NIHB - 2013 Annual Consumer Conference
August 26 - 29, 2013

Award Winners

Local Impact Awards

• Ruth Bussay, Health Director, Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians
• Liz Lara-O’Rourke, Health Promotion and Education Manager Strategic Plan Communications Coordinator, United Indian Health Services, Inc.
• Dr. Leland Leonard, CEO, Ft. Defiance Indian Health Board
• Reno-Sparks Indian Colony Tribal Health Center
• Angela Young, Administrative Director, Urban Inter-Tribal Center of Texas

Area/Regional Impact Awards

• Sherri Anderson, Patient Advocate, Norton Sound Health Corporation
• Assemblyman We Chesbro, 2nd District of California
• Dr. Katherine Gottlieb, CEO, Southcentral Foundation
• Ramin Naderi, Community Wellness and Outreach Director, Indian health Center of Santa Clara
• Sally N. Pete, CEO, Winslow Indian Health Care Center
• Dr. Terry Simpson, M.D. Surgeon, Alaska Native Medical Center, Southcentral Foundation
• Balla Sobocianski, Executive Administrative Specialist, Norton Sound Health Corporation
• Dr. Rodney Stapp, CEO, Urban Inter-Tribal Center of Texas
• Jan Vasquez, Community Wellness and Outreach Director, Indian Health Center of Santa Clara
• Angela Wilson, Director, Reno-Sparks Tribal Health Center
• Ayn Whyte, Program Manager, Albuquerque Area Indian Health Board
• Yellowhawk Tribal Health Center

National Impact Awards

• Lincoln Bean, Sr., Chairman of Board of Directors, Alaska Native Health Board
• Valerie Davidson, JD, Senior Director of Intergovernmental and Legal Affairs, Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium
• Cyndi Gillaspie, Technical Director, Consortium of Medicaid and Children’s Health Operations, Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services
• Congressman Dale Kildee (retired)
• Gary Hayes, Chairman-Elect/Vice-Chairman, Ute Mountain Ute
• Tyra Wittenborn, Project Manager, Kauffman and Associates, Inc.

John Pipe Voices for Change Awards

• Advocacy Award: Fond du Lac Reservation, Cloquet, MN
• Outcomes Award: Native American Rehabilitation Association Diabetes Treatment and Prevention Program, Portland, OR
• Innovation Award: Diabetes Prevention and Control Program, Samuel Simmonds Memorial Hospital, Barrow, AK

Youth Award

• Sammy Gensaw, President, Klamath River Early College of Redwoods Student Council

Jake White Crow Award

• Michael Zacharof