Circles of Care Evaluation Technical Assistance Center
Participating Grantees 2005-2008
Cook Inlet Tribal Council, Inc.
Cherish the Children
3600 San Jeronimo Drive, Suite 400, Anchorage, AK 99508
907-793-3404
Lydia Hays, Ed D, Project Director lhays@citci.com
Valerie Naquin, Strategic Planner
Fred Kopacz, Strategic Planner
Debra Claymore, MA, Project Evaluator dclaymore@comcast.net
Gary Leonardson, PhD, Project Evaluator mpr@zipmt.com
Gloria O’Neill, MBA, President/CEO

Denver Indian Family Resource Center
Keeping the Circle Whole
393 South Harlan Street, Suite 100, Lakewood, CO 80226
303-871-8035
Isabelle Medchill, LCSW, Project Director imedchill@difrc.org
Marsha Whiting, Administrative Assistant mwhiting@difrc.org
Theresa Halsey, Community Coordinator
Naomi Harris, Project Evaluator naomi@jvaconsulting.com
Robin Leake, Project Evaluator robin@jvaconsulting.com
Maria Yellow Horse Brave Heart, PhD, Cultural Research Evaluator takininet@aol.com
Phyllis Bigpond, Executive Director pbigpond@difrc.org

Indian Health Care Resource Center of Tulsa, Inc.
Strengthening Our Children
550 South Peoria Avenue, Tulsa, OK 74120
918-382-1230
Stephen Shoemaker, PhD, Project Director sshoemaker@ihcrc.org
Jami Bartgis, PhD, Project Coordinator jbartgis@ihcrc.org
Chris Hill, Cultural Coordinator chill@ihcrc.org
Deborah Jones-Saumty, PhD, Project Evaluator sndjs@aol.com
Carmelita Skeeter, Chief Executive Officer cskeeter@ihcrc.org

Creek Nation Health System
To Carry On
114 N. Grand, Suite 527, Okmulgee, OK 74447
918-758-1930
Daley Tearl, Project Director daley.tearl@creekhealth.org
Carmin Tecumseh, Project Coordinator carmin.tecumseh@creekhealth.org
Bert Thomas, PhD, Grants Evaluator drbcthomas@allegiance.tv

Native American Rehabilitation Association of the Northwest, Inc. (NARA)
1776 SW Madison, Portland, OR 97205
503-224-1044
Amanda Cross, Project Director across@naranorthwest.org
Kathie Archambault, Data Coordinator karchambault@naranorthwest.org
Robbie Gondara, Outreach Coordinator rgondara@naranorthwest.org
Eleanor Gil-Kashiwabara, Project Evaluator gilkashi@pdx.edu
Jacqueline Mercer, Executive Director jmercer@naranorthwest.org

Quileute Tribe
Quileute Circles of Care Program
21 Main Street, PO Box 279, LaPush, WA 98350
360-374-4283
Sandra Kint, Project Director skkint@olypen.com
Anna Rose Counsell, Project Coordinator anna.rose@quileutenation.org
Cody LeClair, Administrative Assistant cody.leclair@quileutenation.org
Brenda Freeman, Project Evaluator bjfreeman@nnu.edu
James Jaime, Principal Investigator quileute@olypen.com

Sinte Gleska University
Antelope Lake Campus, 101 Antelope Lake Circle, Mission, SD 57555
605-856-8100
Burdette Clifford, Project Officer- Human Service Department burdette.Clifford@sinte.edu
Marianne DeCora, Project Manager- Counseling Resource Center mary.decora@sinte.edu
Marianne Left Hand Bull, Project Manager marianne.lefthandbull@sinte.edu
Albert White Hat, Cultural Advisor albert.whitehat@sinte.edu
Cheryl LaPointe, Project Evaluator cheryl.lapointe@sinte.edu

