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Principal Deputy Director
Mary L. Smith [PDF - 123 KB], a member of the Cherokee Nation, is the Principal Deputy Director of the Indian Health Service (IHS). The IHS, an agency within the Department of Health and Human Services, is the principal federal health care advocate and provider for American Indians and Alaska Natives.
Acting Deputy Director
Christopher Mandregan, Jr. [PDF - 60 KB], a tribal member of the Aleut Community of St. Paul, Alaska, began his career with the Indian Health Service (IHS), an agency of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), in 1986.
Deputy Director for Management Operations
Elizabeth A. Fowler [PDF - 65 KB], a member of the Comanche Nation with descendancy from the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians, is the Deputy Director for Management Operations for the Indian Health Service (IHS). The IHS, an agency within the Department of Health and Human Services, is the principal federal health care advocate and provider for American Indians and Alaska Natives.
Chief Medical Officer
RADM Sarah Linde, M.D., [PDF – 71KB] serves as the Acting Chief Medical Officer of the Indian Health Service. The IHS, an agency within the Department of Health and Human Services, is the principal federal health care provider for American Indians and Alaska Natives.
Deputy Director for Field Operations
RADM Richie K. Grinnell, [PDF - 58 KB], a member of the Sac and Fox Nation of Missouri, is the Deputy Director for Field Operations for the Indian Health Service (IHS). The IHS, an agency within the Department of Health and Human Services, is the principal federal health care advocate and provider for American Indians and Alaska Natives. RADM Grinnell is an Assistant Surgeon General and holds the rank of Rear Admiral in the Commissioned Corps of the U. S. Public Health Service.
Acting Chief of Staff
Hilary Frierson Keeley [PDF - 62 KB] is the Acting Chief of Staff of the Indian Health Service (IHS). The IHS, an agency within the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), is the principal federal health care advocate and provider for American Indians and Alaska Natives.
Headquarters Offices
Office of Clinical and Preventive Services
Alec Thundercloud, M.D. [PDF - 67 KB]
Director
Office of Direct Services and Contracting Tribes
Roselyn Tso
Acting Director
Office of Environmental Health and Engineering
Gary J. Hartz, P.E. [PDF - 54 KB]
Director
Office of Information Technology
CAPT Mark Rives, DSc [PDF - 68 KB]
Director
Office of Finance and Accounting
Ann Church [PDF - 68 KB]
Acting Director
Office of Management Services
Robert McSwain [PDF - 58 KB]
Director
Office of Public Health Support
CAPT Francis Frazier [PDF - 79 KB]
Acting Director
Office of Resource Access and Partnerships
Terri Schmidt, R.N. [PDF - 77 KB]
Acting Director
Office of Tribal Self-Governance
P. Benjamin Smith [PDF - 80 KB]
Director
Office of Urban Indian Health Programs
Sherriann Moore [PDF - 82 KB]
Director
Area Directors
Alaska Area Indian Health Service
Christopher Mandregan, Jr., M.P.H. [PDF - 43 KB]
Director
Albuquerque Area Indian Health Service
Leonard Thomas, M.D. [PDF - 72 KB]
Acting Director
Bemidji Area Indian Health Service
Keith Longie [PDF - 65 KB]
Director
Billings Area Indian Health Service
Dorothy Dupree [PDF - 52 KB]
Director
California Area Indian Health Service
Beverly Miller [PDF - 54 KB]
Director
Great Plains Area Indian Health Service
CAPT Chris Buchanan [PDF - 48 KB]
Acting Director
Nashville Area Indian Health Service
Martha A. Ketcher, M.B.A. [PDF - 57 KB]
Director
Navajo Area Indian Health Service
Douglas Gene Peter, M.D. [PDF - 107 KB]
Acting Director
Oklahoma City Area Indian Health Service
RADM Kevin Meeks [PDF - 54 KB]
Director
Phoenix Area Indian Health Service
RADM Charles Ty Reidhead [PDF - 86 KB]
Acting Director
Portland Area Indian Health Service
Dean Seyler [PDF 49 KB]
Director
Tucson Area Indian Health Service
Dixie Gaikowski [PDF - 89 KB]
Director
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