Tribal Advisory Board

Wassaja Carlos Montezuma Tribal Advisory Board

Tribal Affiliation

Name and Position

Colorado River Indian Tribes

Chris Sharp, PhD
Director & Clinical Assistant Professor, Office of American Indian Projects
School of Social Work Watts College of Public Service and Community Solutions | Arizona State University

Gila River Indian Community

Honorable Judge Kami D. Hart
Children's Court Judge
Gila River Indian Community

Gila River Indian Community

Kendall Foster
GM of Business Opportunity/Director of Economic Development
Gila River Indian Community

Navajo Nation

Gerilene Haskon, MPH
Tribal Liaison, Policy and Intergovernmental Affairs
Arizona Department of Health Services

Navajo Nation

Alberta A. Arviso, PhD
Senior Engagement Officer
College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Arizona

Navajo Nation

Amanda Tachine, PhD
Assistant Professor, MLF Teachers College
Arizona State University

Pascua Yaqui Tribe

Councilwoman Herminia Frias, MPH
Pascua Yaqui Tribal Council

Pascua Yaqui Tribe

Carlos R. Gonzales, MD, FAAFP
Assistant Vice President Indigenous Affairs
Global MD | University of Arizona Health Sciences
Associate Professor Family and Community Medicine

Pascua Yaqui Tribe

Alfred Lopez Urbina, Esq.
(Principal)
Urbina Legal Solutions, PLLC
Indian Law, Tribal Advising, & Consulting

Pascua Yaqui Tribe

Marcos A. Moreno, MD
Department of Psychiatry
Ginsburg Fellow | Group for Advancement of Psychiatry
SAMHSA Fellow | American Psychiatric Association
Climate & Health Equity Fellow |MSCCH

Pascua Yaqui Tribe

Serina Preciado
Executive Director of Education for the Pascua Yaqui Tribe

Pascua Yaqui Tribe

Adalberto Renteria, MD
Medical Director
Pascua Yaqui Health Services Division (PYHSD)

Salt River Pima Maricopa Indian Community

TBD
TBD

San Carlos Apache

Isaiah Belknap
Assistant Chief Executive Officer
San Carlos Apache Healthcare Corporation

San Carlos Apache

Lapriel L. Dia, DNP, MHI, BSN, RN
Chief Nursing Officer
San Carlos Apache Healthcare Corporation

San Carlos Apache

Kerri Sangster 
Education and Outreach Coordinator
San Carlos Apache Healthcare Corporation

Standing Rock Sioux and Cheyenne River Sioux

Janakate Walker, BSW
Advocate for Special Needs Children, Children and Families

Tohono O’odham Nation

Patrick Andrews
Executive Director of Education for the Tohono O’odham Nation

Tohono O’odham Nation

Chester Antone
Chairman of the Tohono O’odham Nation Health Care Board

Tohono O’odham Nation

Diana Bautista, DNP, FNP
Family Nurse Practitioner

Tohono O’odham Nation

Sandra Sixkiller
Interim Executive Director of Health & Human Services, Management of Health for the Tohono O’odham Nation