Taishya Adams<\/strong>,\u00a0Founder and Chief Intersectional Strategist,\u00a0Mukuyu Collective, LLC | Member\u00a0Outdoor F.U.T.U.R.E<\/h6>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/pnts.org\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Taishya-Adams_Headshot_EMERGE_June-2022.jpg\")
<\/a>Taishya Adams is a servant leader focused on collective liberation and stewardship through personal transformation, community activation, and multi-systems change. After 25 years in the field of public policy and education, Taishya founded the Mukuyu Collective in 2020. The Collective is a dynamic firm that leverages the reform, reimagine, and recreate spaces for individual and collective liberation of all living beings. Part consulting group, part imaginarium, part innovation lab, we work with our clients, partners, and collaborators to acknowledge historical barriers and contributions, challenges assumptions, and co-create ways of being in environment and education that can balance the needs and wants of humans, other species, and the planet.\u00a0\u00a0Service levers include policy development, equity reviews, organizational rapid RX, school quality reviews, educational program\/curriculum design, executive coaching, facilitation, unlikely stakeholder alignment, interagency collaboration, and community activation.<\/em><\/p>\nTaishya also serves as a commissioner to Colorado Parks and Wildlife. The commission sets regulations and policies for Colorado\u2019s state parks and wildlife programs. Nationally, Taishya serves as the Acting Chair of the NOAA National Marine Sanctuaries Business Advisory Council, the Bridge Project Equitable Hiring Initiative Advisory Council, and as a board member for Black in Marine Science (BIMS). BIMS is an nonprofit organization that seeks to increase racial diversity in marine science through education and policy while also deepening the understanding, connection, and stewardship of the ocean with a focus on marginalized communities.\u00a0 Locally, Taishya serves on the Boulder Police Oversight Panel. Previously, Taishya served as the National Policy & Education Director and Colorado Network Co-lead for Outdoor Afro \u2013 an organization that celebrates and inspires Black American connections to nature and leadership.\u00a0 As Policy Director, Taishya engaged with our network leaders, network participants, legislators, policymakers, and mission aligned stakeholders on education, health, and environmental policies affecting Black people, Black communities, and the planet.<\/p>\n
Prior to Outdoor Afro, Taishya worked at American Institutes for Research as an Equity Specialist, the National Alliance for Public Charter Schools as a technical assistance provider, the DC Public Charter School Board as a performance officer, UNA-NCA Global Classrooms as director, and the Children Defense Fund Freedom Schools where her career in educational equity began. Taishya is the founding Board President of New Legacy Charter School, a public charter high school and early learning center in Aurora, Colorado.\u00a0 Taishya holds a MA in International Education from George Washington University and a BA from Vassar College in Political Science and Film.<\/p>\n
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Hannah Malvin<\/strong>,\u00a0Project Manager, the Bridge Project, Greening Youth Foundation |\u00a0<\/span>Hannah Malvin Coaching and Consulting | Founder of Pride Outside<\/h6>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/pnts.org\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/HM-Headshot.jpg\")
<\/a>Hannah Malvin is a coach and consultant with more than a decade of experience making work more equitable,\u00a0effective, and enjoyable. Her work is rooted in equity, peak performance, and positive psychology, the science of wellbeing. She offers staff retreats, trainings, technical assistance, and coaching and has worked with Congressional offices, federal agencies, nonprofits, foundations, and fortune 500 companies.<\/div>\n\nHannah is Program Manager for Greening Youth Foundation’s Bridge Program, a public-private partnership and equitable hiring pathway for the environmental sector focused on people of color. Previously, she served as Senior Representative for Partnerships at The Wilderness Society, leading a strategic planning initiative to root relationships in equity by designing new systems of staff learning, knowledge sharing, and coordination. In 2016, she founded Pride Outside, a national organization advancing LGBTQ outdoor inclusion initiatives with Congress, federal agencies, and conservation nonprofits. She was a legislative advisor to Congressman Mike Doyle, covering health, foreign affairs, immigration, and more, and was Staff Director of the Congressional Autism Caucus.Hannah earned a BA in Political Science from Brown University and is certified in coaching and applied positive psychology. She is Vice Chair of the Southern Appalachian Wilderness Stewards Board of Directors.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
<\/div>\nLinkedin:\u00a0www.linkedin.com\/in\/ <\/p>\n
