Directory of Tribal Indoor Air Quality Champions

Find IAQ champions working in tribal communities. Contact them today to hear about their innovative approaches or discuss collaborations.

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Barney White Address: 5811 Jack Springs Rd. Atmore, AL 36502 Contact: Barnie White, Environmental Health Specialist Phone: (251) 368-9136 (2316) Fax: (251) 368-0834 Issue Area: Learning to build an indoor air quality program. |
| Arizona | Arizona Department of Health Services |

Michael Allison Native American Liaison, Office of the Director Address: 150 N. 18th. Ave., Suite 595, Phoenix, AZ 85007 Contact: Michael Allison Phone: (602) 364-1041 Fax: (602) 542-1062 Serves as an advocate, resource and communication link between the Department and Arizona's Native American health care community comprised of twenty-one tribal health offices, three Urban Indian Health Programs, three Indian Health Service Area Offices, Inter Tribal Council of Arizona, Inc., and other agencies and entities providing direct or indirect public health services to Arizona's Native American communities. Additionally, serves as an internal resource to Department staff on Native American issues, and representing the Department on Native American boards and commissions. |
| Arizona | Gila River Indian Community/Casa Blanca Community Schools | Address: P.O. Box 10940, Bapchule, AZ 85121 Contact: John J. Uhlik Phone: (520) 705-6013 Fax: (520) 315-3938 |
| Arizona | Inter-Tribal Council of Arizona, Inc. (20 Tribes) | Address: 2214 North Central Avenue, Suite 100, Phoenix, Arizona 85004 Contact: Elaine Wilson Environmental Quality Program Director Read the Spotlight on their Particulate Matter Program |
| Arizona | Institute for Tribal Environmental Professionals Northern Arizona University Tribal Environmental Education Outreach Program (TEEOP) | Address: PO Box 5768, Flagstaff, Arizona 86011 Contact: Mansel A. Nelson, Program Coordinator Phone: (928) 523-1275 Fax: (928) 523-1280 Follow the Institute for Tribal Environmental Professionals on FaceBook Read the Spotlight on their Programs in Schools Issue Area: The TEEOP staff uses EPA's Indoor Air Quality (IAQ) Tools for Schools Action Kit and a curriculum from Oregon State University called Hydroville to introduce IAQ issues and measurements to tribal environmental professionals, teachers of native students, and tribal students. The staff also uses an IAQ Kit consisting of instruments to measure carbon dioxide, carbon monoxide, temperature, relative humidity, etc., to conduct IAQ Building Assessments on tribal buildings and tribal schools. |
| Arizona | Navajo Nation Environmental Protection Agency Radon Program | |
| Arizona | Pascua Yaqui Tribe of Arizona | Address: 7490 S. Camino de Oeste, Tuscan, AZ 85757 Contact: Reuben Tapia Howard, Executive Director, Health Programs Phone: (520) 879-6000 Fax: (520) 879-6221 Issue Area: Asthma and other related diseases. |
| Arizona | Zuckerman College of Public Health University of Arizona (Navajo) |

