Executive Board Roster
Donna-Marie Palakiko, PhD, RN, APRN
(Native Hawaiian)
Executive Committee Chair
Ingrid Stevens, MPH
(Yupiit of Andreafski)
Executive Committee Past Chair
Nina Wampler
(Eastern Band of Cherokee)
Chair Elect
Madison Anderson (Anishinaabe)
Program: Co-Chair
McKayla Gouneau
Program: Co-Chair
Narinder Dhaliwal
Program: Member
Patricia Cochran
(Inupiat Elder)
Executive Committee Treasurer
Katie Cueva
(Chicana)
Membership: Co-Chair
Lauren Perrin
Media: Member
Tia Benally
Media: Member
Lisa Ka’ano’i
Media: Member
Lillian Tom-Orme
(Dine’)
Student Representative: Co-Chair
Sara Kelikoaelakauaikekai Suzuki
(Native Hawaiian)
Student Representative: Co-Chair
Melanie Nadeau
(Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians)
Executive Committee Secretary
Joel Begay
(Navajo Nation)
Policy & Resolutions Committee: Chair
Michael Bird
(Kewa and Ohkay Owingeh Pueblo Indian)
Development Committee: Co-Chairs
Patricia Cochran
(Inupiat Elder)
Operations Committee: Co-Chairs
Diane Walter
Operations Committee: Co-Chairs
Linda Burhansstipanov, MSPH, DrPH
(Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma)
Operations Committee: Co-Chairs
Madison Anderson (Anishinaabe)
Nominations: Chair
Patricia Cochran
(Inupiat Elder)
Nominations: Member
Diane Walter
Nominations: Member
Lillian Tom-Orme
(Dine’)
Development: Co-Chair