NWTEMC | Contact

NWTEMC Tribal Partners

Colville Confederated Tribes

Coeur D'Alene Tribe

Cow Creek Band of Umpqua Tribe of Indians

Cowlitz Indian Tribe

Hoh Indian Tribe

Kalispel Tribe of Indians

Lower Elwha Klallam

Lummi Nation

Muckleshoot Indian Tribe

Nez Perce Tribe

Nisqually Indian Tribe

Nooksack Indian Tribe

Quinault Indian Nation

Quileute Nation

Samish Indian Nation

Sauk-Suiattle Indian Tribe

Scammon Bay Native Village, Alaska

Shoshone-Bannock Tribes

Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians

Spokane Tribe of Indians

Stillaguamish Tribe of Indians

Swinomish Indian Tribal Community

Tulalip Tribes

Upper Skagit Tribe

Village Council of Mekoryuk, Alaska

Contact Us

Northwest Tribal Emergency Management Council
P.O. Box 1162
Snohomish WA 98291

e-mail: info@nwtemc.org

Employment/Internship opportunities
NWTEMC Officers and Staff:
BOARD of DIRECTORS
NWTEMC Chairperson:
Del Ostenberg, Suquamish Tribal Member
Fire Commander and Emergency Management Services
Confederated Tribes of the Colville Indians
Phone: 360-436-1438
Del@nwtemc.org

NWTEMC VIce Chairperson:
Joseph Turrey, Lower Elwha Tribal Member
e-mail: JoeTurrey@nwtemc.org
NWTEMC Secretary/Treasurer:
Claude Cox
Claude@nwtemc.org

NWTEMC 2nd Secretary:
Carl Rebstock
206-769-1436
carl.rebstock@gmail.com

NWTEMC Education Sub-Committee Chair:
Jim Sande, CEM, ABCP
Emergency Manager, Swinomish Tribe
17353 Reservation Rd.
La Conner WA 98257
Phone: 360.466.7237
mobile: 360.661.2384
fax: 360.466.7236
E-mail: jsande@swinomish.nsn.us

NWTEMC Staff
Executive Director:
Lynda Zambrano
Phone: 425.508.3967
E-mail: blockwtch1@aol.com;   lynda@nwtemc.org

Rick Zambrano
(509)979-2284
e-mail: Rick@nwtemc.org

Tribal Emergency Management Contacts (clicking on logos on right will take you to Tribes' websites):
COLVILLE Confederated Tribes
Del Ostenberg, Fire Commander and Emergency Manager
ph. 509.634.2013
fx. 509.634.2419
e-mail: del.ostenberg@colvilletribes.com
COEUR D'ALENE Tribe
Robert Spaulding
Grants Management Officer
Coeur d' Alene Tribe
Public Works Department
P.O. Box 408,
Plummer, Idaho 83851
Email address: raspaulding@cdatribe-nsn.gov
Office: 208-686-6309
Cell: 208-568-0119
Fax: 208-686-7219
Map Location

COW CREEK Band of UMPQUA Indians

Tracy M. DePew
Emergency Management Director
2371 NE Stephens Street Suite 100
Roseburg OR   97470
Phone: 541-677-5575
Fax:       541-677-5527
KI7EGC
e-mail: tdepew@cowcreek.com

COWLITZ Indian Tribe

Steve Kutz RN, BSN, MPH
Clinic Manager
Cowlitz Indian Tribe
1055 9th Ave, Suite A
Longview, WA 98632
Cell (360) 508-6347 24hr
Fax (360) 575-1948
e-mail: skutz.health@cowlitz.org

HOH Indian Tribe
Mila Bernethy
Housing & Emergency Preparedness Director
PO Box 2196
Forks, WA 98331
office: 360-374-6556
fax: 360-374-2421
email: milab@hohtribe-nsn.org
Map Location

KALISPEL Tribe of Indians

Corrie Johnson
Asst. Fire Chief
PO Box 39
Usk, WA 88180
e-mail: cjohnson@kalispeltribe.com
office ph: 509-445-1785
cell ph: 509-671-1698

LOWER ELWHA KLALLAM Tribe
Joe Turrey
Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe
Emergency Management
2851 Lower Elwha Road
Port Angeles, WA 98363

wk 360-452-6252

e-mail: joseph.turrey@elwha.nsn.us

Map Location
LUMMI Nation
Chief Robert Wilson
Chief of Police
Lummi Nation Police Department
2616 Kwina Road
Bellingham, WA 98226
(360) 312-2274
(360) 312-2273

Map Location

MUCKLESHOOT Indian Tribe
Ada McDaniel
Emergency Preparedness Coordinator
e-mail: Ada.McDaniel@muckleshoot.nsn.us
Office: 253-876-3247
Cell: 253-939.3311

NEZ PERCE Tribe

Emergency Management Coordinator - Vacant
Nez Perce Tribe
PO Box 365,
Lapwai ID 83540-0365
Direct 208-621-3760
Fax 843-7378
rdbroncheau@nezperce.org

NISQUALLY Indian Tribe

Nisqually Emergency Management
ph 1: 360-486-5440
ph 2: 360-459-9603
e-mail: emergency.mgt@nisqually-nsn.gov
address:
4820 She Nah Num Dr. SE
Olympia WA 98513

