California Native American Tribal Affairs: Contacts

CalEPA Boards, Departments, and Office Tribal Contacts.

Program Contact:

• Office of the Secretary:  TribalAffairs@calepa.ca.gov 

Boards, Departments, and Office Tribal Liaisons & Contacts

Please email for faster response

• Air Resources Board
  Tracey Harper, Tribal Liaison
  Phone: (279) 216-0415
  Email: Tracey.Harper@arb.ca.gov
• CalRecycle
  VACANT, Tribal Liaison
  Phone: (916) 341-6531
• Department of Pesticide Regulation
  Paul Ryan, Tribal Liaison
  Phone: (916) 376-8970
  Email: Paul.Ryan@cdpr.ca.gov
• Department of Toxic Substances Control
  Yvonna Cazares, Tribal Contact
  Email: Yvonna.Cazares@dtsc.ca.gov

  Phone: (916) 327-4368

• Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment
  Laurie Monserratt, Co-Tribal Liaison
  Email: laurie.monserrat@oehha.ca.gov

  Laura August, Co-Tribal Liaison
  Email: laura.august@oehha.ca.gov

• State Water Resources Control Board
  

  Adriana Renteria, Tribal Liaison
  Phone: (916) 341-5501
  Email: adriana.renteria@waterboards.ca.gov

   

CalEPA Tribal Advisory Committee Members

• Committee Chairperson: Sarah Ryan
  Environmental Director, Big Valley Band of Pomo Indians
  2726 Mission Rancheria Road, Lakeport, CA 95453
  Phone: (707) 263-3924 sryan@big-valley.net
• Committee Vice-Chairperson: Vacant
  
• Committee Secretary: Crystal Robinson
  Environmental Director, Quartz Valley Indian Reservation
  13601 Quartz Valley Road, Fort Jones, CA 96032
  Phone: (530) 468-5907 Crystal.Robinson@qvir-nsn.gov
• Nora McDowell
  Fort Mojave Indian Tribe
  P.O. Box 5990 Mohave Valley, AZ 86440
  Phone: (928) 768-4475 NoraMcDowell@FortMojave.com
• Lex Koscielak
  Chemehuevi Indian Tribe
  1990 Palo Verde Driven | PO Box 1976, Havasu Lake CA 92363
  Phone: (760) 858-1140 ast.dir.epa@cit-nsn.gov
• Clifford Batten
  Environmental Director, San Manuel Band of Mission Indians
  26569 Community Center Drive, Highland, CA 92346
  Phone: (909) 864-8933 cbatten@sanmanuel-nsn.gov
  Batten Alternate: Chris Manzano
  Assistant Manager
  101 Pure Water Lane, Highland, CA 92346
  Phone: (909) 863-5890 cmanzano01@sanmanuel-nsn.gov
  
  Matthew Teutimez
  Environmental Director, Kizh/Gabrieleño Band of Mission Indians
  P.O. Box 393, Covina, CA 91723
  Phone: (844) 390-0787 matt.teutimez@gmail.com
• Teutimez Alternate: Andrew Salas
  Chairman
  chairman@gabrielenoindians.org

CalEPA Listserv Subscriptions

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