Nashville Area Indian Health Service 2011 Annual Report
Nashville Area Indian Health Service 2011 Annual Report
Nashville Area Indian Health Service 2011 Annual Report
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EXECUTIVE STAFF BIOS<br />
Martha A. Ketcher, full-blood Cherokee and member of the Cherokee Nation of<br />
Oklahoma, is currently serving as the Acting <strong>Area</strong> Director of the <strong>Nashville</strong> <strong>Area</strong><br />
<strong>Indian</strong> <strong>Health</strong> <strong>Service</strong>. In Martha’s official capacity, she serves as the Deputy <strong>Area</strong><br />
Director for the <strong>Nashville</strong> <strong>Area</strong> <strong>Indian</strong> <strong>Health</strong> <strong>Service</strong>.<br />
Martha Ketcher, MBA, HCM<br />
Acting <strong>Area</strong> Director<br />
Martha started her career with the IHS in January of 1988 as Operating Accountant<br />
with the Oklahoma <strong>Area</strong> IHS Office and in May of the same year transferred to the<br />
<strong>Nashville</strong> <strong>Area</strong> Office. She has served previously in various capacities i.e. Budget<br />
Officer, subsequently to the Deputy Finance Director, Program Analyst, Finance<br />
Director, and Acting Executive Officer. Martha has also served for the past 11<br />
years as the Agency Lead Negotiator for Self Governance Compacts. Previous to<br />
IHS, Martha was employed for eight years as senior accountant for the Cherokee<br />
Nation of Oklahoma where she began her career as a business intern.<br />
Martha earned her undergraduate degree with a Bachelor of Science Degree in<br />
Business Administration and Accounting from Northeastern State University in<br />
Tahlequah, Oklahoma, in 1981. She completed her Masters Degree in Business<br />
Administration/<strong>Health</strong> Care Management from the University of Phoenix in<br />
2006. She has received honors awards from the Department of <strong>Health</strong> and Human<br />
<strong>Service</strong>s for the Secretary’s Award for Distinguished <strong>Service</strong>, under Secretary<br />
Donna Shalala’s term, in recognition of Significant Achievements in the Delivery<br />
of <strong>Health</strong> Care, and <strong>Indian</strong> <strong>Health</strong> <strong>Service</strong> Directors Award for Outstanding<br />
Performance, Dedication and Commitment to the Mission of the IHS, and the<br />
<strong>Nashville</strong> <strong>Area</strong> Director’s Award for Excellence, including three consecutive<br />
Exceptional Managerial <strong>Service</strong> Awards from the State of Tennessee for Middle<br />
Tennessee Federal Executives, and the <strong>2011</strong> IHS Director’s Award for Excellence.<br />
She is a wife and mother of two, both in college and participates in multiple<br />
community service projects.<br />
<strong>Nashville</strong> <strong>Area</strong> <strong>Indian</strong> <strong>Health</strong> <strong>Service</strong> www.facebook.com/IHSNAO 91
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