Seattle Indian Health Board

Board of Directors

Seattle Indian Health Board is governed by a 15-member Board of Directors, the majority of whom are of American Indian or Alaska
Native heritage.

Name/Address	Profession	Employer	Term	Tribe
Polly Olsen President P.O. Box 3364 Seattle, WA 98114	Indigenous Wellness Research	University of Washington	5/04 12/13	Yakima
Howard Hansen Vice President P.O. Box 3364 Seattle, WA 98114	Teacher	Community colleges, senior citizen centers, etc.	4/97 12/12	Quileute
Shaquita Bell, MD Secretary P.O. Box 3364 Seattle, WA 98114	Physician	Odessa Brown Mary Bridge	2/10 12/13	Cherokee
Cornelius Van Niel, MD Co-Treasurer Treasurer P.O. Box 3364 Seattle, WA 98114	Physician	Sea Mar Medical Clinic	6/97 12/12
J. Roger Lee Co-Treasurer P.O. Box 3364 Seattle, WA 98114	Consultant		4/95 12/13
Sharyne Shiu-Thornton, PhD P.O. Box 3364 Seattle, WA 98114	Executive Director	I.D. Housing Alliance	8/93 12/11	Cherokee
Rosalee Walz P.O. Box 3364 Seattle, WA 98114	Human Resources	Retired	2/92 12/12	S'Kallam
Orville Seschillie P.O. Box 3364 Seattle, WA 98114	Physician's Assistant	Semi-Retired	3/89 12/13	Navajo
Juleann C. Gandara, MD P.O. Box 3364 Seattle, WA 98114	Physician	Group Health Cooperative & Imaging Assoc.	4/97 12/12	Cherokee
Mervyn Chambers P.O. Box 3364 Seattle, WA 98114	Operations Coordinator	Therapeutic Health Services	8/01 12/13
Cindy Pederson P.O. Box 3364 Seattle, WA 98114	Human Resources		06/11 12/14	Haida
Jacob Cabuag, Jr. P.O. Box 3364 Seattle, WA 98114	Electrical Contractor	Self-Employed	12/06 12/12	Tlingit
Joyce T Willson P.O. Box 3364 Seattle, WA 98114	Artist/Carver	Self Employed	02/07 12/13	Tsimshiam
Lee Willson P.O. Box 3364 Seattle, WA 98114	Air Traffic Controller	Retired	02/07 12/13	Abenaki/St Francis Band Swanton
Chris Stearns P.O. Box 3364 Seattle, WA 98114	Attorney	Hobbs, Straus, Dean & Walker	06/11 12/14	Navaho
Directors Emeritus
Mildred Bassett (Spokane Tribe) Terrence Danysh Adeline Garcia (Haida) Jill Marsden R. Dale Walker, MD (Cherokee)