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California Area Tribal Advisory Committee (CATAC)

 

The CATAC (established in March 1998) provides counsel and guidance to the Area Director, in accordance with the tribal consultation policy.  The CATAC is comprised of 14 representatives; the Area Director is the 15th member.  Each member is selected by California Area Tribal Leaders during the Annual Tribal Consultation (during which alternate members are also determined).  The CATAC meets quarterly.

Primary Representative From Term Expiration Alternate Representative From Term Expiration
North Region
Carol Larsen Susanville Indian Rancheria 2027 Angela Jarnaghan Hoopa Valley Tribe 2026
Angie Wilson Pit River Tribe 2026 Brandin Paya Paskenta Band of Nomlaki Indians 2027
Harold Bennet Quartz Valley Reservation 2026 John Green Elk Valley Rancheria 2026
East Central
Curtis Lee Cold Springs Rancheria 2027 Hillary Hammond Picayune Rancheria of Chuckchasi Indians 2027
Elena Tarango Wilton Rancheria 2026 Matthew Munoz Big Sandy Rancheria 2027
Thomas Swab Lone Pine Pauite Shoshone 2027 George Gholson Timbisha Shoshone Tribe 2027
West Central Region
Silver Galleto Cloverdale Rancheria of Pomo Indians 2027 Andy Mejia Lytton Rancheria 2027
Debra Ramirez Redwood Valley or Little River Band of Pomo Indians of the Redwood Valley Rancheria 2027 Niquita Whitehurst Round Valley Tribes 2027
Crista Ray Scotts Valley Band of Pomo Indians 2026 Leora Treppa-Diego Habematolel Pomo of Upper Lake, California 2026
Southern Region
Angela Elliot-Santos Manzanita 2027 Verionica Espinosa Santa Rosa Band of Cahuilla Indians, California 2027
Amanda Vasquez Pechanga Band of Indians 2027 James Hill La Posta Band of Diegueno Mission Indians of the La Posta Indian Reservation 2027
Chris Devers Pauma Band of Luiseno Mission Indians of the Pauma & Yuima Reservation 2026 Robert Smith Pala Band of Mission Indians 2025
Urban Representative
Scott Black American Indian Health & Services Corporation 2027 Angel Galvez Bakersfield American Indian Health Project 2026
National Indian Health Board
Reno Keoni Kashia Pomo Tribe 2026
IHS Representative
Beverly Miller

Contact Person

Wesley Simmons
Indian Self-Determination Program Manager, Indian Health Service, California Area Office
Phone:  (916) 930-3981, ext. 21319
Fax:  (916) 930-3952
Wesley.Simmons@ihs.gov