Board of Directors
The National Native American AIDS Prevention Center (NNAAPC) board of directors is made up of a diverse group of professionals with a wealth of experience in HIV/AIDS advocacy and in issues related to the Native American community.
To learn more about a board member, click on his or her name in the list below:
Geoffrey Roth (Standing Rock Sioux)—President
Lurline McGregor (Native Hawaiian)—Vice President
Mary Helen Deer (Kiowa/Muscogee)—Secretary
Selina Moose (Inupiat)—Treasurer
Lisa Tiger (Muscogee Creek/Seminole/Cherokee)
Stacy A. Bohlen (Chippewa)
Ron Rowell (Choctaw)—Emeritus Member
Geoffrey Roth (Standing Rock Sioux)
President
Geoffrey Roth is the Executive Director of the National Council of Urban Indian Health (NCUIH). NCUIH is an organization devoted to supporting and developing quality accessible health care programs for all American Indians and Alaska Natives living in urban communities through advocacy, training, education and leadership development.
As Chairman of the NNAAPC’s Policy Advisory Committee, Mr. Roth worked on the Ryan White Care Act reauthorization. He has provided guidance and technical assistance on a variety of Native issues to tribal colleges, tribal governments and organizations, and a variety of local agencies involved in Indian education. Mr. Roth served as Team Leader and Education Program Specialist in the Office of Indian Education, in the U.S. Department of Education in Washington, D.C. Prior to taking that position, he served as the Executive Director of the Native American Youth Association in Portland, Ore.
Mr. Roth holds a Bachelor of Science degree in educational studies from the College of Education at the University of Oregon in Eugene and has taken graduate coursework at Georgetown University in Washington, D.C.
Lurline McGregor (Native Hawaiian)
Vice President
Lurline McGregor lives in Honolulu, Hawaii. She is a screenwriter and is working on the production of her original screenplay. Ms. McGregor also works as the Independent Television Producer and Manager for Mekko Productions in Honolulu. Previously she worked as the President/CEO of Olelo Community Television, managing all aspects of O’ahu’s five community access cable channels and production facilities. For 4 years she was Executive Director of Pacific Islanders in Communications, a national minority consortium whose purpose is to increase the amount of programming produced by and about Indigenous Pacific Islanders for National Public Television (PBS).
Ms. McGregor has had a long and distinguished career in media and has a number of production credits to her name. She also has many years of experience working in legislative affairs. She was on the professional staff of the U.S. Senate Select Committee on Indian Affairs in Washington, D.C. and for 8 years was Legislative Director for a congressman from Hawaii. She has also worked as the Assistant Director of Hui Na’auao, a coalition of Hawaiian sovereignty organizations.
Ms. McGregor has a bachelor’s degree in art history from Scripps College in Claremont, Calif., and a Master of Arts in political science and public policy from George Washington University in Washington, D.C.
Mary Helen Deer (Kiowa/Muscogee)
Secretary
Mary Helen Deer earned a degree as a Registered Nurse from Bellin Memorial Hospital School of Nursing in Green Bay, Wis. She has worked as a health consultant to various tribes on health management and quality assurance issues, and has provided a variety of trainings on HIV/AIDS and other health issues facing Native Americans. She has also worked as a health administrator, health planner, health educator and advocate for healthy Indian communities. Ms. Deer served 17 years as the Executive Director for two urban Indian outpatient clinics and one residential treatment center. Ms. Deer also worked for the Oklahoma State Department of Health as the Director of the Office of Primary Care and as Program Coordinator for the National Indian Women’s Health Resource Center in Oklahoma. She is currently employed as the Program Director for the Native American International Caucus of the United Methodist Church based in Oklahoma City.
Selina Moose (Inupiat)
Treasurer
Selina Moose resides in Anchorage, Alaska with her family. She has been employed by the NANA Development Corporation for more than 18 years. Ms. Moose is currently Vice President of Human Resources where she serves as a member of the senior management team and participates in strategic planning for the company. She has served in a variety of HR and payroll positions during her tenure with NANA.
Ms. Moose’s dedication and commitment to the fight against HIV/AIDS comes from the personal impact HIV has had in her life thru the passing of her brother. Having been personally touched, she has accepted multiple opportunities to speak out on the topic and has been a guest speaker on World AIDS Day, presented at numerous conferences, and has been featured in the video, “Breaking the Silence”. Ms. Moose has served as a Board Member of the Alaskan AIDS Assistance Association and was awarded the Governor’s “Removal of Attitudinal Barriers” Award in 2004. She was also Co-Chair of the Local Planning Committee for the 2006 “Embracing Our Traditions, Values and Teachings” Native Peoples of North America Conference held in Anchorage.
Lisa Tiger (Muscogee Creek/Seminole/Cherokee)
Lisa Tiger has been doing HIV/AIDS education across the country since 1992 when she learned she was infected with the virus. Infected by a boyfriend in 1988 in her hometown of Muscogee, Okla., she progressed from HIV to AIDS in 1999.
Ms. Tiger has won numerous awards for her work as an AIDS educator and has been featured in numerous articles and publications. She has also been an advocate for abandoned and abused children for more than a decade. In 1996 she was granted custody of four Lakota siblings and has made a home for them. In 2003, Ms. Tiger married acclaimed Pueblo potter Diego Romero and on March 12, 2004, she gave birth to a healthy baby girl. AIDS education and advocacy remain a vital part of the work that Ms. Tiger does as she travels across the country sharing her story.
Stacy A. Bohlen (Chippewa)
Stacy A. Bohlen is the Executive Director of the National Indian Health Board (NIHB) in Washington, D.C. She is responsible for implementing the NIHB strategic plan, building a strong national presence, and fulfilling the organization’s mission of advocating on behalf of all tribal governments and American Indians/Alaska Natives in their efforts to provide quality health care.
Ms. Bohlen has more than 20 years of national level legislative, policy and advocacy experience, and previously worked as the Director of Federal Relations for the American Indian Higher Education Consortium (AIHEC). She holds a Bachelor of Arts in political science from Oakland University in Rochester Hills, Mich., and a Master of Arts in government from Johns Hopkins University in Washington, D.C.
Ron Rowell (Choctaw)
Emeritus Member
Ron Rowell was the founder and first Executive Director of the National Native American AIDS Prevention Center. He is currently Program Officer for Social Justice at The San Francisco Foundation in San Francisco, Calif. In this role, he is responsible for the design and implementation of social justice programs at the foundation, including responsive grantmaking, public policy work, and special initiatives that impact underserved and under-represented populations in the Bay Area.
Mr. Rowell has a history of leadership in the public and nonprofit sectors, including experience in community development and organizing, public policy and advocacy. Previously, he was Director of the San Francisco Refugee Health Agency and Associate Director of Catholic Social Service in San Francisco. Mr. Rowell also served as coordinator of HIV antibody testing for the San Francisco Department of Public Health AIDS Office. His community service includes his work as board member of the Friendship House Association of American Indians Healing Center, Native Americans in Philanthropy, the National Network of Grantmakers, and advisory board member of The Foundation Center.
Mr. Rowell has published extensively on Native American health issues and HIV/AIDS. He has a Bachelors of Arts and Masters of Public Health, both from the University of California at Berkeley.
