Our people: Meet the IHB staff
Meet the doctors, dentists, counselors, and care professionals dedicated to our community’s wellbeing.
Medical Clinic
Doctors & Medical Providers:
Athena Cannon
PharmD; Pharmacist
Angela Erdrich
MD; Pediatrician
Jocelyn Guler
APRN, FNP-C
David Henry
MD
Mitchell LaCombe
MD; Medical Director
Patrick Rock
MD; Chief Executive Officer
Emily Torell
MD, MPH
Alyssa Temte Smith
FNP-C; Nurse Practitioner
Dental Clinic
Dental Providers:
Justin Mikesell
DDS
Sheila Thorstenson
DDS; Dental Director
Jacob Meyer
DDS
Counseling & Support
Counseling Team:
Laiel Baker-DeKey
PhD, LP; Counseling & Support Director
Robin Young
PsyD, LP; Chief Psychologist
Luz Angelica Salinas
PsyD, LP; Training Director
Christina Garrison-Diehn
PhD, LP; Integrated Behavioral Health Manager
Thomas Murphy
PsyD, LP
Micah L. Prairie Chicken
PhD, LP
Kathleen Herling
MS, LPCC, LADC, MT-BC
Milo Due
PsyD, LP
Stephenie “Marie” Wescoup
PhD, LP
Michael L. Harris
MA, LP, SEP; Communication & Community Engagement Director
Julie Lufkins
Business Coordinator II
Recovery Services
Recovery Team:
Laiel Baker-DeKrey
PhD, LP; Counseling & Recovery Services Director
Andrea Khalid
LADC-S; Recovery Services Manager
Frank Kallstrom
LADC
Indigenous Services
Indigenous Services Team:
Naomi Anywaush
Indigenous Services Manager
Fredrick LoneEagle
Drum Instructor
Dancina Warner
Cultural Navigator
Finance
Finance Team:
Kris Wehlage
Finance Director
Scott Knudson
Accounting Supervisor
Sheila Markell
Revenue Manager
Administration
Senior Admin Team:
Patrick Rock
MD; Chief Executive Officer
Kate Hemker
Chief Operating Officer
Kris Wehlage
Finance Director
Michael L. Harris
MA, LP, SEP; Communication & Community Engagement Director
Laiel Baker-DeKrey
PhD, LP; Counseling & Recovery Services Director
Mitchell LaCombe
MD; Medical Director
Sheila Thorstenson
DDS; Dental Director
Indigenous Healthcare Services
To serve local American Indian and Alaska Native communities seeking traditional care, we provide sacred medicines like sage, cedar, tobacco, and sweetgrass, alongside cultural practices including hand drumming and singing.
Guided by traditional beliefs and practices, we approach healthcare as a complete system that has ensured mind, body, and spirit remain balanced for thousands of years. Traditional medicine anchors everything we do.
Want to work with us?
We’re always looking for compassionate professionals to join our mission.