Tribal Vocational Rehabilitation Programs

Statewide Cooperative Agreement with Tribal Vocational Rehabilitation Programs 

Washington State’s current Statewide Agreement between Tribal Vocational Rehabilitation (TVR) programs, the Washington State Department of Social and Health Services, Division of Vocational Rehabilitation (DVR), and the Department of Services for the Blind (DSB) provides a general framework for building a cooperative and service-oriented relationship that ensures American Indians and Alaska Natives receive the full scope of Vocational Rehabilitation services possible.

DVR Tribal Liaisons

To learn more information about DVR services in your area, please contact the local DVR Tribal Liaison listed on the current DVR Statewide Tribal Liaison Directory. Liaisons are listed by Name, Office, assigned TVR program or Tribe. Once you have identified the appropriate contact, please contact them via email or phone call as listed in the directory.

Tribal Vocational Rehabilitation Programs

TVR programs in Washington State provide services to American Indians and Alaska Natives with disabilities who seek employment services and live in a tribal service area.  DVR works in collaboration with TVR programs to enhance the independence of individuals with disabilities, facilitate access to Vocational Rehabilitation services and increase employment opportunities for customers served by DVR and TVR's.

​Note: Each TVR program listed below is shown in alphabetical order by Tribal Name, TVR Program Name, Service Area, and TVR Program Contact Information. Each program may have unique program eligibility requirements (i.e., service areas, enrollment, etc.). Please contact each respective program directly for their specific service eligibility criteria. 
 

  • Coeur d’Alene Tribe

Program Name: Coeur d'Alene Tribe Vocational Rehabilitation  | Career Renewal Program
Service Area: Spokane and Whitman counties
TVR Program Contact Person: Johanna Sletteland, Career Renewal Program Manager
Address: 1100 B Street, P.O. Box 408, Plummer, ID 83851
Email: johanna.sletteland@cdatribe-nsn.gov
Phone: (208) 686-6403

  • Colville Confederated Tribes

Program Name: Colville Confederated Tribes Vocational Rehabilitation Program  
Service Area: Serving members in Ferry, Grant and Okanogan counties
TVR Program Contact Person: Laurae MacClain, Program Manager 
Address: P.O. Box 150, Nespelem, WA 99155
Email: laurae.macclain@colvilletribes.com
Phone: 509-634-2723
Fax: 509-634-2297

  • Confederated Tribes of the Chehalis Reservation 

Program Name: Confederated Tribes of the Chehalis Reservation Vocational Rehabilitation Program 
Service Area: Within the service area of the Chehalis Tribe
TVR Program Contact Person: Dr. Mary DuPuis, Director
Address: 420 Howanut Road, P.O. Box 536, Oakville, WA 98568
Email: mdupuis@chehalistribe.org 
Phone: 360-709-1871
 

  • Cowlitz Indian Tribe

Program Name: Cowlitz Indian Tribe Vocational Rehabilitation Program
Service Area: Clark and Cowlitz counties
TVR Program Contact Person: Camilla Falcon, Director
Address: 922 Fir Street, Longview, WA 98632
Email: CESS@cowlitz.org 
Phone: 360-575-3318
 

  • Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe

Program Name: Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe Vocational Rehabilitation Program 
Service Area: Within the service area of the Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe
TVR Program Contact Person: Jim Allen, Program Manager
Address: 401 East First Street, Port Angeles, WA 98362
Email: jim.allen@elwha.org
Phone: 360-460-7549
Fax: 888-312-3622
 

  • Lummi Nation

Program Name: Lummi Vocational Rehabilitation Program 
Service Area: Serving American Indians and Alaska Natives enrolled with a federally recognized tribe who reside in Whatcom County
TVR Program Contact Person: Adele “Topsy” Kinley, Program Manager
Address: 2665 Kwina Road, Bellingham, WA 98336
Email: topsyk@lummi-nsn.gov
Phone: 360-312-2072
Fax: 360-380-6973

  • Nisqually Indian Tribe

Program Name: Nisqually Indian Tribe Vocational Rehabilitation Program 
Service Area: Thurston County
TVR Program Contact Person: Amber Sutterlict, Program Manager
Address: 4820 She-Nah-Num Dr SE, Olympia WA 98513 
Email: sutterlict.amber@nisqually-nsn.gov
Phone: 360-456-5221 ext. 1283
 

  • North Intertribal Vocational Rehabilitation Program

Program Name: North Intertribal Vocational Rehabilitation Program
This program is hosted by the Stillaguamish Tribe and services the Nooksack, Sauk-Suiattle, Stillaguamish, Swinomish, and Tulalip Tribes.
Service Area: Skagit, Snohomish and Whatcom counties
TVR Program Contact Person: Jana M. Finkbonner, Director
Address: 3201 Northwest Ave #8, Bellingham, WA 98225
Email: jfinkbonner@stillaguamish.com
Phone: 360-671-7626
Fax: 360-733-3061
 

  • Samish Indian Nation

Program Name: Samish Indian Nation Vocational Rehabilitation Program
Service Area: Island, San Juan, Skagit, Snohomish and Whatcom counties
TVR Program Contact Person: Chelsie Brann, Director
Address: P.O. Box 217, Anacortes, WA 98221
Email: cbrann@samishtribe.nsn.us
Phone: 360-298-0486
Fax: 360-350-4358
 

  • Skokomish Tribal Nation

Program Name: Skokomish Indian Tribe, Tuwaduq Family Services | Vocational Rehabilitation Program 
Service Area: Mason County
TVR Program Contact Person: Rosetta LaClair, Program Manager
Address: North 80 Tribal Ctr. Road, Skokomish Nation, WA 98584
Email: rlaclair@skokomish.org
Phone: 360-426-7788

Additional Skokomish Tribal Nation | TVR Program Contacts:

  • Spokane Tribe of Indians

Program Name: Spokane Tribe of Indians Vocational Rehabilitation Program
Service Area: Serving Ferry, Lincoln, Pend Oreille, Spokane and Stevens counties in WA State, and Kootenai County, ID
TVR Program Contact Person: Christopher Zilar, Program Director
Address: P.O. Box 540, Wellpinit, WA 99040
Email: christopher.zilar@spokanetribe.com
Phone: 509-606-2018
Fax: 509-258-7029
 

  • Squaxin Island Tribe

Program Name: Squaxin Island Tribe Family Services | Vocational Rehabilitation Program
Service Area: Mason and Thurston Counties
TVR Program Contact Person: William Marchant, Program Manager
Address: 10 SE Squaxin Lane, Shelton, WA 98584
Email: wmarchant@squaxin.us
Phone: 360-426-9781
 

  • Yakama Nation

Program Name: Yakama Nation Vocational Rehabilitation Program
Service Area: Within the service area of the Yakama Nation
TVR Program Contact Person: Ashley Whitefoot, Director
Address: P.O. Box 151, Toppenish, WA 98948
Email: Ashley_whitefoot@yakama.com

TVR programs are grant funded by the Rehabilitation Services Administration under the American Indian Vocational Rehabilitation Services (AIVRS) program. Please refer to the AIVRS Projects list, and note that this list can change annually. 

For more information about TVR Programs, please visit the Consortia of Administrators for North American Rehabilitation (CANAR) website.