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Staff
NNLC membership is representative of nursing within the Indian heath system and includes nurses from public health, inpatient, outpatient, urban and tribal programs. Each of the twelve (12) IHS Area Nursing Councils has two NNLC representatives; one representative is the Area Nurse Consultant (if one exists for the Area) and one representative is selected by the Area Nursing Councils (two if no Area Nurse Consultant exists for that Area). The NNLC is also comprised of two (2) IHS Headquarters Division of Nursing Program Consultants, one advanced practice nurse, and one National Nurse Recruiter. The IHS Chief Nurse is an ex-officio member of the NNLC.
| Location | Contact | Title | Phone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Headquarters | CAPT Celissa Stephens | Director, Division of Nursing | 301-443-1870 |
| Headquarters | CAPT Tina Tah | Sr. Nurse Consultant, Public Health Nursing | 301-443-0038 |
| Headquarters | CAPT Carolyn Aoyama | Sr. Nurse Consultant, Women's Health & Advanced Practice Nursing | 301-443-1028 |
| Headquarters | Regena Dale | Sr. Nurse Consultant, Patient Safety | 301-443-0576 |
| Albuquerque | Melvina Murphy | Nurse Consultant | 505-248-4533 |
| Bemidji | Amy Buckanaga | Nurse Consultant | 218-335-3254 |
| Billings | Dawn Olyete | Nurse Consultant | 406-247-7109 |
| California | Susan Ducore | Nurse Consultant | 916-930-3981 |
| Great Plains | Mary Lynn Eaglestaff | Nurse Consultant | 605-226-7506 |
| Great Plains | Suzanne England | Women's Health | 605-462-6155 x6241 |
| Great Plains | Dayle Knutson | Public Health Nursing Consultant | 605-462-6155 x6262 |
| Nashville | Max Boykin | Nurse Consultant | 615-467-1628 |
| Navajo | Jeannette Yazzie | Nurse Consultant | 928-871-1329 |
| Oklahoma | Rebecca Loving | Nurse Consultant | 405-951-3832 |
| Phoenix | Jana Towne | Nurse Consultant | 602-364-5184 |
| Portland | Jonathan Merrell | Nurse Consultant | 503-414-5555 |
