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NRC4Tribes National Advisory Council

A National Advisory Council, comprised of more than twenty tribal child welfare professionals, tribal leaders, and community stakeholders from around the country will continue to review plans and activities of the NRC4Tribes and the larger T/TA Network, provide recommendations regarding the Networks approach to serving Title IV-B funded tribal child welfare systems and improving practices with American Indians and Alaska Native children and families.

Advisory Council Members: 

Abby Abinanti

Abby Abinanti

Chief Judge for the Yurok Tribal Court
 

Location: San Francisco, California
Denise Alvater

Denise Alvater

Tribal Council Member
Passamaquoddy, Maine
 

Location: Passamaquoddy, Maine
Ella Anagick

Ella Anagick

General Practitioner
Private Practice
 

Location: Anchorage, Alaska
Elsie Boudreau

Elsie Boudreau

Victim Advocate
Anchorage, Alaska
 
Daryle Conquering Bear

Daryle Conquering Bear

 

Location: Oglala, South Dakota
Lucille Echohawk

Lucille Echohawk

Denver Indian Family Resource Center
 

Location: Denver, Colorado
Anita Fineday

Anita Fineday

Tribal Court Judge
White Earth Band of Ojibwe
 

Location: Seattle, Washington
Carrie Garrow

Carrie Garrow

Director
Syracuse University Center on Indigenous Law, Governance & Citizenship
 

Location: Syracuse, New York
Barbara Jones

Barbara Jones

Program Manager
Family Support Services of the Eastern Cherokee Band
 

Location: Cherokee, North Carolina
Tracy King

Tracy King

President
Ft. Belknap Indian Community Council
 

Location: Fort Belknap, Montana
Art Martinez

Art Martinez

Clinical Pyschologist
 

Location: Sacramento, California
Renee Mayer

Renee Mayer

Director
Fort Berthold Child Welfare Department in North Dakota
 

Location: New Town, ND
Mary McNevins

Mary McNevins

Consultant
 

Location: Madras, Oregon
Rose-Margaret Orrantia

Rose-Margaret Orrantia

Tribal STAR Team Member
Academy for Professional Excellence
 

Location: San Diego, California
Cora M. Phillips

Cora M. Phillips

Executive Staff Assistant
Navajo Nation First Lady
 

Location: Window Rock, Arizona
Ed Reina

Ed Reina

Director
Public Safety,Tohono O’Odham Nation
 

Location: Florida
Louise Reyes

Louise Reyes

Bureau of Indian Affairs, Rocky Mountain Regional Office
 

Location: Billings, MT
Pat Riggs

Pat Riggs

Director
Ysleta Del Sur Pueblo Dept. of Economic Development
 

Location: El Paso, TX
Sue Settles

Sue Settles

Bureau of Indian Affairs, Division of Human Services
 

Location: Washington, DC
Evelyn Stevenson

Evelyn Stevenson

 

Location: Pablo, MT
William A Thorne, Jr.

William A Thorne, Jr.

Retired Judge
Third Judicial Court, Utah
 

Location: Salt Lake City, Utah
Virginia Thomas

Virginia Thomas

Director
National Johnson O’Malley Association
 

Location: Okmulgee, Oklahoma
Jill Tompkins

Jill Tompkins

President
National American Indian Court Judges Association
 

Location: Denver, Colorado

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