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Moderator<\/h4>\nTeresa Martinez,<\/strong> Executive Director, CDTC; Chair of the Board Next 100 Coalition<\/h6>\n <\/p>\n
Panelists<\/h4>\nTaishya Adams<\/strong>,\u00a0Founder and Chief Intersectional Strategist,\u00a0Mukuyu Collective, LLC | Member\u00a0Outdoor F.U.T.U.R.E<\/h6>\n <\/p>\n
Hannah Malvin<\/strong>,\u00a0Project Manager, the Bridge Project, Greening Youth Foundation |\u00a0<\/span>Hannah Malvin Coaching and Consulting | Founder of Pride Outside<\/h6>\n <\/p>\n
Elizabeth Thomas<\/strong>, PNTS Board Member,\u00a0 founder Tree Line Review, Long Distance Hiker and Author<\/h6>\n<\/h5>\n
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<\/a>Liz Thomas is a professional hiker, speaker, and outdoor writer who held the women\u2019s self supported speed record on the 2,181-mile long Appalachian Trail from 2011-2015. Called a\u00a0 “thru-hiking legend” by <\/span>Outside Magazine<\/span>, Liz has hiked 20+ other long distance trails including\u00a0 the Triple Crown of Hiking (Appalachian Trail, Pacific Crest Trail, and Continental Divide Trail)\u00a0 and first known traverses of the Wasatch Range and Chinook Trail.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\nHer innovative urban thru-hikes of 14 cities led <\/span>The Guardian <\/span><\/i>to call her \u201cThe Queen of Urban\u00a0 Hiking.\u201d Liz is a former staff writer for the <\/span>New York Times\/Wirecutter <\/span><\/i>and current Editor-in Chief for the outdoor webmagazine <\/span>Treeline Review <\/span>as well as <\/span>Backpacker Magazine <\/span><\/i>contributing editor and columnist of \u201cAsk a Thru-hiker.\u201d She’s the author of <\/span>Long Trails: <\/span><\/i>\u00a0<\/span><\/i>Mastering the Art of the Thru-hike<\/span><\/i>, which received the National Outdoor Book Award for Best\u00a0 Instructional book with judges calling it destined to become the \u201cBible of the Sport.\u201d\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\nLiz has talked hiking and gear on <\/span>Good Morning America <\/span><\/i>(TV), in <\/span>The Wall Street Journal<\/span><\/i>,<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>The Guardian<\/span><\/i>, <\/span>Buzzfeed<\/span><\/i>,<\/span><\/i> The Washington Post<\/span><\/i>,<\/span><\/i> Men\u2019s Journal<\/span><\/i>, <\/span>Women\u2019s Health<\/span><\/i>,<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>Gizmodo<\/span><\/i>, and <\/span>Outside Magazine<\/span>. She represented the sport of hiking at President<\/span>\u00a0 <\/span>Obama\u2019s Great American Outdoors Initiative. Liz\u2019s keynote speaking engagements have <\/span>\u00a0<\/span>included colleges and universities including Yale and MIT, the Trust for Public Land<\/span> National Leaders Conference, American Hiking Society, and on Capitol Hill.<\/span> Learn more at <\/span>www.eathomas.com <\/span>or <\/span>@lizthomashiking.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n
Jack Soto<\/strong>,\u00a0American Indian College Fund, Senior Program Manager, Career Readiness and Employment |\u00a0<\/span>Member Outdoor F.U.T.U.R.E.<\/h6>\nJack is Navajo of the Black-Streaked-Wood People (Tsi\u2019naajinii) and Cocopah of the Mountain Lion Clan. He received his M.S. in Organizational Development and B.A. in Political Science in the School of Public Affairs at American University. He served as Director of the Washington Semester American Indian Program \u2013 Washington Internships for Native Students at American University in Washington, DC, which was the National Congress of American Indian 2012 Public Leadership award recipient. Currently he works with Tribal Colleges and Universities to support efforts in experiential education and career placement.<\/span><\/p>\nHis work is focused on organizational cross-cultural competency with his career and academic development being greatly influenced by his time with the National Indian Education Association. He works with various organizations and tribal communities in developing an understanding of effectiveness and efficiency in overall productivity and operations. In that, he now partners with corporations in creating practices that touch on filling the gap of a Native presence in their workforce, which is a prime charge in his current position. Additionally, he works with Tribal Colleges and Universities to develop a more synthesized, culturally-responsive approach to career advising to impact the lives of their students and communities.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/h6>\n
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\u00c1ngel Pe\u00f1a,<\/strong>\u00a0<\/span>Executive Director Nuestra Tierra Conservation Project and Board Vice Chair Next 100 Coalition | Member Outdoor F.U.T.U.R.E<\/h6>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/pnts.org\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Angel-Headshot-scaled.jpg\")
