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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.

Members of the National Tribal Caucus
Name Tribal Caucus Role/Tribe Position Region Address Email Phone Fax
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
(907) 842-4510
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 (928) 769-2309
Gerald Wagner Secretary
Environmental Programs Director
8 Blackfeet Tribe
P.O. Box 2029
Browning, MT 59417
gwagner@3rivers.net (406) 338-7422 (406) 338-7451
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)
(207) 532-6883
John Banks Alternate
Natural Resource Director
1 Penobscot Indian Nation
12 Wabanaki Way
Indian Island, ME 04468
john.banks@penobscotnation.org (207) 817-7330 (207) 827-6042
Mardell Sundown Alternate 2 Tonawanda Seneca Environmental Program
7027 Meadville Road
Basom, NY 14013
mfsundown@aol.com (716) 542-4244
(716) 481-4384 (c)
(716) 542-4008
Sylvia Patterson Director, Environmental Protection Department 2 Seneca Nation of Indians
12837 Route 438
Irving, NY 14081
sylvia.patterson@sni.org (716) 532-2546  
Jamie Long Environmental Director 4 Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians
Qualla Boundary
P.O. Box 547
US Highway 19 North, Tribal Utilities Bldg
Cherokee, NC 28719
jamilong@nc-cherokee.com (828) 497-1859
(828) 736-3339 (c)
(828) 736-7650 (c)
(828) 497-1815
Darin Steen Alternate
Environmental Director
4 Catawba Indian Nation
996 Avenue of the Nations
Rock Hill, SC 29730
darin.steen@catawbaindian.net (803) 366-4792  
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 218-757-3312
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)
(906) 632-6289
Stan Ellison Land &
Natural Resource Manager
5 Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community
2330 Sioux Trail
Prior Lake, MN 55372
stan.ellison@shakopeedakota.org (952) 496-6158 (c) (952) 445-8906
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 (915) 859-2988
Shawn Howard

Assistant Environmental Director

6 Citizen Potawatomi Nation
1601 S. Gordon Cooper Drive
Shawnee, OK 74801
showard@potawatomi.org (405) 878-4672 (405) 878-4678
Ramona Montoya Alternate 6 Department of Natural Resources
P.O. Box 1270
Isleta, NM, 87022
poi36871@isletapueblo.com (505) 869-7565 (505) 869-7594
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.org (641) 484-3511  
Gerald Wagner Environmental Programs Director 8 Blackfeet Tribe
P.O. Box 2029
Browning, MT 59417
gwagner@3rivers.net (406) 338-7422 (406) 338-7451
David Nelson Director, Environmental Programs 8 Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe
P.O. Box 590
Eagle Butte, SD
dnelson@crstepd.org (605) 964-6559  
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)
(970) 565-2651
Alex Cabillo Water Resources Director 9 Hualapai Tribe
P.O. Box 300
Peach Spring, AZ 86434
acabillo@hotmail.com
donbay@citlink.net
(928) 769-2254 (928) 769-2309
Stephen Etsitty Executive Director 9 Navajo Nation EPA
PO Box 339
Window Rock Boulevard
Window Rock, AZ 86515
stephenbetsitty@navajo-nsn.gov (928) 871-7692
(505) 870-6595 (c)
(928) 871-7997
Melody Sees   9 Ilpay Nation of Santa Ysabel
P.O. Box 130
Santa Ysabel, CA 92070
melodysees@yahoo.com (760) 765-1093 ext. 207
(760) 703-5189 (c)
(760) 765-1312
Annette George Manager, Division of Natural Resource 9 Duckwater Shoshone Tribe
511 Duckwater Falls Rd.
Duckwater, NV 89314
hrtwarrior_1017@yahoo.com (775) 863-0388
(775) 296-2212 (c)
(775) 863-0199
Billy Maines Tribal Council Member &
Environmental Coordinator
10 Curyung Tribe
P.O. 216
Dillingham, AK 99576
billy@curyungtribe.com (907) 842-1751
(907) 843-2056
(907) 842-4510
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)
 
Billy Jean Stewart Alternate
Environmental Program Director
10 Native Village of Kalskag
Traditional Council P.O. Box
Kalskag, AK 99607
kalskagenvironmental@yahoo.com (907) 471-2322 (907) 471-2399
Lee Juan Tyler Tribal Council Member 10 Shoshone Bannock Tribes
P.O. Box 306
Fort Hall, ID 83202
ltyler@sbtribes.com (208) 478-3814
(208) 221-1127 (c)
 
Debra Lekanoff Intergovernmental Affairs Liaison 10 Swinomish Indian Tribal Community
P.O. Box 817
LaConner, WA 98257
dlekanoff@swinomish.nsn.us (306) 391-5296  
Kelly Wright Environmental Waste Management Program Manager 10 Shoshone Bannock Tribes
P.O. Box 306
Fort Hall, ID 83202
kwright@sbtribes.com (208) 221-0239