California Native American Tribal Affairs: Contacts

CalEPA Boards, Departments, and Office Tribal Contacts.

Program Contact:

• Office of the Secretary
  Moisés Moreno-Rivera
  Deputy Secretary for Environmental Justice, Tribal Affairs, and Border Relations
  Phone: (279) 203-6836

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
  Mindy McIntyre
  Phone: (916) 341-6114
  Email: Mindy.McIntyre@CalRecycle.ca.gov
• Department of Pesticide Regulation
  Paul Ryan, Tribal Liaison
  Phone: (916) 603-7708
  Email: Paul.Ryan@cdpr.ca.gov
• Department of Toxic Substances Control
  Surlene Grant
  Email: Surlene.Grant@dtsc.ca.gov

• 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: Vacant
• Nora McDowell
  Fort Mojave Indian Tribe
  P.O. Box 5990 Mohave Valley, AZ 86440
  Phone: (928) 768-4475 NoraMcDowell@FortMojave.com
• Ron Escobar
  Chemehuevi Indian Tribe
  2000 Chemehuevi Trail, Havasu Lake CA 92363
  Phone: (760) 302-4058 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: Vicente Godfrey
  Environmental Air Lead
  26569 Community Center Drive, Highland, CA  92346
  (909) 864-8933 Vicente.Godfrey@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
• Noah Williams
  Water Program Coordinator, Big Pine Paiute Tribe
  825 S. Main Street, Big Pine, CA 93513
  (760) 938-2003  Williams@bigpinepaiute.org
• Jill Sherman-Warne
  Tribal Councilmember, Hoopa Valley Tribe
  11860 State Hwy 96, Hoopa, CA  95546
  (530) 625-4211 Ext. 394 jill@naepc.com
• Mona Olivas Tucker

  Chairwoman, yak titʸu titʸu yak tiłhini Northern Chumash Tribe of San Luis Obispo
  PO Box 13938, San Luis Obispo, CA  93406
  info@yttnorthernchumash.org

CalEPA Listserv Subscriptions

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