Project Partners
Larry Campbell, Community Health Specialist. Swinomish Elder Larry Campbell (wanaseah) has been actively involved in Coast Salish tribal affairs for 40 years. He has an extensive background in cultural resources, tribal policy, government-to-government relations and community health. Mr. Campbell has a Bachelor of Arts degree in tribal government. He co-manages the Swinomish Community Environmental Health Program.
Dr. Jamie Donatuto, Community Environmental Health Analyst. Dr. Donatuto, Community Environmental Health Analyst for the Swinomish Indian Tribal Community, has worked for Swinomish for 22 years. Her work spans community health research and interventions, including developing climate health adaptive strategies and facilitating educational opportunities based on traditional plants and medicines. She and long-time colleague Swinomish Elder Larry Campbell developed the Indigenous Health Indicators to include definitions of Indigenous health that are not acknowledged in conventional health assessments.
National Association of Tribal Historic Preservation Officers (NATHPO):
NATHPO is the only national organization devoted to supporting Tribal historic preservation programs. Founded in 1998, NATHPO is a 501(c)(3) non-profit membership association of Tribal government officials who implement federal and Tribal preservation laws. NATHPO empowers Tribal preservation leaders protecting culturally important places that perpetuate Native identity, resilience, and cultural endurance. Connections to cultural heritage sustain the health and vitality of Native peoples.
Dr. Valerie J. Grussing, Executive Director. As Executive Director of NATHPO, Dr. Grussing is committed to protecting culturally important places that perpetuate Native identity, resilience and cultural endurance through support, guidance and advocacy of Tribal Historic Preservation Officers. She is passionate about advocating for and elevating Native interests and voices in protecting and revitalizing Native cultures and places. Dr. Grussing is honored to be part of an ongoing paradigm shift in how agencies and industry work with indigenous groups by ensuring that staff and leadership are knowledgeable about principles of sovereignty, self-determination and proactive engagement and relationship building. Dr. Grussing holds a BA in History from North Carolina State University, an MA in Anthropology from the University of Iowa and a PhD in Coastal Resources Management from East Carolina University.
Julie Nelson, Communications and Programming Director. Ms. Nelson is a strategic marketing & communications consultant and coach dedicated to her clients' organizational growth. Her holistic approach identifies client goals, then develops the step-by-step strategy to achieve them - all supported by coaching techniques that equal powerful results. Through her work, Ms. Nelson is dedicated to empowering positively-minded organizations, both for-profit and non-profit, in doing the most possible good. While working as part of the NATHPO team, notable projects to date include, rebranding the organization's look and communication style to create a sense of community, creating the framework for and helping to organize NATHPO's virtual conference and Sacred Sites Summit, as well as working with agency and private fund sources to secure major project and operational funding.
Melissa Madrigal, NATHPO Director of Operations. Ms. Madrigal is a consultant working with NATHPO on reporting, development and member management. She is committed to bridging the gap between protecting cultural & Native resources and emergency/hazardous response. Her background is in terrestrial & maritime archaeology, oil spill response & environmental planning and regulatory compliance with a focus on cultural resource protection. Ms. Madrigal is highly invested in helping foster communication between groups and has focused on developing the NATHPO contact database, member management platform and website. She is continually grateful for the opportunity to be a part of this organization. Ms. Madrigal holds a BS in Anthropology, a BS in Psychology from University of Houston and ABD Coastal Resources Management PhD from East Carolina University.
Support for this project was provided by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation’s Policies for Action program. The views expressed here do not necessarily reflect the views of the Foundation.
