Administration

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Executive Staff:

Sheri Davis 

Admin. Manager

Bill Veliz

Deputy Administrator

Stella Mitzel

Executive Secretary

Sylvia Miller

Executive Admin. Assistant

Stella Mitzel

Executive Secretary

Administration Staff:

Len Ferro

Fleet Manager

Melinda Sanchez

Mailroom/Copy Room Clerk

Michelle Orneleas

Switchboard Operator

Tribal Services Staff:

Denise Harris

Admin. Assistant

Valerie Bowechop

Planner

Carol Walker

Special Projects Coordinator

Phone:

(253) 573-7800

Mailing Address:

3009 E. Portland Ave.
Tacoma, WA 98404

Mission

Administration and its staff has a duty to provide the Tribal Council with significant information in our finances, Administration services, Human Resour-ces and all Social Services that provide guidelines and policies for day to day operations. All the services required in the Tribal Constitution, Mission, Vision and Goals under the Tribal Council.

Functions & Services

Administration components are:

  • The Administrator
  • Director of Tribal Services
  • Administration Staff
  • Compliance Officer
  • Director of Human Resources

Administrator functions are:

  • Tribal budgets
  • Accounting
  • Planning
  • Grants and Contracts
  • 2% Puyallup Tribe Community Contribution Cigarette Compact
  • Land Use
  • Trust Services
  • Building Inspector
  • Technologies
  • Maintenance
  • Human Resources, which includes:
    • Higher Education
    • TERO
    • WIA
  • Emergency Housing Repair
  • Geographical Information Systems
  • Historical Preservation
  • Enrollment
  • Per-Capita
  • Natural Resources, which includes:
    • Environmental
    • Fisheries
    • Shellfish
    • Hunting
    • Wildlife
  • Tax and License

Tribal Services: Provides quality health, safety and welfare to the Puyallup Tribal Community and to the Native American Community.

  • Grandview Early Learning Center/Day Care
  • Child Support
  • Children Services
  • Probation/Diversion Department
  • Prosecutor’s Department
  • Public Safety Division
  • Community/Family Services
  • Family Violence/Victims of Crime Assistance
  • Birth-Six Program
  • Elders Title VI
  • Low Income Heating
  • Energy Assistance Program
  • Administration manages accounts payable on billings and assures Certificate Insurance on all Insurance Policies. Property and Casualty Plan for the Puyallup Tribe of
    • Indians.

Goals

  • To enforce a Team-based management. Providing the membership and Tribal Council with management systems, audits and focus upon governance and assurances and documentation that all services are in accordance to the Tribal Constitution and policies and procedures of the Puyallup Tribe.
  • Insured and inventoried all Tribal Land and Properties to identify needs for improvement.
  • Keep the Puyallup Tribe in compliance of C.C.F. with National Indian Gaming and State Regulations per contract.
  • Met this year’s goal and Inventoried all Tribal property. We now have pictures and bar codes for every piece of furniture and fixture the Tribe owns. Also bar coding all new equipment as to stay in compliance to Governmental Standards. An extensive inventory will be performed every year for tracking
    • purposes.
  • Disaster Training for Employees and all Tribal entities in the event of an emergency.
  • Met this year’s goal and updated all the utilities under the Puyallup and Tribal Properties Assist Law Office to settle Surface Water issues.
  • Retro fit the Administration Building fixtures for Earthquake safety working directly with the Tribe’s Safety Director and Pierce County Department of Emergency Management.
  • Emergency Management Core Team finalizing COOP Plan for Disaster Planning