<\/a>\u00c1ngel Pe\u00f1a was born and raised in the R\u00edo Bravo valley. He is a first generation American and father of three. \u00c1ngel\u2019s education in anthropology and archeology allows him to emphasize and advocate for our nation\u2019s historic, prehistoric and cultural assets, bringing cultural resources to the forefront of conservation. As a Cultural Resources Specialist for New Mexico Wild (2012), Wyss Fellow (2014), & as the R\u00edo Bravo Director at the Conservation Lands Foundation (2016), \u00c0ngel has had the opportunity to support and lead amazing teams that ultimately secured protections totaling millions of acres across the American Southwest. Currently a\u00a0 Vice Chair of the Next 100 Coalition National Board, he actively works to identify new ways in which we can increase the diversity and inclusion of the histories, cultures, knowledge and people represented in our public lands and wide open spaces. \u201cAs the President of the Nuestra Tierra Conservation Project it\u2019s about empowering the people that have true, authentic and deep-rooted ties to the land. It\u2019s about supporting and empowering those agents of change. That\u2019s how we win.\u201d And, as you will hear from him- \u201cForward is our battle cry\u201d<\/span><\/p>\nA first-generation Mexican American, \u00c1ngel is a proud father of three, an avid memory maker with his friends and family, and a public lands and people advocate. Over the last decade, Angel has been part of and led overwhelmingly successful efforts to protect landscapes and places that help capture the full American story. As the Executive Director of the Nuestra Tierra Conservation Project, \u00c1ngel works to ensure that Frontera, Borderland, communities, leaders, have access to the political process and our histories are reflected in public land management decisions.<\/span><\/p>\nFor communities along the border or la frontera, how do relationships with the land mgmt agencies, like the USFS show up for people in the region and how does this create barriers to people from thai region, or how has the experience been for people in the region.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/h6>\n
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Presentation of USFS Equity Action Plan<\/h4>\nShandra L. Terry; USFS National Equity Action Plan Core Team, Equity Specialist, Communication and Engagement, Work Environment and Performance Office<\/strong><\/h6>\n
<\/a>Taishya Adams is a servant leader focused on collective liberation and stewardship through personal transformation, community activation, and multi-systems change. After 25 years in the field of public policy and education, Taishya founded the Mukuyu Collective in 2020. The Collective is a dynamic firm that leverages the reform, reimagine, and recreate spaces for individual and collective liberation of all living beings. Part consulting group, part imaginarium, part innovation lab, we work with our clients, partners, and collaborators to acknowledge historical barriers and contributions, challenges assumptions, and co-create ways of being in environment and education that can balance the needs and wants of humans, other species, and the planet.\u00a0\u00a0Service levers include policy development, equity reviews, organizational rapid RX, school quality reviews, educational program\/curriculum design, executive coaching, facilitation, unlikely stakeholder alignment, interagency collaboration, and community activation.<\/em><\/p>\nTaishya also serves as a commissioner to Colorado Parks and Wildlife. The commission sets regulations and policies for Colorado\u2019s state parks and wildlife programs. Nationally, Taishya serves as the Acting Chair of the NOAA National Marine Sanctuaries Business Advisory Council, the Bridge Project Equitable Hiring Initiative Advisory Council, and as a board member for Black in Marine Science (BIMS). BIMS is an nonprofit organization that seeks to increase racial diversity in marine science through education and policy while also deepening the understanding, connection, and stewardship of the ocean with a focus on marginalized communities.\u00a0 Locally, Taishya serves on the Boulder Police Oversight Panel. Previously, Taishya served as the National Policy & Education Director and Colorado Network Co-lead for Outdoor Afro \u2013 an organization that celebrates and inspires Black American connections to nature and leadership.\u00a0 As Policy Director, Taishya engaged with our network leaders, network participants, legislators, policymakers, and mission aligned stakeholders on education, health, and environmental policies affecting Black people, Black communities, and the planet.<\/p>\n
Prior to Outdoor Afro, Taishya worked at American Institutes for Research as an Equity Specialist, the National Alliance for Public Charter Schools as a technical assistance provider, the DC Public Charter School Board as a performance officer, UNA-NCA Global Classrooms as director, and the Children Defense Fund Freedom Schools where her career in educational equity began. Taishya is the founding Board President of New Legacy Charter School, a public charter high school and early learning center in Aurora, Colorado.\u00a0 Taishya holds a MA in International Education from George Washington University and a BA from Vassar College in Political Science and Film.<\/p>\n
