Nashville Area Indian Health Service 2011 Annual Report

EXECUTIVE STAFF BIOS
Mitch Wright was born in the small town of Sitka in Southeast Alaska. He is a
member of the Tlingit Tribe of Alaska. Mitch is a retired Marine and during active
duty attended administration school in Camp Lejeune, NC, was stationed at Camp
Pendleton in California and then later transferred to a Marine Barracks in Sicily.
He later served with the Marines during Desert Shield/Storm.
Mitch Wright
Acting Director, Division of Information
Resources Management
Mitch started working for the Nashville Area Office Indian Health Service as a
Computer Specialist in December of 1991. He slowly worked his way through
the support structure serving various roles and duties within the Information
Technology (IT) arena. In May of 1999, Mitch transferred to the (United States
Department of Agriculture) USDA Forest Service in Juneau, Alaska to work as
an IT Specialist.
After serving with the Forest Service, he transferred back to the Nashville Area
Office Indian Health Service in September 2000. During his tenure with the
Nashville Area, Mitch has received numerous awards for customer support and
his dedication to the overall mission of the Indian Health Service. In June of 2009,
Mitch was tasked with serving as the Acting Director of the Division Information
Resources Management.
CAPT Philip Rapp grew up in a rural small town in Upstate New York, Finger
Lakes area. CAPT Rapp began a construction career at the age of six digging
trenches for a neighbor’s septic system. He became inspired by this activity which
evolved into a lifelong interest and passion for building.
Captain Phil Rapp
Acting Director, Office of
Environmental Health Engineering
CAPT Rapp received a senior COSTEP scholarship and an Engineering degree
from the University of Rhode Island. He began an IHS career after graduating by
accepting a first tour assignment to Anchorage, Alaska. Subsequent tours included
Nashville Area, as a field engineer stationed in Indian Township, Phoenix Area
(Hopi), and Navajo Area (Tuba City) in roles of increasing responsibility from
Field engineer to Sr. Field Engineer. CAPT Rapp embarked on the current
Nashville Area tour in 1994 as an Engineer Consultant, District Engineer, and
Chief of the Project Engineering and Management Branch, PEM-B.
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