California Tribal

Transportation Safety Summit

Summit Report

May 22-23, 2011

Harrah’s Rincon Valley Center, California

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California Tribal Transportation Safety Summit Report

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Susan Herbel (Principal Investigator), Bernardo Kleiner

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Meeting Report

May 22-23, 2011

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16. Abstract

This report documents the California Tribal Transportation Safety Summit held May 23-24, 2011, in Valley 

Center, California. The Summit brought together a range of interested parties to discuss transportation

safety issues and to begin developing coordinated strategies toward the ultimate goal of reducing crashrelated injuries and deaths within Native American communities. Specifically, the objectives of the 

Summit were:

1. Review California’s tribal road safety issues and challenges;

2. Improve crash data collection, analysis, and sharing;

3. Share experiences and begin developing new tribal safety initiatives;

4. Identify a list of action items to improve tribal transportation safety; and

5. Develop a process for continuing the dialogue and for addressing identified safety concerns 

among the Federal, State and Tribal transportation communities.

The following report includes background information, themes discussed by Summit speakers and participants, Summit results, and next steps for moving forward.

17. Key Words

transportation safety, traffic safety, road safety, 

Native Americans, California

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Table of Contents

Background.................................................................................................................................................1

Purpose of the Summit.................................................................................................................1

Themes.........................................................................................................................................................3

Collaboration .................................................................................................................................3

Action..............................................................................................................................................5

Planning for the Future ................................................................................................................6

Summit Results...........................................................................................................................................8

Moving Forward........................................................................................................................................9

Appendix A: Agenda............................................................................................................................A-1

Appendix B: Participant Roster........................................................................................................... B-1
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Background

Every year, more than 30,000 motorists die and almost 3,000,000 

are injured on our Nation’s roadways. For ages 4 to 34, motor 

vehicle-related injuries are the leading cause of death in the United 

States, and Native Americans are at particularly high risk.1

 Among 

the Native American population, motor vehicle-related injuries are 

the leading cause of death up to age 44.2

 Considering all 

roadways, Native Americans are between two and three times 

more likely to be killed in motor vehicle crashes than other 

citizens. The full impact of severe crashes on Native Americans is 

not known as researchers and traffic safety experts agree Tribal 

roadway crash data is under reported.

The California Tribal Transportation Safety Summit held May 22-

23, 2011 was an important step toward reducing traffic fatalities 

and injuries among members of Native Nations. This document 

describes the Summit, focusing on the insights gained, lessons 

learned, and ideas for moving forward. 

The Summit was carried out through the collaborative efforts of 

representatives from the Rincon Band of Luiseño Indians, 

California/Nevada Tribal Technical Assistance Program (TTAP), 

Federal Highway Administration (FHWA)-Federal Lands

Highway, FHWA-California Division, California Department of 

Transportation (Caltrans), and California Department of Public 

Health (CDPH).

 Purpose of the Summit

The California Tribal Transportation Safety Summit brought 

together a range of interested parties to discuss transportation

safety issues and to begin developing coordinated strategies 

toward the ultimate goal of reducing crash-related injuries and 

deaths within Native American communities. The Summit

pursued that goal by identifying key tribal safety challenges and 

the resources (human, technical, material, and financial) available 

 1Subramanian R., Motor Vehicle Traffic Crashes as a Leading Cause of 

Death in the United States, 2005, DOT HS 810 936. April 2008. U.S. 

DOT, National Center for Statistics and Analysis.

2Hilton J., Race and Ethnicity in Fatal Motor Vehicle Traffic Crashes 

1999-2004, DOT HS 809 956. May 2006. U.S. DOT, NHTSA.

California is one of the most 

populous states when it comes 

to the size of the population 

and the number of Tribes, with 

109 Federally recognized Tribes 

ranging widely in population 

size and land base.
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to address them, and by stimulating multidisciplinary collaboration among safety stakeholders. 

Specifically, the objectives of the Summit were to:

1. Review California’s Tribal road safety issues and challenges;

2. Improve crash data collection, analysis, and sharing;

3. Share experiences and begin developing new Tribal safety 

initiatives;

4. Identify a list of action items to improve Tribal transportation 

safety; and

5. Develop a process for continuing the dialogue and for 

addressing identified safety concerns among the Federal, State 

and Tribal transportation communities.

