Organizational Chart: IHS Headquarters Office Directors/Area Directors
Indian Health Service Headquarters
Office of the Director, Office Directors, and Area Directors
Organizational Chart
Offices, Areas, Names, Titles, and Standard Administrative Codes
Approved: October 23, 2025
by P. Benjamin Smith
Standard Administrative Code = SAC * = Acting
| Office/Area | Title |
|---|---|
| Office of the Director - SAC: GA | *Director, P. Benjamin Smith |
| Office of the Director | *Deputy Director, Darrell LaRoche |
| Office of the Director | *Deputy Director for Management Operations, Rose Weahkee |
| Office of the Director | Chief Medical Officer, Loretta Christensen |
| Office of the Director | Deputy Director for InterGovernmental and External Affairs, Stacey Ecoffey |
| Office of the Director | Deputy Director for Quality Health Care and Enterprise Risk Management, Michelle Boylan |
| Office of the Director | Deputy Director for Field Operations, Chris Buchanan, James Driving Hawk, Beverly Cotton |
| Office of the Director | Chief of Staff, Clayton W. Fulton |
| Office of the Director | Chief Information Officer, Mitchell Thornbrugh |
| Office of Self-Determination and Self-Governance - SAC: GAA | *Director, Rena Macy |
| Office of Tribal and Urban Affairs - SAC: GAB | *Director, Tina Conners |
| Office of External Affairs- SAC: GAC | *Director, Stacey Ecoffey |
| Office of Equal Employment and Opportunity – SAC: GA3 | *Director, Debra Sims |
| Office of Clinical and Preventive Services - SAC: GAF | *Director, Vijay Kannan |
| Office of Information Technology - SAC:GAG | Director, Mitchell Thornbrugh |
| Office of Public Health Support - SAC: GAH | Director, Francis Frazier |
| Office of Resource Access and Partnerships - SAC: GAJ | *Director, Tracy Sanchez |
| Office of Finance and Accounting - SAC: GAK | Director, Jillian Curtis |
| Office of Management Services - SAC: GAL | Director, Santiago Almaraz |
| Office of Environmental Health and Engineering - SAC: GAM | Director, Martin Smith |
| Office of Quality - SAC: GAP | Director, Lisa Majewski |
| Office of Human Resources - SAC: GAN | Director, Daniel Frye |
| Alaska Area Office - SAC: GFB | *Director, Lyle Claw |
| Albuquerque Area Office - SAC: GFC | Director, Leonard Thomas |
| Bemidji Area Office - SAC: GFE | Director, Christopher Poole |
| Billings Area Office - SAC: GFF | *Director, Asha Petoskey |
| California Area Office - SAC: GFG | Director, Beverly Miller |
| Great Plains Area Office - SAC: GFA | Director, Joe Amiotte |
| Nashville Area Office - SAC: GFH | *Director, Joni Lyon |
| Navajo Area Office - SAC: GFJ | Director, DuWayne Begay |
| Oklahoma City Area Office - SAC: GFK | Director, Travis Watts |
| Phoenix Area Office - SAC: GFL | Director, Ty Reidhead |
| Portland Area Office - SAC: GFM | Director, Marcus Martinez |
| Tucson Area Office - SAC: GFN | Director, Dixie Gaikowski |
