RSVP
RSVP for February 2026 WRP TEC Call
Meeting date: February 27, 2026This 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, February 27th. 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 Presentations:
- Picuris Community Solar Phase II by Wayne Yazza Jr., Director of Utilities, Pueblos of Picuris (former Governor for the Pueblo of Picuris) and Celestino Yazza, Utilities Technician, Pueblo of Picuris
- Nevada Native Seed Partnership by Mervin Wright Jr., Nevada Restoration Tribal Liaison, The Nature Conservancy
- Next Steps and Actions
- Around the Phone Updates
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Robert | Tse | Mr. | |
| Virginia | Salazar-Halfmoon | Director Intergovernmental | Santa Clara Pueblo |
| Christie | Boser | Biologist | USFWS |
| Crystal | Tulley-Cordova | Dr. | Navajo Nation Department of Water Resources |
| Jeff | Lynch | GIS Analyst | Habematolel Pomo of Upper Lake |
| Manuel | Sanchez | Tribal Transportation Program Coordinator | FHWA Office of Tribal Transportation |
| Margaret | Melikian | Cultural Resource Specialist | Booz Allen Hamilton |
| Pedro | Romano | HQ Pacific Air Forces Sustainment Manager | USAF |
| Russell | Taylor-Grimes | Regional Program Officer & Tribal Liaison | USGS |
| Donna | Miranda-Begay | CEO / Tubatulabul Tribe | California Tribal GIS |
| Carl | Etsitty | Interagency Tribal Liaison on Policy | State of Colorado |
| Jeanne | Godaire | Senior Scientist | USGS |
| Robyn | Waco | Risk Manager | Quechan Casino Resort |
| Cynthia | Naha | Sr. Tribal Community Resilience Liaison | American Indian Higher Education Consortium/SW Climate Science Adaptation Center |
| Michael | Chacon | Tribal Environmental Justice Specialist | New Mexico Indian Affairs Department |
| Anya | Kitterman | Archaeologist | Hill AFB |
| John | Coffey | Executive Director, UXS | Cherokee Nation supporting NOAA |
| Nathan | Bomysoad | Senior Environmental Analyst | OPNAV N4I1 |
| Marc | Kodack | ||
| Mervin | Wright | Nevada Restoration Tribal Liaison | The Nature Conservancy |
| Amy | Duffy | Coordinator | Western Regional Partnership (WRP) |
| Michelle | Bell | Administrative Coordinator | Western Regional Partnership / Texas A&M AgriLife Research |
| Victoria | Harvey | Archaeologist/Cultural Resources Manager | USAF-Edwards AFB |
| Floyd | Velasquez | Emergency Services Administrator | Morongo Band of Mission Indians |
| Kelsey | Freeman | Stanford Advisor in Tribal Affairs | California Energy Commission |
| Troy | Hill | Regional Science Liaison | USEPA Region 8 |
| David | Edick Jr | President | San Diego World Affairs Council |
| Kagat | McQuillen | American Indian Liaison | Natural Resources Conservation Service |
| Rebekah | Tuma | Mrs. | BB&E in Support of AFCEC/CPZW |
| Shane | Helms | Planning Director | Cahuilla Band of Indians |
| Barbara | Long | Cultural Resources Program Manager | Davis-Monthan AFB |
| Leslie | Bellas | Water Program Cooridnator | Lone Pine Pauite-Shoshone Reservation |
| Rebecca Puck | Stair | Director | ECAM, EMNRD, State of NM |
| Karla | Meyer | Natural Resources SME | USAF |
| Justin | Gay | Deputy District Engineer for Programs and Project Management | US Army Corps of Engineers |
| Paula | Brown | Planning Program Manager | AZ Dept. of Transportation |
| LeRoy | SHINGOITEWA | Hopi Tribal Council Representative | The Hopi Tribe |
| Bill | Lamb | Quadstate | |
| David | Ellsworth | Morongo Band of Mission Indians | |
| James | Toledo | Utah Division of Indian Affairs | |
| Clifford | Batten | Yuhaaviatam of San Manuel Nation | |
| Mariko | Falke | Dept. of Water Resources | |
| Sunny | Wescott | ||
| Jedi | from Torres Martinez | TMDCI | |
| John | Nystedt | U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service | |
| Kate | Ritzel | US Geological Survey | |
| Shane | Helms | Cahuilla Band of Indians | |
| Phillip | King | Energy Conservation and Managment / EMNRD | |
| Darren | Talayumptewa | AERIE | |
| KATHRYN | BECKER | ISC- OGC | |
| AnnMaria | Demars | 7 Generation Games | |
| Michael | Marcks | Habematolel Pomo Of Upper Lake | |
| Terri | McCartney | Pinoleville Pomo Nation | |
| Rachel | MacDonald | California Energy Commission | |
| Alison | Rubio | Air Force Civil Engineer Center | |
| Tess | Ngochi | New Mexico EMNRD | |
| margaret | melikian | ||
| Andres | Esparza | Pew Charitable Trusts | |
| Vernelda | Grant | San Carlos Apache Tribe - THPO/NAGPRA Rep. | |
| Carol | Chambers | Northern Arizona University | |
| Cheyenne | Valdez | Mescalero Apache Tribe-DRMP | |
| David | Kitcheyan | BIA Southwest Region | |
| Virginia | Seamster | New Mexico Department of Game and Fish | |
| Eldon | Brown | USFWS | |
| Cara | Corbin | Institute for Tribal Environmental Professionals | |
| Verna | Thompson | Hopi Tribe | |
| LaTasha | Wauneka | USDA Forest Service | |
| Andrew | Alejandre | Native American Heritage Commission | |
| Ira | Matt | NATHPO | |
| Benjamin | Dyche | CAMPO BAND KUMEYAAY NATION | |
| Ashley | Jones | Campo Band of Mission Indians | |
| Moke | Simon | Middletown Rancheria | |
| Nathan | Nash | San Carlos Apache Tribe | |
| Ryan | Swazo-Hinds | Pueblo of Tesuque DENR | |
| Michaela | Escala | Pinoleville Pomo Nation | |
| Mike | Vehar | DOE Office of Indian Energy | |
| Anna | Munoz | U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service | |
| Heidi | Ramsey | USDA NRCS | |
| Dale | Earl | AFCEC | |
| Russell | Byrd | Navy Region Northwest | |
| Nathan | Bomysoad | Navy | |
| Laurel | Saito |