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National Tribal Caucus (NTC)

The National Tribal Caucus (NTC) is a national body of high-level tribal representatives who work with the EPA to exchange views, information, and advice on EPA's tribal programs. Members are selected on a regional basis by each Regional Tribal Operations Committee (RTOC) or its equivalent. 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.

National Tribal Caucus Charter (pdf) (1.72 MB)

Primary Members of the National Tribal Caucus
Name Tribal Caucus Role/Tribe Position Region Address Email
Tabitha Langston Executive Committee Chair
Deputy Environmental Director
6 Ottawa Tribe of Oklahoma
P.O. Box 110
Miami, OK 74355
tabitha.oto@gmail.com
Scott Clow Executive Committee Vice Chair
Environmental Programs Director
8 Ute Mountain Ute Tribe 
P.O. Box 448
520 Sunset Blvd., Towaoc, CO 81334
sclow@utemountain.org
Shavonne Smith Executive Committee Secretary
Environmental Director
2 Shinnecock Indian Nation Tribal Office
P.O. Box 5006
Southampton, NY 11969
Shavonne@Shinnecock.org
Sharri Venno Environmental Planner 1 Houlton Band of Maliseet Indians
88 Bell Road
Littleton, ME 04730
envplanner@maliseets.com
Dana Adkins Tribal Environmental Director 3 Chickahominy Indian Tribe
8200 Lott Cary Road
Providence Forge, VA  23140
dana.adkins@chickahominytribe.org
Jerry Cain Environmental Director 4 Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians
PO Box 6010 Choctaw Branch
Choctaw, MS 39350
Jerry.cain@choctaw.org
Mark Parrish Tribal Council
Member-at-Large
5 Pokagon Band of Potawatomi
58620 Sink Road
Dowagiac, MI 49047
mark.parrish@pokagonband-nsn.gov
April McCormick  Secretary Treasurer 5 Grand Portage Band of Lake Superior Chippewa
PO Box 428 
Grand Portage, MN 55605
aprilm@grandportage.com
Pinu’u Stout Director 6 Director, Department of Natural Resources
Pueblo of San Felipe
P.O. Box 4339
San Felipe, NM 87001
pstout@sfpueblo.com
Misha Mazurkewycz Environmental Director 7

Ponca Tribe of Nebraska
1701 E Street
Lincoln, NE  68508
 

misham@poncatribe-ne.gov
Gerald Wagner Environmental Programs Director 8

Blackfeet Tribe
P.O. Box 2029
Browning, MT 59417

beo.director@gmail.com
Ivan Crow Eagle Environmental Director 8 Rosebud Sioux Tribe Environmental Protection Office
11 Legion Ave. Rosebud, SD 57570
ivan.croweagle@rst-nsn.gov
Alvin Crook Environmental Director 9 Hualapai Tribe
P.O. Box 300
Peach Spring, AZ 86434
acrook87@yahoo.com
Stephen Etsitty Executive Director  9 Navajo Nation
Admin Building No. 2695 Window Rock Blvd. 
P.O. Box 339
Window Rock, AZ 86515
s.etsitty@navajo-nsn.gov
Annette George Environmental Director 9 Duckwater Shoshone Tribe of the Duckwater Reservation
511 Duckwater Falls Road
P.O. Box 140068 Duckwater, NV 89314
hrtwarrior_1017@yahoo.com
Shasta Gaughen Environmental Director 9 Pala Band of Mission Indians
PMB 50, 35008 Pala Temecula Rd.
Pala, CA 92059
sgaughen@palatribe.com
Gayla Hoseth Tribal Council Member 10

Curyung Tribal Council
PO Box 216
Dillingham, AK 99576

ghoseth@bbna.com
Bill Hand Tribal Administrator 10

Native Village of Kluti-Kaah
P.O. Box 324
Copper Center, AK 99573

nvkkgov@klutikaah.com

Russell Hepfer Tribal Council Member 10

Elwha Tribe
2851 Lower Elwha Road
Port Angeles, WA  98363

russell.hepfer@elwha.org
Samuel Penney Tribal Executive Committee Member 10 Nez Perce Tribe
P.O. Box 305
Lapwai, ID  83540
samuelp@nezperce.org

Alternate Members of the National Tribal Caucus

Name Tribal Caucus Role/Tribe Position Region Address Email
Marvin Cling, Sr.  Environmental Director 1

Passamaquoddy Tribe - Pleasant Point
PO Box 343
Perry, ME 04667

marvin@wabanaki.com
Lisa Maybee Councilor, Nation Council 2 Seneca Nation of Indians
12837 Route 438
Irving, NY 14081
Lisa.maybee@sni.org
Jessica Phillips Tribal Council Vice-Chairperson 3 Chickahominy Indian Tribe - Eastern Division
2895 Mt. Pleasant Rd.
Providence Forge, VA 23140
Jessica.phillips@cied.org
Kristi Weatherford Environmental Services Director 4 Poarch Band of Creek Indians
5811 Jack Springs Road
Atmore, AL 36502
kweatherford@pci-nsn.gov
Sally Kniffen Environmental Specialist 5 Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe of Michigan
7500 Soaring Eagle Boulevard
Mt. Pleasant, MI 48858
skniffen@sagchip.org
James Williams Director, Office of Environmental Services 6 Muscogee (Creek) Nation
2951 N. Wood Drive
Okmulgee, OK  74447
jwilliams@muscogeenation.com
Virginia LeClere Manager, Division of Planning and Environmental Protection 7 Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation
15498 K Road
Mayetta, KS 66509
virginialeclere@pbpnation.org
Jason Walker Tribal Councilman 8 Northwestern Band of Shoshone Nation
505 Pershing Ave. Ste 200
Pocatello, ID 83201
jswalker@ida.net
Roman Orona Environmental Programs Manager 9 Ak-Chin Indian Community
42507 W. Peters and Nall Rd.
Maricopa, AZ  85239
rorona@ak-chin.nsn.us
Alternate - Navajo Nation Vacant 9    
Alternate Vacant 10    
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Last updated on January 15, 2025
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