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NNLC Members


NNLC membership is representative of nursing within the Indian heath system and includes nurses from public health, inpatient, outpatient, urban and tribal programs. Each of the twelve (12) IHS Area Nursing Councils has two NNLC representatives; one representative is the Area Nurse Consultant (if one exists for the Area) and one representative is selected by the Area Nursing Councils (two if no Area Nurse Consultant exists for that Area). The NNLC is also comprised of two (2) IHS Headquarters Division of Nursing Program Consultants, one advanced practice nurse, and the Nurse Educator at the IHS Clinical Support Center. The IHS Chief Nurse is an ex-officio member of the NNLC.
Find your representative:
Headquarters  ¤  Aberdeen Area  ¤  Alaska Area  ¤  Albuquerque Area  ¤  Bemidji Area  ¤  Billings Area  ¤  California Area  ¤  Nashville Area  ¤  Navajo Area  ¤  Oklahoma Area  ¤  Phoenix Area  ¤  Portland Area  ¤  Tucson Area  ¤  Advanced Practice Nurses  ¤  Clinical Support Center


graphic of eagle feather  Headquarters

    SANDRA HALDANE, BSN, RN, MS
    Chief Nurse
    IHS/OCPS/Division of Nursing Services
    801 Thompson Avenue, Suite 300
    Rockville, MD 20852
    Telephone: (301) 443-1840
    Fax: (301) 594-6135
    E-mail: Sandra.Haldane@ihs.gov

    CHERYL PETERSON, MS, RN
    Public Health Nurse Consultant
    IHS/OCPS/Division of Nursing Services
    801 Thompson Avenue, Suite 300
    Rockville, MD 20852
    Telephone: (301) 443-1840
    Fax: (301) 594-6135
    E-mail: Cheryl.Peterson@ihs.gov

    CAROLYN AOYAMA, MPH, RN, CNM
    Women's Health Consultant and Advanced Practice Nurse Consultant
    IHS/OCPS/Division of Nursing Services
    801 Thompson Avenue, Suite 300
    Rockville, MD 20852
    Telephone: (301) 443-1840
    Fax: (301) 594-6135
    E-mail: carolyn.aoyama@ihs.gov

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graphic of eagle feather  Aberdeen Area

    MARY LYNN EAGLESTAFF, MSN, RN
    Area Nurse Consultant
    Indian Health Service - Fed. Bldg.
    115 4th Ave. SE - Room 309
    Aberdeen, SD 57401
    Telephone: (605) 226-7506
    Fax: (605) 226-7321
    Email: Mary.Eaglestaff@ihs.gov

    Ella Day Richards, RN, MSN,
    Director of Nursing/Acting PI Coordinator
    Cheyenne River IHS Hospital
    PO Box 1012 - 317 Main Street
    Eagle Butte, SD 57625
    Telephone: (605) 964-3066
    E-mail: Ella.Richards@ihs.gov

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graphic of eagle feather  Alaska Area

    KATHY HILLBURN, MHA, CNA, BC
    Chief Nurse Executive
    4315 Diplomacy Drive
    Anchorage, AK 99508
    Telephone: (907) 729-1943
    FAX: (907) 729-1985
    E-Mail: khillburn@anmc.org

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graphic of eagle feather  Albuquerque Area

    CAPT Earlene Groseclose, BSN, RN
    Director of Public Health Nursing/Acting Director of Behavioral Health
    Santa Fe Service Unit
    Santa Fe Indian Hospital
    1700 Cerrillos Road
    Santa Fe, New Mexico 87505
    Telephone: (505) 946-9469
    Fax (505) 986-3886
    Email: Earlene.groseclose@ihs.gov

    CAPT Tina Tah, RN, BSN, MBA
    Nurse Consultant, DM/PHN
    IHS Albuquerque Area Office
    Division of Clinical Quality
    5300 Homestead Road, NE
    Albuquerque, NM 87110
    Telephone: (505) 248-4544
    Fax: (505) 248-4257
    E-mail: Tina.Tah@ihs.gov

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graphic of eagle feather  Bemidji Area

    DIANA LAROCQUE, MS, RN
    Chief Nurse Executive
    White Earth Health Center
    40520 Co, Hwy 34
    Ogema, Mn 56569
    Telephone: 218-983-6237
    Fax: 218-983-6217
    E-mail: Diana.LaRocque@ihs.gov

    LCDR Josie Ricci, RN, BSN
    UC/ER Supervisory Clinical Nurse
    Red Lake PHS Hospital
    24760 Hospitals Drive,
    P.O. Box 497
    Red Lake, MN 56671
    Telephone: (218) 679-3912 ext: 543
    Fax: (218) 679-0184
    E-mail: Josie.Ricci@ihs.gov

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graphic of eagle feather  Billings Area

    LCDR Dawn Halver, MSN, RN
    Area Nurse Consultant
    Billings Area Indian Health Service
    2900 4th Avenue North
    Billings, Montana 59107
    Telephone: (406) 247-7121
    Fax: (406) 247-7224
    Email: Dawn.halver@ihs.gov

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graphic of eagle feather  California Area