The Summit began with opening words from Bo Mazzetti, 

Chairman, Rincon Band of Luiseño Indians, Bill Figge, Caltrans, 

Deputy District Director of Planning, Dale Risling, Deputy 

Regional Director, Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA), and Clara 

Conner, Division Engineer, FHWA Western Federal Lands 

Highway. The opening session provided an opportunity for these 

leaders to speak about the importance and their commitment to 

Tribal safety efforts. 

A series of sessions offered participants examples of effective safety 

solutions to learn from and consider for implementation within 

their own communities. Topics included road safety audits, the 

California Strategic Highway Safety Plan (SHSP), pedestrian and 

bicycle safety, and emergency response and law enforcement in 

rural areas. A detailed Summit agenda is included in 

Appendix A.

The Summit is a step in the longer process. Follow-up within and 

among California’s Tribes in collaboration with local, state, and 

Federal partners, as well as other safety stakeholders, is needed for 

further progress.
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Themes

In his opening statements, Bo Mazzetti, Chairman of the Rincon 

Band of Luiseño Indians, asserted transportation is something we 

do not think about until it does not work, stressing “we have not 

done a very good job of transportation planning.” Suggesting the 

need to be forward looking, he pointed to data driven planning 

and cooperation with partners as essential to improving tribal 

transportation safety. Building on those ideas, several key 

recurring themes emerged from Summit presentations and 

discussions: collaboration, action, and planning for the future.

 Collaboration

Bill Figge, Caltrans Deputy District Director of Planning, has seen 

the relationship with Tribes grow over the years and pointed to 

the Summit as an opportunity to bring everyone together to have 

a much needed discussion on safety. He declared safety is the 

number one concern for Caltrans and hopes this event will not be 

a one time meeting, but will introduce an ongoing dialogue on 

the important subject. 

Joseph Meyers, Executive Director of the National Indian Justice 

Center (NIJC) and California/Nevada TTAP supported the call 

for collaboration and focused on Tribes needing to come together 

and collaborate and cooperate as one measure to help get the 

most out of the investment resources. 

The first panel session discussed the cooperative effort involved 

to conduct a Road Safety Audit (RSA) and implement solutions 

for the Smith River Rancheria. The RSA itself is a collaborative 

approach, engaging a multidisciplinary and representative group 

of stakeholders to look at a specific location to determine the 

safety issues and appropriate countermeasures. In this case, the 

RSA examined an intersection with significant congestion and 

visibility issues, particularly because a lot of children are in the 

area. FHWA served as “honest broker” to bring everyone to the 

table and provided technical assistance. With FHWA support, 

Smith River Rancheria and Caltrans collaborated to conduct the 

RSA and implement solutions. Project resulting from the RSA to 

improve safety at the problem intersection include advisory 

speed limits, signage, and striping. Smith River is now 
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negotiating with local law enforcement to meet other RSA 

recommendations. 

On a broader scale, another Summit session explored 

opportunities for Tribal involvement in the California SHSP 

(http://www.dot.ca.gov/SHSP). Mandated in 2005 by the 

Federal Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation 

Equity Act: A Legacy for Users (SAFETEA-LU), the SHSP is a 

statewide, comprehensive, data driven safety plan to reduce 

fatalities and serious injuries on all public roadways. Developing 

and implementing the plan has been a collaborative effort among 

a over 300 stakeholders and 80 agencies. However, to date, Tribal 

involvement has been limited. FHWA and Caltrans are interested 

in garnering more participation by Tribes in SHSP challenge 

areas. Tribes are also encouraged to work through Caltrans to 

address SHSP Executive and Steering Committees. Engaging in 

the collaborative SHSP offers opportunities to help build 

relationships and potentially leverage or open up certain 

resources through the state agencies.

Another collaborative example is the statewide PedSafe program, 

in which CDPH is working with local health centers with funding 

through the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration 

(NHTSA) and the California Office of Transportation Safety 

(OTS). This program represents the first time CDPH has worked 

on pedestrian safety issues. The model is based on research and 

knowledge on educating the public and tailoring messages to 

local issues and characteristics. The program is currently 

working on developing a workbook for developing Tribal related

education, media, and communication materials focused on 

changing norms and behavior (attitudes). 

CDPH also houses the Safe Routes to School Technical Assistance 

Resource Center, which works with Caltrans to engage parents, 

schools, community leaders, law enforcement, local, State, Federal 

and Tribal governments, advocacy groups, neighbors, and 

students in an effort to improve safer walking and bicycling 

conditions for getting to school through engineering, education, 

encouragement, and enforcement, along with evaluation of all 

projects.

