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Government Relations Council
Government Relations Council
GRC Goals
Employment Opportunities
GRC Representatives
GRC Regional Representatives
Established in 1984, AISES’ Government Relations Council (GRC) is comprised of U.S. Government employees and works to establish working relationships between agencies and AISES. The GRC meets twice a year at the site of the AISES Annual Conference. The GRC works to identify government resources, develop strategies, and promote government careers, in furthering AISES’ mission.
GRC Goals
■ Place American Indians into government jobs, by working closely with the AISES student chapters, tribal colleges and other colleges with high Native enrollment.
■ Coordinate and participate in government sponsored workshops at the AISES National Conference and Regional Conferences.
■ Provide information on GRC activities. This includes the development of news items for publication in the Winds of Change magazine and to share information on agency American Indian programs.
■ Make recommendations on ways to fund AISES and actively support conference and student chapter events, and identify student employment programs supported by direct agency funding.
Employment Opportunities
The term “Government” is comprised of Federal, State, County, Local and Tribal governments. These entities offer opportunities in STEM-related fields including biology, engineering, physical sciences, mathematics, meteorology, computer science, accounting, medicine, and education. Many Federal employment opportunities are listed at: www.usajobs.opm.gov. AISES members who would like to discuss career opportunities with the Federal government are encouraged to call or e-mail any of the GRC Representatives or GRC Regional Representatives.
GRC REPRESENTATIVES
For information about the AISES GRC, call or write to:
Co-Chair
Amanda James (Pyramid Lake Paiute)
Bureau of Land Management
Phone: (623) 580-5568
Email: amanda_james@blm.gov
Co-Chair
James Daugomah (Kiowa)
Bonneville Power Administration
Phone: (843) 762-8617
E-mail: james.daugomah@noaa.gov
Co-Chair
Noller Herbert (Navajo)
USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS)
Phone:(202) 690-2152
E-mail: Noller.herbert@wdc.usda.gov
GRC REGIONAL REPRESENTATIVES
Please feel free to call the following GRC Regional Representatives. They have indicated an interest in assisting AISES student chapters with general information on their agency, government employment and career opportunities and with student regional conferences.
REGION 1 - Northwest (AK, ID, MT, OR, WA, WY)
Dora C. Reyes
EEO Manager/U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
201 North 3rd Avenue, Walla Walla, WA 99362-1876
Phone: (509) 527-7081
Fax: (509) 527-7806
E-mail: dora.c.reyes@npwol.usace.army.mil
Johnny Duplantis
(United Houma Nation)
Alaska Native Liaison/U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
P.O. Box 898, Anchorage, AK
Phone: (907) 753-2829
Fax: (907) 753-5526
E-mail: Johnny.J.Duplantis@poa02.usace.army.mil
REGION 2 - West (CA, HI, NV)
Bruce Williams
(Navajo)
Hydraulic Engineer/Department of Interior - Bureau of Reclamation
P.O. Box 61470, Boulder City, NV 89006-1470
Phone: (702) 293-8571
Fax: (702) 293-8042
E-mail: bwilliams@usbr.gov
REGION 3 - Soutwest (AZ, CO, NM, UT)
Ophelia Goatson
(Navajo)
U.S. Forest Service
Email: ogoatson@fs.fed.us
AZ - Noller Herbert
(Navajo)
Civil Engineer, USDA/NRCS
Phone:(202) 690-2152
E-mail: Noller.herbert@wdc.usda.gov
REGION 4 - South-Central (AR, KS, LA, MS, MO, OK, TX)
Jade Vardeman
(Cherokee)
Biological Lab Technician, USDA/ARS/NPA
Insect Resistant Packaging and Insect Monitoring
1515 College Ave
Manhattan, KS 66502
E-mail: vardeman@usgmrl.ksu.edu
REGION 5 - Upper Midwest (IA, IL, MN, NB, ND, SD, WI)
Louis Erdrich, P.E.
(Turtle Mountain Chippewa)
Director, OEH&E, IHS Bemidji Area Office
522 Minnesota Avenue, RM 216A
Bemidji, MN 56601
Phone: (218) 444-0507
Fax: (218) 444-0510 (fax)
Email: louis.erdrich@mail.IHS.GOV
REGION 6 - Northeast (CT, DE, IN, MA, ME, MI, NH, NJ, NY, OH, PA, RI, VT)
Vacant
REGION 7 - Southeast (AL, DC, FL, GA, KY, MD, NC, SC, TN, VA, WV)
Carl Etsitty
(Navajo)
Microbiologist/Environmental Scientist
EPA Office of Pesticide Programs (7511C)
Washington, DC 20460
Phone: (703) 605-0749
Fax: (703) 308-7026
E-mail: Etsitty.Carl@epamail.epa.gov
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