GOIA Staff and State Agency-Tribal Liaisons
Governor's Office of Indian Affairs (GOIA)
JT Austin, Natural Resources Policy & Legislative Affairs Director
State Agency-Tribal Liaisons
Department of Agriculture
Evan Sheffels
Department of Archaeology and Historical Preservation
Allyson Brooks, State Historic Preservation Officer
Department of Children, Youth, and Families
Cassie Anderson, Director, Office of Tribal Relations
Robert "Bob" Smith, ICW Program Manager
Brandy Otto, ICW Project Manager
Wendy Thomas, Early Learning Tribal Liaison
Jeanne Olney, ICW Quality Review Manager
Elsy Cruz, LICWAC Coordinator
Brian Frisina, Tribal Program Consultant, Partnership, & Collaboration
Kelly Pelland, Executive Assistant
Angela Bay, Administrative Assistant
Department of Commerce
Michelle Gladstone-Wade, Tribal Liaison
Al Andy, Deputy Tribal Liaison
Brady Kent, Tribal Energy Specialist
Bridget Ray, Growth Management Tribal Planning Liaison
Mary Miller, Tribal Technical Assistance Lead
Department of Corrections
Colleen F. Cawston, Director of Tribal Relations
Harj Aulakh, Management Analyst 4
Department of Ecology
Tyson Oreiro, Executive Advisor for Tribal Affairs
Department of Enterprise Services
Ashlee Delaney, Director of Legislative Affairs and Tribal Liaison
Department of Fish and Wildlife
James "Jim" Woods
Department of Health
Candice Wilson - Quatz'tenaut (Lummi), Executive Director, Office of Tribal Public Health & Relations
Lois M. Scott, Administrative Assistant 5 for Candice Wilson, Office of Tribal Public Health & Relations
Amber Arndt, MPH (Nisqually Indian Tribe), (tsi/tsiiA/se | she/her/hers), Tribal Policy Director, Office of Tribal Public Health & Relations
Rosalinda Fivekiller-Turk, MPA (Citizen of Cherokee Nation, ᏥᏣᎳᎩ), (she/her), Tribal Engagement Director, Office of Tribal Public Health & Relations
Michaela Marshall, Tribal Public Health System Specialist, Office of Tribal Public Health & Relations
Kathy Pierre, MPA (Lummi), ESJ Strategist for Tribal Relations, Office of Prevention and Community Health
Pah-Tu Pitt (Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs Member), (she/they), Tribal Relations Equity and Social Justice Strategist, Environmental Health Disparities Map, Office of Public Health Sciences
Christopher R. Castleberry (Snoqualmie), HEAL Tribal Engagement Coordinator, Office of Environmental Public Health Sciences
Department of Labor and Industries
Uriel Iniguez
Department of Licensing
James Manuel, Tribal and Federal Liaison
Department of Natural Resources
Glenda Breiler, Director of Tribal Relations
Maverick Ryan, Deputy Director for Tribal Relations
Department of Revenue
Daniel Knudsen, Tribal Relations Manager
Department of Veterans Affairs
Steven Gill
DSHS - Office of Indian Policy
Tim Collins - Senior Director
Leah Muasau - Tribal Contracts Coordinator
Janet Gone - Region 1
Aimee Gone - Region 2
Brenda Francis Thomas - Region 3 North
Heather Hoyle - Region 3 South
DSHS/ALTSA - Aging and Long-Term Support Administration
Marietta Bobba
DSHS/DDA - Developmental Disabilities Administration
Lisa Pemberton
DSHS/DVR - Vocational Rehabilitation
Christelle Arnett, Tribal Relations Administrator
DSHS/ESA - Economic Services Administration
Brady Rossnagle, OAS Statewide Tribal Administrator
Chris Franks, DCS HQ Senior Tribal Relations Manager
Sandi Cheek, DCS HQ Tribal Administrator
DSHS/FSA - Financial Services Administration
Erica Van Ogle
DSHS/ODHH - Office of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing
Suzanne Mannella
DSHS/RA - Rehabilitation Administration
Art Garza
Employment Security Department
Preston Parish, Tribal Affairs Manager
Energy Facility Site Evaluation Council (EFSEC)
Sonia Bumpus, Executive Director
Evergreen State College
Lyn Dennis, Tribal Liaison
Health Care Authority
Aren Sparck, Office of Tribal Affairs Administrator
Christine Winn, Office of Tribal Affairs Deputy Administrator
