Contact List
Midnite Mine Superfund Site
Spokane Reservation, Stevens County, WA
Spokane Tribe of Indians (Spokane Tribe of Indians / 6195 Ford-Wellpinit Road, PO Box 100,
Wellpinit, WA 99040 / 509-458-6500
Randy Connolly / Spokane Tribe, Superfund Coordinator / 509-626-4425 /
Works on Upper Columbia River, Coeur d’Alene, Midnite Mine.
Fred Kirschner / AESE, Inc.
Technical Consultant for Spokane Tribe / 509-590-3758 /
Brian Crossley / Spokane Tribe DNR, Water / 509 626-4409 /
Water issues (wetlands, mitigation, NPDES permit)
James Harrison / Spokane Tribe, Archaeology & Preservation Program, Principal Investigator / 509-258-4060 /
Works with Tribal Historic Preservation Officer
Jackie Corley / Tribal Archeologist / 509-258-4060
909-725-8894 (cell) /
Works with James Harrison, reporting to Randy Abrahamson, Director
Brian J. Cleary / Outside Counsel to Spokane Tribe / 208-762-1081 /
Twa-le Abrahamson / Spokane Tribe DNR Air Quality Coordinator / 509-626-4403 /
Remedial Action air issues
Deb Abrahamson / SHAWL Society founder, citizen activist /
Jason Campbell / Consultant, community issues / 406-370-4593 / Under contract with the Tribe’s Enterprises. Working on tribe/Newmont liaison issue.
Blaine Kieffer / Spokane Tribe, DNR, Forest Fire Management / 509-258-4433
BJ Kieffer / Spokane Tribe, DNR, Director / 509-626-4427 /
Clyde McCoy / Tribal Employments Rights Ordinance (TERO), Director / 509-458-6529 /
Monica Peone / Rawhide Press Editor / 509-458-6587 /
Rudy Peone / Tribal Council Chair / 509-458-6512 /
Five current council members:
Dawn Pullin / Tribal Enterprises / 509-435-3086
509-458-6591 /
Tribal businesses
Monica Wallette / Human Resources / SuperJTI contact (Job Training Initiative)
Greg Wynecoop / Tribal Roads, Manager / Road safety issues
EPA Region 10 (Seattle) and CH2M Hill (EPA Oversight Contractor)
Karen Keeley / EPA Superfund PM / 206-553-2141 /
Carlos Evans / EPA Attorney (from HQ, OECA OSRE) / 202-564-6331 /
Kay Morrison / EPA Community Involvement Advisor / 206-553-8321 /
Linda Storm / EPA Aquatic Resources Unit / 206-553-6384 /
Wetlands, mitigation
Cindi Godsey / EPA NPDES permit / 206-553-1676 /
NPDES permit for wastewater discharge
Unit Manager: Michael Lidgard
Kathleen Collins / EPA tribal standards / 206-553-2108 /
Jim Zokan / EPA Tribal contact (based in Boise) / 208-378-5691 /
Pat Nair / EPA Air quality (Boise) / 208-378-5754 /
Bill Todd / EPA Federal Air Rules for Reservations / 206-553-6914 /
Running Grass / EPA Office of Ecosystems Tribal and Public Affairs / 206-553-2899 /
Kira Sykes / CH2M Hill Project Manager / 503 -872-4510
503-819-8660 (cell)
Jay Dehner / CH2M Sr. Engineer / 509-464-7243
509-979-5733 (cell)
Bob Martin / CH2M Hydrologist / 509-464-7240
509-370-3866 (cell)
Jim Stefanoff / CH2M Process Engineer (Wastewater) / 509-464-7202
509-981-5015 (cell)
Daniel Malmon / CH2M Geomorphology / 503-872-4589
Settling Defendants and Consultants
Bill Lyle / Alternate Project Coordinator, Newmont / 509-258-4511 (direct line, DMC mill)
303-667-4575 (cell) /
Nick Cotts / Project Coordinator, Newmont / 720-207-4002 /
Formal contact per Consent Decree
Lou Miller / Worthington Miller Environmental (WME), LLC Supervising Contractor / 970-412-1256 (cell)
970-672-8770 /
Vance Drain / MWH Global (MWH)
Design project lead / 801-617-3250 /
Salt Lake City
Tom Kelly / MWH chief designer (SLC) / 970-377-9410 /
Dan Dupon / MWH process engineer – water treatment / 970-377-9410 /
Tony Magliocchini / MWH Lead writer on design / 801-617-3235 /
John Ko / WME regulatory / 970-672-8770 /
Wetland, mitigation, etc.
Rebecca Bilodeau / WME biologist / 970-672-8770 /
Based in Colorado
Bill Bucher / CDM Smith
Wetlands/mitigation / 406-441-1413 /
Working with John Ko and Jim Gleaton wetland delineation and mitigation issues.
Jim Gleaton / Williams Consulting Wetlands/mitigation / 509-675-4135 /
Bobby Nelson (junior) / Dawn Mill Company (DMC) site operations manager / 509-258-4511 (DMC mill) / Mine Water Treatment Plant/Water Management
Scott Hardt / Attorney, TemkinWielgaHardt / 303-382-2909
John Iani / Attorney, Perkins Coie / 206-359-6689
Others – Community, Reporters, Other Agencies, Colville Tribe
Marcella Teters / BIA, Wellpinit Office, Superintendent / 509-258-4561 /
Donna Smith / BIA mining contact/geologist / 509-258-4561
Alison O’Brien / US Department of Interior (DOI) / DOI Natural Resource Trustee Contact
Stephanie Balzarini / DOI solicitor (Boise) / 208-334-1911 /
Joyce Loranger / Realty Assistant, US Bureau of Reclamation (BOR), Ephrata Field Office / 509-754-0234 office
509-398-6043 cell
Jenn Beardsley
(sub until June); Tino Tafoya is primary person / BOR
Program Manager, Ecosystems Analysis / 208-378-5035
208-789-6317 (cell) /
Karen Honey / BOR
Derek Beery / BOR archaeologist
Bryony Stasney / Washington DOH / 509-329-2132 / Office of Radiation Protection, managing DMC Ford Mill cleanup
Jim Whitbread / Stevens Co. Public Works(Roads) / 509-684-4548 /
Colville, WA