Professional Service

• Western Resource Advocates. Board Member. 09/2021 - present
• Association of American Law Schools. Role: Treasurer. Section on Indian Nations and Indigenous Peoples. 01/2021 - present
• American Bar Association. Role: Articles Co-Chair. Native American Resources Committee, Environment, Energy & Resources Section. 09/2020 - present
• Utah Tribal Relief Foundation. Role: President. Board Member. 04/2020 - present
• Urban Indian Center of Salt Lake. Role: President. Board of Directors. 10/2019 - present

Internal Service

• Hiring Committee member. 11/2020 - 06/2021. University service.

Honors & Awards

• Distinguished Achievement in Environmental Law and Policy Award. American Bar Association, 11/2021
• Jimi Mitsunaga Excellence in the Law Award. Utah Minority Bar Association, 11/2020
• Lawyer of the Year. Utah State Bar - Natural Resources & Environmental Law Section , 10/2020

Affiliations

• Global Change and Sustainability Center (GCSC), Research Assistant Professor, 01/2021 - present

In the Media

• Washington Post, Tribes welcome infusion of money in infrastructure bill. 11/17/2021. https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/tribes-wel...
• NY Times, Biden to bar new drilling around a major Native American cultural site. 11/15/2021. https://www.nytimes.com/2021/11/15/climate/biden-b...
• E&E News, EPA unveils plan to address tribal water woes. 10/14/2021. https://www.eenews.net/articles/epa-unveils-plan-t...
• Academic Minute, Universal Access to Clean Water for Tribes in the Colorado River Basin. 08/30/2021. https://academicminute.org/2021/08/heather-tanana-...