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About NCCEO Membership
 
  1. National Council of Chief Executive Officers. The NCCEO is composed of designated IHS service unit CEO's and their Tribal counterparts.
  2. Executive Committee. The NCCEO Executive Committee consists of the Chair, immediate past-Chair, Chair-elect (who shall serve as the vice-Chair), secretary, and one representative from each of the IHS Areas, who is designated by the Area Director.

  3. Succession. The order of succession is as follows:

    1. The chair-elect shall succeed to the chair position in the forthcoming year.
    2. The secretary will succeed to the chair-elect position in the forthcoming year.
    3. The secretary is elected each year from among the members of the NCCEO, generally during the annual Combined Councils meeting.
    4. If a position(s) becomes available during the year, the NCCEO Executive Committee shall appoint another Executive Committee member into the vacant position to complete the unexpired term.

Area Service Unit Name/Title e-Mail
 
Aberdeen Belcourt Healthcare Facility LaVerne Parker,
CEO (Acting)		 laverne.parker@ihs.gov
  Cheyenne River PHS Indian Hospital Vern Donnell,
CEO		 vern.donell@ihs.gov
  Fort Berthold Health Center Karol Parker,
CEO		 karol.parker@ihs.gov
  Fort Thompson PHS Indian Health Center Nancy Miller,
CEO		 nancy.miller@ihs.hhs.gov
  Fort Trotten PHS Indian Health Center Angeline Cloudman,
CEO		 acloudman@abr.ihs.gov
  Lower Brule PHS Indian Health Center Georgia Amiotte,
CEO		 gamiotts@abr.mail.ihs.gov
  Pine Ridge PHS Indian Hospital Bill Pourier,
CEO		 william.pourie@ihs.gov
  Kyle Health Center James Foote,
Director		 james.foote@ihs.gov
  Wanblee Health Center Pat Giroux,
Director		 patrick.girous@ihs.gov
  Rapid City PHS Indian Hospital Lorraine Jewett,
CEO		 lorraine.jewett@ihs.gov
  Rosebud PHS Indian Hospital Dixie Gaikowski,
CEO (Acting)		 dixie.gaikowski@ihs.gov
  Sisseton PHS Indian Hospital Richard Huff,
CEO		 richard.huff@ihs.gov
  Standing Rock PHS Indian Hospital Carl Ducheneaux,
(Acting)		 cduchneaux@abr.ihs.gov
  McLaughlin Health Center Richard Kraft, M.D.,
Director		 richard.kraft@ihs.hhs.gov
  Winnebago PHS Indian Hospital Scott Anderson scott.anderson@ihs.gov
  Yankton/Wagner PHS Indian Health Center Darlene Williamson,
CEO		 darlene.williamson@ihs.hhs.gov
 