The final Summit session discussion focused on emergency 

response and law enforcement in rural communities. A number 

of Tribal governments have their own emergency services. For 

others, partners involved in emergency response do not live on 

the reservations and but need access. Agreements between Tribal 
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and local governments provide such access and ensure 

appropriate services can be provided when needed.

California Highway Patrol (CHP) is primarily responsible for 

county traffic enforcement, while penal code violations are 

primarily the responsibility of the sheriffs. These agencies do not 

have jurisdiction on Tribal roads, which are viewed as private 

roadways. Tribal governments and police departments can 

collaborate with state and local law enforcement for training on 

enforcement practices. In another example, the Riverside Sheriff’s 

Department invested in a Tribal liaison providing training on the 

history, culture, and sovereignty of the Tribal nations within the 

county. The liaisons are also available to the Tribal governments. 

However, they can only enforce Tribal law if they are sworn as a 

Tribal officers. The liaisons have helped build relationships with 

the Tribes and have a contractual agreement with Morongo Tribe 

assigning six deputies to the reservation. 

Public Law 280 has proven complicated for law enforcement 

agencies, resulting in non-Tribal officers unable to enforce on 

Tribal roadways and reluctant to take crash reports unless a 

fatality or serious injury occurs. Most judges agree they cannot 

issue tickets on Tribal lands or issue citations to Tribal members, 

or conduct checkpoints and other enforcement activities. 

However, they can be involved in education so Tribes are 

encouraged to engage CHP in educating their communities on 

safety driving. With experience in other communities they can 

bring to bear and can collaborate with individual Tribal 

government on how to work effectively together to address 

transportation safety issues.

 Action

Clara Conner noted in her opening comments that across the 

United States traffic fatalities are down, but Native American 

fatalities are disproportionately higher and not moving down. 

She stressed, “We can do something about it and that’s why we’re 

here.” All the examples discussed during the Summit started 

with recognizing the safety problems and taking action to reduce 

the lives lost and injuries resulting from motor vehicle crashes.

To address the serious safety hazard posed by an unsafe 

intersection, the Smith River Rancheria did not allow a history of 

conflict to get in the way of working together with Caltrans and 

the result was an effective, collaborative effort producing positive 

safety results for the community. This group broke through the 

barriers and got things done. The willingness and interest of 
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Smith River Rancheria to “push” is how FHWA and Caltrans got 

involved. Once everyone was together and recognized a common 

goal to improve safety, the they worked together as a close knit 

team to produce results.

Again at the broader level, the statewide SHSP is an action plan, 

not meant to be left on the shelf, but to be implemented. Through 

the active engagement of all the stakeholders, the plan is realized 

through a series of actions under each of the 17 challenge areas. 

Progress from taking action has been promising, with fatalities 

dropping from 4,304 (1.31 fat./MVMT ) in 2005 to 3,075 (0.95 

fat/MVMT) in 2009. Getting involved in SHSP efforts offers 

opportunities for Tribes to access resources and partners, and to 

learn about and implement safety solutions in their own 

communities.

CDPH’s PedSafe program is action oriented, seeking to change

norms and behavior (attitudes) by presenting tools in a manner in 

which participants walk out the door “ready to go”. This “risk 

communication” is process of explaining the problem and seizing

the opportunity to educate. It not only communicates the 

possibility of an adverse event, such as a pedestrian injury or 

death, but also helps participants understand what can be done to 

mitigate the risks. 

Emergency response and law enforcement on Tribal roadways is 

complicated due to restrictions such as those posed by Public Law 

280. While these issues may appear to complex to overcome, 

examples show that actions can be taken to develop the 

collaborative relationships necessary to implement effective 

programs and ensure safer roadways. CHP and a number of local 

Sheriff’s departments seek to cooperate with Tribal governments 

to help with emergency and law enforcement solutions. 

Recognizing the importance of safety, the Riverside Sheriff’s 

Department took the initiative to develop the Tribal liaison unit 

and funded it through the Sheriff’s budget to secure the program.

 Planning for the Future

The final common throughout the Summit was planning for the 

future. The Smith River Rancheria RSA resulted in a prioritized 

plan of solutions providing a basis for continued collaboration 

throughout implementation. The efforts has proven successful, 

but only addresses one location. Additional planning for future 

RSAs will help secure resources and partnerships to examine, 

when appropriate, other element in their inventory.

