Seat 1 // Chief Medical Officer

Portland Area Office - Indian Health Service

Portland, OR

Dr. Geniel Harrison is the Chief Medical Officer at the Portland Area Indian Health Service. She provides clinical oversight and direction to the medical services and public health initiatives of the Portland Area Indian Health Service throughout Oregon, Washington, and Idaho. She also administers many aspects of the Area’s overall AI/AN health care programs. Prior to this position, she served as a Clinical Director at various health care facilities (tribal and federal) since 2013. Dr. Harrison is a diplomat of the American Board of Family Medicine who has worked with the Indian Health Service for 15 years. She is an enrolled member of the Confederated Tribes of the Goshute Reservation located on the border of Utah and Nevada.

Seat 2 // Chair // Northwest Portland Area Indian Health Board Delegate.

Health and Human Services Director
Coquille Indian Tribe Community Health Center
Coos Bay, OR

Employed by the Coquille Indian Tribe Community Health Center since June 1999, Kelle is the Coquille Tribe's Health and Human Services Director and provides leadership and management oversight for primary medical care, pharmacy, dental, public health, and human services for American Indian/Alaskan Native clients and employees of the Coquille Indian Tribe. Her academic training includes a Bachelor of Science degree in Community Nutrition and Nutrition Management from Oregon State University in 1991, and completion of a Dietetic Internship at Hines VA Medical Center in Chicago IL 1991-1992.

Kelle serves as an alternate Delegate to the Northwest Portland Area Indian Health Board, Senior Leadership Team Coquille Indian Tribe, Nasomah Health Group Board of Directors, Chairperson for the CIT Health Advisory Board, Lane County 100% Health Executive Board, and Oregon Public Health Advisory Board.

Seat 3 // Secretary // Northwest Portland Area Indian Health Board Executive Director.

Deputy Director
Northwest Portland Area Indian Health Board
Portland, OR

NPAIHB Deputy Director, former CHAP Project Director, and a Cow Creek Band of Umpqua Tribe of Indians Citizen and Tribal Board Member. Her education includes a BS in Health Administration and a graduate degree in Health Leadership. From 2000 to 2018 she served a small Alaska Tribal Health Organization as a federally certified, primary midlevel provider and as the Community Health Aide Program (CHAP) Director from 2008 to 2018. Served as the Alaska CHAP Directors Association Chair for four years and the Vice-Chair for three years. In 2005 she was a recipient of the IHS Director’s Award for her contributions to the revised Alaska Community Health Aide Manual. Sue currently serves as the Cow Creek delegate to the Affiliated Tribes of Northwest Indians (ATNI) and the National Congress of American Indians (NCAI). In closing, she is grateful for the many experiences she has enjoyed in her professional career and her husband of 40 years has been a great support, and her children have all chosen medical/cultural careers of varying types.

Seat 4 // Behavioral Health Aide/Practitioner Association.

Nomination to come.

Seat 5 // Community Health Aide/Practitioner Association.

Vacant - to be filled at a later date.

Seat 6 // Dental Health Aide/Therapist Association.

Licensed Dental Therapist
Lake Roosevelt Community Health Center
Inchelium, WA

Anna is an enrolled member of the Coeur d'Alene Tribe in North Idaho, blessed with a wonderfully supportive husband, have three amazing humans for children, and a proud grandma of two. She grew up in the Pacific Northwest and graduated from Kettle Falls High School, studied dental therapy through the Alaska Dental Therapy Educational Program in Alaska; and received an Associates of Applied Science from Ilisagvik Tribal College in 2019. Anna has been working for the Coeur d’Alene Tribe’s healthcare center, Marimn Health, for eight years – five of those years, working in the dental department. She is currently and temporarily working for the Swinomish Tribal Dental Clinic completing her dental therapy preceptorship. When she is not at work, she enjoys the outdoors and spending time at the family cabin taking in the natural splendors that surround us. She has a large family and get-togethers are her favorite. Anna is passionate about her career and loves how it has allowed her to be involved in, not only her community but, other tribal communities making a difference in how healthcare is delivered and approached.

Seat 7 // Behavioral Health Aide Review Committee (BHARC).

