Cheryl Frye-Cromwell, Tribal Council Member As a Tribal Government Representative, Tribal Health Liaison and an active Tribal Education Committee member Cheryl is dedicated and committed to contributing positive and productive energy to her people and their future. Since Mashpee’s Federal Recognition in 2007, Cheryl has been working on behalf of the tribe as the Tribal a liaison to the Indian Health Service and other federal, state and local agencies to build the capacity and resources for health care services for the tribe. Cheryl works diligently as a team with the Health Director, Health Advisory Committee, Indian Health Service and other federal, state and local agencies as well as a member of the USET -United South and Eastern Tribe and NCAI- National Congress of American Indian Organizations. Cheryl is the project manager of a newly funded SAMSHA grant that provides resources for Substance Abuse and Mental Health Treatment for her tribal members and coordinates the Harvard Medical Native American High School Summer program at Harvard Medical School. As a Tribal Education Committee member for the past 10 years, Cheryl has works closely and diligently with the committee in developing the tribe’s first Tribal Education Department. Cheryl collaborates with educational institutions to provide opportunities for higher learning and trainings to promote self-esteem and employment sustainability. Cheryl has been recently appointed to the DSTAC to represent the Nashville Area Direct Service tribes and is very instrumental in implementing health care services to her tribal members by opening their first Direct Service Tribes Health Clinic.