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YRTC Network Task Force

Task Force Members

The Youth Regional Treatment Center Network Task Force provides technical assistance and consultation to the tribal and urban behavioral health providers and to the three Network group home programs. The Task Force also conducts program reviews and reports to the Tribal Advisory Committee regarding the status of the Network.

Clinicians

  • John Sheehan, MA, Riverside/San Bernardino Country Indian Health
  • Maryann Burke-Kankelborg, Indian Alcoholism Commission California
  • Otis Brotherton, Round Valley Indian Heatlh; Yuki Trails
  • Billy Mitchell, Northern Valley Indian Heatlh
  • Al Garcia, MSW, Administrative Clinical Director, Robert Sundance Family Wellness Center, United American Indian Involvement
  • Merrill Featherstone, MFT, Lake County Tribal Health

IHS Staff

David Sprenger, MD, (david.sprenger@ihs.gov)
Youth Regional Treatment Center Consultant

Dawn Phillips, RN, CDE, (dawn.phillips@ihs.gov)
Youth Regional Treatment Center Coordinator