Faculty

These faculty and staff are dedicated to sharing their knowledge with our clinics as well as our communities and they can help you implement programs to address various health conditions.

To connect with one of the experts, please contact us today at echo@npaihb.org.

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Dr. Itai Jeffries

Dr. Itai Jeffries

“Indigiqueer Elders and young people and their willingness to share their stories, live boldly, and their bravery navigating a healthcare system not built with us in mind, inspires me to do the work I do.”

Itai (they/them/y'all) leads the Paths (Re)Membered Project at the Northwest Portland Area Indian Health Board and is a peer faculty on the Trans Health ECHO. Trans and Gender Affirming Care ECHO Program Itai is the Program Manager for the Trans ...read more
Dr. Topher Jentoft

Dr. Topher Jentoft

“I am inspired to be of service, to work with extraordinary people to limit health inequity, and to blunt the impact of centuries of inequities. My work is unambiguously towards a good.”

Christoper “Topher” Jentoft currently serves the Diné as Clinical Director at Chinle Health Care Center. Previously, he served the White Mountain Apache Tribe at the Whiteriver Indian Hospital for 10 years. Starting as a full-spectrum family physician, he later moved ...read more
Dandy Johns

Dandy Johns

“I love the sense of community that continues to grow within the Trans and Gender-Affirming Care ECHO. The conversations that take place are so important and heart-warming. I feel honored to be amongst all who participate and who truly want our 2SLGBTQ+ folks to be elevated and treated with compassion, dignity, and respect.”

Dandy (they/them) is a mixed Indigenous contractor for the Paths (Re)Membered Project with NPAIHB, serving as behavioral health faculty and helps to coordinate the Trans & Gender-Affirming Care ECHOs. Trans and Gender-Affirming Care ECHO Program Dandy is faculty with the ...read more
Clint Kalan

Clint Kalan

“Rural and Tribal EMS agencies have some of the most invested and humble providers. They often serve as a powerful force for good in their community, and it is their work that most inspires me.”

Clint Kalan, MMSc, PA-C, is a physician assistant and faculty member in the Department of Emergency Medicine at the University of New Mexico School of Medicine. His interest and involvement in EMS spans 20 years. He previously served as the ...read more