Behavioral Health Education Director
Northwest Portland Area Indian Health Board Portland, OR

Dolores currently serves as the Behavioral Health Clinical Supervisor with the Northwest Portland Area Indian Health Board coming from her role as Health Director for the Quileute Tribe in La Push, WA. She brings over three decades of experience in behavioral health with her in her current role. Experience that includes ten years at Yellowhawk Tribal Health Center for the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation where some of her accomplishments included creation of Family Strengths (children’s mental health program), introduction of acudetox, and launching integrated care. Her career includes working inpatient psych, community mental health, state level behavioral health administration, university instructor, tribal children’s mental health, CEO of a FQHC in frontier Wyoming, and serving nationally when with NICWA as Director of Community Development.

Dolores is a licensed clinical social worker (LCSW) and a certified acudetox specialist (ADS.) She trains others to become ADSes as a registered trainer with the National Acupuncture Detoxification Association (NADA.) She is an advocate of ‘nothing about us without us’ and the importance of growing our own to bring healing to tribal communities.

She is Seneca, bear clan on her father’s side and Irish/Italian on her mother’s side. This rich blending often plays out when guiding others as well as in her comedy (little known trivia is Dolores has written comedy professionally.) As Dolores prepares for her twilight years you will often find her by her typewriter writing the legacy book of healing.

Seat 8 // Community Health Aide Review Committee (CHARC).

Medical Provider
Sophie Trettevick Indian Health Center (Makah Tribe)
Neah Bay, WA

Dr. Libby Cope is a naturopathic physician who has worked in clinical and administrative capacities with the Makah Tribe and the community of Neah Bay for over 9 years. She recently returned to a provider role after serving as Health Director for 4 years and Health Officer during the pandemic. She is passionate about tribal workforce development and mentorship. Outside of medicine, Libby enjoys being a foster parent and spending time outdoors in the mountains or on the beaches in Neah Bay.

Seat 9 // Dental Health Aide Review Committee (DHARC).

Dental Director
Swinomish Dental Clinic
LaConner, WA

Dr. Rachael Hogan is the Dental Director of the Swinomish Tribal Dental Clinic where she helps lead the effort to address the oral health crisis in Indian County and supervised the first Alaska-trained dental therapist in the Lower 48 States. She is a strong advocate for well-rounded dental teams utilizing primary oral health providers and allowing all staff to work at the top of their scope. She recognizes the importance of holistic care delivered with cultural humility, evidence-based clinical excellence, and diversifying the dental profession. Dr. Hogan is also the interim director of dəxʷx̌ayəbus, a developing Dental Therapy Education Program at Skagit Valley College in Western Washington which was initiated by the Swinomish Tribe.

Dr. Hogan completed her dental education at Marquette School of Dentistry in 2002. After graduation, she moved closer to her Alaska roots to settle and fulfill a National Health Service Corp obligation in Bellingham, WA. Before being recruited to Swinomish, she worked for more than 10 years for Sea Mar, one of the largest non-profit community health clinics in the Pacific Northwest. During that time, her passion for access to care issues introduced her to the ADA’s Diversity in Leadership Program, the Steering Committee of the Whatcom County Oral Health Coalition and she was the Membership Chair for the Mount Baker District Dental Society. She has volunteered at Migrant Camps, Smile Mobile, and Project Homeless Connect. She piloted programs such as the Placksmakin’ Preschoolers, a Volunteer Hygiene Program, and a symposium on Prenatal Oral Health.

Seat 10 // Idaho Department of Health

Tribal Relations Program Manager
Idaho Department of Health and Welfare
Coeur D’Alene, ID

Responsibilities include working with the Federally recognized Tribes in Idaho crossing over all Tribal and Department programs to build on existing relationships and establishing new relationships to support the health and wellness of the Tribal communities. Provide community relations and represent the Director in formal Consultations with Tribal Nations, Federal and State Partners.

