University of Washington

Summit Planning Team PLANNING COMMITTEE COMPOSITION Our team is committed to Community Based/Tribally Based Participatory Research approaches. This means that we collaborate with community partners during each step of the process. Therefore, our core planning team, responsible for the logistics and carrying out the Summit, consisted of representatives from both academic and community based organizations, as well from both the east and west side of the Cascade Mountains. In addition to the core planning team, we invited partners from reservation based tribes and the Urban Indian agencies to work with us to plan the Summit. Below is a list of planning team members. We express our gratitude and appreciation for their hard work to insure that the Summit represented the perspectives of AIAN people in Washington State. Core Planning Team (in alphabetical order) Lisette Austin, Research Coordinator, Alcohol & Drug Abuse Institute, UW Colleen Cawston (Colville), Senior Director, Office of Indian Policy, DSHS Dennis Donovan, Director, Alcohol & Drug Abuse Institute, UW Rose James (Lummi, Faculty, Center for Genomics and Healthcare Equality, UW Doug North, Program Administrator, Office of Indian Policy, DSHS Robbie Paul (Nez Perce), Director, Native American Health Sciences, WSU Lisa Rey Thomas (Tlingit), Research Scientist, Alcohol & Drug Abuse Institute, UW Community Planning Team (in alphabetical order) Betsy Buckingham (Makah), Health Director, Makah Tribe Marsha Crane, Crane Consulting, Health Projects Consultant for the American Indian Health Commission of Washington State Ralph Forquera (Juaneno), Executive Director, Seattle Indian Health Board Sheryl Lowe (Jamestown S'Klallam), Executive Director, American Indian Health Commission of Washington State Kimberly Miller (Skokomish), Co-Director, Tuwaduq Family Services, Skokomish Tribe Liz Mueller (Jamestown S'Klallam), Chair, Washington Indian Policy Advisory Committee, Vice-Chair, Jamestown S'Klallam Tribal Council Jan Ward Olmstead (Barbareno Chumash), Private Consultant, American Indian Health Commission of Washington State Marilyn Scott (Upper Skagit), Chair, American Indian Health Commission, Washington State Crystal Tetrick, Associate Director, Urban Indian Health Institute, Seattle Indian Health Board The Indian Policy Advisory Committee (IPAC) of the Washington State Department of Social and Health Services was established in 1977 and was created to guide the implementation of the Centennial Accord and Administrative Policy 7.01. Its role is to assist the collective needs of the tribal governments and other American Indian organizations to assure quality and comprehensive service delivery to all American Indians and Alaska Natives in Washington State. IPAC includes representation from each of the 29 federally recognized tribes and the 6 Recognized American Indian Organizations. The American Indian Health Commission for Washington State (AIHC) was created in 1994 by federally recognized tribes, Urban Indian health programs, and Indian organizations to provide a forum for tribal-state health issues. Membership is open to all federally recognized tribes in Washington State, the Seattle Indian Health Board, and certain Indian organizations. AIHC works to achieve unity and guide the collective needs of tribal governments in providing high-quality, comprehensive health care to American Indians and Alaska Natives. The ultimate goal in promoting increased tribal-state collaboration is to improve the health status of American Indians and Alaska Natives by influencing state health policy and resource allocation in Washington State. IPAC and AIHC served as the overall advisory committees to insure that the Summit was culturally appropriate, serving the needs of Washington State tribal and Urban Indian communities. Both organizations reviewed and endorsed all materials and topics for the Summit and oversaw selection of Summit interns and exhibitors. IPAC and AIHC will assist in reviewing Summit proceedings, as well as any resulting reports or other dissemination materials. IPAC and AIHC will also assist in publicizing the Summit and related information. Linda Thomas, Mental Health Supervisor, Tuwaduq Family Services, Skokomish Tribe Leslie Wosnig, Administrator, Health & Policy, Suquamish Tribe 4 Washington Tribes & Recognized American Indian Organizations (RAIOs) Health Priorities Summit

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