Agnes Attakai Address: P.O. Box 245210 1295 N. Martin Ave., Tuscan, AZ 85724 Contact: Agnes Attakai, Director Health Disparities Outreach and Prevention Education Phone: (520) 626-4727 Fax: (520) 626-8009 Issue Area: Mold exposure on tribal lands and risk factors for asthma. Indoor air pollution exposure and asthma in American Indian communities. |
| California | North Fork Rancheria Tribal Government Office | Address: P.O. Box 929 33143 Rd. 222, North Fork, California 93643 Contact: Christina McDonald, Environmental Director Phone: (559) 877-2461 Fax: (559) 877-2467 |
| Idaho | Nez Perce Tribal ERWM Air Quality Program | Address: P.O. Box 365, Lapwai, Idaho 83540 Contact: Johna Boulafentis, Environmental Outreach Specialist Phone: (208) 843-9381 Fax: (208) 843-7411 |
| Maine | Penobscot Nation | Address: 12 Wabanaki Way, Indian Island, Maine 04468 Contact: Bill Thompson, Air Quality Program Manager Phone: (207) 827-7776 (7308) |
| Minnesota | The Bois Forte Band of Chippewa | Tribal Government - Nett Lake Address: 5344 Lakeshore Drive, PO Box 16, Nett Lake, MN 55772 Phone: (218) 757-3261 or 1-877-528-8519 Fax: (218) 757-3312 |
| Maine | Bois Forte Tribal Government - Vermilion | Address: 1610 Farm Road South, Tower, MN 55790 Phone: (218) 753-4905 Fax: 218-753-4055 |
| Minnesota | Fond du Lac Reservation | Fon du Lac Human Services Address: 927 Trettel Lane, Cloquet, Minnesota 55720 Contact: Amy Zacher, Public Health Nurse Phone: (218) 878-2133 Contact Jessica Linde, Pharmacist, Asthma Educator Phone: (218) 878-2157 Fax: (218) 878-3739 |
| Minnesota | Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe | Address: 15756 State 371 NW, Cass Lake, Minnesota 56633 Contact: Brandy Toft, Air Quality Specialist Phone: (218) 335-7429 |
| Minnesota | Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe | Address: 43408 Oodena Dr., Onamia, Minnesota 56359 Contact: Charlie Lippert, Air Quality Technician Phone: (320) 532-4704 Fax: (320) 532-7514 |
| Montana | Blackfeet Tribe | Address: P.O. Box 2029, Browning, MT 59417 Contact: Tony Sinclair Phone: (406) 338-7421 Fax: (406) 338-7421 |
| Montana | Fort Peck Assiniboine and Sioux Tribes Office of Environmental Protection | Office of Environmental Education Address: 603 Court Avenue, Box 1027, Poplar, Montana 59255 Contact: Vina Smith, Environmental Educator Phone: (406) 768-2340 Fax: (406) 768-5606 Issue Area: The Office of Environmental Protection (OEP) firmly believes that the future of environmental management and preservation of Reservation natural resources lies with the youth of the Fort Peck Reservation. To this end, the OEP has one of the nation's few Environmental Education and Outreach Programs. The program’s primary purpose is to teach Reservation youth about the different types of pollution, potential effects and consequences, and conservation efforts that they can implement on a local level. |
| Montana | Native Asthma Intervention and Reduction (AIR) Program | Montana State University Extension Service Address: Taylor Hall, Bozeman, Montana 59717 Contact: Barbara Allen Phone: (406) 994-3451 Read the Spotlight on their Innovative Asthma Program |
| Montana | Peaks to Prairies Tribal Pollution Prevention Workgroup | Address: Montana State University, Bozeman, MT 59717 Contact: Myla Kelly, Coordinator Phone: (406) 994-6948 Issue Area: Healthy schools and the Tribal P2 Program. |
| Nebraska | Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska | Environmental Protection Department Address: P.O. Box 687, Winnebago, NE 68071 Contact: Joseph Painter, A.Q.S./ S.W.S. Phone: (402) 878-4060 Ext. 1003 Fax: (402) 878-4059 Contact: Christina Lee, Pesticide Circuit Rider Phone: (402) 878-4060 Ext. 1006 Fax: (402) 878-4059 |
| New Mexico | National Tribal Environmental Council | National Tribal Air Association Address: 4520 Montgomery Blvd., NW, Suite 3, Albuquerque, New Mexico 87109 Contact: Ondrea Barber, NTAA Program Director Phone: (505) 242-2175 Fax: (505) 242-2654 Read the Spotlight on their Air Program |
| New York | Erie County Department of Environment and Planning Government of Erie County, New York | Office for Indoor Air Quality Indoor Air Quality Information Line Phone: (716) 858-6200 |
| New York | St. Regis Mohawk Tribe | Environment Division Air Quality Program Address: 71 Margaret Terrance Memorial Way, Akwesasne, New York 13655 Contact: Air Quality Program, Air Quality Program Phone: (518) 358-5937 Fax: (518) 358-6252 |
| New York | St. Regis Mohawk School/Tribe | Address: P.O. Box 931 Akwesasne , NY 13655 Contact: Troy Mitchell Phone: (518) 358-2763 Address: 45 Factory RD Bombay, NY 12914 Contact: Charles Foster Phone: (518) 651-7830 |
| Nevada | Walker River Paiute Tribe | Address: P.O. Box 220, Schurz, Nevada 86427 Contact: Corey Tom , Environmental Director Phone: (775) 773-2306 x323 |
| Oklahoma | Absentee Shawnee Training Institute (ASTI) | Address: P.O. Box 247, Tecumseh, Oklahoma 75873 Contact: Renee’ Genise Hood, MPH RS, RPES, Executive Director Phone: (405) 273-9966 Fax: (405) 273-9865 |
| Oklahoma | Absentee Shawnee Tribe of Oklahoma | Office of Environmental Protection Address: 2025 S Gordon Cooper Dr., Shawnee, Oklahoma 74801 Contact: Renee' Genise Hood, MPH RS, RPES, Environmental Director Phone: (405) 273-9966 Fax: (405) 273-9865 Issue Area: Through the tribal Brownfields Response and Job Training Programs, the AST has been able to obtain training accreditations for Asbestos worker, contractor/supervisor, Inspector and Manager/Planner credentials which are licensable through the State of Oklahoma. We also provide training on mold abatement and sampling using the model training program developed by EPA. This allows us to train our own people to address two of the most widespread issues in our area with indoor air quality. Through our job training program we are able to share this training with other member of our community and through ASTI, we will soon be able to share it with our fellow tribes facing similar concerns across the country. |
| Oklahoma | Eastern Shawnee Tribe of Oklahoma | Address: 10080 South Bluejacket Rd., Wyandotte, OK 74370 Contact: Bob Haskins, Air Quality Officer Phone: (918) 666-515 Fax: (918) 666-1590 Contact: Roxane Weldon Phone: (918) 666-5151 ext 1040 Fax: (918) 666-1590 |
| Oklahoma | Miami Tribe of Oklahoma | Environmental Department Address: P.O. Box 1326, Miami, OK 74355 Contact: Roger Nagl, Indoor Air Quality Specialist Phone: (918) 541-7885 Fax: (918) 542-3171 Issue Area: The Environmental Department is working on lead, mold, radon and carbon monoxide testing and evaluation. Currently instituting a healthy home program and starting to do home energy audits. |
| Oklahoma | Pawnee Indian Health Clinic | Address: 1201 Heritage Circle, Pawnee, OK 74058 Contact: Renee Raney-Cravens, PHN Supervisor Phone: (918) 762-6722 |
| South Dakota | Aberdeen Area Tribal Chairmen's Health Board |

