NCAI

NCAI Welfare Reform Task Force Support Network List

November 4, 1998

TANF Tribes

TANF Tribes, pending

Non-appointed Tribal Nominees to the NCAI Welfare Reform Task Force

Aberdeen Area
    Lauri Arrow, JTPA Director, Rosebud Sioux Tribe

Eastern Area
    Barbara Jones, Director of Family Support Services, Eastern Band of Cherokee's

Juneau Area
   Andrea Cadiente-Laiti, Human Services Director, Douglas Indian Association

Minneapolis Area
   Bonnie Rae Lowe, Employment and Training Director, Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe
   Shirley Brown, GA / NEW / W2W Manager, Sault St. Marie Tribe of MI
   Sylvia Evans, Director, Michigan Inter-tribal Council

Muskogee Area
   Patricia Beasley, Social Services Executive Director, Osage Nation

Portland Area
    Mae Hufford, Tribal Services Director, Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation
   Helen Morrison, Executive Assistant, Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation
   Steve Gobin, Department of Governmental Affairs, Tulalip Nation
   Nancy Dufraine, Tu Ha Buts Learning Center Director, Squaxin Island Tribe

Sacramento Area
   Anthony Largo, Spokesman, Santa Rosa Band of Mission Indians

Tribal / Indian Organization Representatives

Development of Tribal TANF Plans
Gerald Heminger, Jr., Council Member, Sisseton-Wahpeton Sioux
Joe Finkbonner, Life Center Director, Lummi Nation
Leila Help-Tulley, Executive Director, Division of Social Services, Navajo Nation
Kerma Gay Greene, Welfare Reform Coordinator, Nez Perce Tribe

Employment Development and Training
Norm DeWeaver, Director, Indian and Native American Employment and Training Coalition
Frank Peterson, Tribal Programs Manager, Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians
Richard Keeble, Employment Training Demonstration Manager, Sisseton Wahpeton Sioux
Robert Louie, Education/Employment Committee Chairman, Employment and Training Department, The Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation

Economic Development Opportunities
Clif Saunders, Administrative Assistant for Tribal Programs, Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians
Pete Homer, President/CEO, National Indian Business Association
Laurie Thompson, Director of Technical Assistance and Education, First Nations Development Institute

Adult / Vocational Education Programs
Dr. Sherry Allison, President, National Indian Education Association
Dr. Carty Monette, President, American Indian Higher Education Consortium
Dr. David Gipp, President, United Tribes Technical College

Housing
Leroy Bingham, President, Tribal Planning Services

Transportation
Everet Waller, Chairman, Inter-Tribal Transportation Association

Alcohol and Substance Abuse / Domestic Violence
Anna M. Latimer, Former Executive Director, National Association of Native American Children of Alcoholics

Suicide Prevention / Mental Health
Dr. Art Martinez, Director, Mental Health Programs, Washoe Tribe of Nevada
Dr. Virginia Sutter, President, Wyoming Indian Management Services

General Assistance
William Clark M.S., LPC, Deputy Executive Director of Human Services, Cherokee Nation

Impacts on Medicaid
Dr. Mim Dixon, Policy Analyst, National Indian Health Board
Dr. Edward Fox, Health Policy Analyst, Northwest Portland Area Indian Health Board
Rebecca Baca, Managed Care Consultant, National Indian Council on Aging

Child Care
Janet Wise, Chairperson, National Indian Child Care Association
Julie Quaid, Director, Early Childhood Education Department, Education Branch, Confederated Tribes of the Warm Springs Reservation

Child Abuse and Neglect
Terry Cross / David Simmons, Executive Director, National Indian Child Welfare Association

Child Support and Enforcement
Honorable Mary T. Wynne, First Vice-President, National American Indian Court Judges Association
Judge Elbridge Coochise, Tribal Justice Systems, Training and Lobbying Consultant
Tallis Woodward, Tribal Attorney, Port Gamble S'Klallam

Elder Abuse and Care / Access to Health Care for Elders
Dave Baldridge, Executive Director, National Indian Council On Aging
Rebecca Baca, Managed Care Consultant, National Indian Council On Aging
Deborah Coteora, Policy Analyst, Office of Medical Assistance Programs, State of Oregon

State/Tribal Government Partnerships
Anna Whiting Sorrell, Program Analyst, Confederated Salish & Kootenai Tribes

Impact Data Collection Methodologies

Dr. Eddie Brown, Director, Kathryn M. Buder Center for American Indian Studies, Assistant Dean, George Warren Brown School of Social Work, Washington University, St. Louis, MO
Dr. Shanta Pandey, Associate Professor, George Warren Brown School of Social Work, Washington University, St. Louis, MO
Rick Anderson, President, Tribal Data Resources
Dave Baldridge, Executive Director, National Indian Council On Aging

