The Swinomish Tribal Community has an extensive governmental infrastructure that assists and implements the goals, policies, programs and laws of the Swinomish Senate, the Tribe's governing body. The Tribal Chairman supervises and works with the Tribe's General Manager to oversee eight Departments and six Tribal Boards and Commissions.
Directors administer each tribal programs in conjunction with a Senate Committee, Board or Commission that provides policy and guidance in that particular administrative function. To contact the director of a particular department or program, go to "contacts" on the Homepage.
General Manager, Allan Olson | (360) 466.7221
The eight departments, their directors and their
respective committees include:
Accounting - Merril Burke - Budget
Committee
Office of Tribal Attorney -
Alix Foster - Legal Committee
Police Department - Tom
Schlicker - Law and Order Committee
Planning and Community
Development - Charles O'Hara - Planning Commission
Social Services - John Stephens -
Health Education and Social Services Committee
Public
Works - Bill Critz - Buildings and Facilities Committee
Tribal
Court - Chief Judge Mark Pouley - Law and Order Committee
Human Resources - Wayne Bill -
Personnel Committee
The six Boards and Commissions and their directors (some
have more than one program director) include:
Swinomish Housing Authority
- John Petrich - Housing
Fish and Game Commission -
Lorraine Loomis - Fisheries
Fish and Game Commission -
Todd Wilbur - Hunting
Swinomish Gaming Commission - Ron
Williams - Gaming Regulation
Gaming Business Committee - Mike Wootan - Northern Lights
Casino
Swinomish Utility Authority - John
Petrich - Utilities
Swinomish Development Authority - Vacant - Economic
Development
Swinomish Development Authority - Marie Murray - Northern Lights
Chevron Station
Swinomish Development Authority - Tom Durkan - Swinomish Fish
Company