Federal Update on the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) to Tribal Leaders and Urban Indian Organization Leaders

Description

Date: Thursday, March 26, 2020

Time: 3:30 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. (Eastern)

Conference Call: 800-857-5577

Participant Passcode:  6703929

Webinar Adobe Connect: https://ihs.cosocloud.com/r4k6jib09mj/

Participant Password: ihs123

AGENDA

Moderator: Laura Rigas, Principal Deputy Director, HHS Office of Intergovernmental and External Affairs

Welcome 

White House Office of Intergovernmental Affairs

• Tyler Fish, Senior Policy Advisor & Tribal Liaison

Indian Health Service

• RADM Michael Weahkee, Principal Deputy Director,

Department of the Interior

• Tara Sweeney, Assistant Secretary – Indian Affairs, U.S.

Programmatic Updates 

HHS Administration for Community Living

• Lance A. Robertson, Administrator, , Assistant Secretary for Aging

HHS Administration for Children and Families

• Jeannie Hovland, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Native Americans, and Commissioner, Administration for Native American

HHS Indian Health Service

• Dr. Michael Toedt, Chief Medical Officer

Veterans Affairs

• Stephanie Birdwell, Director, Office of Tribal Government Relations

This Week’s Presentation 

Federal Emergency Management Agency

• Willie Nunn, Federal Coordinating Officer, Office of Response and Recovery, FEMA
• Traci Brasher, Acting Director, Public Assistance Division, Recovery Directorate, Office of Response and Recovery, FEMA

Small Business Administration

•  Mark Randle, Public Information Officer, Office of Disaster Assistance, U.S. Small Business Administration