WHCNAA Interagency Points of Contact

Advisory Council on Historic Preservation

Ashley Fry
Director, Office of Tribal and Indigenous Peoples
afry@achp.gov

Department of Agriculture

Betsy Rakola
Acting Director, Office of Tribal Relations
betsy.rakola@usda.gov 

Department of Commerce

Shaun Deschene
Director, Native American Business Development
SDeschene@doc.gov 

Department of Defense

Ronald Tickle
Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Defense for Environmental Management & Restoration 
ronald.e.tickle4.civ@mail.mil

Alicia M. Sylvester
Senior Advisor and Liaison for Native American Affairs Office of the Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense (Environment & Energy Resilience)
Alicia.m.sylvester2.civ@mail.mil 

Department of Education

Naomi Miguel
Director of the White House Initiative on Advancing Educational Equity, Excellence, and Economic Opportunity for Native Americans and Strengthening Tribal Colleges and Universities
Naomi.miguel@ed.gov

Department of Energy

David Conrad
Deputy Director, Office of Indian Energy Policy and Programs
David.conrad@hq.doe.gov 

Environmental Protection Agency

Felicia Wright
Deputy Director, American Indian Environmental Office
wright.felicia@epa.gov

Health and Human Services

Devin Delrow
Acting Principal Advisor for Indian Affairs
devin.delrow@hhs.gov

Michelle Sauve
Executive Director Intertribal Council for Native American Affairs
michelle.sauve@acf.hhs.gov 

Patrice Kunesh
Commissioner of the Administration for Native Americans, Administration for Children and Families
patrice.kunesh@acf.hhs.gov                              

Department of Homeland Security

Rodney Lockett
Tribal Affairs
rodney.lockett@hq.dhs.gov

Housing and Urban Development

Heidi J. Frechette
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Native American Programs
heidi.j.frechette@hud.gov

Jad Atallah
Director, Performance and Planning, Office of Native American Programs
jad.k.atallah@hud.gov  

Department of the Interior

Tracy Goodluck
Senior Advisor to the Assistant Secretary – Indian Affairs
tracy_goodluck@ios.doi.gov

Rachel Brown
Senior Advisor to the Assistant Secretary – Policy, Management, and Budget
rachel_brown@ios.doi.gov

Anthony Morgan Rodman
Executive Director, White House Council on Native American Affairs
anthony.rodman@bia.gov

Thomas Garcia
Special Assistant, White House Council on Native American Affairs
thomas.garcia@bia.gov  

Department of Justice

Daron Carreiro
Acting Director, Office of Tribal Justice
daron.carreiro@usdoj.gov

Department of Labor

Jack Jackson
Tribal Liaison, Ofice of Congressional and Intergovernmental Affairs
jack.jackson.c@dol.gov

United States Social Security Administration

Renee Ferguson
Director, Office of Native American Partnerships
renee.ferguson@ssa.gov 

United States Small Business Association

Genevieve Borgeson
Special Assistant, Office of Native American Affairs  
Genevieve.borgeson@sba.gov 

Department of State

Michael Orona
Senior Advisor for International Indigenous Rights, Special Representative for Racial Equity and Justice Team
oronama@state.gov 

United States Trade Representative

Roberto Soberanis
Assistant U.S. Trade Representative for Intergovernmental Affairs and Public Engagement

Jamila Thompson
Senior Advisor to the U.S. Trade Representative  
TribalConsultation@ustr.eop.gov 

Department of Transportation

Milo Booth
Director, Office of Tribal Government Affairs
milo.booth@dot.gov

Arlando Teller
Assistant Secretary, Office of Tribal Government Affairs
arlando.teller@dot.gov 

Department of the Treasury

Fatima Abbas
Director, Office of Tribal and Native Affairs
fatima.abbas@treasury.gov 

Department of Veterans Affairs

Zaneta Adams
Deputy Assistant Secretary
zaneta.adams@va.gov

Dr. Christie Prairie Chicken
Director, Office of Tribal Health
christie.prairiechicken@va.gov 

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White House Council on Native American Affairs

1849 C Street NW, MS – 4146 – MIB
Washington,, DC 20240

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