Karen Workman Northern Plains Tobacco Prevention Project Address: 1770 Rand Road Rapid City, South Dakota 57702 Contact: Karen A. Workman, Northern Plains Comprehensive Cancer Control Program, Program Manager Phone: (605) 721-1922 (121) Fax: (605) 721-1932 Contact: Barbara (Bobbie) Jacobs, Northern Plains Healthy Start Director Phone: (605) 721-1922 (137) Fax: (605) 721-1932 Contact: Favian Kennedy, Project Director Phone: (605) 721-1922 Fax: (605) 721-1932 |
| South Dakota | Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe | Department of Environmental and Natural Resources Address: P.O. Box 590 SO. Willow & Airport Rd., Eagle Butte, SD 57625 Contact: David D. Nelson, Environmental Director Phone: (605) 964-6558 Contact: Carlyle Ducheneaux Phone: (605) 964-6558 |
| Washington | Tulalip Healthy Homes Northwest |

Gillian Mittelstaedt Contact: Gillian Mittelstaedt, Indoor Air Quality Contact Phone: (206) 498-4371 Read the Spotlight on Healthy Homes Working Group – Tulalip Tribes of Washington |
| Wisconsin | Bad River Band of Chippewa | Address: 72682 Maple St., Odanah, Wisconsin 54861 Contact: Nathan Kilger, Air Quality Specialist Phone: (715) 682-7123 Fax: (715) 682-7118 |
| Wisconsin | Ho-Chuck Nation | Office of Environmental Health Address: P.O. Box 636, Black River Falls, Wisconsin 54615 Contact: Pamela Larson, Tribal Sanitarian Phone: (715) 284-9851 (5011) Fax: (715) 284-9592 |
| Wisconsin | Menominee Tribal Clinic | Address: P.O. Box 970, Keshena, Wisconsin 54135 Contact: Sue Warrington, Family Nurse Practitioner Phone: (715) 799-3361 Fax: (715) 799-5846 |
| Wisconsin | Midwest Alliance of Sovereign Tribes | Address: 1011 Main Street, P.O. Box 265, Gresham, WI 54128 Contact: Scott R. Vele, Executive Director Phone: (715) 787-4494 Fax: (715) 787-4468 |

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