Tlingit & Haida Washington Chapter/ Seattle Community Council Committeesare open to all T&H WA citizens to join and participate in. If you are interested injoining a committee or have questions regarding committee business, pleaseemail one of the Committee Chairs (emails listed below).

Committee List

  • Finance Ways & Means, Chair: Andrew Strobel (a.strobel@tlingitandhaida.gov)
  • Communications, Co-chairs: Becky Thompson(b.thompson@tlingitandhaida.gov,) Elizah Dominy (j.dominy@tlingitandhaida.gov)
  • Constitution- Bylaws/ Resolutions, Co-chairs: Andrew Strobel(a.strobel@tlingitandhaida.gov,) Jania Garcia (janiag@gmail.com)
  • Grants, Chair: Melanie Rodriguez (melanie@thwachapter.org)
  • Youth, Co-chairs: Jessica Elopre (j.elopre@tlingitandhaida.gov,) Shilpa Narayan(shilpa1926@hotmail.com)
  • Social Sunshine, Co-chairs: Cindy Pederson (cpederson@tlingitandhaida.gov,)Jan Peele (j.peele@tlingitandhaida.gov)
  • Education & Scholarship, Chair: Cecilia Tavoliero(c.tavoliero@tlingitandhaida.gov)
  • Education & Scholarship, Chair: Cecilia Tavoliero(c.tavoliero@tlingitandhaida.gov)
  • Cultural Heritage/ Culture Fair, Co-chairs: Joey Ketah(j.ketah@tlingitandhaida.gov), Karen Nathan (k.nathan@tlingitandhaida.gov)
  • Audit/ Year End Assessment, Chair: Laverne Wise (lwise@tlingitandhaida.gov)
  • Democracy is Indigenous, Co-chairs: Voshte Gustafson(v.demmert-gustafson@tlingitandhaida.gov), Catherine Edwards(cedwards@tlingitandhaida.gov)
  • MMIWP, Co-chairs: Stephanie Masterman (smasterman@tlingitandhaida.gov),Selina Kahklen (s.wadsworth-kahklen@tlingitandhaida.gov)
  • Veterans, Chair: Selina Kahklen (s.wadsworth-kahklen@tlingitandhaida.gov)
  • Building (4 Culture), Co-chairs: Monico Ortiz (m.ortiz@tlingitandhaida.gov,)Jania Garcia (janiag@gmail.com)