Contacts: California Indian Tribal Relations

Cal/EPA Boards, Departments, and Office Tribal Contacts.

Program and Web Site Contact | Cal/EPA Tribal Advisory Committee Members

Program Contacts:

Arsenio Mataka
Assistant Secretary for Environmental Justice and Tribal Affairs
California Environmental Protection Agency
P.O. Box 2815
Sacramento, CA  95812

Phone: (916) 323-2559
Email: amataka@calepa.ca.gov

Malinda Dumisani
Special Assistant for Environmental Justice and Tribal Affairs, EJ Small Grants Program Manager
California Environmental Protection Agency
P.O. Box 2815
Sacramento, CA 95812

Phone: (916) 445-9480
Email: EnvJustice@calepa.ca.gov

Diane Trujillo-Carrillo
Associate Governmental Program Analyst
California Environmental Protection Agency

Phone: (916) 327-7780 Fax:  (916) 319-7835
Email: dtrujill@calepa.ca.gov

BDO Tribal Liaison Contacts:

Air Resources Board
Sylvia Oey
Phone: (916) 322-8279
Email: soey@arb.ca.gov

Department of Pesticide Regulation
Pam Wofford
Phone: 916) 324-4297
Email: pwofford@cdpr.ca.gov

Department of Toxic Substances Control
Patrice W. Bowen
Phone: (916) 322-3800
Email: pbowen@dtsc.ca.gov

State Water Resources Control Board
Gita Kapahi
Phone: (916) 341-5501
Email: gkapahi@waterboards.ca.gov

Marie Hoffman
Phone: (916) 341-5908
Email: mhoffman@waterboards.ca.gov

Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment
Amy Dunn
Phone: (510) 622-3183
Email: amy.dunn@oehha.ca.gov

Cal/EPA Tribal Advisory Committee Members

Cal/EPA Tribal Advisory Committee Chairperson, Kenneth E. Tipon
Federated Indians of the Graton Rancheria http://www.gratonrancheria.com/
6400 Redwood Drive, Suite 300 Rohnert Park, CA 94928
Phone: (707) 566-2288 kentipon@gmail.com

Cal/EPA Tribal Advisory Committee Vice Chair, Linda D. Otero, Director
AhaMakav Cultural Society
Fort Mojave Indian Tribe http://www.fortmojave.com/
P.O. Box 5990 Mohave Valley, AZ  86440
Phone: (520) 768-4475 LindaOtero@FortMojave.com

Cal/EPA Tribal Advisory Committee Secretary, Dore Bietz
Planner Tuolumne Band of Me-Wuk Indians of the Tuolumne Rancheria http://www.mewuk.com/
Post Office Box 699 Tuolumne, CA  95379
Phone: 209-928-5304 dbietz@mlode.com

Chris Howard, Director of Environmental Services
Elk Valley Rancheria www.elk-valley.com
2332 Howland Hill Road Crescent City, CA  95531
Phone: 707-464-4680 choward@elk-valley.com

Ursula Simon, Middletown Rancheria of Pomo Indians of California
P.O. Box 1035
Middletown, CA  95461
Phone: (707) 987-3670 (office)
ursula_simon2003@yahoo.com http://haypa.com/

Irenia Quitiquit, Environmental Director
Scotts Valley Band of Pomo Indians http://svpomo-epa.org/
301 Industrial Avenue Lakeport, CA  95453
Phone: (707) 263-4220 iquitiquit@svpomo.org

Honorable Donna Miranda-Begay Tribal Chairwoman
Tubatulabals of Kern Valley www.tubat.org or www.tubatulabals.com
P.O. Box 226 Lake Isabella, CA  93240
Phone: (760) 379-4590 drbegay@aol.com

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