NIHB Board of Directors

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Vinton Hawley - Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe
NIHB Chair and Phoenix Area Representative
Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe – Chairman

Lincoln Bean - Tlingit Nation
NIHB Vice Chair and Alaska Area Representative
Alaska Native Health Board - Chairman

Sam Moose - Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe
NIHB Treasurer and Bemidji Area Representative
Director of Human Services at Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa

Lisa Elgin - Manchester Band of Pomo Indians
NIHB Secretary and California Area Representative
Manchester-Pt. Arena Band of Pomo Indians - Tribal Administrator

Marty Wafford - Chickasaw Nation
NIHB Member-at-Large Oklahoma City Area Representative
Southern Plains Tribal Health Board - Chairperson

Donnie Garcia - Jicarilla Apache Nation
Albuquerque Area Representative
Albuquerque Area Indian Health Board – Chairperson

Charles Headdress - Fort Peck Assiniboine and Sioux Tribes
Billings Area Representative
Fort Peck Tribal Executive Board – Vice Chairman

Victoria Kitcheyan - Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska
Great Plains Area Representative
Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska - Treasurer

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

Russell Begaye - Navajo Nation
Navajo Area Representative
President of the Navajo Nation

Andrew Joseph, Jr. - Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation
Portland Area Representative
Northwest Portland Area Indian Health Board - Chairperson
Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation - Tribal Council Member

Sandra Ortega - Tohono O'odham Nation
Tucson Area Representative
Tohono O'odham Nation Tribal Council Member - Councilwoman