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Staff

Administration

Chief Executive Officer

Jerilyn Church

Chief Operations Officer

Sunny Colombe

Director of Human Resources & Organizational Development

Christina Larson

Senior Budget Analyst

Susan Mallon

Administrative Specialist

Gabrielle Pederson

Human Resources Generalis

Allison Marrotte

Staff Accountant

Carmen Thompson

Office Assistant

Debee Eagle Elk

IT Administrator

Lezley “Lez” Kempf

Administrative Operations Manager

Staci Hunter

Vice President Community Health Services

Patty Eagle Bull

Human Resources Assistant

Patricia McGuire

Accounting Coordinator

Jean Richards-Tulloss

Senior Director of Process Technologies

PJ Beaudry

Tribal Liaison

Tamee Livermont

Chief Executive Officer

Jerilyn Church

Jerilyn Church is the Chief Executive Officer of the Great Plains Tribal Chairmen’s Health Board. Church joined GPTCHB in 2012, ushering in an organizational restructuring to meet the health-related needs of the tribal nations the organization serves through the provision of technical assistance, policy analysis and advocacy, as well as acting as a liaison between the health board and Indian Health Service to help identify and meet the needs of GPTCHB constituents.

Born and raised on the Cheyenne River Sioux Reservation, one of the reservations served by GPTCHB, Church obtained her bachelor’s degree in social work with an emphasis in American Indian studies from Michigan State University in East Lansing, Michigan. From there, Church pursued her master’s degree at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, receiving a full fellowship in child welfare with an emphasis in human services management.

Upon completion of her education, Church became the Executive Director for the American Indian Health and Family Services center in Southeast Michigan, which provided behavioral health, social services, health education and youth programming to an estimated 57,000 American Indians and Alaska Natives. Under her leadership, the organization was able to triple its budget and double its staff to further expand and meet the needs of those it served.

Email:[email protected]

Phone:605-721-1922 ext. 101

Chief Operations Officer

Sunny Colombe

Sunny is an enrolled member of the Rosebud Sioux Tribe. She received her master’s degree in business administration from National American University. Prior to her work at GPTCHB, Sunny served as a health system administrator at the Rosebud Indian Health Service.   Sunny has been with the health board since August 2011. In her spare time she enjoys spending time with her three children.

Director of Human Resources & Organizational Development

Christina Larson

Christina Larson-Dike joins Great Plains Tribal Chairmen Health Board in March 2017. Christina was born and raised in Anchorage, Alaska and spent her childhood summers on the beaches of Perryville, Alaska. She is of Aleut descent and a shareholder with Bristol Bay Native Corporation (BBNC) and Oceanside Native Corporation. Christina obtained her bachelor’s degree in Organizational Management from Alaska Pacific University and currently seeking her Master in Business Administration from National American University.

Prior to moving to Rapid City, SD in 2009 Christina was an Improvement Specialist within the Organizational Development Division for an Alaska Native-owned, nonprofit health care organization serving Alaska Natives and American Indians living in south-central Alaska.  Since 2012, Christina worked for the local health system within the Black Hills recruiting and on boarding healthcare professionals.

Christina’s experience and compassion for others is a foundation for building positive relationships, respect and empowerment of others, and living by the Golden Rule – treat others, as you want to be treated.

When Christina is not with her work family, she is with her husband, Justin Dike and their two children, Isaac (12) and Allison (7). Many evenings are spent at the baseball fields, football field, softball fields, gymnasium, or camping and fishing.

Senior Budget Analyst

Susan Mallon

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Administrative Specialist

Gabrielle Pederson

Human Resources Generalis

Allison Marrotte

Allison earned her Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration with an emphasis on Human Resource Management at National American University. She has been with Great Plains Tribal Chairmen’s Health Board as a Human Resources Generalist since December of 2018. Prior to her career with the Health Board she served the Good Samaritan Society, Communities of the Black Hills for five and a half years in various capacities, but most notably as a Human Resources Assistant.

In her free time she enjoys hiking the black hills, biking, exercising, and most importantly spending quality time with her husband, and three dogs.

Staff Accountant

Carmen Thompson

Office Assistant

Debee Eagle Elk

Debee is an enrolled member of the Oglala Sioux Tribe and is a 14 year Army veteran. She has one son and a large extended family that all live on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation.  In her spare time she enjoys art beadwork, sewing, sketching, reading and going for walks with her puppy.

