Some Tribes and groups of Tribes operate their own TANF programs. The following is the list of those programs.
Tribal TANF Program Contacts
Klamath Tribe
Faye Brattain, Tribal NAFA Manager
Phone: 541-783-2219 ext 131
E-mail: faye.brattain@klamathtribes.com
Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians
Sharmon Cook-Wright, 477 Director
Phone: 1-800-922-1399 –or- 541-444-8213
E-mail: sharmonc@ctsi.nsn.us
Sisseton-Wahpeton Sioux Tribe
Richard Keeble, E&T Director
Phone: 605-698-3911 ext. 206
E-mail: rkeeble@tnics.com
Stockbridge-Munsee Band of Mohican Indians
Kori A. Malone, Economic Support Manager
Phone: 715-793-4885
E-mail: es.manager@mohican.com
Osage Tribe
Robert E. Yarbrough, Director
Phone: 918-287-5327-or- 888-822-1248
E-mail: ryabrough@osagetribe.org
White Mountain Apache Tribe
Carlene Narcho, Executive Director
Phone: 928-338-4164
E-mail: carlenenarcho@wmat.nsn.us
Port Gamble Indian Community of the Port Gamble Reservation
Marilyn Olsen, Director
Phone: 360-297-9636
E-mail: mo@pgst.nsn.us
Tanana Chiefs Conference
Don Shircel, Director of Client Development
Phone: 907-452-8251 ext 3229
E-mail: dshircel@tananachiefs.org
Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe
Tami Gahbow, Director
Phone: 320-532-7555
E-mail: tamig@millelacsojibwe.nsn.us
Salt River-Pima Maricopa Indian Community
Monica Thompson, Manager
Phone: 480-850-8581
E-mail: monica.thompson@srpmic-nsn.gov
Lac du Flambeau Band of Lake Superior ChippewaIndians
Anna Borchardt, Director
Phone: 715-588-9635
E-mail: anna_borchardt@ldftribe.com
Coeur D’Alene Tribe
Jannette Taylor, TANF Coordinator
Phone: 208-686-6602
E-mail: jitaylor@cdatribe-nsn.gov
Eastern Shoshone Tribe of the Wind River Reservation
John Wadda, 477 Director
Phone: 307-322-8052
E-mail: jewadda@eshoshone.com
Navajo Nation
Roxanne Gorman, Department Manager III
Phone: 928-810-8553
E-mail: Roxanne_gorman@yahoo.com
Pueblo of Zuni
Bernadette Panteah, TANF Case Management
Coordinator
Phone: 505-782-7181
E-mail: bpante@ashiwi.org
Quinault Indian Nation
Mary Papp, TANF Manager
Phone: 360-276-8215 ext 488
E-mail: mpapp@quinault.org
Torres Martinez Desert Cahuilla Indians
Columba Quintero, Acting Director
Phone: 760-397-0455
E-mail: columba@torresmartinez.org
Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation
Carey Reyes, TANF Program Manager
Phone: 509-634-2742
E-mail: carey.reyes@colvilletribes.com
Washoe Tribe of Nevada and California
Jorge Lopez, Executive Director
Phone: 775-265-4191 ext 1166
E-mail: jlopez@washoetanf.org
Oneida Tribe of Wisconsin
Barbara Metoxen, W-2 Manager
Phone: 920-490-3777 –or- 800-216-3216
E-mail: bmetoxen@oneidanation.org
North Fork Rancheria
Elizabeth Fortune, Director
Phone: 559-877-2461
E-mail: efortune@netptc.net
South Puget Inter-tribal Planning Agency
Clint Hackney, TANF Program Manager
Phone: 360-462-3236
E-mail: chackney@spipa.org
Chippewa Cree Tribe of the Rocky Boy’s
Reservation
Elaine Topsky, Director
Phone: 406-395-5814
E-mail: elainetopsky@hotmail.com
Morongo Band of Mission Indians
James Henry, TANF Director
Phone: 951-755-5178
E-mail: James_Henry@morongo.org
Cook Inlet Tribal Council, Inc.
