U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

Tribal Epidemiology Centers and Evaluators

Alaska Area	Albuquerque Area
Carla Britton Lead Epidemiologist Alaska Native Tribal Epidemiology Center 3900 Ambassador Drive, C-DCHS Anchorage, AK 99508 Phone: 907-729-4561 Dianna Velez Public Health Specialist III Alaska Native Tribal Epidemiology Center 3900 Ambassador Drive, C-DCHS Anchorage, AK 99508 Phone: 907-729-3039	Judy Espinoza Epidemiologist Albuquerque Area Tribal Epidemiology Center 7001 Prospect Place NE Albuquerque, NM 87110 Phone: 505-659-5129 Eric Chrisp Evaluation Specialist Albuquerque Area Tribal Epidemiology Center 5015 Prospect Avenue NE Albuquerque, NM 87110 Phone: 505-764-0036
Bemidji Area	Billings Area
Kade Lenz Great Lakes Inter-Tribal Epidemiology Center 2020 Minnehaha Avenue Minneapolis, MN 55404 Phone: 715-588-1019	Eleanor GunShows Epidemiology Director Rocky Mountain Tribal Leaders Council 2929 3rd Avenue North, Suite 300 Billings, MT 59101 Phone: 406-252-2550, x 136
California Area	Great Plains Area
Nicamer Tolentino Director, Research and Evaluation Department California Tribal Epidemiology Center 1020 Sundown Way Roseville, CA 95661 Phone: 916-929-9761	Sarah Beare Program Manager Great Plains Tribal Leader's Health Board 2611 Elderberry Boulevard Rapid City, SD 57702 Phone: 605-721-1922
Nashville	Navajo Area
Onawa Miller Health Program Evaluation Coordinator United Southern and Eastern Tribes, Inc. Epidemiology Center 711 Stewarts Ferry Pike Nashville, TN 37214 Phone: 540-204-3484 Christy Duke Interim Director United South and Eastern Tribes, Inc. Epidemiology Center 711 Stewarts Ferry Pike Nashville, TN 37214 Phone: 615-467-1547	Tribal Epidemiology Center Unavailable
Oklahoma City Area	Phoenix Area
Nicole Butt Evaluator II Southern Plains Tribal Health Board 9705 Broadway Extension, Suite 200 Oklahoma City, OK 73114 Phone: 405-652-9200 Leslie Ballenger Grant and Contract Program Director Epidemiologist and Evaluator/Biostatistics and Epidemiology University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center 801 Northeast 13th Street, CHB 235 Oklahoma City, OK 73104 Phone: 405-388-6092	Jamie Ritchey Director Inter-Tribal Council of Arizona Tribal Epidemiology Center 2214 North Central Avenue Phoenix, AZ 85004 Phone: 602-258-4822
Portland Area	Urban Indian Programs
TEC contact TBD Northwest Tribal Epidemiology Center 2121 SW Broadway, Suite 300 Portland, OR 97201 Phone: 503-228-4185	Kiara Jesch Evaluator I Urban Indian Health Institute Division of Seattle Indian Health Board 611 12th Avenue South Seattle, WA 98144 Phone: 206-812-3030 Banita McCarn Evaluator II Urban Indian Health Institute Division of Seattle Indian Health Board 611 12th Avenue South Seattle, WA 98144 Phone: 206-812-3030