IT Administrator

Lezley “Lez” Kempf

Lezley is an Army veteran of over 13 years.  He has two plus years of college towards a mechanical engineering degree and a certified Microsoft systems engineer as well as a Security + certification.  He has been the IT Administrator for GPTCHB for 19 years and has been with the health board since 1996. Lezley is a proud parent of one boy and enjoys spending time with his son making models and deer jerky, hiking, reading, and playing sports.

Administrative Operations Manager

Staci Hunter

Staci is an enrolled member of the Oglala Sioux Tribe.  She is a mother of two and Grandmother of two granddaughters. Prior to her work at GPTCHB, Staci worked as an Information Resource Manager/Event Coordinator at First Nations Oweesta Corporation, a Community Development Financial Institution.  Staci has been with the health board since 2011.  In her spare time she enjoys spending time with her family and friends.  She also enjoys beading belts, rodeos, karaoke and most recently kayaking.

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Vice President Community Health Services

Patty Eagle Bull

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Human Resources Assistant

Patricia McGuire

:[email protected]

Accounting Coordinator

Jean Richards-Tulloss

Jean is an enrolled member of the Rosebud Sioux Tribe.  She graduated from Thomas Jefferson High School in Council Bluffs, Iowa and attended Sinte Gleska University.  Before moving to Rapid City, Jean worked for the Rosebud Sioux Tribe for 26 years and started with GPTCHB Access to Recovery (ATR)Program in December 2011.  When the ATR Program ended in September 2016, Jean became Administrative Coordinator for the Behavioral Health and Recovery Department, she also works with the Native Connections grant.

Senior Director of Process Technologies

PJ Beaudry

:[email protected]

Tribal Liaison

Tamee Livermont

Tamee Livermont MPH, is a citizen of the Oglala Lakota Nation. She grew up in Martin, SD. She earned a BA in Native Studies and a BS in Medical Biology from the University of South Dakota in 2018. In May of 2020, she completed her Masters of Public Health in Health Policy at Vanderbilt University in Nashville, TN. She is a three-time Udall Foundation Scholar; she was awarded the Udall Foundation Undergraduate Scholarship in 2016 and 2017 for her commitment to Native Healthcare and was a Udall Native American Congressional Intern in 2019, interning with the Senate HELP Committee’s Minority Health Policy Office. She was part of the inaugural cohort of Tribal Youth Health Policy Fellows in 2017 with the NIHB and later awarded the “2018 Emerging Health Policy Leaders Award.” Tamee is a steadfast advocate for her Oyate and tribal communities, ensuring the federal government upholds treaty obligations and in improving health, public health infrastructure, and healthcare in tribal communities.

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Training & Education Department

Program Manager - Pathways to Healthcare Professions

Gerri LeBeau

Student Coach

Janelle Cantrell

Student Coach

Sarah Beare

Health Educator

Geraldine Shangreaux

HPOG Program Director

Barbara Schmitt

HPOG Administrative Coordinator

Terry Mills

Program Manager - Pathways to Healthcare Professions

Gerri LeBeau

Gerri LeBeau is an enrolled tribal member of the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe. She received her bachelor’s degree in business administration with an emphasis in accounting from Black Hills State University. Gerri has been with the Health Board since 2011.

Email:[email protected]

Phone:605.721.1922, ext. 159

Student Coach

Janelle Cantrell

Student Coach

Sarah Beare

Health Educator

Geraldine Shangreaux

HPOG Program Director

Barbara Schmitt

:[email protected]

HPOG Administrative Coordinator

Terry Mills

:[email protected]

Behavioral Health & Recovery Department

Program Manager

Amanda Flores

Community Behavioral Health Director

Tosa Two Heart

Navigator

Samantha Redfern

Navigator

Kellyn James

Navigator

Savannah Backward

Navigator

Kahomy Souksavath

Program Manager

Amanda Flores

Community Behavioral Health Director

Tosa Two Heart

:[email protected]

Navigator

Samantha Redfern

Navigator

Kellyn James

Navigator

Savannah Backward

:[email protected]

Navigator

Kahomy Souksavath

Community Health Department

Prevention Programs Director

Tinka Duran

Patient Navigator

Eugene Giago Jr.

