Key Leaders

Director

Roselyn Tso [PDF - 176 KB], an enrolled member of the Navajo Nation, is the director of the Indian Health Service.

Deputy Director

Benjamin Smith, [PDF - 156 KB] an enrolled member of the Navajo Nation, is the deputy director for the Indian Health Service.

Chief Medical Officer

Loretta Christensen, M.D., [PDF - 167 KB] an enrolled member of the Navajo Nation, serves as the Chief Medical Officer for the Indian Health Service.

Deputy Director for Management Operations

Darrell LaRoche [PDF - 76 KB], an enrolled member of the Lower Brule Sioux Tribe in South Dakota, is the deputy director for management operations for the Indian Health Service.

Deputy Director for Field Operations

Rear Adm. Chris Buchanan [PDF - 147 KB], an enrolled member of the Seminole Nation of Oklahoma, is the deputy director for field operations of the Indian Health Service.

Deputy Director for Field Operations

James Driving Hawk [PDF - 192 KB], an enrolled member of the Rosebud Sioux Tribe, is the deputy director for field operations of the Indian Health Service.

Deputy Director for Intergovernmental Affairs

Stacey Ecoffey [PDF - 184 KB], an enrolled member of the Oglala Sioux Tribe, is the deputy director for intergovernmental affairs for the Indian Health Service.

Chief of Staff

Capt. Carmen Clelland [PDF - 176 KB], an enrolled member of the Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes, is the chief of staff for the Indian Health Service.

Acting Deputy Director for Quality Health Care

Capt. Jana Towne [PDF - 84 KB], an enrolled member of the Central Council of Tlingit and Haida Indian Tribes of Alaska, is the acting deputy director for Quality Health Care for the Indian Health Service.

Office of Clinical & Preventive Services

Christopher Jarvis, M.D. [PDF - 138 KB]
Director

Office of Direct Service & Contracting Tribes

Terri Schmidt, R.N. [PDF - 352 KB]
Director

Office of Environmental Health & Engineering

James Ludington, P.E. [PDF - 142 KB]
Director

Office of Human Resources

Lisa Gyorda [PDF - 62 KB]
Director

Office of Information Technology

Mitchell Thornbrugh [PDF - 217 KB]
Director

Office of Finance & Accounting

Jillian Curtis [PDF - 142 KB]
Director

Office of Management Services

Santiago Almaraz [PDF - 163 KB]
Director

Office of Public Health Support

Rear Adm. Francis Frazier [PDF - 114 KB]
Director

Office of Quality

Vacant

Office of Resource Access & Partnerships

Capt. John Rael [PDF - 323 KB]
Director

Office of Tribal Self-Governance

Jennifer Cooper [PDF -82 KB]
Director

Office of Urban Indian Health Programs

Rose Weahkee, Ph.D. [PDF - 168 KB]
Director

Alaska Area Indian Health Service

Evangelyn “Angel” Castagna (Dotomain) [PDF - 621 KB]
Director

Albuquerque Area Indian Health Service

Leonard Thomas, M.D. [PDF - 179 KB]
Director

Bemidji Area Indian Health Service

Daniel R. Frye [PDF - 75 KB]
Director

Billings Area Indian Health Service

Bryce Redgrave [PDF - 175 KB]
Director

California Area Indian Health Service

Beverly Miller. [PDF - 69 KB]
Director

Great Plains Area Indian Health Service

Joe Amiotte [PDF - 171 KB]
Director

Nashville Area Indian Health Service

Beverly Cotton, DNP, RN [PDF - 123 KB]
Director

Navajo Area Indian Health Service

DuWayne Begay [PDF - 170 KB]
Director

Oklahoma City Area Indian Health Service

Rear Adm. Travis Watts, PharmD [PDF - 175 KB]
Director

Phoenix Area Indian Health Service

Charles Ty Reidhead, M.D., M.P.H. [PDF - 86 KB]
Director

Portland Area Indian Health Service

Capt. Marcus Martinez, PE [PDF - 344 KB]
Director

Tucson Area Indian Health Service

Dixie Gaikowski [PDF - 89 KB]
Director