Tribal Council

Council Members

The Tribal Council is a governing body made up of democratically elected Cowlitz Indian Tribe members. It governs matters related to economic development, land management, service delivery, judicial matters and the Tribe's cultural integrity, weighing future needs against current ones and making balanced decisions about issues that impact the Tribe’s members and the broader community. The Tribal Council also exercises legislative powers regarding Tribal membership and enrollment, and negotiates with federal, state and local governments, and with the councils or governments of other tribes.

Voting in the Tribal elections is open to all enrolled Cowlitz Indian Tribe members 18 and older.

Name	Position	Term End	Email
William Iyall	General Council Chair	2027	biyall@tc.cowlitz.org
Greg Hitchcock	General Council Vice-Chair	2026	ghitchcock@tc.cowlitz.org
Gayle Singleton	General Council Treasurer	2026	gsingleton@tc.cowlitz.org
William (Bill) Erickson	General Council Secretary	2027	werickson@tc.cowlitz.org
Steve Barnett	Tribal Council Chair	2027	sbarnett@tc.cowlitz.org
Nathan Hooton	Tribal Council Vice-Chair	2026	nhooton@tc.cowlitz.org
Vanessa Robertson	Tribal Council Secretary	2025	vrobertson@tc.cowlitz.org
Kris Dillehay	Tribal Council at-Large	2026	kdillehay@tc.cowlitz.org
Dean Reynolds	Tribal Council at-Large	2027	dreynolds@tc.cowlitz.org
Rod Van Mechelen	Tribal Council Member	2026	rvanmechelen@tc.cowlitz.org
Mike Iyall	Tribal Council Member	2026	miyall@tc.cowlitz.org
Tim Van Mechelen	Tribal Council Member	2027	tvanmechelen@tc.cowlitz.org
William McTurnal	Tribal Council Member	2027	wmcturnal@tc.cowlitz.org
Steve Kutz	Tribal Council Member	2027	skutz@tc.cowlitz.org
Rosalie Fish	Tribal Council Member	2026	rfish@tc.cowlitz.org
Greg LaDue-Grove	Tribal Council Member	2026	gladue-grove@tc.cowlitz.org
Cheryl Bell	Tribal Council Member	2025	cbell@tc.cowlitz.org
Maverick Ryan	Tribal Council Member	2025	mryan@tc.cowlitz.org
Travis Grady	Tribal Council Member	2025	tgrady@tc.cowlitz.org
Kris Kitz	Tribal Council Member	2025	kkitz@tc.cowlitz.org
Michelle Helton-Lawrence	Tribal Council Member	2027	mlawrence@tc.cowlitz.org
Larry Kestner	Tribal Council Member	2025	lkestner@tc.cowlitz.org

Council Members

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