RSVP
RSVP for WRP December 5th 2025 TEC Call
Meeting date: December 5, 2025This form is used for non-WRP members to RSVP for this meeting. If you aren't a WRP member but would like to join, visit our registration page to request an account. If you're already a member, either you should have already received an invitation in your email for this meeting, or you can reach out using our contact page to request an invitation.
Invitation Text
You are cordially invited to participate in the WRP Tribal Engagement Committee call on Friday, December 5.* This call will begin at 10:00 am Pacific and conclude no later than 11:30 am Pacific. The agenda for this call:
- Welcome and Introductions
- Featured Presentation: Utah Division of Indian Affairs by James Toledo, Deputy Director, Utah Division of Indian Affairs
- Next Steps and Actions
- Around the Phone Updates
*Due to the holidays, we combine November and December calls together.
Please email me (amyduffy@westernregionalpartnership.org) if you have any agenda items that you would like to share/update. Those who provide a RSVP will be sent additional information prior to this call.
Thank you!
Amy Duffy, WRP Coordinator
Office: 623.572.6656 * Cell: 623.451.0530 * Web: wrpinfo.org
Meeting Attendees
The following people have indicated that they will be attending the meeting. Please note that this attendee list is not final and will be updated as RSVPs are received.
| First Name | Last Name | Title | Organization |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mervin | Wright | Nevada Restoration Tribal Liaison | The Nature Conservancy |
| Nathan | Bomysoad | Senior Environmental Analyst | OPNAV N4I2 |
| Michael | Chacon | Tribal Environmental Justice Specialist | New Mexico Indian Affairs Department |
| Michelle | Bell | Administrative Coordinator | Western Regional Partnership / Texas A&M AgriLife Research |
| Amy | Duffy | Coordinator | Western Regional Partnership (WRP) |
| Katrina | Pielli | Strategic Initiatives Lead | US DOE Office of Indian Energy Policy and Programs |
| Floyd | Velasquez | Emergency Services Administrator | Morongo Band of Mission Indians |
| Marc | Kodack | ||
| Rebekah | Tuma | Mrs. | BB&E in Support of AFCEC/CPZW |
| John | Coffey | Executive Director, UXS | Cherokee Nation supporting NOAA |
| Kagat | McQuillen | American Indian Liaison | Natural Resources Conservation Service |
| Robyn | Waco | Risk Manager | Quechan Casino Resort |
| Jeanne | Godaire | Senior Scientist | USGS |
| Anya | Kitterman | Archaeologist | Hill AFB |
| Shane | Helms | Planning Director | Cahuilla Band of Indians |
| Mary Ellen | Finch | Community Liaison Officer | MCAS Yuma |
| Angela | Arviso | Deputy Regional Director, Trust Services, Navajo Region | Bureau of Indian Affairs |
| Malcolm | Warney | Encroachment Manager | 412th Test Wing |
| Len | Drago | Ombudsman / Tribal Liaison | ADEQ |
| Angel | Ortega | Torres-Martinez Desert Cahuilla Indians Tribe | |
| Bill | Lamb | Quadstate | |
| Robert | Tse | self | |
| Kate | Ritzel | USGS | |
| Aubrey | Farrell | OSD Cultural Resources | |
| KATHRYN | BECKER | NM Interstate Stream Comm. | |
| Michael | Marcks | Habematolel Pomo Of Upper Lake | |
| Terri McCartney | Terri McCartney | Pinoleville Pomo Nation | |
| Rachel | MacDonald | California Energy Commission | |
| Alison | Rubio | Air Force | |
| Andres | Esparza | Pew Charitable Trusts | |
| Denise | Cuevas | SRR Tachi Yokut EPA Dept | |
| David | Kitcheyan | Bureau of Indian Affairs -SWRO | |
| Verna | Thompson | Hopi Tribe | |
| Joseph | Abeyta | Pueblo of Tesuque DENR | |
| Kathryn | Redhorse | Colorado Commission of Indian Affairs | |
| Davina | Whitethorne | Tribal Engagement Specialist | California Energy Commission |
| Sierra | Graves | California Energy Commission | |
| Kelsey | Shaffer | yak titʸu titʸu yak tiłhini Northern Chumash Tribe of SLO County and Region | |
| Arvin | Trujillo | Navajo Transitional Energy Co. | |
| Christopher | Koeppel | DAF Cultural Resources Program Manager | Air Force/CEMML |
| Kagat | McQuillen | NRCS |