OJS Command Staff

Richard “Glen” Melville, an enrolled member of Makah Tribe of Washington, is the deputy bureau director, Office of Justice Services. Melville joined the Bureau of Indian Affairs in 1997 and served a 29-year career with the bureau and Tribal law enforcement programs before retiring in 2021 as the deputy associate director for the Office of Justice Services. H ...

Louis Poitra is the Assistant Director of the Office of Justice Services, bringing over two decades of dedicated service and expertise to his current role. He began his service with the Office of Justice Services in 2002 as a Uniformed Police Officer at the Western Nevada Agency. Throughout his career, Poitra has held various key positions, including serving ...

Robert Mathis is the Associate Director (AD) of Field Operations for the Office of Justice Services. He is a 30-year veteran of law enforcement; proudly served in the Army National Guard as a Combat Medical Specialist; and is an enrolled member of the Cherokee Nation. His law enforcement career is extremely diverse with a great balance of federal, tribal, co ...

Tricia Tingle is an enrolled member of the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma and received her Law Degree from Oklahoma City University in 1990. Her legal career encompasses 34+ years working in Indian Country. Ms. Tingle has always insisted on creating a pathway to incorporate Indian Country during her legal career. From 1990-1994, Ms. Tingle had her own law firm, ...

Audrey Sessions has served as the Associate Director of the OJS Support Services Directorate since 2011 and has over 32 years of experience in administration and management including accounting, financial analysis, and budget analysis within Indian Affairs. Ms. Sessions oversees the administration and management of OJS activities and serves as the liaison to ...