Staff

NIHB Staff

The National Indian Health Board (NIHB) staff comprises a wide range of experiences, knowledge, and a strong dedication to serve NIHB’s mission to the Tribes.

Diverse Expertise and Commitment to Serving Tribes

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Meet the Senior Leadership Team

A.C. Locklear II

Lumbee, JD, Chief Executive Officer

Mario Marsans

Interim Chief of Operations and Events

Karen L. Alexander

Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians, PhD, LMSW, Public Health Policy and Programs Associate Director

Lacey Wind

Northern Cheyenne Tribe, MSW, LCSW, Public Health Policy and Programs Director

Ned Johnson

Communications Director

Rochelle Ruffer

PhD, Tribal Health Data Project Director

Sarah Price

MPH, Public Health Policy and Programs Associate Director

Tracey Smith

Grants Director

Winn Davis

MRCEES, MA, Congressional Relations Director

Rod Jacobs

Ojibway, Pottawatomi, and Delaware Nations, Director of Development and Strategic Engagement.

Vivian Loya

Director of Finance

Vivian Loya

Director of Finance

Meet the Communications Team

Ned Johnson

Communications Director

Darby Galligher

Miami Tribe of Oklahoma, MPH, Communications Coordinator

Meet the Data Team

Rochelle Ruffer

PhD, Tribal Health Data Project Director

Jeannie Le

Tribal Health Data Project Analyst

Meet the Government Relations Team

Winn Davis

IMRCEES, MA, Congressional Relations Director

Kristen Bitsuie

Navajo, Tribal Health Care Outreach and Education Policy Manager

Alanna Cronk

Barbareño/Ventureño Band of Mission Indians, Government Relations Coordinator

Carrie Field

MPH, Senior Policy Analyst

Christina Diego

Niimiipuu, Diné, Purepucha, Enrolled citizen of Colville, MSW, MPA, Senior Policy Analyst

Garrett Lankford

Little Shell Tribe of Chippewa Indians, Senior Policy Analyst

Emily Larsen

Congressional Relations Coordinator

Meet the Operations Team