Ken Choke
e-mail: choke.ken@nisqually-nsn.gov
ph: 360-459-9603

NOOKSACK Indian Tribe
Emergency Manager - Vacant
Office of Emergency Management
Nooksack Indian Tribe
(360) 739-0114

(360)592-HELP - NIT Community Response Line

QUINAULT Indian Tribe
Christina Breault
PO Box 219
1505 Kla-ook-wa Dr.
Taholah, WA 98587
Phone: 360-276-4405 ext 669 or 800-355-9096
Fax: 360-276-0062
email: Christina.Breault@quinault.org

Brandi (Hannah) Eison
Emergency Management Coordinator
Quinault Indian Nation
Brandi.Eison@quinault.org
360-276-8215
KI7DUW

QUILEUTE Nation

Kevin Harris
Emergency Manager

e-mail: Kevin.Harris@quileutenation.org

SAMISH Indian Nation
David Strich
Planner and Emergency Management Specialist
Samish Indian Nation
Phone: (360)208-7590
dstrich@samishtribe.nsn.us
SAUK-SUIATTLE Indian Tribe
Kevin Lenon
Ph: 360.435.1438
E-mail: KevinLenon@sauk-suiattle.com
Phone: 360.435.1438
Fax: (360) 436-1563
5318 Chief Brown Lane
Darrington, WA 98241-9420
Map Location

SHOSHONE BANNOCK Tribes

Laurie Hernandez
Emergency Management
Phone: (208) 237-0137
Mobile: (208) 241-4765
Fax: (208) 237-0049
e-mail: lhernandez@sbtribes.com

Confederated Tribes of SILETZ Indians
Dean Sawyer
deans@ctsi.nsn.us
Emergency Management Planner
Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians
P. O. Box 549
Siletz, OR 97380
541-444-8298
SPOKANE Tribe of Indians
Claude Cox, Spokane Tribe
Phone: 509.315.6612
Claude@nwtemc.org,
claudec@spokanetribe.com

Phin Haglin, Detective
phinh@spokanetribe.com

Map Location

STILLAGUAMISH Tribe of Indians
Doug Pendergrass
Stillaguamish Tribal Police
22714 6 AVE NE
Arlington Wa 98223
ph: 360-474-9111 ext 107
cell: 435-508-0084
dpendergrass@stillpd.org
Map Location
SWINOMISH Indian Tribal Community

Jim Sande, CEM, ABCP
Emergency Manager, Swinomish Tribe
17353 Reservation Rd.
La Conner WA 98257
phone: 360.466.7237
mobile: 360.661.2384
fax: 360.466.7236
E-mail: jsande@swinomish.nsn.us

TULALIP Tribes
Homeland Security:
Rochelle James
Emergency Management Coordinator
360.716.5945
rochellejames@tulaliptribalpolice.org
Map Location
UPPER SKAGIT Tribe
Homeland Security:

Joe Hemmerich, Public Works Director
25944 Community Plaza Way
Sedro-Wooley WA 98284
ph: 360.854.7045
fx: 360.854.7044
cell ph: 360.202.1746
e-mail: joeh@upperskagit.com

Lee Washington, Facilities
e-mail: leew@upperskagit.com
phone: 360-854-7135

WA Governor's Office of Indian Affairs

website: http://www.goia.wa.gov/
WA State Tribal Directory, updated Feb. 2011
Tribal Liaisons and Ex-Officio Members

U.S. Dept of Homeland Security FEMA HQ
Margeau Valteau
National Tribal Affairs Office
U.S. Dept of Homeland Security
FEMA HQ
500 C St. SW
Washington, D.C. 20472
202-701-4687
Email:Margeau.Valteau@fema.dhs.gov
WA Dept of Health
Department of Health
101 Israel Road SE (Town Center 1)
Tumwater, Washington 98501
P.O. Box 47890
Olympia, WA.98504-7890
Phone:(360) 236-4021
Cell:(360) 239-7528
Fax:(360) 586-9578

WA Emergency Management Division

Washington Military Department
Building 20/MS: TA-20
Camp Murray, Washington 98430-5122
Phone: (253) 512-7075
Cell: (425)319-3100

FEMA Region 10
Erin Ward
FEMA Region X
Tribal Liaison
Direct Line:  425-487-4567
Blackberry:  425-949-2282
Erin.Ward@fema.dhs.gov
www.ready.gov/
FEMA and Tribal Nations: A Pocket Guide.pdf
U.S Department of the Interior Bureau of Indian Affairs
Office of Justice Services

Emergency Manager
c/o BIA Northwest Regional Office
911 NE 11th Ave., Portland, OR 97232
Direct Line: 503-231-2360
Cell Phone: 202-604-7146
Fax: 503-872-2888

We are in the process of updating and improving the NWTEMC website to better meet the needs of our tribal and regional partners. If you have any questions, concerns or comments/feedback regarding the NWTEMC and/or the website, please e-mail to info@nwtemc.org or call/e-mail to the contacts above.

Last updated: Thursday, April 02, 2020