Meet the Rest of Our
Management Team

Tamara Fulwyler, Senior Grant Writer

Tamara Fulwyler, an enrolled and voting member of the Chickasaw Tribe, started at SPIPA in November, 2004. She is our Senior Grant Writer. Tamara says, “My great-grandfather’s people were the Choctaw. Some members of my family have followed the Choctaw path, while others align with the Chickasaws.”

She received her Liberal Arts undergraduate degree from Eastern Oregon University in 1995 with a dual major: one in business administration and one in geology, along with a minor in Spanish.

"I changed the focus of my professional goals and started graduate school. I am enrolled at Walden University working on a Masters of Public Health, community focus.” The shift was caused by her belief that “. . . access to good health, liberal education, and affordable housing are primary to being happy and successful in life. I also think all people are born with the potential to be productive and live meaningful lives.

Tamara’s says, “I have worked in community-based non-profits for about 10 years, providing executive-level leadership to build capacity through developing fiscal and administrative infrastructure.” She adds, “My most recent post was as the Executive Director of a victims services agency supervising five programs: a shelter for battered women and their children, a crisis advocacy team, a sexual assault response team, a court & community advocacy team, and a thrift store. I also have done consulting work for a variety of clients, including TTAC, a training unit of the Office of Victims of Crime at the U.S. Department of Justice.”

You may reach Tamara Fulwyler at our administrative office: (360) 462-3210, or toll free at (800) 924-3984, extension 3210.

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Marilee Bittner-Fawcett, Public Information Coordinator

Marilee Bittner-Fawcett joined SPIPA as the Public Information Coordinator in Jan., 2002. She writes and designs the Intertribal News, the Annual Report, brochures, and collateral pieces for programs. Her native heritage is Tsimshian, a S.E. Alaska Tribe located on Annette Island.

She has a B.A. in Mass Communications from The Evergreen State College. She's worked at a number of newspapers: The Kitsap Sun (Bremerton), The North Mason Sun (Belfair), The Puyallup Herald, and The News Tribune (Tacoma). Marilee, a second generation journalist, was a freelance photojournalist for The Chronicle (Centralia) where she worked as a full-time employee in their design/desktop publishing department. She also has extensive experience in marketing, advertising, and advertising sales.

Professional internships included working as a photojournalist for the Dept. of Social and Health Services newsletter (Overview) and as a general-assignment reporter for The Olympian.

Marilee also has extensive desktop publishing training, fine typography, and web page development.

You may reach Marilee Bittner Fawcett at: (360) 462-3209 or toll free at (800) 924-3984, extension 3209.

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