The Board of Trustees
Tribal affairs are governed by an elected body called the "Board of Trustees," which is elected every two years by the voting membership (General Council). A chairman presides over the Board, which consists of eight additional members (nine members total). The Board sets policy, makes the final decisions on tribal affairs, and takes a lead role in determining priority projects and issues. The Board conducts business meetings once a week (Mondays at 9 a.m., unless a holiday falls on that day), in addition to numerous work sessions with staff and special board meetings with external individuals and organizations.
Board members participate in various commissions and committees established to oversee specific tribal issues, such as education, natural resources, water, health and welfare, cultural resources, fish and wildlife, law and order, and more.
The current Board of Trustees took office on Dec. 2, 2009 and will serve through November of 2011, when the next election will be held.
Board of Trustees Chairman: Elwood Patawa
Board of Trustees Vice-Chairman: Leo Stewart
Board of Trustees Treasurer: Rosenda Shippentower
Board of Trustees Secretary: N. Kathryn Brigham
Board of Trustees Members at Large: Fred Hill, Sr., William Quaempts, Bob Shippentower, Althea Wolf
General Council Chairman: Aaron Hines
Pictured (back row, from left):
Fred Hill, William Quaempts, Kathryn Brigham, Leo Stewart, Bob Shippentower
Pictured (front row, from left):
Aaron Hines, Rosenda Shippentower, Elwood Patawa, Althea Wolf
To contact the Board of Trustees...
by mail: 46411 Timine Way, Pendleton, OR 97801
for parcel deliveries: 46411 Timine Way, Pendleton, OR 97801
by phone: 541-429-7030
by FAX: 541-276-3095
by email: BOT@ctuir.com or Info@ctuir.com
in person: 46411 Timine Way, Mission
(five miles east of Pendleton along Mission Road)
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