Alaska Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium Don Kashevaroff,
President/Chairman		 dkashevaroff@anthc.org
  Aleutian/Pribilof Islands Association, Inc. Dimitri Philemonof,
President/CEO		 dimitrip@apiai.org
  Arctic Slope Native Association Eben Hopson, Jr.,
Executive Director		 ebenh@barrow.com
  Bristol Bay Area Health Corporation Robert J. Clark,
President/CEO		 rclark@bbahc.org
  Chugachmiut Patrick Anderson,
Executive Director		 patrick@chugachmiut.org
  Copper River Native Association Rose Jerue,
CEO		 info@copperriverna.org
  Council of Athabascan Tribal Governments Craig Fleener,
Chief Administrative Officer		 cfleener@catg.org
  Eastern Aleutian Tribes, Inc. Chris Devlin,
Executive Director		 lcdevlin@gci.net
  Native Village of Eklutna Dorothy Cook,
President		 nve@eklutna-nsn.gov
  Ketchikan Indian Community Samuel Bergeron,
Tribal President		 samberg@aptalaska.net
  Kodiak Area Native Association Rita Stevens,
President		 Rita.Stevens@kanaweb.org
  Maniilaq Association Helen Bolen,
President/CEO		 hbolen@maniilaq.org
  Annette Island Service Unit-Metlakatla Indian Community Rachael Askren,
Service Unit Director		 raskren@metlakatla.net
  Mt. Sanford Tribal Consortium Wilson Justin,
Acting President		 wjustin@mstc.org
  Norton Sound Health Corporation Joe Cladouhos,
President/CEO		 cladouhos@nshcorp.org
  Seldovia Village Tribe Don Kashevaroff,
President		 ccollier@svt.org
  Southcentral Foundation Katherine Gottlieb,
President/CEO		 katherineg@scf.cc
  SouthEast Alaska Regional Health Consortium Kenneth Brewer,
President/CEO		 ken.brewer@searhc.org
  Tanana Chiefs Conference Harold "Buddy" Brown,
President		 hbrown@tananachiefs.org
  Yakutat Tlingit Tribe Bert Adams, Sr.,
President		 kadashan@ptialaska.net
  Yukon-Kuskokwim Health Corporation Gene Peltola,
President/CEO		 gene_peltola@ykhc.org
  Akiachak Native Community George Peter,
Tribal Administrator		  
  Chickaloon Village Gary Harrison,
Traditional Chief		 cvadmin@chickaloon.org
  Chitina Traditional Village Council Karen Eskilida,
Acting Tribal Administrator		 karen.eskilida@starband.net
  Cook Inlet Tribal Council, Inc. Gloria O'Neill,
President/CEO		 goneill@citci.com
  Native Village of Diomede Orville Ahkinga, Jr.,
President		 tc.dio@kawerak.org
  Fairbanks Native Association Shirley L. Lee,
Executive Director		 slee@fairbanksnative.org
  Hoonah Indian Association Johanna Dybdahl,
Tribal Administrator		 jdybdahl@hiatribe.org
  Karluk IRA Tribal Council Alicia L. Reft,
President		 a96lynn@aol.com
  Kenaitze Indian Tribe Liisia Blizzard,
Acting Executive Director		 lblizzard@kenaitze.org
  Knik Tribal Council Michael Tucker,
President		 kniktrib@mtaonline.net
  Native Village of Kwinhagak Annie Roach,
Tribal Administrator		 aroach.nvk@gmail.com
  Native Village of Tyonek Peter Merryman,
President		 peter_m@tyonek.net
  Ninilchik Traditional Council Ivan Encelewski,
Executive Director		 ivan@ninilchiktribe-nsn.gov
  St. George Traditional Council Julie Meredith,
Tribal Administrator		 stgcouncil@starband.net
  Tanana Tribal Council Carla Klooster Bonney,
Health Director		 tananahealth@yahoo.com
  Ukpeagvik Inupiat Corporation Max E. Ahgeak,
President		 mahgeak@ukpik.com
  Valdez Native Tribe Benna Hughey,
President		 vnt@cvinternet.net
 
Albuquerque Acoma-Canoncito-Laguna Service Unit William R. Thorne bthorne@abq.ihs.gov
  Albuquerque Service Unit Maria Rickert,
CEO (Acting)		 mclark@abq.ihs.gov
  Albuquerque Indian Dental Clinic Maureen Cordova macordova@abq.ihs.gov
  Jicarilla Service Unit Rick Mize rmize@abq.ihs.gov
  Mescalero Service Unit Matt Anderson manderson@abq.ihs.gov
  Santa Fe Service Unit Robert J. (Jim) Lyon jlyon@abq.ihs.gov
  Taos-Picuris Service Unit Merlin Gilham mgilham@abq.ihs.gov
  Ute Mountain Ute Health Center David Ward edward@abq.ihs.gov
  Southern Ute Health Center Tom Duran,
HC Director (Acting)		 tduran@abq.ihs.gov
  Zuni Service Unit Jean Othole JeanO@abq.ihs.gov
  Ysleta del Sur Service Unit George Haddy ghaddy@abq.ihs.gov
 
Bemidji Greater Leech Lake Service Unit Jenny Jenkins jenny.jenkins@ihs.gov
  Red Lake Service Unit Constance James constance.james@ihs.gov
  White Earth Service Unit Jon McArthur jon.mcarthur@ihs.gov
 
Billings Blackfeet Service Unit Jim Kennedy James.Kennedy@mail.ihs.gov
  Crow Service Unit Charlene Johnson,
(Acting)		 charlene.johnson@mail.IHS.gov
  Flathead Health Board    
  Fort Belknap Service Unit Daryl Brockie Daryl.Brockie@mail.ihs.gov
  Fort Peck Service Unit Julie Bemer Julie.Bemer@mail.ihs.gov
  Northern Cheyenne Service Unit Debby Bends Debby.Bends@mail.ihs.gov
  Rocky Boys Health Board    
  Wind River Service Unit Catherine Keene Catherine.Keene@mail.ihs.gov
 
