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Tribal Law and Policy Institute
California Office Tribal Law and Policy Institute 8235 Santa Monica Blvd., Suite 211 West Hollywood, CA 90046 www.tlpi.org Phone: (323) 650-5467 Fax: (323) 650-8149 California Staff Jerry Gardner (Cherokee), Executive Director Heather Valdez Singleton, Program Director J essica Allen (Apache), Operations Director Chia Halpern (Spirit Lake), Tribal Court Specialist Lauren Frinkman (Cochiti Pueblo), Tribal Law Specialist Maria Alidio, Program Assistant Chad Jackson (Cocopha), Administrative Assistant Naomi Miguel (Tohono O'dham), Program Assistant Terrilena Dodson (Navajo), Program Assistant Lou Sgroi, Web Master Minnesota Office Tribal Law and Policy Institute 1619 Dayton Ave., Suite 305 Saint Paul, MN 55104 www.tlpi.org Phone: (651) 644-1125 Fax: (651) 644-1157 Minnesota Staff Bonnie Clairmont (Ho-Chunk), Victim Advocacy Specialist Arlene Downwind-White (Red Lake Band of Chippewa Indians), Victim Advocacy Assistant	Montana Office National Child Welfare Resource Center for Tribes (NRC4Tribes) 501 N. Sanders St., Suite 204 Helena, MT 59601 www.NRC4Tribes.org Phone: (406) 443-8202 Fax: (406) 545-2227 Montana (NRC4Tribes) Staff Kathy Deserly, Associate Director Joe Walker (Delaware), Tribal Child Welfare Specialist Elizabeth Deserly (Kickapoo Tribe of Texas), NRC4Tribes Coordinator Kim Just (Gros Ventre/Arapaho), NRC4Tribes Program Assistant

Tribal Law and Policy Institute

California Office

Tribal Law and Policy Institute
8235 Santa Monica Blvd., Suite 211
West Hollywood, CA 90046
www.tlpi.org
Phone: (323) 650-5467
Fax: (323) 650-8149

California Staff

Jerry Gardner (Cherokee), Executive Director
Heather Valdez Singleton, Program Director

J essica Allen (Apache), Operations Director
Chia Halpern (Spirit Lake), Tribal Court Specialist

Lauren Frinkman (Cochiti Pueblo), Tribal Law Specialist

Maria Alidio, Program Assistant
Chad Jackson (Cocopha), Administrative Assistant

Naomi Miguel (Tohono O'dham), Program Assistant

Terrilena Dodson (Navajo), Program Assistant
Lou Sgroi, Web Master

Minnesota Office

Tribal Law and Policy Institute
1619 Dayton Ave., Suite 305
Saint Paul, MN 55104
www.tlpi.org
Phone: (651) 644-1125
Fax: (651) 644-1157

Minnesota Staff

Bonnie Clairmont (Ho-Chunk), Victim Advocacy Specialist
Arlene Downwind-White (Red Lake Band of Chippewa Indians), Victim Advocacy Assistant

Montana Office

National Child Welfare Resource Center for Tribes (NRC4Tribes)
501 N. Sanders St., Suite 204
Helena, MT 59601
www.NRC4Tribes.org
Phone: (406) 443-8202
Fax: (406) 545-2227

Montana (NRC4Tribes) Staff

Kathy Deserly, Associate Director
Joe Walker (Delaware), Tribal Child Welfare Specialist
Elizabeth Deserly (Kickapoo Tribe of Texas), NRC4Tribes Coordinator

Kim Just (Gros Ventre/Arapaho), NRC4Tribes Program Assistant