Board of Directors

The Board of Directors is the ultimate governing authority of the Sacramento Native American Health Center, Inc. They exercise fiduciary oversight of our financial, ethical and legal affairs and ensure the organization’s stability and viability to fulfill our mission and vision.

Mary Tarango, Chairperson
Wilton Band of Miwok

Michelle Villegas-Frazier, Vice-Chairperson
Pinoleville Pomo Nation
Director of Strategic Native American Retention Initiatives in Student Affairs, UC Davis, School of Medicine

Ricardo (Richard) Torres, Secretary
Winnemem Wintu
Faculty Counselor, Educational Opportunity Program, California State University Sacramento

Crystal Blue, Tribal Advisor
Ione Band of Miwok
California Tribal College Operations Director, Yocha Dehe Wintun Nation/California Tribal College

Lorenda T. Sanchez, At Large
Northern Paiute
Executive Director, California Indian Manpower Consortium, Inc.

Dennie Schultheis, M.D., At-Large
Wintu, Puyallup, Chinook
Student Health Center Physician, UC Davis

Nicholas Mazanec, At-Large
Attorney, Mazanec Law

Virginia Q. Hedrick, At-Large
Yurok Tribe
Director of Policy and Planning, California Consortium for Urban Indian Health