CDC/ATSDR Tribal Advisory Committee Meeting 

CDC Headquarters, Atlanta, Georgia

Global Communications Center, Building 19, Auditorium B3

Tuesday, February 5, 2019

Federal Moderator: José Montero, MD, MHCDS, Director, 

Center for State, Tribal, Local, and Territorial Support (CSTLTS)

Tribal Moderator: Robert TwoBears, Legislative Representative, Ho-Chunk Nation of Wisconsin

8:00 am Tribal Caucus (Tribal Members Only)

 This session is open to currently enrolled members of a federally recognized tribe, but 

closed to federal employees, regardless of tribal affiliation.

9:00 am Opening Blessing, Welcome, and Introductions

 Welcome from Tribal Advisory Committee (TAC) Chair: Robert TwoBears (Ho-Chunk Nation of 

Wisconsin), Legislative Representative District V, Ho-Chunk Nation; Chair, TAC

Welcome from the Designated Federal Official: José Montero, MD, MHCDS, Director, CSTLTS, CDC

 Opening Blessing: Chester Antone (Tohono O’odham Nation), Councilman, Tohono O’odham 

Nation; Tucson Area Delegate, TAC

9:15 am TAC Business and Office of Tribal Affairs and Strategic Alliances Updates 

 Roll Call: Lieutenant Commander Naomi Aspaas, BSN, RN (Navajo Nation), United States 

Public Health Services (USPHS); Lead Public Health Advisor, Office of Tribal Affairs and 

Strategic Alliances (OTASA), CSTLTS, CDC

 Reading of TAC Roles and Responsibilities: Robert TwoBears (Ho-Chunk Nation of 

Wisconsin), Legislative Representative District V, Ho-Chunk Nation; Chair, TAC

 Presentation of TAC Business Items: Captain Carmen Clelland PharmD, MPA, MPH, 

(Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes), USPHS; Director, OTASA, CSTLTS, CDC

9:45 am Break
Tuesday, February 5, 2019

10:00 am Data Discussion on Racial Misclassification 

 Captain Carmen Clelland PharmD, MPA, MPH, (Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes), USPHS; 

Director, OTASA, CSTLTS, CDC 

 Jamie Ishcomer, MPH, MSW, (Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma), Deputy Director, National 

Council of Urban Indian Health 

12:00 pm Break and Transition to Working Lunch 

12:30 pm Children’s Eagle Book Discussion and Consultation (Working Lunch)

 Laura Kollar, PhD, Behavioral Scientist, Division of Violence Prevention (DVP), National 

Center for Injury and Prevention and Control (NCIPC), CDC

 Katie Ports, PhD, Behavioral Scientist, DVP, NCIPC, CDC 

 Morgan Thomas, MFA, Health Communication Specialist, DVP, NCIPC, CDC 

 Marisa Ervin, BA, (Coquille Indian Tribe), Native Author and Illustrator

 Vivian García López, PhD LEd, (Pascua Yaqui Tribe), Moderator

 Rebecca Ledsky, MBA, BA, Research Lead, FHI 360

2:00 pm Opioids, Adverse Childhood Experiences, and Suicide Prevention 

Updates and Listening Session

 Debra Houry, MD, MPH, Director, NCIPC, CDC 

3:00 pm Break

3:15 pm Tribal Caucus (Tribal Members Only)

 This session is open to currently enrolled members of a federally recognized tribe, but 

closed to federal employees, regardless of tribal affiliation.

5:30 pm Adjourn
CDC/ATSDR Tribal Advisory Committee Meeting & 

18th Biannual Tribal Consultation Session

CDC Headquarters, Atlanta, Georgia

Global Communications Center, Building 19, Auditorium B3

Wednesday, February 6, 2019

Federal Moderator: José Montero, MD, MHCDS, CSTLTS

Tribal Moderator: Robert TwoBears, Legislative Representative, Ho-Chunk Nation of Wisconsin

8:00 am Tribal Caucus (Tribal Members Only)

This session is open to currently enrolled members of a federally recognized tribe, but closed 

to federal employees, regardless of tribal affiliation.

9:00 am Elimination of Viral Hepatitis in Tribal Nations 

National Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention, CDC

10:00 am CIO Senior Leadership Updates and Listening Session

José Montero, MD, MHCDS, Director, CSTLTS, CDC 

 Mark Davis, MDiv, Chief, Program Services Branch, Division of State and Local Readiness, 

Center for Preparedness and Response, CDC

Captain David Espey, MD, USPHS; Medical Officer, National Center for Chronic Disease 

Prevention and Health Promotion (NCCDPHP), CDC

 Captain Thomas Hennessy, MD, MPH, USPHS; Director, Arctic Investigations Program, 

National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases (NCEZID), CDC

 Sharunda Buchanan, PhD, MS, Director, Office of Priority Projects and Innovation, National 

Center for Environmental Health/Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR), CDC

 Elizabeth Dalsey, Health Communications Specialist, National Institute for Occupational 

Safety And Health, CDC

Stephanie Dulin, MBA, Deputy Director, National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental 

Disabilities, CDC

11:00 am CDC Director and ATSDR Administrator Updates and Listening Session

Anne Schuchat, MD, (RADM, USPHS, RET), Principal Deputy Director, CDC

12:00 pm Lunch (On Your Own)
Wednesday, February 6, 2019

1:30 pm

2:30 pm

3:30 pm

3:45 pm 

4:45 pm 

Commercial Smoking Cessation Within Tribal Communities

Corinne Graffunder, DrPH, MPH, Director, Office on Smoking and Health, NCCDPHP, 

CDC CoCo Villaluz, (Hidatsa [Three Affiliated Tribes], Assiniboine [Montana], and 

Chamorro [Guam]), Senior Community Development Manager, ClearWay MinnesotaSM

Supporting Indian Health Services’ Improvements in Healthcare Infection 

Prevention and Control 

Captain Amy L. Valderrama, PhD, USPHS; Epidemiologist, NCEZID, CDC 

Captain Ryan Fagan, MD, MPH, USPHS; Medical Officer, NCEZID, CDC 

Break

Tribal Testimony

Adjournment of CDC/ATSDR TAC Meeting

Captain Carmen Clelland PharmD, MPA, MPH, (Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes), USPHS; 

Director, OTASA, CSTLTS, CDC