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

Meet the Senior Leadership Team

A.C. Locklear II

Lumbee

JD,
Chief Executive Officer

Clint J. Bowers

Cherokee Nation

Chief Operating Officer

Jamie-Lee Marks

Vice President,
Policy & Advocacy

Lacey Wind

Northern Cheyenne Tribe

MSW, LCSW
Vice President, Tribal Public Health Programs

Ned Johnson

Vice President,
Communications & Engagements

Rod Jacobs

Ojibway, Pottawatomi, and Delaware Nations

Vice President, Development and Strategy

Meet the Communications & Engagements Team

Ned Johnson

Vice President, Communications & Engagements

Maverick Ryan

Cowlitz Indian Tribe

Communications Director

kellcee baker odle

Cherokee

MLS, CMP, Events and Meetings Senior Manager

darby Galligher

Miami Tribe of Oklahoma

MPH, Communications Coordinator

Meet the Policy & Advocacy Team

Jamie-Lee Marks

Vice President,
Policy & Advocacy

Garrett Lankford

Little Shell Tribe of Chippewa Indians

Federal Relations Director

Kristen Bitsuie

Navajo

Tribal Health Care Outreach and Education Policy Manager

Kwani-Fawn Marcellay

Colville Confederated Tribes

Policy Analyst

Charlotte Little

Diné

MPH, Outreach and Education
Policy Coordinator

Emily Larsen

Congressional Relations Coordinator

Alicea Olascoaga

Mescalero Apache and Tlingit

MPH, Policy Analyst

Julia Wakeford

Mvskoke and Yuchi

Congressional Relations Director

Meet the Operations Team

Clint J. Bowers

Cherokee Nation

Chief Operating Officer

Herico Aiten

Executive Operations & Strategic Projects Manager

Tracey Smith

Grants Director

Meaza Abegaz

Accounting Manager

Summers J

Human Resources Manager

Vivian Loya

Director of Finance

Erisel Cruz

Office & Community Manager

Meet the Tribal Health Programs Team

Lacey Wind

Northern Cheyenne Tribe

MSW, LCSW, Vice President, Tribal Health Programs

Sarah Price

MPH, Tribal Health Programs Associate Director

Jessica Dean

DrPH, MSPH, Tribal Health Programs Manager

Audrianna A. Marzette

MS, Tribal Health Programs Manager

Chelsea Bellon

Inhanktonwan Dakota Oyate (Yankton Sioux)

MPH, Tribal Health Programs Manager

Sophie Sembajwe

MSPH, Tribal Health Programs Project Lead

Jared Gregorini

Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians

MSPH, Tribal Health Programs Project Coordinator

Tyrone Peterson

Navajo, Yaqui

MPH, Tribal Health Programs Project Coordinator

Jeannie Le

MPH, Tribal Health Data Project Lead

Carrie Field

MPH, Senior Research Analyst

Stephen Wyatt

PhD, MPH, Research Director