    SUSAN DUCORE, MSN, RN
    Nurse Consultant
    California Area Indian Health Service
    650 Capitol Mall, Suite 7-100
    Sacramento, CA 95814
    Telephone: (916) 930-3981
    Fax: (916) 930-3952
    E-mail: susan.ducore@ihs.gov

    MARTINA J. PORTILLO, MPH, RN
    Director, Community Health Services
    Indian Health Council, Inc.
    P.O. Box 406
    50100 Golsh Road
    Pauma Valley, CA 92061
    Telephone: (760) 749-1410 ext. 5401
    Cell Phone: (760) 801-9375
    Fax: (760) 749-4122
    Email: mportillo@indianhealth.com

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graphic of eagle feather  Nashville Area

    MICHELLE RUSLAVAGE, BSN, RN, CDE
    Nurse Consultant
    711 Stewarts Ferry Pike
    Nashville, TN 37214
    Telephone: (615) 467-1628
    Fax: (615) 467-1585
    E-mail: michelle.ruslavage@ihs.gov

    JOANNE WILKINSON, RN, PHN
    Mashantucket Pequot
    #75 Route 2 Box 3260
    Ledyard, CT 06339
    Telephone: (860) 312-8000
    Fax: (860) 889-7557
    E-mail: jwilkinson@mptn.org

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graphic of eagle feather  Navajo Area

    JEANNETTE YAZZIE BSN, RN
    Nurse Consultant
    P.O. Box 9020
    Window Rock, AZ 86515
    Telephone: (928) 871-1329
    Toll Free: (888) 562-1411
    FAX: (928) 871-1365
    Email: Jeannette.Yazzie@ihs.gov

    CECILIA MORA, RN, BSN, CCRN
    Supervisory Clinical Nurse
    516 E. Nizhoni Blvd
    Gallup, New Mexico 87301
    Telephone: (505) 722-1000, pager 309
    Office: (505) 722-1428
    Email: cecilia.mora@ihs.gov

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graphic of eagle feather  Oklahoma Area

    CELISSA STEPHENS, MSN, RN
    Nurse Consultant
    Five Corporate Plaza
    3625 N.W. 56th Street
    Oklahoma City, OK 73112
    Telephone: (405) 951-3816
    Fax: (405) 951-3916
    E-mail: celissa.stephens@.ihs.gov

    MELINDA TEEHEE, RN, CNE
    Claremore Indian Hospital
    101 South Moore Avenue
    Claremore, OK 74017
    Telephone: (918) 342-6374
    Cell Phone: (918) 530-0213
    FAX: (918) 342-6436
    Email: Melinda.Teehee@ihs.gov

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graphic of eagle feather  Phoenix Area

    CAROL DAHOZY, MSN, RN
    Nurse Consultant
    Two Renaissance Square
    40 North Central Avenue
    Phoenix, AZ 85004
    Telephone: (602) 364-5184
    Fax: (602) 364-5025
    E-mail: Carol.Dahozy@ihs.gov

    MARY RILEY, RN, PHN
    CAPT, U.S. Public Health Service
    Southern Bands Health Center
    515 Shoshone Circle
    Elko, NV 89801
    Telephone: (775) 748 - 1430
    FAX: (775) 748 - 1457
    E-mail: mary.riley@ihs.gov

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graphic of eagle feather  Portland Area

    SHAWN GADDY WINSOR, MS, RN, DPHN
    Community Health Nurse
    Warm Springs Health and Wellness Center
    P.O. Box 1209
    Warm Springs, OR 97761
    Telephone: (541) 553-1196 ext. 4161
    Fax:
    E-mail: Shawn.Winsor@ihs.gov

    LESLIE D. DYE, MBA, RN
    CAPT USPHS
    Director, Office Of Health Programs
    1220 SW Third Ave. Room 476
    Portland, OR 97204
    Telephone: (503) 326-3288
    Fax: (503) 326-2635
    Email: Leslie.Dye@ihs.gov

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graphic of eagle feather  Tucson Area

    DONALD M GERSTNER RN, BSN, MSN/ED
    Supervisory Nurse Specialist/Facility Director
    Santa Rosa Health Center/Sells Service Unit
    HCO1 Box 8700
    Sells, AZ. 85634
    Telephone: 520 383-5570
    Fax: 520-383-5572
    E-mail: Donald.Gerstner@ihs.gov
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graphic of eagle feather  Advanced Practice Nurses

    URSULA KNOKI-WILSON, RN, MSN, CNM
    Chief Clinical Consultant
    Chinle Service Unit/Navajo Area Service Unit
    P.O. Box Drawer PH
    Chinle, AZ 86503
    Telephone: (520) 674-7001
    Fax: (520) 674-7008 or 7372
    Email: Ursula.Knoki-Wilson@ihs.gov

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graphic of eagle feather  Clinical Support Center

    LCDR LISA A. PALUCCI, MSN, RN
    Nurse Educator
    IHS Clinical Support Center
    Two Renaissance Square
    40 N Central Ave, Suite 780
    Phoenix, AZ 85004
    Telephone: (602) 364-7740
    Fax: (602) 364-7788
    Email: lisa.palucci@ihs.gov

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