CDC/ATSDR Tribal Advisory

Committee (TAC) Meeting

Federal Moderator: Director, Center for State, Tribal, Local, and Territorial Support (CSTLTS)

Tribal Moderator: Tribal Advisory Committee (TAC) Chair

Wednesday, February 2, 2022

Agenda subject to change

1:00 PM Opening Blessing, Welcome, and Introductions

Bryan Warner, MEd (Cherokee Nation), Deputy Principal Chief, Cherokee Nation; Chair , TAC

José Montero, MD, MHCDS, Director, Center for State, Tribal, Local, and Territorial Support (CSTLTS), 

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

Georgia Moore, MS, Acting Director, Office of Tribal Affairs and Strategic Alliances (OTASA), CSTLTS, CDC

1:15 PM TAC Business

Roll Call: Mitch Morris (Chickasaw Nation); Acting Deputy Director, OTASA, CSTLTS, CDC

TAC Roles & Responsibilities: Bryan Warner, MEd (Cherokee Nation), Deputy Principal Chief, Cherokee Nation; 

Chair, TAC

Presentation of TAC Business Items: Bryan Warner, MEd (Cherokee Nation), Deputy Principal Chief, Cherokee 

Nation; Chair, TAC

• TAC Membership Update

• CDC/ATSDR TAC Charter

• CDC/ATSDR Consultation Policy

2:00 PM CDC Budget Update

Teresa Durden, MPA, Acting Director, Office of Appropriations, Office of Financial Resources, Office of the Chief 

Operating Officer, CDC

2:45 PM Break

3:00 PM Tribal Panel on Tribal Public Health Infrastructure

(Note: This is a learning session separate from TAC meeting - please remain online)

Panel Moderator: José Montero, MD, MHCDS, Director, CSTLTS, CDC

Melinda Sprague, Cow Creek Band of Umpqua Tribe

Apryl Krause, ND, MPH, CDE, Pascua Yaqui Tribe

Lisa Pivec, MS, Cherokee Nation

4:30 PM Break

4:40 PM Tribal Public Health Infrastructure Discussions

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

• Andrea Young, PhD, and Stephanie Koh, MPA, MPH, OT20-2004: Supporting Tribal Public Health Capacity

in Coronavirus Preparedness & Response—Update

• Stacey M. Jenkins, MPH, CHES, OT18-1803: Tribal Public Health Capacity Building and Quality

Improvement Umbrella Cooperative Agreement—Update and Next Steps

6:00 PM Day 1 Meeting Summary and Adjourn

Bryan Warner, MEd (Cherokee Nation), Deputy Principal Chief; Chair, TAC

José Montero, MD, MHCDS, Director, CSTLTS, CDC
CDC/ATSDR Tribal Advisory

Committee (TAC) Meeting

Federal Moderator: Director, Center for State, Tribal, Local, and Territorial Support (CSTLTS)

Tribal Moderator: Tribal Advisory Committee (TAC) Chair

Thursday, February 3, 2022

Agenda subject to change

1:00 PM Welcome

Bryan Warner, MEd (Cherokee Nation), Deputy Principal Chief, Cherokee Nation; Chair , TAC

José Montero, MD, MHCDS, Director, Center for State, Tribal, Local, and Territorial Support (CSTLTS), 

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

Georgia Moore, MS, Acting Director, Office of Tribal Affairs and Strategic Alliances (OTASA), CSTLTS, CDC

1:15 PM TAC Business and Housekeeping

Roll Call: Mitch Morris (Chickasaw Nation); Acting Deputy Director, OTASA, CSTLTS, CDC

Presentation of TAC Business Items: Bryan Warner, MEd (Cherokee Nation), Deputy Principal Chief, Cherokee 

Nation; Chair, TAC, and José Montero, MD, MHCDS, Director, CSTLTS, CDC

• TAC Subcommittee

• 24th Biannual TAC Meeting, August 3–4, 2022

1:30 PM CDC Director/ATSDR Administrator Updates

Rochelle P. Walensky, MD, MPH, Director, CDC, Administrator, Agency for Toxic Substances and 

Disease Registry

2:30 PM COVID-19 Emergency Response Transition

Mark Anderson, MD, MPH, Branch Chief, Emergency Response and Recovery Branch, Division of Global Health 

Protection, Center for Global Health

3:15 PM Tribal Testimony

3:50 PM Summary, Closing Prayer, and Adjournment

Bryan Warner, MEd (Cherokee Nation), Deputy Principal Chief, Cherokee Nation; Chair , TAC

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