Leadership

Carmelia (Mia) Strickland is the Director of the Division of Program Operations. In this role, she works with program specialists to monitor and provide oversight to ANA’s grantees and to also oversee the annual new grant award process.

Amy Zukowski, an Alaska Native, is the Director of the Division of Program Evaluation and Planning. She has worked at ANA since 2009 in several capacities – Impact Evaluator, Program Specialist and Project Manager.

Michelle Sauve, an enrolled member of the St. Regis Mohawk Tribe serves as the executive director of the Intradepartmental Council for Native American Affairs (ICNAA) at the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).  As the executive director for the ICNAA, she provides coordination across HHS and supports ANA leadership and the council in cross-program collaborations and coordination on policy impacting Native Americans within HHS.

Rosie Gomez is the Senior Advisor/Chief of Staff. Rosie joined ANA with nearly 20 years of vast experience at ACF, working at the Children’s Bureau and the Office of Early Childhood Development.