Key Leaders
Deputy Director
Benjamin Smith, [PDF - 157 KB] an enrolled member of the Navajo Nation, is the deputy director for the Indian Health Service.
Chief of Staff
Vacant
Chief Medical Officer
Loretta Christensen, M.D., [PDF - 167 KB] an enrolled member of the Navajo Nation, serves as the Chief Medical Officer for the Indian Health Service.
Deputy Director for Intergovernmental Affairs
Stacey Ecoffey [PDF - 184 KB], an enrolled member of the Oglala Sioux Tribe, is the deputy director for intergovernmental affairs for the Indian Health Service.
Deputy Director for Management Operations
Darrell LaRoche [PDF - 76 KB], an enrolled member of the Lower Brule Sioux Tribe in South Dakota, is the deputy director for management operations for the Indian Health Service.
Chief Information Officer
Mitchell Thornbrugh [PDF - 205 KB], an enrolled member of the Muscogee Creek Nation, is the chief information officer and director of the Office of Information Technology for the Indian Health Service.
Deputy Director for Quality Healthcare and Enterprise Risk Management
Michelle Boylan [PDF - 173 KB], is the deputy director for quality healthcare and risk management for the Indian Health Service.
Deputy Director for Field Operations
James Driving Hawk [PDF - 192 KB], an enrolled member of the Rosebud Sioux Tribe, is the deputy director for field operations of the Indian Health Service.
Deputy Director for Field Operations
Rear Adm. Chris Buchanan [PDF - 147 KB], an enrolled member of the Seminole Nation of Oklahoma, is the deputy director for field operations of the Indian Health Service.
Deputy Director for Field Operations
Beverly Cotton [PDF - 128 KB], an enrolled member of the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians, is the deputy director for field operations of the Indian Health Service.
Headquarters Offices
Office of Clinical & Preventive Services
Timothy L. Lozon, D.D.S.
Acting Director
Office of Direct Service & Contracting Tribes
Tina Conners
Acting Director
Office of Environmental Health & Engineering
Cmdr. Martin L. Smith, RS, MPH
Acting Director
Office of Human Resources
Daniel Frye [PDF - 2.5 MB]
Director
Office of Information Technology
Mitchell Thornbrugh [PDF - 217 KB]
Director
Office of Finance & Accounting
Jillian Curtis [PDF - 142 KB]
Director
Office of Management Services
Santiago Almaraz [PDF - 163 KB]
Director
Office of Public Health Support
Rear Adm. Francis Frazier [PDF - 114 KB]
Director
Office of Quality
Dr. Lisa Majewski [PDF - 117 KB]
Director
Office of Resource Access & Partnerships
Cmdr. Tracy Sanchez
Acting Associate Director
Office of Tribal Self-Governance
Rena Macy
Acting Director
Office of Urban Indian Health Programs
Rick Mueller
Acting Director
Area Directors
Alaska Area Indian Health Service
Evangelyn “Angel” Castagna (Dotomain) [PDF - 621 KB]
Director
Albuquerque Area Indian Health Service
Leonard Thomas, M.D. [PDF - 179 KB]
Director
Bemidji Area Indian Health Service
Christopher Poole [PDF - 130 KB]
Director
Billings Area Indian Health Service
Bryce Redgrave [PDF - 175 KB]
Director
California Area Indian Health Service
Beverly Miller. [PDF - 69 KB]
Director
Great Plains Area Indian Health Service
Joe Amiotte [PDF - 171 KB]
Director
Nashville Area Indian Health Service
Joni Lyon
Acting Director
Navajo Area Indian Health Service
DuWayne Begay [PDF - 170 KB]
Director
Oklahoma City Area Indian Health Service
Rear Adm. Travis Watts, PharmD [PDF - 175 KB]
Director
Phoenix Area Indian Health Service
Charles Ty Reidhead, M.D., M.P.H. [PDF - 86 KB]
Director
Portland Area Indian Health Service
Rear Adm. Marcus Martinez, PE [PDF - 203 KB]
Director
Tucson Area Indian Health Service
Dixie Gaikowski [PDF - 89 KB]
Director
