Region VIII: Regional Health Equity Council Members
| Name | Title | Organization | State | Phone/Email |
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| Sabrina Morales Co-Chair |
Founder and CEO | Linguistica International Sustainable Language Services | UT | 801-262-4550 smorales@linguisticainternational.com |
| Alok Sarwal Co-Chair |
Executive Director | Colorado Alliance for Health Equity and Practice (CAHEP) | CO | 303-953-8176 alok.sarwal@cahep.org |
| Fahina Tavake-Pasi Co-Chair |
Executive Director | National Tongan-American Society | UT | 801-467-8712 fahina36@hotmail.com |
| Jorge Arce-Larreta | President/CEO | Alliance Community Services | UT | 801-265-1111 jorge@alliance-community.org |
| Chris Armijo | Program Officer | The Colorado Trust | CO | 303-837-1200 Chris@ColoradoTrust.org |
| Jami Berger | Director of Medical Quality | Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Dakota | ND | 701-282-1533 jami.berger@bcbsnd.com |
| Thelma Craig | Health Project Administrator/ Consultant | STI/HIV Section - Care and Treatment Program, Disease Control and Environmental Epidemiology, Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment | CO | 303-692-2748 720-999-6180 Thelma.Craig@dphe.state.co.us |
| Dulce Diez | Director | Office of Health Disparities Reduction Utah Department of Health | UT | 801-273-4139 ddiez@utah.gov |
| Cecelia Firethunder | Great Plains Tribal Chairmen's Health Board | SD | 605-721-1922 cecelia.firethunder@gptchb.org |
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| Renee Gamino | Associate Director-Community Outreach | AARP Wyoming | WY | 307-432-5810 rgamino@aarp.org |
| Jon Gordon | Executive Director and CEO | Midwestern Colorado Mental Health Center | CO | 970-252-3210 jgordon@centermh.org |
| Elder Granger | President/CEO | THE 5ps, LLC | CO | 315-476-7921 elder.granger@the5psllc.com |
| John Grima | Community Health Center Board Member | Midtown Community Health Center; The Association of Utah Community Health (AUCH) | UT | 801-620-0603 jgrima@midtownchc.org |
| Phyllis Howard | Director | Health Equity Office, ND Department of Health | ND | 701-328-2439 phahoward@nd.gov |
| Twila Martin Kekahbah | TMK Contracting | ND | 701-400-0059 Cell 701-477-5399 Land Line tmartinkekahbah@yahoo.com |
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| Joseph Martinez | Intermountain Health Care | UT | Joseph.Martinez@imail.org | |
| Lori Morin | Assistant Dean for Student Affairs | The University of Montana, Skaggs School of Pharmacy | MT | 406-243-4080 lori.morin@umontana.edu |
| Esther Munene | Health Informaticist | Utah Department of Health/University of Utah | UT | 801-512-1090 emunene@utah.gov |
| Ann-Christine Nyquist | Associate Dean, Diversity and Inclusion | University of Colorado School of Medicine Office of Diversity and Inclusion Anschutz Medical Campus | CO | 303-724-5280 Ann-Christine.Nyquist@ucdenver.edu |
| Craig Ravesloot | Director | Rural Institute, University of Montana | MT | 406-243-2992 Cravesloot@ruralinstitute.umt.edu |
| Christine Wanifuchi | Chief Executive Officer | Asian Pacific Development Center | CO | 303-365-2959 cwanifuchi@apdc.org |
| Jonathan Windy Boy | Senator | Montana State Senate | MT | 406-945-1805 jwindyboy61@gmail.com |