Membership Roster

IHS Area Representatives and National At-Large Members
Alaska Area
Region 10: Seattle
Delegate (term ends 6/30/2019)
(VACANT)
Alaska Area
Region 10: Seattle
Alternate (term ends 6/30/2019)
(VACANT)
Albuquerque Area
Region 6: Dallas
Region 8: Denver
Delegate (term ends 6/30/2019)
(VACANT)
Albuquerque Area
Region 6: Dallas
Region 8: Denver
Alternate (term ends 6/30/2019)
(VACANT)
Bemidji Area
Region 5: Chicago
Delegate (term ends 6/30/2019)
Aaron A. Payment
Chairman
Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians
523 Ashmun St.
Sault Ste. Marie, MI 49783
Cell: (906) 440-5937
aaronpayment@yahoo.com, aaronpayment@saulttribe.net
Bemidji Area
Region 5: Chicago
Alternate (term ends 6/30/2019)
(VACANT)
Billings Area
Region 8: Denver
Delegate (term ends 6/30/2020)
(VACANT)
Billings Area
Region 8: Denver
Alternate (term ends 6/30/2020)
(VACANT)
California Area
Region 9: San Francisco
Delegate (term ends 6/30/2020)
(VACANT)
California Area
Region 9: San Francisco
Alternate (term ends 6/30/2020)
(VACANT)
Great Plains Area
Region 7: Kansas City
Region 8: Denver
Delegate (term ends 6/30/2020)
Collette Adamsen
Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians
Director
National Resource Center on Native American Aging
The University of North Dakota Center for Rural Health
School of Medicine and Health Sciences
1301 North Columbia Road, Stop 9037
Suite E231
Office E246
Grand Forks, ND 58202
Office: (701) 777-0676
collette.adamsen@med.und.edu
Great Plains Area
Region 7: Kansas City
Region 8: Denver
Alternate (term ends 6/30/2020)
(VACANT)
Nashville Area
Region 1: Boston
Region 2: New York
Region 3: Philadelphia
Region 4: Atlanta
Delegate (term ends 6/30/2019)
(VACANT)
Nashville Area
Region 1: Boston
Region 2: New York
Region 3: Philadelphia
Region 4: Atlanta
Alternate (term ends 6/30/2019)
(VACANT)
Navajo Area
Region 6: Dallas
Region 8: Denver
Region 9: San Francisco
Delegate (term ends 6/30/2020)
(VACANT)
Navajo Area
Region 6: Dallas
Region 8: Denver
Region 9: San Francisco
Alternate (term ends 6/30/2020)
(VACANT)
Oklahoma Area
Region 6: Dallas
Region 7: Kansas City
Delegate (term ends 6/30/2020)
Lancer Stephens
Wichita and Affiliated Tribes
Assistant Professor
University of Oklahoma
Lancer-Stephens@ouhsc.edu
Oklahoma Area
Region 6: Dallas
Region 7: Kansas City
Alternate (term ends 6/30/2020)
(VACANT)
Phoenix Area
Region 6: Dallas
Region 9: San Francisco
Delegate (term ends 6/30/2019)
(VACANT)
Phoenix Area
Region 6: Dallas
Region 9: San Francisco
Alternate (term ends 6/30/2019)
(VACANT)
Portland Area
Region 10: Seattle
Delegate (term ends 6/30/2020)
(VACANT)
Portland AreaAlternate (term ends 6/30/2020)
(VACANT)
Tucson Area
Region 9: San Francisco
Delegate (term ends 6/30/2019)
(VACANT)
Tucson Area
Region 9: San Francisco
Alternate (term ends 6/30/2019)
(VACANT)
National At-Large MemberDelegate (term ends 6/30/2019)
Jenna Bowman
Director
Tulalip Community Health Department
Tulalip Tribe of Washington
jbowman@tulaliptribes-nsn.gov
National At-Large MemberAlternate (term ends 6/30/2019)
(VACANT)
National At-Large MemberDelegate (term ends 6/30/2020)
(VACANT)
National At-Large MemberAlternate (term ends 6/30/2020)
(VACANT)
National At-Large MemberDelegate (term ends 6/30/2020)
(VACANT)
National At-Large MemberAlternate (term ends 6/30/2020)
(VACANT)
National At-Large MemberDelegate (term ends 6/30/2019)
Joseph Neil Henderson
Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma
Executive Director
Memory Keepers Medical Discovery Team University of Minnesota Medical School, Duluth Campus
jnhender@d.umn.edu
National At-Large MemberAlternate (term ends 6/30/2019)
(VACANT)
Federal Partners
Office of Minority HealthDelegate
Matthew Y.C. Lin
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Minority Health Director, Office of Minority Health
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
