NPAIHB Staff Directory

Board Contact Information

2121 SW Broadway
Suite 300
Portland, OR 97201
Phone - 503-228-4185
Fax - 503-228-8182

Management & Administrative Staff

Joe Finkbonner - Executive Director, Lummi
Jacqueline Left Hand Bull - Administrative Officer, Sicangu Lakota
Elaine Dado - Executive Admin. Asst. , Rosebud Sioux
Debi Creech - Accounts Payable Specialist
Micheal Feroglia - Business Manager, Cheyenne River Sioux
Eugene Mostofi - Fund Accounting Manager
Tanya Firemoon - Office Manager, Assiniboine
James Fry - Director of Information Services, Colville
Chris Sanford - Network Administrator
Bobby Puffin - Human Resources Coordinator,

Program Operations Staff

Jim Roberts- Policy Analyst, Hopi; Sioux
Lisa Griggs - Program Operations Administrative Assistant, Blackfeet

Northwest Tribal Cancer Control Project (NTCCP)

Project Contact-
Tom Becker MD - Principal Investigator
Kerri Lopez - Director, Tolowa
Eric Vinson - Cancer Caregiver/Project Coordinator; Cherokee

Portland Area IHS IRB

Rena Macy - Chair, Spokane Tribe
Clarice Charging - IRB Coordinator, Mandan/Hidatsa

Monitoring the Abuse of Drugs (MAD)

Ronda Metcalf, Project Director, Sauk-Suiattle Indian Tribe,
Birdie Wermy - Project Specialist, Southern Cheyenne
Vera Honena, Research Assistant, Shoshone-Bannock Tribes
Kay Cockerill, Research Assistant, Tulalip Tribe
Rennae Granados, Research Assistant, Umatilla Tribe
Teresa Abrahamson-Richards - Research Assistant, Warm Springs Tribe,

Project Red Talon

Stephanie Craig Rushing - Project Director
Colbie Caughlan - Methamphetamine and Suicide Prevention Initiative Project Coordinator
David Stephens - Multimedia Project Specialist
Wendee Gardner - Native VOICES Project Coordinator, Stockbridge-Munsee Band of Mohican Indians
Jessica Leston - Multimedia Project Coordinator, Tsimshian
Amanda Gaston (Zuni) - It’s Your Game Coordinator,

Response Circles

Carrie Sampson - Project Coordinator, Umatilla,

Public Health Programs Improvement

Rachel Ford, Public Health Improvement Manager

Northwest Tribal Epidemiology Center Staff & EpiCenter Projects

Project Contact-
Victoria Warren-Mears - EpiCenter Director
Thomas M. Weiser MD - Medical Epidemiologist
Suzanne Zane - MCH Epidemiologist/CDC Assignee
Katrina Ramsey - Project Specialist
Ticey Casey - Project Coordinator, Siletz
Michelle Edwards - Grants Administrator
Tom Becker MD - Medical Epidemiologist
Nicole Smith - Biostatistician

Native Nutrition and Physical Fitness Project

Carrie Sampson - Project Coordinator, Umatilla,

Tribal EpiCenter Consortium

Bridget M. Canniff - Project Director

NW Native American Research Center for Health (NW NARCH)

Tom Becker MD - NARCH Principal Investigator
Jodi Lapidus PhD - Consultant

Methamphetamine Data Project

Linda Frizzell PhD - Project Director, Eastern Cherokee/Lakota

Improving Health Research Skills for AI/AN Sudents

Tom Becker MD - Co Project Investigator

Professional Development for AI/AN Faculty

Tom Becker MD - Project Investigator

Indian Community Health Profile Project (ICHP)

Tam Lutz - ICHP Director, Lummi

Toddler Obesity & Tooth Decay Prevention Project (TOTS)

Njeri Karanja - TOTS Project Investigator
Cheryl Ritenbaugh - TOTS Co Project Investigator
Gerardo Maupome - TOTS Co Project Investigator
Mikel Aikin - TOTS Co Project Investigator
Tam Lutz - TOTS Director, Junior Project Investigator, Lummi

Northwest Tribal Dental Support Center (NTDSC)

Bonnie Bruerd - Prevention Coordinator, Contractor
Bruce Johnson -
Kathy Phipps - Epidemiology Coordinator, Contractor
Ticey Casey - Project Manager, Siletz Tribe

Northwest Tribal Fetal Alcohol Syndrome Project (NTFAS)

Carolyn Hartness - Project Specialist, Contractor
Suzie Kuerschner - Project Specialist, Contractor

Northwest Tribal Registry Project (NTRP)

Megan Hoopes - Project Director,

Northwest Tribal Cancer Navigator Project

Jenine Dankovchik - Project Specialist
Christine Merenda - Nurse Navigator, Yakama Indian Health Center
Ellen Doublerunner - Community Navigator, Yakama Indian Health Center
Frank Munoz - Community Navigator, Puyallup Tribal Health Authority

Western Tribal Diabetes Project (WTDP)

Kerri Lopez - WTDP Director, Tolowa
Don Head - WTDP NW Project Specialist, Gwich’in, Blackfeet, Gros Ventre
Katrina Ramsey - Project Specialist
Casandra Frutos - Project Asst. 

Methamphetamine and Suicide Prevention Initiative

Stephanie Craig Rushing - Project Director
Colbie Caughlan - Project Coordinator
Lisa Griggs - Project Assistant, Blackfeet

Injury Prevention Program (IPP)
Bridget M. Canniff - Project Director
Luella Azule - Project Coordinator, Yakama/Umatilla

Native CARS (Children Always Ride Safe)

Jodi Lapidus PhD - Principal Investigator
Tam Lutz - Project Director, Lummi
Nicole Smith - Biostatistician

EHR and Meaningful Use Support Center

Katie Johnson, Pharm D, LCDR, USPHS, Project Director, NPAIHB Regional Extension Center,
Chris Sanford - Network Administrator
Katrina Ramsey - Northwest Regional Extension Center Meaningful Use (MU) Lead,
Don Head - Northwest Regional Extension Center Customer Relationship Manager (CRM) Lead, Gwich’in, Blackfeet, Gros Ventre