National Tribal Caucus
The National Tribal Caucus (NTC) is a national body of high-level tribal advisors. Members are selected on a regional basis by each Regional Tribal Operations Committee (RTOC) or its equivalent, and represent all tribes within their regions. Their primary focus is to identify and address tribal environmental issues that are national in scope, cross-agency or cross-media in nature, or that may be emerging or urgent.
| Name | Tribal Caucus Role/Tribe Position | Region | Address | Phone | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Billy Maines | Chair Tribal Council Member & Environmental Coordinator |
10 | Curyung Tribe P.O. Box 216 Dillingham, AK 99576 |
billy@curyungtribe.com | (907) 842-1751 (907) 843-2056 |
| Alex Cabillo | Vice Chair Water Resources Director |
9 | Hualapai Tribe P.O. Box 300 Peach Spring, AZ 86434 |
acabillo@hotmail.com donbay@citlink.net |
(928) 769-2254 |
| Gerald Wagner | Secretary Environmental Programs Director |
8 | Blackfeet Tribe P.O. Box 2029 Browning, MT 59417 |
gwagner@3rivers.net | (406) 338-7422 |
| Sharri Venno | Environmental Planner | 1 | Houlton Band of Maliseet Indians 88 Bell Road Littleton, ME 04730 |
envplanner@maliseets.com | (207) 532-4273 x 215 (207) 532-4613 (H) |
| John Banks | Alternate Natural Resource Director |
1 | Penobscot Indian Nation 12 Wabanaki Way Indian Island, ME 04468 |
john.banks@penobscotnation.org | (207) 817-7330 |
| Sylvia Patterson | Director, Environmental Protection Department | 2 | Seneca Nation of Indians 12837 Route 438 Irving, NY 14081 |
sylvia.patterson@sni.org | (716) 532-2546 |
| Shavonne F. Smith | Environmental Director | 2 | Shinnecock Indian Nation Tribal Office P.O. Box 50006 Southampton, NY 11969 |
shavonne@shinnecock.org | (631) 458-1231 |
| Darin Steen | Environmental Director | 4 | Catawba Indian Nation 996 Avenue of the Nations Rock Hill, SC 29730 |
darin.steen@catawbaindian.net | (803) 366-4792 |
| Ralph McCullers | Alternate Environmental Director |
4 | Porch Band of Creek Indians 5811 Jack Springs Road Atmore, AL 36502 |
rmccullers@pci.nsn.gov | (251) 368-9136 x 2680 |
| Raymond Toutloff | Tribal Council Member | 5 | Bois Forte Tribal Government - Nett Lake 5344 Lakeshore Drive Nett Lake, MN 55772 |
ray.toutloff@boisforte-nsn.gov | 1-800-221-8129 |
| Catherine Hollowell | Member Board of Directors | 5 | Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians 523 Ashmun Street Sault Ste. Marie, MI 49783 |
chollowell@saulttribe.net | (906) 635-6050 (906) 430-5551 (c) |
| Levi Brown | Alternate Environmental Program Director |
5 | Leech Lake Reservation Tribal Council 190 Sailstar Deive NW Cass Lake, MN 56633 |
LeviB@lldrm.org | (218) 335-6417 |
| Evaristo Cruz | Environmental Management Director | 6 | Ysleta del Sur Pueblo of Texas 119 S. Old Pueblo Rd. El Paso, TX 79907 |
ecruz@ydsp-nsn.gov | (915) 859-7913 |
| Sara Hill | Secretary of Natural Resources | 6 |
Cherokee Nation |
Sara-hill@cherokee.org | (918) 207-3836 |
| Shawn Howard |
Assistant Environmental Director |
6 | Citizen Potawatomi Nation 1601 S. Gordon Cooper Drive Shawnee, OK 74801 |
showard@potawatomi.org | (405) 878-4672 |
| Ramona Montoya | Alternate | 6 | Department of Natural Resources P.O. Box 1270 Isleta, NM, 87022 |
poi36871@isletapueblo.com | (505) 869-7565 |
| Julia Sage | Environmental Director | 7 | Ponca Tribe of Nebraska 16281 Q Road Mayetta, KS 66509-8970 |
jsage@poncatribe-ne.org | (402) 857-3391 |
| Kelly Schott | Alternate Acting Program Director |
7 | Meskwaki Natural Resources 1826 340th Street Tama, IA 52339 |
Coordinator.mdnr@meskwaki-nsn.gov | (641) 484-3511 |
| Scott Clow | Environmental Programs Director | 8 | Ute Mountain Tribe P.O. Box 448 520 Sunset Blvd. Towaoc, Co 81334 |
sclow@utemountain.org | (970) 564-5432 (970) 570-3546 (c) |
| Jason Walker | Alternate Chairman |
8 | Northwestern Band of Shoshone Nation 505 Pershing Ave. Ste 200 Pocatello, ID 83201 |
jswalker@ida.net | (208) 478-5713 (208) 406-6774 |
| Mark Allen | GAP/GIS Coordinator | 8 | Flandreau Santee Sioux Tribe P.O. Box 823 Flandreau, SD 57028 |
mallen@fsst.org | (605) 997-5123 |
| Paula Britton | Tribal Business Administrator | 9 | Round Valley Indian Tribes 77826 Covelo Rd. Covelo, CA 95428 |
pbritton@rvit.org | (707) 983-6126 ext. 13 |
| Clifford Banuelos | Executive Coordinator | 9 | Elko Band Council 1745 Silver Eagle Elko, NV 89801 |
epacoordinator@elkoband.org | (775) 863-0388 (775) 296-2212 (c) |
| Alan Bacock | Alternate Waste Program Coordinator |
9 | Big Pine Paiute Tribe P.O. Box 700 Big Pine, CA 93513 |
a.bacock@bigpinepaiute.org | (760) 938-3036 |
| Victoria “Sissy” Kotongan | Environmental Administrator | 10 | Native Village of Unalakleet P.O. Box 270 Unalakleet, AK 99684 |
Victoria.kotongan@gmail.com | (907) 624-3622 (907) 444-6369 (c) |
| Brian Holter, Jr. | Alternate Brownfields Coordinator |
10 | Klawock Cooperative Association P.O. Box 4330 Klawock, AK 99925 |
brownfields@klawocktribe.org | (907) 755-2265 |
| Lee Juan Tyler | Vice Chairman | 10 | Shoshone Bannock Tribes P.O. Box 306 Fort Hall, ID 83202 |
ltyler@sbtribes.com | (208) 478-3814 (208) 221-1127 (c) |
| Ladd Edmo | Alternate Environmental Waste Management Program Manager |
10 | Shoshone Bannock Tribes P.O. Box 306 Fort Hall, ID 83202 |
lredmo@sbtribes.com | (208) 478-3890 |
| Debra Lekanoff | Intergovernmental Affairs Liaison | 10 | Swinomish Indian Tribal Community P.O. Box 817 LaConner, WA 98257 |
dlekanoff@swinomish.nsn.us | (360) 391-5296 |
| Todd Mitchell | Alternate Director, Department of Environmental Protection |
10 | Swinomish Indian Tribal Community 11430 Moorage Way LaConner, WA 98257 |
tmitchell@swinomish.nsn.us | (360) 466-7280 |