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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 provide assistance to the National Tribal Operations Committee (NTOC) representatives to advocate for regional concerns at the national level.

On this page:

• Region 10 Tribal Caucus Members
• National Tribal Caucus Members from Region 10
• EPA Caucus Members
• EPA Support Staff
• RTOC Support Staff

Region 10 Tribal Caucus Members
(Updated February 2012)

State	Representative	Alternate	Term Ends
Alaska (Position 2)	Violet Yeaton (Co-Chair) Native Village of Port Graham Environmental Planner P.O. Box 5510 Port Graham, AK 99603 Phone: 907-284-2227 Fax: 907-284-2222 Email: vyeaton@yahoo.com	MaryAnn Porter Yakutat Tlingit Tribe Tribal Environmental Director 606 Forest Hwy. 10 P.O. Box 418 Yakutat, AK 99689 Phone: 907-784-3238 ext. 236 Fax: 907-784-3595 Email: maporter@ytttribe.org	12/2014
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 Tribal President P.O. Box 50051 Kivalina, AK 99750 Phone: 907-645-2256 Fax: 907-645-2193 Email: millie.hawley@ymail.com	12/2014
Alaska (Position 3)	Daniel Chythlook Aleknagik Traditional Council Environmental Coordinator PO Box 115 Aleknagik, AK 99555 Phone: 907-842-4407 Fax: 907-842-4534 Email: aleknagiktraditional@starband.net	Lance Whitwell Native Village of Venetie Tribal Government Tribal Environmental/Energy Programs PO Box 81119 Venetie, AK 99781 Phone: 907-849-8165 Fax: Email: lancewhitwell@yahoo.com	12/2015
Idaho	Gabriel Bohnee Nez Perce Tribe Director, ERWM Division P.O. Box 365 Lapwai, ID 83540 Phone: 208-843-7375, ext. 3746 Cell: Fax: Email: gabeb@nezperce.org	Julie Simpson Nez Perce Tribe Air Quality Coordinator, ERWM Division P.O. Box 365 Lapwai, ID 83540 Phone: 208-621-3818 Cell: 208-301-1166 Fax: 208-843-7411 Email: julies@nezperce.org	12/2015
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	Dean Adams Burns Paiute Tribe Environmental Specialist Natural Resources Department 100 Pasigo St. Burns, OR 97720 Office (541) 573-1375 Ext 8 Fax (541) 573-7806 Email: Adamsd@burnspaiute-nsn.gov	12/2015
Eastern Washington	Elizabeth Sanchey Program Manager Yakama Nation Environmental Management Program P.O. Box 151 Toppenish, WA 98948 Office: 509-865-5121 x 6038 Cell: 509-945-2939 Fax: 509-865-2496 Email: esanchey@yakama.com	Kristina Proszek Review Coordinator Yakama Nation Environmental Management Program P.O. Box 151 Toppenish, WA 98948 Office: 509-865-5121 x6074 Cell: 509-945-0643 Fax: 509-865-2496 Email: kris@yakama.com	12/2013
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	Roma Call Port Gamble S’Klallam Tribe 31912 Little Boston Road Kingston, WA 98346 Phone: 360 297-6265 Cell : 360-293-9687 Fax: 360 297-4791 Email: romac@pgst.nsn.us	12/2015

National Tribal Caucus Members from Region 10

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	12/2013
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	12/2012
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	John L. Fred (Alter. 1) Shoshone Bannock Tribes P.O. Box 306 Fort Hall, ID 83203 Phone: 208-478-3980 Cell: 208-220-9616 Email: jlfred@SBTribes.com Kelly Wright (Alter. 2) Shoshone Bannock Tribes P.O. Box 306 Fort Hall, ID 83203 Phone: 208-221-0239 Email: kwright@sbtribes.com	12/2015
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	12/2013

Region 10 EPA Caucus Members

EPA Co-Chair:	EPA Co-Chair:
Dennis McLerran, EPA Region 10 Regional Administrator 1200 Sixth Avenue, Suite 900, RA-140 Seattle, WA 98101 Phone: 206-553-1234 Email: mclerran.dennis@epa.gov	Michelle Pirzadeh, EPA Region 10 Deputy Regional Administrator 1200 Sixth Avenue, Suite 900, RA-140 Seattle, WA 98101 Phone: 206-553-1272 Email: pirzadeh.michelle@epa.gov
EPA Co-Chair Alternate:	EPA Senior Policy Advisor
Kate Kelly, EPA, Region 10 Director, Office of Ecosystems, Tribal, & Public Affairs 1200 Sixth Avenue, Suite 900, ETPA-087 Seattle, WA 98101 Phone: 206-553-1271 Cell: 206-661-1468 Email: kelly.kate@epa.gov	Jim Woods, EPA, Region 10 Senior Tribal Policy Advisor 1200 Sixth Ave., Suite 900 RA-140 Seattle, WA 98101 Phone: 206-553-2871 Email: woods.jim@epa.gov

EPA Support Staff

Diana Boquist, EPA, Region 10 Tribal Coordinator 1200 Sixth Ave, Suite 900, ETPA-085 Seattle WA 98101 Phone: 206-553-1586 Cell: 360-509-3740 Email: boquist.diana@epa.gov

Gina Bonifacino, EPA Region 10 (2010-2012) Lead Region Coordinator Office of International & Tribal Affairs 1200 Sixth Avenue, Suite 900, ETPA-085 Seattle, WA 98101 Phone: 206-553-2970 Email: bonifacino.gina@epa.gov

RTOC Support Staff

Randi Madison Communications Specialist 1903 Lake Otis Parkway Anchorage, AK 99508 Cell: 907-227-2719 Email: randi.madison@rtocregion10.com

Rick Eichstaedt Attorney/Policy Advisor 35 West Main, Suite 330 Spokane, WA 99201 Phone: 509-835-5211 Cell: 509-251-1424 Email: ricke@cforjustice.org