SHSP Challenge Areas of 

Particular Interest for Tribes

• CA #2: Reduce the Occurrence 

of Leaving the Roadway and 

Head-on Collisions

• CA #7: Improve Intersection and 

Interchange Safety for Roadway 

Users

• CA #8: Make Walking and Street 

Crossing Safer

• CA #9: Improve Safety for Older 

Roadway Users

• CA#10: Reduce Speeding and 

Aggressive Driving

• CA#16: Improve Safety Data 

Collection, Access and Analysis
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As previously discussed, the California SHSP is a data driven, 

strategic plan for statewide efforts to improve transportation 

safety. The comprehensive plan was developed through a 

structured process to develop strategies and detailed action items 

that provide the many stakeholders a roadmap for 

implementation. Tribes may get involved with the statewide 

SHSP efforts, or they may review the plan to identify available 

data and use it as a tool to develop their own plans.

The importance of planning for the future was driven home 

during the discussion on emergency response and law 

enforcement. Emergencies are by nature occurrences with little to 

know warning. Systems and agreements must be in place for 

responders to have the necessary access to reach the emergency 

location and perform their duties. Otherwise, critical response 

may be delayed or not available at all. Similarly, law enforcement 

agreements allow for plans and practice to be in place when 

necessary, rather than being reactionary. The key is to start early 

discussions and what is needed and expected, which allows time 

to work through details and develop appropriate arrangements.

At the same time, effective planning depends on adequate 

information. Programs to develop and implement plans are 

evidence driven. Crash data is critical for accurate problem 

identification, countermeasures selection, and evaluation. 

However, such data is severely lacking on Tribal roadways, 

which needs to be resolved to increase the potential to access 

available safety resources. In the absence of complete data, other 

evidence based options are available, such as the RSA conducted 

by Smith River Rancheria.

The road inventory issue is another very important as it drives 

BIA funding distribution. The inventory has a large backlog and 

needs to get up to date. BIA has a regional team, a strategy, and a 

team to push the issue and get the plans in place. Currently, they 

have 5100 miles on the system and want to complete the backlog

of at least 6500 miles. Their hope is to make a difference in terms 

of their getting “their share” of the Federal funds, which will 

provide resources to put plans into action. 
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Summit Results

A primary Summit objective was to generate ideas for developing 

and continuing coordinated approaches to help reduce fatalities 

and serious injuries on Tribal roadways. To achieve this, Summit 

participants discussed their experiences and offered potential 

opportunities to collaborate and implement approaches for 

improving safety. The following strategies were suggested 

during facilitated discussions throughout the Summit. 

• Tribes and Caltrans coordinate to get Tribes engaged in SHSP 

challenge areas; 

• Explore possibilities for a project to provide funding for an 

overall Tribal RSA program in California (i.e., Caltrans, IRR, 

LTAP); 

• Tribes explore applying on their own or partner with local 

metropolitan planning organizations (MPOs) for safe Routes 

to School funding.

• Tribes engage local and statewide law enforcement to develop 

agreements to address emergency response and law 

enforcement on Tribal roadways;

• Complete the Tribal roadway inventory; and

• Conduct similar Summit style meetings in the future to 

advance collaboration and safety strategies; and 

• Work with individual Tribes to develop transportation safety 

plans.
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Moving Forward

Stakeholders in California are committed to take the next steps in 

the pursuit of safer tribal transportation. As emphasized at the 

beginning of the Summit and throughout, an important 

component of any future direction should be to continue to foster 

collaboration around evidence-driven decisions and action. 

Tribes, along with Federal, state, and local partners, are encouraged to begin implementing applicable recommendations immediately. Participants will inform the Tribal elders, leaders, and 

other safety stakeholders in their communities about the Summit 

results and recommendations. 

Efforts such as the California’s SHSP are ongoing and offer 

significant opportunity to elevate Tribal safety issues. Other 

opportunities at the state and local level, such as Tribal 

gatherings, provide ideal forums for continuing to raise awareness of the safety issues facing Native American communities and 

the resources and strategies available for reducing fatalities and 

serious injuries on Tribal roadways.

More information about resources available from state, regional, 

and Federal partners involved in the Summit can be found at:

California/Nevada TTAP: www.nijc.org/ttap.html;

Caltrans: http://www.dot.ca.gov;

CDHP: http://www.cdph.ca.gov;

CPH: http://www.cph.ca.gov; 

FHWA Office of Federal Lands Highway: 

http://flh.fhwa.dot.gov/programs/irr/safety;

FHWA Office of Safety: http://safety.fhwa.dot.gov; and

BIA: http://www.bia.gov.

