Meet the Council

by Mescalero Apache Tribe | January 26, 2016 3:45 pm

Officers

Thora Walsh Padilla, President

Duane Duffy, Vice President

Robert “Gabe” Aguilar, Secretary

Euphrasia Platta, Treasurer

Tribal Council Members

Councilman Robert “Gabe” Aguilar

Councilwoman Euphrasia Platta

Councilwoman Idella Starr

Councilwoman Caroline Blake

Councilman Robert Rice

Councilman Alfred LaPaz

Councilwoman Miralene Blaylock

Standing Committees

Executive Committee

Thora Welsh Padilla, President

Duane Duffy, Vice-President

Robert “Gabe” Aguilar, Secretary

Euphrasia Platta, Treasurer

Duties of Committee

• Tribal Policies & Budget
• Tribal Enterprises
• Economic Development
• Law & Order

Programs Committee

Miralene Blaylock, Chair

Gabe Aguilar

Idella Starr

Robert Rice

Duties of Committee

• Land Use
• Housing & Assignments
• Roads
• Drinking Water
• Other Infrastructure

Community Service Committee

Gabe Aguilar, Chair

Alfred LaPaz

Miralene Blaylock

Robert Rice

Euphrasia Platta

Duties of Committee

• Education/Health
• Social Services
• Senior Citizens Program
• Veterans Affairs

Resources Committee

Robert Rice, Chair

Alfred LaPaz

Idella Starr

Caroline Blake

Duties of Committee

• Forestry
• Range Lands
• Streams, Rivers & Lakes
• Hunting & Fishing
• Parks & Recreation

Cultural Committee

Idella Starr, Chair

Tribal Council as a whole

Duties of Committee

• Tribal Ceremonies
• Tribal Rituals
• Tribal Medicinal Practices
• Language Preservation

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