Holly Snowball, TANF Senior Manager
Phone: 907-793-3323
E-mail: hsnowball@citci.com
Soboba Band of Luiseno Indians
Tobin White, Tribal Administrator
Phone: 714-654-2765
E-mail: twhite@soboba-nsn.gov
Forest County Potawatomi Community
Christie Schmidt, TANF Director
Phone: 1-800-960-5479 –or- 715-478-7206
E-mail: Christies@fcpotawatomi.com
Red Cliff Band of Lake Superior Chippewas
Kim Gordon, Administrator
Phone: 715-779-3706 ext.35
E-mail: kimgordontanf@excite.com
Sokaogon Chippewa Community
Amanda Justice, Director
Phone: 715-478-7600
E-mail: esa@newnorth.net
Pascua Yaqui Tribe
Program Manager for Adult Services
Phone: 520-879-5000
E-mail: contact@pascuayaqui-nsn.gov
Southern California Tribal Chairmen’s Association
Denis Turner, Executive Director
Phone: 760-742-8600
E-mail: mrdenisturner@aol.com
Northern Arapaho Tribe (Wind River Reservation)
Dora Medina-Flagg, Program Administrator for TANF
Phone: 307-857-1692 ext.142
E-mail: dflagg@state.wy.us
Lower Elwha Tribal Community of the Lower Elwha
Reservation
Verna Henderson, Social Services Director
Phone: 360-452-8471 ext 237
E-mail: verna.henderson@elwha.nsn.us
Nez Perce Tribe
Leo Smith, TANF Director
Phone: 208-843-2463
E-mail: leos@nezperce.org
Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes
Teresa Wall-McDonald, Director
Phone: 406-675-2700 ext 1049
E-mail: teresawm@cskt.org
Shoshone-Bannock Tribes of the Fort Hall Reservation
David Lee, TANF Manager/ Interim 477 Director
Phone: 208-478-3852
E-mail: dlee@shoshonebannocktribes.com
Central Council Tlingit and Haida Indians Tribes of Alaska
Alberta Aspen, Director, Interim TANF Coordinator
Phone: 907-463-7134
E-mail: aaspen@ccthita.org
Fort Belknap Community Council
Tescha Hawley, 102-477 Director
Phone: 406-353-8376 ext. 222
E-mail: teschahawley@hotmail.com
Association of Village Council Presidents
Lynn Kassman, TANF Director
Phone: 907-543-7401
E-mail: lkassman@avcp.org
Hopi Tribe
Harriett Q. Tenorio, TANF Supervisor
Phone: 928-737-2685 ext.258
E-mail: tenorioh@hopi.ws
Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska
Regina Littlebeaver, Director Human Services
Phone: 402-878-2447
E-mail: jet@huntel.net
Quileute Tribe
Nicole Earls, TANF Coordinator
Phone: 360-374-0336
E-mail: quileutetanf@olypen.com
Owens Valley Career Development Center
Glenn Basconcillo, Interim Executive Director
Phone: 760-873-5107
E-mail: gbasconcillo@ovcdc.com
Bad River Band of Lake Superior Tribe of Chippewa Indians
William J. Roundwind, TANF Manager
Phone: 715-682-7114
E-mail: billroundwind@yahoo.com
Spokane Tribe of Indians
Tiffany Adams, Acting Program Director
Phone: 509-258-6732 ext 212 (Wellpinit) or 533-1360 (Spokane)
E-mail: tiffanya@spokanetribe.com
Robinson Rancheria (California Tribal TANF Partnership)
Rick Brusseau, Acting Director
Phone: 707-263-4418
E-mail: rbrusseau@cttp.net
Menominee Tribe
AnnMarie Johnson, Community Resource Manager
Phone: 715-799-4419
E-mail: ajohnson@mitw.org
Hoopa Valley Tribe
Lester L. Alfred, Jr., Interim Executive Director
Phone: 530-625-4816 ext. 101
E-mail: lalford_1@netzero.com or hvttp@yahoo.com
Tulalip Tribes
Charlene James, 477 Coordinator
Phone: 360-651-3824
E-mail: cjames@tulaliptribes-nsn.gov
Nooksack Indian Tribe
Katherine Canete, Program Director
Phone: 360-592-0135
E-mail: kcanete@nooksack-nsn.gov
Blackfeet Nation
George G. Kipp, IV, Director
Phone: 406-338-7521
E-mail: george_kipp@yahoo.com
Bristol Bay Native Association
Rae Belle Whitcomb, Director Workforce Development Center
Phone: (907) 842-6264
E-mail: rwhitcomb@bbna.com
Upper Skagit Tribe
Randy Doucet, Interim TANF Program Director
Phone: (360) 854-7020
E-mail: randyd@upperskagit.com
Lummi Indian Nation
Adele Kinley, Program Director
Phone: (360) 384-7108
E-mail: topsyk@lummi-nsn.gov
Kodiak Area Native Association
Joanne Quass, EET Administrator
Phone: (907) 486-9839
E-mail: joanne.quass@kanaweb.org
Maniilaq Association
Michelle Dakai Iyantunguk, Family Resources Director
Phone: (907) 442-7879
E-mail: michelle.dakai@maniilaq.org