The American Indian Health & Services (AIH&S) Board of Directors and its members are the fiduciaries of the healthcare center with the collective authority to govern decisions of management and oversee the performance of AIHS. The AIH&S community clinic is not affiliated with, nor does it receive funding from, any tribe or tribal enterprise such as a casino. As such, the AIH&S Board is independent and the sole governing body of AIH&S. Its composition reflects the goals set forth by the Health Services Act and the Indian Health Care Improvement Act to maintain a board that consists of community members that are knowledgeable of the issues affecting both the Native and non-Native communities that AIH&S serves in Santa Barbara. Further, the Directors of the AIH&S community clinic draw from a range of experience in the fields of medicine, science, law, community health, Native culture and finance.
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Mia Lopez, Board Chair
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Judge Deborah Sanchez, Vice-Chair
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Margaret McMurtrey