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Appendix A: Agenda

MONDAY, MAY 23, 2011

12:00 PM – 1:00 PM Registration

1:00 PM – 1:15 PM Opening Prayer

Welcome and Introductions

Joseph Myers, Executive Director, National Indian Justice Center

1:15 PM – 1:45 PM Opening Session

Bo Mazzetti, Chairman, Rincon Band of Luiseño 

Bill Figge, Deputy District Director for Planning, California Department of 

Transportation

Dale Risling, Deputy Regional Director, Bureau of Indian Affairs

Clara Conner, Division Engineer, FHWA Western Federal Lands Highway 

1:45 PM – 2:00 PM iClicker Activity to break ice, identify participant make up, introduce the tool

2:00 PM – 3:15 PM SESSION ONE: Addressing Road Safety Issues at Smith River 

Representatives of Smith River Tribal Transportation Program and Caltrans 

District 1 will provide a discussion of the Road Safety Audit process and how it 

benefits the Smith River Tribal Community. The panel will share resources 

available to the Tribes to conduct road safety audits. 

PANEL: 

• Panel Moderator/Facilitator: Joseph Myers, NIJC

• Russ Crabtree, Smith River Rancheria

• David Cohen, Safety Specialist, FHWA-California Division

• James Brophy, IRR Tribal Coordinator, FHWA-Western Federal Lands 

Highway

• Adam Larsen, IRR Tribal Coordinator, FHWA-Western Federal Lands 

Highway

3:15 PM – 3:30 PM BREAK

3:30 PM – 3:45 PM iClicker Activity to highlight safety issues/concerns

3:45 PM – 5:00 PM SESSION TWO: California Strategic Highway Safety Plan (SHSP): 

Communication and Collaboration to Improve Safety

Representatives from the California Department of Transportation, California 

Highway Patrol, Office of Traffic Safety, and Federal Highway Administration 

will provide a discussion of the California Strategic Highway Safety Plan and 

opportunities to elevate Tribal priorities in the statewide plan. This Session will 

include available assistance and resources. 

PANEL:

• Panel Moderator/Facilitator: Raquelle Myers, NIJC 

• David Cohen, Safety Specialist, FHWA-California Division

• James Brophy, IRR Tribal Coordinator, FHWA-Western Federal Lands 

Highway

• Bob Clark, Assistant Chief Border Division, California Highway Patrol
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TUESDAY, MAY 24, 2011

8:00 AM – 8:15 AM Reflecting on Day One

Speaker, Title, Agency

8:15 AM – 8:30 AM i-Clicker Activity

8:30 AM – 9:45 AM SESSION THREE: Addressing Road Safety Issues (Part Two)– Focus on 

Pedestrians, Bicycles 

This discussion will focus on the intersection of programs promoting healthy 

communities and the newly modified Safe Routes to School Program. The SRSP 

program has the potential to install pedestrian safety features in tribal 

communities. 

PANEL: 

• Panel Moderator/Facilitator: Joseph Myers, NIJC

• Lonora Graves, Senior Transportation Planner-Native America Liaison 

Branch, Caltrans

• Dawn Foster, Safe Routes to School Statewide Program Coordinator, 

Caltrans

• Justine Herman, Project Coordinator, Safe Routes to School Technical 

Assistance Resource Center, California Active Communities, California 

Department of Public Health

• Holly Sisneros, Public Health PedSafe Program Manager, California 

Department of Public Health

9:45 AM – 10:00 AM BREAK

10:00 AM – 10:15 AM i-Clicker Activity 

10:15 AM – 11:30 AM SESSION FOUR: Emergency Response in Rural Areas, Law Enforcement 

Challenges and Partnerships

This discussion will focus on the development of partnership agreements between 

tribal law enforcement and California Highway Patrol for the purposes of 

emergency response and traffic law enforcement in rural communities.

