Region 10 Tribal Operations Committee (RTOC)

The primary function of the Regional Tribal Operations Committee is to work in partnership with EPA to further tribal environmental objectives at the regional level as well as to provide assistance to the National Tribal Operations Committee (NTOC) representatives to advocate for regional concerns at the national level.

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Region 10 Tribal Operations Committee
Tribal Caucus Members
(Updated January 29, 2009)

State	Representative	Alternate	Term Ends
Alaska (Position 1)	Rosalie Kalistook (Vice Co-Chair) Orutsararmiut Native Council Environmental Coordinator P.O. Box 927 Bethel, AK99559 Phone: 907-543-2608 Fax: 907-543-2639 Email: rkalistook@nativecouncil.org	Millie Hawley Native Village of Kivalina Environmental Coordinator P.O. Box 50051 Kivalina, AK 99750 Phone: 907-645-2256 Fax: 907-645-2193 Email: kipugan_2005@yahoo.com	12/2010
Alaska (Position 2)	Violet Yeaton (Co-Chair) Native Village of Port Graham Environmental Planner Native Village of Port Graham P.O. Box 5510 Port Graham, AK 99603 Phone: 907-284-2227 Fax: 907-284-2222 Email: vyeaton@yahoo.com	Margaret Nickerson Base/Care Representative Nelson Island Consortium Newtok Traditional Council Box 5545 Newtok, AK 99559 907-237-2325 or 237-2314 Phone 907-237-2321 Email: dinning69@yahoo.com	12/2010
Alaska (Position 3)	Michael Stickman, 1St Chief Nulato Tribal Council P.O. Box 65049 Nulato, AK 99765 Phone: 907-898-2223 Email: mjjstickman@hotmail.com	Vacant	01/2012
Idaho	Julie Simpson Nez Perce Tribe Environmental Specialist P.O. Box 365 Lapwai, ID 83540 Phone: 208-843-7375 ext. 2401 Fax: 208-843-7378 Email: julies@nezperce.org	Gwen Carter Nez Perce Tribe Water Resources Division Director P.O. Box 365 Lapwai, ID 83540 Phone: 208-843-7368 ext. 2370 Fax: 208-843-7368 Email: gwenc@nezperce.org	12/2011
Oregon	Tom Downey Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians Environmental Protection Specialist P.O. Box 549 Siletz, OR 97380 Phone: 541-444-8226 Fax: 541-444-2307 Email: tomd@ctsi.nsn.us	John “JR” Herbst Confederated Tribes of Coos, Lower Umpqua & Siuslaw Indians Environmental Specialist 1245 Fulton Ave. Coos Bay, OR 97420 Phone: 541-888-7520 Fax: 541-888-2853 Email: jherbst@ctclusi.org	12/2008
Eastern Washington	Aja DeCoteau (Secretary) Confederated Tribes and Bands of the Yakama Nation P.O. Box 151 Toppenish, WA 98948 Phone: 509-865-5121 ext. 6038 Email: aja@yakama.com	Moses D. Squeochs Confederated Tribes and Bands of the Yakama Nation P.O. Box 151 Toppenish, WA 98948 Phone: 509-865-5121 Email: mose@yakama.com	12/2009
Western Washington	Paul McCollum Port Gamble S’Klallam Tribe Natural Resource Director 31912 Little Boston Road Kingston, WA 98346 Phone: 360 297-6237 Cell: 360 731-7435 Fax: 360 297-4791 Email: paulm@pgst.nsn.us	Vacant	12/2011

National Tribal Operations Committee
R10 Tribal Caucus Members

State or Area	Representative	Alternate	Term Ends
Alaska (Position 1)	Virginia Washington, St. Michael IRA Council Native Village of St. Michael P.O. Box 59037 St. Michael, AK 99659 Phone :907-923-2284 Email: VrWshngtn@aol.com	Gregory Hoffman Orutsaramiut Native Council P.O. Box 927 Bethel, AK 99559 Phone:907-543-3364	12/2009
Alaska (Position 2)	Ronald Wassillie Newhalen Tribal Council Council Member Environmental Coordinator P.O. Box 207 Newhalen, AK 99606 Phone: 907-571-1720 Email: ronwassillie@aol.com	William “Billy” Maines Curyung Tribe Tribal Environmental Coordinator P.O. Box 216 Dillingham, AK 99576 Phone: 907-842-1751 Fax: 907-842-4510 Email: billy@curyungtribe.com	12/2008
Idaho, Eastern Washington, and Eastern Oregon	Lee Juan Tyler Tribal Council Member Shoshone Bannock Tribes P.O. Box 306 Fort Hall, ID 83203 Phone: 208-478-3814 ltyler@shoshonebannocktribes.com	Vacant	12/2011
Western Oregon and Western Washington	Brian Cladoosby Swinomish Indian Tribal Community Tribal Senate Chairman P.O. Box 817 LaConner, WA 98257 Phone: 360-466-3163 Email: bcladoosby@swinomish.nsn.us	Debra Lekanof (Alter. 1) Swinomish Indian Tribal Community Environmental Policy Analyst P.O. Box 817 LaConner, WA 98257 Phone: 360-391-5296 Fax: 360-466-1615 Email: dlekanoff@swinomish.nsn.us Pearl Capoeman-Baller (Alter. 2) Quinault Indian Nation 1214 Aalis Drive P.O. Box 189 Taholah, Wa. 98587 Phone: 360-276-8211, ext 206 Email: pballer@quinault.org	12/2009

Tribal Caucus Staff Support

Chair:
Helen Goodteacher Nez Perce Tribe Communications Technician Phone: 208-843-7368, Ext 2492 Email: heleng@nezperce.org	Vacant Nez Perce Tribe Policy Analyst Phone: Email:
EPA Co-Chairs:
Michelle Pirzadeh, EPA, Region 10 Acting Regional Administrator 1200 Sixth Ave., Suite 900 RA-140 Seattle, WA 98101 Phone: 206-553-1272 Email: prizadeh.michelle@epa.gov	James Woods, EPA, Region 10 Senior Tribal Policy Advisor 1200 Sixth Ave., Suite 900 RA-140 Seattle, WA 98101 Phone: 206-553-6358 Email: woods.james@epa.gov
EPA Alternate Co-Chairs:
Richard Parkin, EPA, Region 10 Acting Director, Office of Ecosystems, Tribal & Public Affairs 1200 Sixth Ave, Suite 900 ETPA -087 Seattle WA 98101 Phone: 206-553-8574 Email: parkin.richard@epa.gov	Diana Boquist, EPA, Region 10 Tribal Coordinator 1200 Sixth Ave, Suite 900 ETPA -085 Seattle WA 98101 Phone: 206-553-1586 Email: boquist.diana@epa.gov

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