As a tribal program, IA2 does not provide emergency or direct services. If you are in an unsafe situation or need immediate assistance please dial 911.

NAEJI Advisory Committee

In 2023, NAEJI created an advisory committee of elder justice professionals to provide guidance on project activities and deliverables. Specifically, our advisory committee members:

  • Serve as subject matter experts for developing new content.
  • Provide preliminary feedback on new products developed as part of this grant.
  • Advise project staff on the means for distributing new products and announcements.
  • Assist with identifying new resources, best practices, research, and information applicable to Indian Country and sharing with resource center staff.
  • Identify and advise on opportunities for improvements in project operations.

Our Advisory Committee Consists of:

  • Lori Michaud – APS Caseworker, St. Regis Mohawk Tribe, New York
  • Carrie Lindsey, BSW, CSW – Long Term Care Case Management Program Manager, Oneida Comprehensive Health Division, Wisconsin
  • Ron Redday – Program Director, Sisseton Wahpeton Oyate Tribe Department of Elderly Affairs, South Dakota
  • Mary Weston – AAA Program Manager, Inter Tribal Council of Arizona
  • Nichol Brewer-Lowry (Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina) – Site Director of Native American Lifelines, Boston
  • Mashell Sourjohn (Muscogee Nation) – Associate State Director of Community Outreach at AARP Oklahoma City
  • Hallie Bongar White, JD – Executive Director, Southwest Center for Law and Policy (SWCLAP) National Tribal Trial College, National Indian Country Clearinghouse on Sexual Assault, Co-Director Sexual Assault Forensic Examinations, Services, Training, Access, and Resources – SAFESTAR
  • Alicia Nevaquaya (Choctaw) – National Center for Victims of Crime, Victims Assistance to Support Tribes (VAST)
  • Lori Mars – Director, National Center for Elder Abuse (NCEA)
  • Jennifer Spoeri – Executive director, National Adult Protective Service Assocation (NAPSE)
  • Rebecca Morgan (Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians) – Former Project Manager, National Indian Council on Aging (NICOA)
  • Susan Lynch, JD, DrPH – Senior Counsel for Elder Justice at the United States Department of Justice, Adjust Professor at the George Washington University Law School
  • Melissa Brown (Shawnee Nation), JD, BA – Clinical Professor of Law, McGeorge School of Law, and Director of Elder & Health Law Clinic
  • Lisa Nerenberg, MSW, MPH – Executive Director, California Elder Justice Coalition
  • Sandy Markwood – Chief Executive Officer, USAging
  • Wambli Sina Win (Lakota) – Associate Professor and Director of the Criminal Justice Studies Dept. at Bacone College