National Advisory Board

The AIRRTC National Advisory Board consists of 10 members and 2 ad hoc members. The board meets quarterly by conference call and assists the AIRRTC in program planning, implementation, and evaluation. Our National Advisory Board is needed to secure national input and feedback regarding the mission, goals, and objectives of the AIRRTC. This Board acts as a liaison between the AIRRTC and national organizations (health service, education and rehabilitation) representing American Indians, and tribal and state vocational rehabilitation agencies.

Members:

Hoskie Benally, Jr. (Navajo)

Chief Executive Officer, Our Youth, Our Future!,
Farmington, New Mexico

Sidney Claymore (Lakota Sioux), BSW

Social Worker, Standing Rock Public Health Hospital,
Fort Yates, North Dakota / McLaughlin, South Dakota

Sharon Johnson (Lake Superior Chippewa), M.S., CRC

Career Counselor, State of Minnesota, Minnesota Department of Jobs and Training, Division of Rehabilitation Services,
Duluth, Minnesota

Kenneth Galea'i (Samoan), Ph.D.

Coordinator, San Diego State University, Interwork Institute, Center on Pacific Studies,
San Diego, California

Paul Pedersen, Ph.D.

Professor, Syracuse University, Department of Counseling and Human Services; Visiting Faculty, Department of Psychology, University of Hawaii,
Honalulu, Hawaii

Raymond Reid (Navajo), M.D.

Clinical Practitioner and Researcher, The John Hopkins Study Center,
Shiprock, New Mexico

Treva M. Roanhorse (Navajo), B.S.

Director, Navajo Nation Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services; President, Consortia of Administrators for Native American Rehabilitation,
Window Rock, Arizona

Art Zamora, MSW

Retired, Commissioner, Region VIII-Rehabilitation Services Administration,
Denver, Colorado

Elmer Guy (Navajo)

Vice President for Academic and Student Affairs, Crownpoint Institute of Technology,
Crownpoint, New Mexico

LaDonna Fowler (Chippewa-Cree / Assiniboine)

Missoula, Montana

Carleen Anderson (Coville), M.S., Ad Hoc member

Vocational Rehabilitation Program Specialist, Region X-Rehabilitation Services Administration, Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services, U.S. Department of Education,
Seattle, Washington

Richard Corbridge, Ad Hoc Member

Assistant Commissioner, Region X-Rehabilitation Services Administration, Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services, U.S. Department of Education,
Seattle, Washington