PANEL: 

• Panel Moderator/Facilitator: Joseph Myers, NIJC

• Bob Clark, Assistant Chief Border Division, California Highway Patrol

• Alex Tortes Nexus Community Solutions, Tribal Liaison for Riverside 

Sheriff’s Office 

11:30 AM – 12:00 AM Continuing the Dialogue & Next Steps

Raquelle Myers, Staff Attorney, National Indian Justice Center/California – Nevada 

TTAP
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Appendix B: Participant Roster

Name Affiliation E-mail Telephone

Craig Alred FHWA US DOT craig.allred@dot.gov 729-963-3236

Sheilla Alvarez Barona Band of Mission Indians ltrombino@barona-nsn.gov 619-443-6612

Joel Bravo Smith River Rancheria jbravo@tolowa.com 707-487-9255

James Brophy FHWA IRR Program jim.brophy@dot.gov 360-619-7953

Shu Brown, Jr. Sycuan Band of the Kumeyaay Nation sbrownjr@sycuan-nsn.gov 619-445-6002 x 1123

Teresa Brownyard County of San Diego teresa.brownyard@sdcounty.ca.gov 619-685-2287

Bob Clark California Highway Patrol BClark@chp.ca.gov 858-650-3700

Trent Clark Caltrans trent.clark@dot.ca.gov 619-688-3140

David Cohen FHWA david.cohen@dot.gov 916-498-5868

Margaret Colglazier National Indian Justice Center tcoord@nijc.org 707-579-5507

Clara Conner FHWA Western Federal Lands Highway Clara.conner@fhwa.dot.gov 360-619-3801

Russ Crabtree Smith River Rancheria rcrabtree@tolowa.com 707-218-7727

Richard Crompton County of San Diego teresa.brownyard@sdcounty.ca.gov 619-685-2287

Bill Figge Caltrans Bill_Figge@dot.ca.gov 619-688-6681

Dawn Foster Caltrans dawn.foster@dot.ca.gov 916-653-6920

Robert Frazier BIA-DOT robert.frazier@bia.gov 505-563-3319

Bob Goralka County of San Diego teresa.brownyard@sdcounty.ca.gov 619-685-2287

Lonora Graves Caltrans, Native American Liaison Branch LGraves@dot.ca.gov 916-653-6315

Justine Hearn CDPH justine.hearn@cdph.ca.gov 916-552-9822

Susan Herbel Cambridge Systematics, Inc. sherbel@camsys.com 202-494-5539

Kimberly Johnston-Dodds Caltrans kimberly_johnston-dodds@dot.ca.gov 916-651-6527

Bernardo Kleiner Cambridge Systematics, Inc. bkleiner@camsys.com 301-347-9123

Adam Larsen FHWA adam.larsen@dot.gov 360- 619-7953

Barry Litchfield National Indian Justice Center barry@nijc.org 707-579-5507

Stephanie Lucero National Indian Justice Center stephanie@nijc.org 916-505-0177

Cody Martinez Sycuan Band of the Kumeyaay Nation cmartinex@sycuan-nsn.gov 619-445-6002 x 1128

Bo Mazzetti Rincon Band of Luiseño Indians bomazzetti@aol.com 760-801-4550

Claudine Montes SCTCA claudinemontes@gmail.com 760-742-8606 x116

Joseph Myers National Indian Justice Center josephmyers@nijc.org 707-579-5507

Raquelle Myers National Indian Justice Center nijc@aol.com 707-579-5507

Virgil Perez Iipay Nation of Santa Ysabel viapch@gmail.com 760-765-0845 x 103

Albert “Boxie” Phoenix Barona Band of Mission Indians ltrombino@barona-nsn.gov 619-443-6612

Dale Risling Bureau of Indian Affairs

Edwin Romero Barona Band of Mission Indians ltrombino@barona-nsn.gov 619-443-6612

Leslie Sanders Trinidad Rancheria cherae.roads@gmail.com 707-677-0211 x 273
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Name Affiliation E-mail Telephone

Tuukut Sass Rincon General Services tpeevler@rincontribe.org 760-297-2330

Gustaf Silva Caltrans gustaf_silva@dot.ca.gov 619-208-1104

Holly Sisneros CDPH, PedSafe Program holly.sisneros@cdph.ca.gov 916-322-2262

Anthony Snow Caltrans, NALB tony_snow@dot.ca.gov 916-651-6527

Anthony Spann Bureau of Indian Affairs anthony.spann@bia.gov 505-563-3319

Terry Supahan Smith River Rancheria tsupahan@gmail.com 707-845-5292

David Toler San Pasqual Tribe of Mission Indians davidt@sanpasqualtribe.org 760-749-3200

Alex Tortes Nexus Community Solutions atortes@riversidesheriff.org