1101 Wootton Parkway, Suite 600
Rockville, MD 20852
Office: (240) 453-2882
Fax: (240) 453-2883
Matthew.Lin@hhs.gov
Office of Minority HealthAlternate
Damion Killsback
Captain, U.S. Public Health Service
Acting Director, Division of Policy and Data
Office of Minority Health
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
1101 Wootton Parkway, Suite 600
Rockville, MD 20852
Office: (240) 453-6177
Fax: (240) 453-2883
Damion.Killsback@hhs.gov
Agency for Health Research and QualityDelegate
Kishena C. Wadhwani
Director, Division of Scientific Review
Office of Extramural Research, Education and Priority Populations
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
5600 Fishers Lane, Room 06N01
Rockville, MD 20857
Office: (301) 427-1556
Fax: (301) 427-1562
kishena.wadhwani@ahrq.hhs.gov
Agency for Health Research and QualityAlternate
(VACANT)
Intergovernmental and External AffairsDelegate
Stacey Ecoffey
Principal Advisor Tribal Affairs
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
200 Independence Avenue, SW, Room 630 F
Washington, DC 20201
Office: (202) 690-7410
Fax: (202) 401-3702
Stacey.Ecoffey@hhs.gov
Intergovernmental and External AffairsAlternate
Elizabeth "Liz" Carr
Tribal Affairs Specialist
200 Independence Avenue, SW, Room 630 F
Washington, DC 20201
Office: (202) 690-6060
Elizabeth.Carr@hhs.gov
Indian Health ServiceDelegate
Rachael Tracy
Health Research Advisor
Indian Health Service
5600 Fishers Lane
Rockville, MD 20857
Office: (301) 443-2029
Rachael.Tracy@ihs.gov
Indian Health ServiceAlternate
Yvonne M. Davis
Program Evaluator
Indian Health Service
5600 Fishers Lane
Rockville, MD 20857
Office: (301) 443-2417
yvonne.davis@ihs.gov
Centers for Disease Control and PreventionDelegate
Delight Satter
Senior Advisor Tribal Research and Program Integration
CDC/Office for State, Tribal, Local and Territorial Support
4770 Buford Highway MS E70
Atlanta, GA 30341
Office: (404) 498-0440
zuc0@cdc.gov
Centers for Disease Control and PreventionAlternate
(VACANT)
Assistant Secretary for Planning and EvaluationDelegate
Adelle Simmons
Senior Program Analyst
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation
Office of Health Policy
200 Independence Avenue, SW, Room 447D
Washington, DC 20201
Office: (202) 690-6870
adelle.simmons@hhs.gov
Assistant Secretary for Planning and EvaluationAlternate
(VACANT)
National Institutes of HealthDelegate
Eliseo J. Pérez-Stable
Director
National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities
6707 Democracy Boulevard, Suite 800
Bethesda, MD 20892-5465
Office: (301) 402-1366
eliseo.perez-stable@nih.gov
National Institutes of HealthAlternate
Joyce A. Hunter
Senior Advisor
National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities
6707 Democracy Boulevard, Suite 800
Bethesda, MD 20892-5465
Office: (301) 402-1366
hunterj@nih.gov
Health Resources and Services AdministrationDelegate
CAPT Elijah Martin Jr.
Tribal Affairs Manager
Office of Health Equity
Health Resources & Services Administration
5600 Fishers Lane
Rockville, MD 20857
Office: (301) 443-7526
Emartin@hrsa.gov
Health Resources and Services AdministrationAlternate
(VACANT)
Administration for Children and FamiliesDelegate
Aleta Lynn Meyer
Team Lead for American Indian and Alaska Native Research
Senior Social Science Research Analyst
Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
370 L'Enfant Promenade, SW, 7th Floor West
Washington, DC 20447
Office: (202) 401-5262
aleta.meyer@acf.hhs.gov
Administration for Children and FamiliesAlternate
Hilary Forster
Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
370 L'Enfant Promenade, SW, 7th Floor West
Washington, DC 20447
Office: (202) 619-1790
hilary.forster@acf.hhs.gov
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services AdministrationDelegate
(VACANT)
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services AdministrationAlternate
(VACANT)

Last Edited: 11/30/2018