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​​Contacts for the Office of Children’s Services,
Indian Child Welfare & Tribal Programs Staff


Robin Charlie *
ICWA Specialist, Anchorage Region, Office of Children’s Services
4501 Business Park Blvd., Suite 24
Anchorage, AK 99503
907-538-4572
robin.charlie@alaska.gov

Leah Warburton *
Northern ICWA Specialist
751 Old Richardson Hwy., Suite 300
Fairbanks, AK 99701
907-451-2062
leah.warburton@alaska.gov

Catherine Lester *
Southcentral ICWA Specialist
695 E. Parks Hwy., Suite 3
Wasilla, AK 99687
907-414-7040
catherine.lester@alaska.gov

Kristen Robinson *
Southeast ICWA Specialist
9107 Mendenhall Mall Road, Suite 300
Juneau, AK 99801
907-465-8158
kristen.robinson@alaska.gov

Trim Nick *
Western ICWA Specialist
PO Box 328
Bethel, AK 99559
907-545-1272
joseph.nick@alaska.gov

Tasha Yatchmeneff *
Statewide ICWA Coordinator
4501 Business Park Blvd., Suite 24
Anchorage, AK 99503
907-440-0127
tasha.yatchmeneff@alaska.gov

Kirsten Fayette-Ryan **
Tribal Compact Coordinator
907-375-8268
kirsten.fayette-ryan@alaska.gov

Brooke Katasse ***
Tribal Title IV-E Coordinator
907-419-7750
brooke.katasse@alaska.gov


* ICWA Specialists are the OCS regional experts on ICWA, please contact the ICWA Specialist in the region as needed. (PDF See Tribal Concern Flowchart)

** For Alaska Tribal Child Welfare Compact inquiries, please contact the Tribal Compact Coordinator.

*** For Tribal Title IV-E inquiries, please contact the Tribal Title IV-E Coordinator.