Wičhóyaŋke Southwest Region Committee

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

FA: Social work

Pascua Yaqui Tribe

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

Standing Rock Sioux Tribe

Aj Agard
Former BIA Police Officer

Standing Rock Sioux Tribe

Johnny G. Chavez III, PhD
FA: Training and Education Coordinator and author of Sacred Traditions: Reconnecting, Finding Balance, and Healing Spiritually during incarceration.

Standing Rock Sioux Tribe

Emmanuelle Fahey, MPPA

Restorative Justice Coordinator-Adult program, @ Pima County Attorney’s Office

FA: Repairing harm to individuals and the larger community and addressing root causes of criminal activity through restorative justice processes and connection to social services.

Standing Rock Sioux Tribe

Nahrin Jabro

Director of Specialty Court Programs, @ Pima County Attorney’s Office

Addressing Youth social work mitigation and counseling pre-incarceration and during incarceration.  Demonstrate compassion and embrace cultural humility to boost self-esteem and show Youth they are worthy.

Tohono O’odham Nation

Patrick Andrews, M.Ed.
Executive Director of Education for the Tohono O’odham Nation

FA: Correctional Officer at the federal penitentiary in Lompoc, California, focusing on education, programing, and workforce.

Tohono O’odham Nation

Bruce Donahue

Pima County Department of Justice Services as a Justice Navigator at the Transition Center, just outside the Pima County Jail

FA: Assist incarcerated individuals, family, and loved ones through lived experience.

Tohono O’odham Nation

Selso Villegas, PhD

Executive Director of Water for the Tohono O’odham Nation

FA: Addressing Youth drug rehabilitation and counseling post-incarceration and stopping the pipeline high school to prison