In 2008, in recognition of Presidential executive orders and memoranda on tribal consultation, SAMHSA formed the Tribal Technical Advisory Committee (TTAC) to enhance the government-to-government relationship and honor the federal trust responsibilities and obligations to tribes and American Indian and Alaska Native people.
The SAMHSA TTAC membership, made up of 14 elected tribal leaders from federally recognized tribes, provides a venue where tribal leadership and SAMHSA staff can exchange information about public health issues, identify urgent mental health and substance abuse needs, and discuss collaborative approaches to addressing behavioral health needs.
TTAC Member Roster
Alaska Area
Primary Delegate |
Alternate Delegate |
Technical Support |
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Lisa Wade |
Mary Ann Mills |
Alberta Unok Seth Green, PhD |
Albuquerque Area (NM, CO, TX)
Primary Delegate |
Alternate Delegate |
Technical Support |
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Joseph A. Garcia,TTAC Co-Chair |
Vacant |
Ohkay Owingeh Tribal Office |
Bemidji Area (IN, MN, MI, WI)
Primary Delegate |
Alternate Delegate |
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Phyllis Davis |
Keith Massaway |
Billings Area (MT, WY)
Primary Delegate |
Alternate Delegate |
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Vacant |
Vacant |
California Area
Primary Delegate |
Alternate Delegate |
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Juana Majel-Dixon, TTAC Co-Chair |
Vacant |
Great Plains Area (ND, SD, IA, NE)
Primary Delegate |
Alternate Delegate |
Technical Support |
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Vacant |
Harold Frazier |
Jerilyn Church Executive Director Great Plains Tribal Chairmen’s Health Board |
Nashville Area (Eastern US)
Primary Delegate |
Alternate Delegate |
Technical Support |
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Beverly Cook |
Marilynn Malerba |
Tori Reaves Annie Bero |
Navajo Area (AZ, NM, UT)
Primary Delegate |
Alternate Delegate |
Technical Support |
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Jonathan M. Nez |
Charlaine Tso |
Theresa Galvan Health Service Administrator Navajo Division of Behavioral and Mental Health Service |
Oklahoma Area
Primary Delegate |
Alternate Delegate |
Technical Support |
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Jack Austin Jr. |
Terri Parton |
Kristie L. Brooks MS, LPC Global Behavioral Health Manager & Director, Behavioral Health, Choctaw Nation Health Services Authority McAlester, OK 74501 |
Phoenix Area (AZ, CA, NV, UT)
Primary Delegate |
Alternate Delegate |
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Vacant |
Vacant |
Portland Area (ID, OR, WA)
Primary Delegate |
Alternate Delegate |
Technical Support |
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Marilyn M. Scott (Whe-Che-Litsa) |
Nate Tyler |
Tanesha Lane Sarah Sullivan Candace Jimenez Laura Platero |
Tucson Area (Southern AZ)
Primary Delegate |
Alternate Delegate |
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Vacant |
Vacant |
At-Large
Primary Delegate |
Technical Support |
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Nickolaus Dee Lewis Jr |
Carolyn Hornbuckle Courtney Wheeler AC Locklear |
Aaron Payment, MPA, MEd, EdD |
Nicholas Courtney Sheila Berger |