Lillian Azalea Sparks

Background

Sparks, Lillian Azalea was born on October 16, 1975 in Towson, Maryland, United States.

Education

Bachelor in Political Science, Morgan State University, Baltimore, 1998. Juris Doctor, Georgetown University Law Center, Washington, 2001.

Career

Monitoring specialist Amerix Corporation, Baltimore, 1996—1998. Law clerk, environmental law & litigation Air Force Legal Services Agency, Rosslyn, Virginia, 1999. Law clerk National Indian Gaming Commission, Washington, 2000.

Staff attorney National Congress American Indians, 2001—2004. Executive director National Indian Education Association, 2004—2010. Commissioner Administration for Native Americans United States Department Health & Human Services (Department of Health and Human Services), since 2010.

Achievements

• Lillian Azalea Sparks has been listed as a noteworthy federal agency administrator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member Miss Indian world committee Gathering of Nations, Albuquerque, since 2003. Member of Maryland Bar Association, National Congress American Indians (life), Delta Sigma Theta.