FY 1998 Welfare Reform Study and Technical Assistance Grantees

California Indian Manpower Consortium (CIMC), Lorenda Sanchez, Executive Director

Catawba Indian Nation (CIN), Melissa Shrake, Director of Social Services

Cook Inlet Tribal Council (CITC), David Thunder Eagle, Director of Planning and Education

Northwest Portland Area Indian Health Board (NPAIHB), Vacant, Executive Director

Oklahomans for Indian Opportunity (OIO), Iola Hayden, Executive Director

American Indian Higher Education Consortium (AIHEC), Veronica Gonzales, Executive Director

The Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation, Dr. Michael Sinclair, Vice President / JoAnn Kaufman, Research Grant Consultant

KMB Center for American Indian Studies, GWB School of Social Work,

Washington University, Dr. Eddie Brown, Director

National Indian Council On Aging (NICOA), Dave Baldridge, Executive Director

Additional Tribal Welfare Reform Experts

Karen Funk, Legislative Affairs, Hobbs, Straus, Dean & Walker

Myra Munson, Partner, Sonosky, Chambers, Sache, Miller & Munson

Jane Kane, Tribal Liaison, Mashantucket Pequot

JoAnn Kaufman, Kaufman Associates, Inc.

Federal Agency Advisors

TANF

John Bushman, Director, Division of Tribal Services, Office of Community Services, Administration for Children and Families (ACF)/DHHS

Ray Apodaca, Assistant to the Director, Division of Tribal Services, OCS/ACF/U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

NEW

John Bushman, Director, Division of Tribal Services, Office of Community Services, Administration for Children and Families (ACF)/DHHS

JaNa Oliver, NEW Program Director, Division of Tribal Services, Office of Community Services, Administration for Children and Families (ACF)/DHHS

General Assistance

Robbie McGhee, Child Welfare Specialist, Office of Social Services, Bureau of Indian Affairs, Department of Interior

Employment and Training Program Resources James Henry, Manpower Development Specialist, Division of Indian and Native American Programs, U.S. Department of Labor

JaNa Oliver, NEW Team Leader, Division of Tribal Services, Office of Community Services, Administration for Children and Families, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

Impacts on Housing

Jacqueline Johnson, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Office of Native American Programs, Department of Housing and Urban Development

Dan Gough, Director, Office of Native American Programs, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Seattle Office

Transportation Services

Douglas Bernie, U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Transit Administration, Office of Research Management

Robert McKay, Chairman, Cal/Trans Native American Advisory Committee, State of California Department of Transportation

Impacts on Medicaid / Access to Health Care for Elders

Mary Ann O'Neal, Chief, Mental Health and Social Services Programs, Indian Health Services/DHHS

Jean Fueller / Bruce Greenstein / Sue Clain, Health Care Financing Administration, DHHS

Child Care

Carmen Nazario, Associate Commissioner, Child Care Bureau, Administration on Children, Youth and Families, ACF/DHHS

Child Support and Enforcement

Lucille Dawson, Tribal Services Director, Office of Child Support and Enforcement, DHHS

Elder Abuse and Care

M. Yvonne Jackson,Ph.D., Director, Office for American Indian, Alaskan Native and Native Hawaiian Programs, Administration on Aging, DHHS

Children, Family & Community Support Services

Donald Sykes, Director, Office of Community Services, ACF/DHHS

Alcohol and Substance Abuse / Domestic Violence

Dr. Marlene Echohawk, Director, Office of Alcohol and Substance Abuse Programs, Indian Health Services, DHHS

State Agency Advisors

In General

Lisa Gover, New Mexico Office of Indian Affairs

John Meredith, Tribal Welfare Reform Coordinator, State of Montana Division of Child and Family Services

Charlene Lewis Meeks, Deputy Director, California Department of Social Services, Office of Community Relations

Barbara Warner, Executive Director, Oklahoma Indian Affairs Commission

Judy Morgan, Director, Nebraska Commission on Indian Affairs

Child Abuse and Neglect

Richard Acevedo, Manager, Indian Child Welfare Act, State Office for Services to Children and Families, Oregon Department of Human Resources

Child Support and Enforcement

Sarah Colleen Sotomish, Economic Services Administration, Department of Social and Human Services, State of Washington

Jim Olsen, Office of Child Support Enforcement, Minnesota Department of Human Services

Elder Abuse and Care / Access to Health Care for Elders

Deborah Coteora, Policy Analyst, Office of Medical Assistance Programs, State of Oregon