Lena Nachand, Tribal Liaison
Lucille Mendoza, Tribal Behavioral Health Administrator
Liquor and Cannabis Board
Marla Conwell, Tribal & Government Liaison
Tierney Hamilton
Military Department
James Baumgart, Intergovernmental Affairs and Policy Director
Bill Elliott, Tribal Liaison Officer
Military Department - Emergency Management Division
Erik Riske, Tribal Liaison
Northwest Indian College (NWIC)
Dr. Lexie Tom, Interim President
Office of Financial Management
Mary Anderson, Tribal Affairs Liaison
Office of Minority and Womens Business Enterprises
Tennille Johnson, Acting Deputy Director
Sharon Harvey-Hughes, Director of Policy & Tribal Liaison
Office of the Attorney General
Asa Washines, Tribal Liaison
Office of the Insurance Commissioner
Larry Robinette, Tribal Liaison, Policy & Legislative Affairs
Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction
Henry Strom, Executive Director, OSPI Office of Native Education
Willard Bill, Jr., Assistant Director, OSPI Office of Native Education (ONE)
Kayla Guyett, Tribal Language Liaison
Maxine Alex, Tribal Consultation Program Supervisor
Bawaajigekwe Boulley, Native Student Success Program Supervisor
Rebecca Purser, Native Educator Cultivation Program Supervisor
Shandy Abrahamson, Career Connected Learning Tribal Engagement Specialist
Kari Tally, Administrative Assistant to the Executive Director
Office of the Washington State Auditor
Scott Nelson, Director of Legislative & Policy Affairs
Pollution Liability Insurance Agency
Christopher Pierce, Tribal Liaison/Management Analyst
Puget Sound Partnership
Lea Anne Burke
Recreation and Conservation Office
Dawn Pullin, Tribal Affairs Liaison
Results Washington (Office of the Governor)
Jesse Jones, Director & Tribal Liaison
Secretary of State
Patrick McDonald
Jeanne Williams, Public and Tribal Library Consultant, Library Development
State Board of Health
Ashley Bell, Deputy Director
State Board of Health - Health Disparities Council
LinhPhung Huynh, Health Disparities Council Manager
State Conservation Commission
Alicia McClendon
State Gambling Commission
Julie L. Lies
Traffic Safety Commission
Penny Rarick
University of Washington
Sherri Berdine, Director of Tribal Relations
Utilities and Transportation Commission
Brian Rybarik, Commission Chair
Jason Lewis, Legislative Program Director & Tribal Liaison
Washington Health Benefit Exchange
Charlene Abrahamson
Washington State Arts Commission
Cheryl Wilcox, Tribal Cultural Affairs Director
Washington State Board for Community & Technical Colleges
Maya Esquivido-Strom, Director of Tribal Government Affairs
Washington State Board of Education (SBE)
Anna Ricks, Tribal Liaison & Community Engagement Coordinator
Washington State Department of Transportation
Lorraine Basch, Tribal and Federal Relations Director
Sarah Thirtyacre, Tribal and Federal Liaison
Megan Nicodemus - Planning North Central and Eastern Region
Phillip Narte - Ferries Division
Washington State Historical Society
Pam James, Tribal Liaison
Washington State Office of Equity
Iisaaksiichaa ross braine, Tribal Relations Liaison
Casey Wynecoop, Digital Equity Tribal Relations Liaison
Washington State Office of Independent Investigations
Angie Smith, Director of Tribal Relations
Michelle Charles, Tribal Liaison
Washington State Parks & Recreation Commission
Jenna Bowman, Tribal Relations Director
Jeanne "JJ" Jackson McMinds, Tribal Relations Deputy Director
Washington State Patrol
Emily Main, Tribal Liaison (Western Region)
Anna Olson, Tribal Liaison (Eastern Region)
Captain Deion Glover, Commander Government & Media Relations
Washington State University
Zoe Higheagle Strong, PhD, VP for Native American Relations & Programs & Tribal Liaison to the President
Washington Technology Solutions
Tavares Terry, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Director
Washington's Lottery
Cassi Villegas, Deputy Director
Western Washington University
Laural Ballew, Tribal Liaison
