Who We Are

The South Puget Intertribal Planning Agency (SPIPA) formed in 1976 as a 501 (c)(3), tribally chartered, intergovernmental agency. From the beginning, SPIPA responded to the needs and directives of member tribes.

Today the consortium includes five Southwestern Washington tribes: the Chehalis, Nisqually, Shoalwater Bay, Skokomish and Squaxin Island Tribes.

Organizational Overview

The SPIPA consortium is governed by a Board of Directors consisting of one delegate and one alternate appointed by each Tribal Council.

Dan Gleason, Chairman of the SPIPA Board of Directors	Amadeo Tiam, SPIPA Executive Director.

To achieve the objectives of SPIPA, the Board of Directors oversees an administrative organization consisting of an Executive Director and managers of: fiscal and administrative services; planning/grant writing; social services; community services; education/TANF/job-training; a variety of health programs; and a public information office. Education, while not included in our mission statement at this time, is a focus at each tribal community and at SPIPA.

SPIPA provides planning, technical assistance, and direct services to each tribe's administration, as well as to eligible Native Americans residing within SPIPA's service area.

In addition, the program managers, and support staff, deliver direct services to tribal members, which include a range of: health programs, nutrition programs, social services and community programs.