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WHCNAA Interagency Points of Contact

Advisory Council on Historic Preservation

Ira L. Matt
Director, Office of Native American Affairs
imatt@achp.gov

Department of Agriculture

Heather Dawn Thompson
Director, Office of Tribal Relations
heatherdawn.thompson@usda.gov 

Department of Commerce

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

Department of Defense

Richard G. Kidd, IV
Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense (Environment & Energy Resilience)
Richard.g.kidd6.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

Jason Cummins
Deputy Director of the White House Initiative on Advancing Educational Equity, Excellence, and Economic Opportunity for Native Americans and Strengthening Tribal Colleges and Universities
Jason.cummins@ed.gov 

Department of Energy

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

Department of Homeland Security

Laurel Iron Cloud
Senior Advisor for Tribal Affairs / Acting Director of Tribal Affairs
Laurel.ironcloud@hq.dhs.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 “Tom” Garcia
Special Assistant, White House Council on Native American Affairs
thomas.garcia@bia.gov  

Department of Justice

Tracy Toulou
Director, Office of Tribal Justice
Tracy.toulou2@usdoj.gov

Department of Transportation

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

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

Department of Veterans Affairs

Stephanie Birdwell
Director, Office of Tribal Government Relations
stephanieelaine.birdwell@va.gov

Travis Trueblood
Director, Office of Tribal Health
travis.trueblood@va.gov 

Environmental Protection Agency

Jane Nishida
Assistant Administrator, Office of International and Tribal Affairs
Nishida.Jande@epa.gov

Felicia Wright Acting
Director, American Indian Environmental Office
Wright.Felicia@epa.gov

Angela Hackel
Senior Advisor to the Assistant Administrator, Office of International and Tribal Affairs
Hackel.angela@epa.gov

Health and Human Services

Stacey Ecoffey
Principal Advisor for Indian Affairs
stacey.ecoffey@hhs.gov

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

United States Small Business Association

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

Contact Us

White House Council on Native American Affairs
1849 C Street NW, MS – 4146 – MIB
Washington,, DC 20240
Open 8:30 a.m.–4:30 p.m., Monday–Friday.

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