California Feather River Tribal Health, Inc. Maria Hunzeker,
Executive Director		  
 
Nashville  
 
Navajo Northern Navajo Medical Center Caral Baha-Alchesay Carla.Baha-Alchesay@ihs.gov
  Fort Defiance Hospital Franklin Freeland Franklin.Freeland@ihs.gov
  Crownpoint Hospital Anita Muneta Anita.Muneta@ihs.gov
  Kayenta Health Center Linda White Linda.White@ihs.gov
  Chinle Hospital Ron Tso Ron.Tso@ihs.gov
  Gallup Indian Medical Center Floyd Thompson Floyd.Thompson@ihs.gov
  Winslow Health Center Sally Pete Sally.Pete@ihs.gov
  Utah Navajo Health Center Donna Singer Dsinger@unhsinc.com
  Tuba City Medical Center Dr. Scott Deasy,
Interim		 scott.deasy@tcimc.ihs.gov
  Sage Memorial Dr. Taylor McKenzie  
 
Oklahoma City Claremore Indian Hospital James F. Cussen,
CEO		 James.Cussen@ihs.gov
  Clinton Indian Hospital Terri Schmidt,
CEO		 Terri.Schmidt@ihs.gov
  El Reno - PHS Indian Health Center Imelda Buendia,
Facility Director		 Imelda.Buendia@ihs.gov
  Watonga - PHS Indian Health Center Pat Gonzales,
Facility Director		 Pat.Gonzles@ihs.gov
  Haskell PHS Indian Health Center Randy Barnoskie,
CEO		 Randy.Barnoskie@ihs.gov
  White Cloud Indian Health Station Arlene Long,
Facility Director		 Arlene.Long@ihs.gov
  Lawton Indian Hospital Hickory Starr,
CEO		 Hickory.Starr@mail.ihs.gov
  Anadarko PHS Indian Health Center Lillie Pinnell,
Facility Director (Acting)		 Lillie.Pinnell@mail.ihs.gov
  Carnegie PHS Indian Health Station Linda Bailey,
Facility Director		 Linda.Bailey@mail.ihs.gov
  Pawnee Indian Health Center Fred Koebrick,
CEO (Acting)		 Fred.Koebrick@ihs.gov
  Pawhuska PHS Indian Health Center James Barnett,
Facility Director		 James.Barnett@ihs.gov
  Wewoka PHS Indian Health Center Farrel Smith,
CEO (Acting)		 Farrel.Smith@ihs.gov
  Hastings Indian Medical Center Ed McLemore, CEO ed.mclemore@ihs.hhs.gov
 
Phoenix Whiteriver Service Unit Dean Seyler,
CEO		 Dean.Seyler@mail.ihs.gov
  San Carlos Service Unit Nella Ben,
CEO		 Nella.Ben@mail.ihs.gov
  Elko Service Unit Jim Driving Hawk,
CEO (Acting)		 Jimdrivinghawk@mail.ihs.gov
  Fort Duchesne Service Unit Charlene Hamilton,
CEO		 Charlene.Hamilton@ihs.gov
  Phoenix Indian Medical Center John Meeth,
CEO (Acting)		 John.Meeth@ihs.gov
  Keams Canyon Service Unit Daryl Melvin,
CEO		 Daryl.Melvin@ihs.gov
  Fort Yuma Service Unit Hortense Miguel,
CEO		 Hortense.Miguel@ihs.gov
  Colorado River Service Unit Timothy Taylor Timothy.Taylor@ihs.gov
  Schurz Service Unit Steve Fox Steve.Fox@mail.ihs.gov
  Desert Visions Treatment Center Anne Susan,
CEO (Acting)		 Anne.Susan@ihs.gov
 
Portland Colville Yvonne Misiaszek Yvonne.Misiaszek@ihs.gov
  Western Oregon Tom Birdinground Tom.Birdinground@ihs.hhs.gov
  Yakama Donn Kruse Donn.Kruse@ihs.hhs.gov
  Warm Springs Carol Devaney Carol.Devaney@ihs.hhs.gov
  Wellpinit Kay Moyer Kay.Moyer@ihs.hhs.gov
  Ft. Hall Shirley Alvarez Shirley.Alvarez@ihs.hhs.gov
  Neah Bay Leslie Dye Leslie.Dye@ihs.hhs.gov
 
Tucson Sells Service Unit Priscilla Whitethorne Priscilla.Whitethorne@ihs.gov
 

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