NIBA is governed by a Governing Council of seven (7) members, consisting of, President, President-Elect, Secretary, Treasurer, and three (3) other Council members. Terms of office for each member of the Governing Council are two (2) years. Terms are staggered, so that there are four positions up for election in even years, and three positions up for election in odd years.
President
Jessica Peyton Roberts
(Cherokee Nation)
Davis Wright Tremaine
920 Fifth Avenue , Suite 3300
Seattle, WA 98104-1610
P: (206) 757-8375
E:JessicaRoberts@dwt.com
Vice-President
Charisse Arce
(Village of Iliamna)
Earthjustice Alaska Regional Office
Anchorage, AK 99501
P: (907) 227-2565
E. charisse.arce@gmail.com
Secretary
Hilary Edwards
(Swinomish Indian Tribal Community)
General Counsel
Northwest Portland Area Indian Health Board
2121 SW Broadway Suite 300
Portland, OR 97201
P: (503) 879-2339
E: hedwards@npaihb.org
Treasurer
Anthony Jones
(Port Gamble S’Klallam)
Dorsey & Whitney LLP
Columbia Center, 701 Fifth Avenue, Suite 6100
Seattle, WA 98104-7043
P: (206) 903-2381
E: Jones.Anthony@dorsey.com
At-Large Members
Martha Klein Izenson
Regional Director, Legal Aid Services of Oregon-Pendleton Regional Office
4531 SE Belmont Avenue, Suite 201
Portland, OR 97215
P: (541) 276 – 6685
E: m.klein.izenson@gmail.com
Rhylee Marchand
(Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation)
Reservation Attorney
Tulalip Tribes, 6406 Marine Drive
Tulalip, WA 98271
P: (360) 716-4526
F: (360) 716-0314
E: rmarchand@tulaliptribes-nsn.gov
Monte Gray
(Shoshone-Bannock Tribes)
Asst. General Counsel
Office of General Counsel
Shoshone-Bannock Tribes
P.O. Box 306, 82 Pima Drive
Fort Hall, Idaho 83203
P: (208) 478-3781
F: (208) 237-9736
E: mgray@sbtribes.com