NIHB Board of Directors

William Smith - Valdez Native Tribe
NIHB Chairperson and Alaska Area Representative
Valdez Native Tribe - Board Member
Alaska Native Health Board – Chairman

Nickolaus Lewis – Lummi Nation
NIHB Vice Chairperson and Portland Area Representative
Northwest Portland Area Indian Health Board - Chairperson
Lummi Nation – Councilman

Jacqueline Platero – To’Hajiilee Band of Navajos
NIHB Secretary and Albuquerque Area Representative
Albuquerque Area Indian Health Board – Vice Chairperson

Sam Moose - Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe
NIHB Treasurer and Bemidji Area Representative
Commissioner of Administration, Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe

Janet Alkire – Standing Rock Sioux Tribe
NIHB Member-At-Large and Great Plains Area Representative
Standing Rock Sioux Tribe - Chairperson

Lee Spoonhunter - Northern Arapaho Tribe
Billings Area Representative
Northern Arapaho Tribe – Councilman

Lesley Sherman-Hunt – Hoopa Tribe
California Area Representative
California Rural Indian Health Board - Chairperson

Beverly Cook - St. Regis Mohawk Tribe
Nashville Area Representative
St. Regis Mohawk Tribe - Chief

Dr. Buu Nygren - Navajo Nation
Navajo Area Representative
Navajo Nation - President

Marty Wafford
Oklahoma City Area Representative
Southern Plains Tribal Health Board - Chairperson

Amber Torres - Walker River Paiute Tribe
Phoenix Area Representative
Walker River Paiute Tribe - Chairman

VACANT
Tucson Area Representative