Patient Navigator

Gina Johnson

Program Manager

Kelley Le Beaux

EOC Director

Brenna Lanoue

Patient Navigator

Dawn Arkinson

Administrator Coordinator

DeAnna Swan

Program Coordinator

Richard Mousseau

Senior Director of Grants Administration

Nichole Cottier

Program Manager

Jennifer Williams

Health Educator

Julie Nelson

Health Educator

Madonna Lends His Horse

Health Educator

Shannon Udy

Prevention Programs Director

Tinka Duran

Patient Navigator

Eugene Giago Jr.

Patient Navigator

Gina Johnson

Program Manager

Kelley Le Beaux

EOC Director

Brenna Lanoue

:[email protected]

Patient Navigator

Dawn Arkinson

Administrator Coordinator

DeAnna Swan

Program Coordinator

Richard Mousseau

Senior Director of Grants Administration

Nichole Cottier

Program Manager

Jennifer Williams

Health Educator

Julie Nelson

Health Educator

Madonna Lends His Horse

Health Educator

Shannon Udy

Maternal & Child Health Department

Program Manager

Linda Littlefield

Administrative Coordinator

Monta Little Soldier

Program Director

Christy Hacker

Program Manager

Jennilea Steffens

Program Manager

Terri Rattler

Program Coordinator

Lynn Big Eagle

Program Manager

Linda Littlefield

Administrative Coordinator

Monta Little Soldier

Program Director

Christy Hacker

Program Manager

Jennilea Steffens

Program Manager

Terri Rattler

Program Coordinator

Lynn Big Eagle

Epidemiology & Informatics

Senior Director of Process Technologies

PJ Beaudry

Program Manager

Opal Jones

Data Products Manager

Sarah Shewbrooks

Data Coordinating Unit Director & Lead Epidemiologist

Nick Hill

Data Coordinator

Sean Jackson

Program Manager

Emily Good Weasel

Evaluator

Kendra Fast Horse

Program Manager

Molita Yazzie

Training Coordinator

Marilyn Prairie Chicken

Administrative Coordinator

Brooke McPherson

Senior Director of Process Technologies

PJ Beaudry

:[email protected]

Program Manager

Opal Jones

Data Products Manager

Sarah Shewbrooks

Data Coordinating Unit Director & Lead Epidemiologist

Nick Hill

Data Coordinator

Sean Jackson

Program Manager

Emily Good Weasel

Evaluator

Kendra Fast Horse

Program Manager

Molita Yazzie

Training Coordinator

Marilyn Prairie Chicken

Administrative Coordinator

Brooke McPherson

Finance Department

Staff Accountant

Becky Schwarz

Payroll Manager

Lisa Hatten

Accounts Payable Specialist

Lynn McKay

Accounts Payable Specialist

Troylynne Rock

Staff Accountant

Becky Schwarz

Payroll Manager

Lisa Hatten

:[email protected]

Accounts Payable Specialist

Lynn McKay

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Accounts Payable Specialist

Troylynne Rock

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Public Relations & Communication Department

Director of Public Relations & Communication

Brandon Ecoffey

Community Engagement Coordinator

Eltina Three Stars

Director of Public Relations & Communication

Brandon Ecoffey

Brandon Ecoffey is an Oglala Lakota citizen who was born and raised on the Oglala Lakota Nation and an award-winning journalist who previously worked as the Editor of Lakota Country Times and Managing Editor of the Native Sun News. His work has also been published by Indian Country Today, the Rapid City Journal, Last Real Indians, Native Max Magazine, and others. In 2016, he founded the public relations firm Bad Face Consulting, focused on helping tribal-nations and tribal-organizations improve their communications systems. He is a graduate of Dartmouth College where he earned degrees in Native American Studies and Government.

Community Engagement Coordinator

Eltina Three Stars

 

The majority of our staff photos were taken by R. Becker Creative, LLC of Rapid City, S.D.

About GPTCHB

The Great Plains Tribal Chairmen’s Health Board provides key advocacy for its constituents in order for them to have access to the highest quality, most comprehensive and up-to-date health resources available in the areas of research, education, assistance, prevention and outreach.


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Great Plains Tribal Chairmen’s Health Board

2611 Elderberry Blvd

Rapid City, SD 57703


Phone: 605.721.1922

Toll Free: 1.800.745.3466

Fax: 605.721.1932


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