reservation Environmental Coordinator PO Box 747 Lone Pine, CA 93545 |
Phone: (760) 876-4690 Fax: (760) 876-4682 Email: wjnabahe@lppsr.org |
| Stephen B. Etsitty, R9 Navajo Nation EPA P.O. Box 339 Window Rock Boulevard Window Rock, AZ 86515 GOAL 1 Lead: Air |
Phone: (928) 871-7692 Fax: (928) 871-7599 Email: stephenbetsitty@navajo.org |
| No Alternate | |
| Marie Barry, R9 Environmental Director Washoe Tribe of Nevada and California 919 Highway 395 South Gardnerville, NV 89410 |
Phone: (775) 265-8682 Fax: (775) 265-3211 Email: marie.barry@washoetribe.us |
| (Annette George-Harris), R9 Duckwater Shoshone Tribe Environmental Director P.O. Box 140068 Duckwater, NV 89314 |
Phone: (775) 863-0286 Fax: none Email: nette_george.harris@yahoo.com |
| REGION 10 | |
| Katherine Ellanak , R10 Native Village of Ouzinkie P.O. Box 130 Ouzinkie, AK 99644 |
Phone: (907) 680-2218 Fax: (907) 680-2310 Email: kellanak@yahoo.com |
| Ronald Wassillie, R10 Newhalen Tribal Council Environmental Coordinator P.O. Box 207 Newhalen, AK, 99606 |
Phone: (907) 571-1720 Fax: (907) 571-1778 Email: ronwassillie@aol.com |
| (William “Billy”Maines,) R10 Curyung Tribe Environmental Coordinator P.O. Box 216 Dillingham, AK 99576 |
Phone: (907) 842-1751 Fax: (907) 842-4510 Email: billy@curyungtribe.com |
| (Ernest L. Stensgar), R10 - Alt 1 Coeur d’ Alene Tribe P.O. 408 850 A Street Plummer, ID 83851 |
Phone: (208) 686-6519 Fax: (208) 686-6610 Email: elstensgar@cdatribe-nsn.gov |
| (Norma Jean Louie), R10 - Alt 2 Coeur d’ Alene Tribe Department of Natural Resources P.O. 408 850 A Street Plummer, ID 83851-0408 |
Phone: (208) 686-5400 Fax: (208) 686-6610 Email: jlouie@cdatribe-nsn.gov |
| Brian Cladoosby, R10 Tribal Senate Chairman Swinomish Indian Tribal Community PO Box 817 LaConner, WA 98257 |
Phone: (360) 466-3163 Fax: (360) 466-5309 Email: bcladoosby@swinomish.nsn.us |
| (Debra Lekanoff), R10 - Alt 1 Swinomish Indian Tribal Community P.O. Box 817 LaConner, WA 98257 |
Phone: (360) 391-5296 Fax: (360) 466-1615 Email: dlekanoff@swinomish.nsn.us |
| (Pearl Capoeman-Baller) R10 - Alt 2 Quinault Indian Nation P.O. Box 189 Taholah, WA 98587 |
Phone: (360) 276-8211 x206 Fax: (360) 276-4191 Email: pballer@quinault.org |
GOAL LEAD ASSISTANTS
Goal 1: Marilyn Ethelbah, R9
Goal 2: Clay Bravo, R9
Goal 3: Ron Wassallie, R10/Katherine Ellanak, R10/Ken McBride, R5
Goal 4: Sharri Venno, R1/Joyce King, R2/Marie Barry, R9, /Katherine Ellanak, R10
Goal 5: Rhonda Azure, R8
Cross Cutting Issues: Julia Sage, R7/Sharri Venno, R1/Joyce King, R2/Marie Barry, R9