Senator Martin was the Chairman of the Senate Health and Welfare Committee, Co-Chairman of the Joint Economic Outlook and Revenue Assessment Committee. He sets on the Senate Commerce and Human Resources Committee, the Joint Millennium Fund Committee, and the Joint Regulatory Reform Committee. Mr. Martin served on several state boards and councils: Idaho Council on Suicide Prevention, Idaho Immunization Assessment Board, Idaho Health and Welfare Executive Steering Committee, Idaho State Insurance Advisory Board, Idaho Health Care Collaborative Committee, Idaho Early Childhood Coordination Council (2012-2016) and the Idaho Telehealth Taskforce (2012-16).

Senator Martin was the Co-Vice Chairman of the Joint Finance and Appropriation Committee, Co-Chairman of the Joint Purchasing Laws and Procurement Interim Committee (2015-17), Vice-Chairman of Senate Health and Welfare Committee (2015) and Vice Chairman the Senate Commerce and Human Resources Committee. Fred was an Aid and Bureau Chief to a United States Congressman; Executive Director, Citizens for Local Government; Sergeant of Arms at the Idaho State Senate; President, Idaho Student Association; Student body President, Man of the Year, and on the Executive Alumni Board for Ricks College (BYU-Idaho).

Seat 11 // Oregon Health Authority (OHA).

Tribal Affairs Director, Principle Executive Manager F
Oregon Health Authority
Salem, OR

Julie Johnson is an enrolled member of the Ft. McDermitt Paiute-Shoshone Tribe and has four daughters who are members of the Burns Paiute Tribe. Julie has been committed to working with the tribal people of Oregon for the last 25 years. She believes in the power of community and partnering together to become stronger, healthier nations. Julie has worked for the Oregon Health Authority for almost seven years, first as a Tribal Liaison for Addictions and Mental Health and now as the Tribal Affairs Director. She is honored to work with the Nine Federally Recognized Tribes of Oregon and respects the government-to-government relationship.

Before coming to the state, she worked for the Burns Paiute Tribe for 13 years, and the Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs for five years before that. In her free time, she enjoys spending time with her family and friends, traveling, sewing, and dancing at powwows.

Seat 12 // HCA Tribal Affairs Administrator (OTA)
Washington Health Care Authority
Olympia, WA

Aren Sparck, MUP is the Office of Tribal Affairs Administrator for the Washington State Health Care Authority. Aren has extensive experience working in the Indian Health Care Program system as he spent 13 years at the Seattle Indian Health Board, where he was the Chief Public Affairs Officer until 2020. Aren is an enrolled member of the Chevak Native Village Qissunamiut Tribe. He received his master’s in urban planning with a concentration in Urban Ecology from the University of Washington and a BA in Geography from George Washington University. Aren was elected to three terms on the American Indian Health Commission (AIHC) of Washington State’s Executive Committee where he helped write the Washington Indian Health Improvement Act, which created the Governor’s Indian Health Advisory Committee that he also served on. He was appointed by Governor Inslee to the Health Innovation Leadership Network and the Washington State Universal Healthcare workgroup. He has helped author sections of Savanna’s Act and Not Invisible Act at the national level, and the City of Seattle’s Resolution 31900, on addressing Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls. Aren sits on the Board of Directors for the Chief Seattle Club, a homeless AI/AN housing and social service organization.

Seat 13 // Community Health Aide Program (CHAP) Education Program.

Professor and President’s Liaison for
Native American Affairs
Heritage University
Toppenish, WA

Maxine Brings Him Back-Janis, a Professor at Heritage University on the homelands of the Yakama Nation. Dr. Brings Him Back-Janis is an enrolled member of the Lakota (Sioux) Tribe. Dr. Brings Him Back-Janis’s research interests include addressing social, education, and health inequities among indigenous populations, and mentoring indigenous students interested in the health professions pathway. As a public health practitioner, Dr. Brings Him Back-Janis draws on her observations of lived experiences of indigenous people applying the traditional knowledge of Native health and healing practices to advocacy and advancement strategies impacting health care standards, policies, and practices. Dr. Brings Him Back-Janis is intent on effecting a positive transformation of attitudes and beliefs, to counteract the minimization of indigenous voices in our health care delivery system toward that end of transforming health care delivery systems, agencies, and professionals to enable them to work effectively in cross-cultural situations.