The mission of the Tribal Planning Program is to assist the Spokane Tribe and Tribal Members to achieve their developmental goals and to improve their quality of life as a sovereign nation.  In general, the Planning Program is responsible for providing development services to support the Tribal Planning & Public Works Department. Our development services include GIS/GPS mapping, transportation planning, grant writing services, civil engineering, as well as project management and construction management services. Environmentally sound practices and sustainable development are important parts of our process to ensure that we are planning for a better future for the Spokane Tribe.

Mr. Chan is currently serving as the Acting Planning Program Manager until a permanent program manager is hired. As GIS Coordinator, Mr. Chan is responsible for the overall Geographic Information Systems mapping project needs for the Spokane Tribe.  He is responsible for ensuring the development and maintenance of applications based upon spatially referenced data and digital mapping.  Work requires considerable exercise of initiative and independent judgment in managing GIS projects and data in producing maps, conducting GPS field surveys, and performing GIS analysis to assist management decision-making process for all tribal departments. Mr. Chan is currently working on the Wastewater and the Transfer Station projects in order to improve the overall utilities capacity of Wellpinit.