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Hannah Malvin<\/strong>,\u00a0Project Manager, the Bridge Project, Greening Youth Foundation |\u00a0<\/span>Hannah Malvin Coaching and Consulting | Founder of Pride Outside<\/h6>\n<\/a>Hannah Malvin is a coach and consultant with more than a decade of experience making work more equitable,\u00a0effective, and enjoyable. Her work is rooted in equity, peak performance, and positive psychology, the science of wellbeing. She offers staff retreats, trainings, technical assistance, and coaching and has worked with Congressional offices, federal agencies, nonprofits, foundations, and fortune 500 companies.<\/div>\n\nHannah is Program Manager for Greening Youth Foundation’s Bridge Program, a public-private partnership and equitable hiring pathway for the environmental sector focused on people of color. Previously, she served as Senior Representative for Partnerships at The Wilderness Society, leading a strategic planning initiative to root relationships in equity by designing new systems of staff learning, knowledge sharing, and coordination. In 2016, she founded Pride Outside, a national organization advancing LGBTQ outdoor inclusion initiatives with Congress, federal agencies, and conservation nonprofits. She was a legislative advisor to Congressman Mike Doyle, covering health, foreign affairs, immigration, and more, and was Staff Director of the Congressional Autism Caucus.Hannah earned a BA in Political Science from Brown University and is certified in coaching and applied positive psychology. She is Vice Chair of the Southern Appalachian Wilderness Stewards Board of Directors.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
<\/div>\nLinkedin:\u00a0www.linkedin.com\/in\/ <\/p>\n
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Moderator<\/h4>\nTeresa Martinez,<\/strong> Executive Director, CDTC; Chair of the Board Next 100 Coalition<\/h6>\n <\/p>\n
Panelists<\/h4>\nTaishya Adams<\/strong>,\u00a0Founder and Chief Intersectional Strategist,\u00a0Mukuyu Collective, LLC | Member\u00a0Outdoor F.U.T.U.R.E<\/h6>\n <\/p>\n
Hannah Malvin<\/strong>,\u00a0Project Manager, the Bridge Project, Greening Youth Foundation |\u00a0<\/span>Hannah Malvin Coaching and Consulting | Founder of Pride Outside<\/h6>\n <\/p>\n
Elizabeth Thomas<\/strong>, PNTS Board Member,\u00a0 founder Tree Line Review, Long Distance Hiker and Author<\/h6>\n<\/h5>\n
<\/a>Liz Thomas is a professional hiker, speaker, and outdoor writer who held the women\u2019s self supported speed record on the 2,181-mile long Appalachian Trail from 2011-2015. Called a\u00a0 “thru-hiking legend” by <\/span>Outside Magazine<\/span>, Liz has hiked 20+ other long distance trails including\u00a0 the Triple Crown of Hiking (Appalachian Trail, Pacific Crest Trail, and Continental Divide Trail)\u00a0 and first known traverses of the Wasatch Range and Chinook Trail.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\nHer innovative urban thru-hikes of 14 cities led <\/span>The Guardian <\/span><\/i>to call her \u201cThe Queen of Urban\u00a0 Hiking.\u201d Liz is a former staff writer for the <\/span>New York Times\/Wirecutter <\/span><\/i>and current Editor-in Chief for the outdoor webmagazine <\/span>Treeline Review <\/span>as well as <\/span>Backpacker Magazine <\/span><\/i>contributing editor and columnist of \u201cAsk a Thru-hiker.\u201d She’s the author of <\/span>Long Trails: <\/span><\/i>\u00a0<\/span><\/i>Mastering the Art of the Thru-hike<\/span><\/i>, which received the National Outdoor Book Award for Best\u00a0 Instructional book with judges calling it destined to become the \u201cBible of the Sport.\u201d\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\nLiz has talked hiking and gear on <\/span>Good Morning America <\/span><\/i>(TV), in <\/span>The Wall Street Journal<\/span><\/i>,<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>The Guardian<\/span><\/i>, <\/span>Buzzfeed<\/span><\/i>,<\/span><\/i> The Washington Post<\/span><\/i>,<\/span><\/i> Men\u2019s Journal<\/span><\/i>, <\/span>Women\u2019s Health<\/span><\/i>,<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>Gizmodo<\/span><\/i>, and <\/span>Outside Magazine<\/span>. She represented the sport of hiking at President<\/span>\u00a0 <\/span>Obama\u2019s Great American Outdoors Initiative. Liz\u2019s keynote speaking engagements have <\/span>\u00a0<\/span>included colleges and universities including Yale and MIT, the Trust for Public Land<\/span> National Leaders Conference, American Hiking Society, and on Capitol Hill.<\/span> Learn more at <\/span>www.eathomas.com <\/span>or <\/span>@lizthomashiking.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n
Jack Soto<\/strong>,\u00a0American Indian College Fund, Senior Program Manager, Career Readiness and Employment |\u00a0<\/span>Member Outdoor F.U.T.U.R.E.<\/h6>\nJack is Navajo of the Black-Streaked-Wood People (Tsi\u2019naajinii) and Cocopah of the Mountain Lion Clan. He received his M.S. in Organizational Development and B.A. in Political Science in the School of Public Affairs at American University. He served as Director of the Washington Semester American Indian Program \u2013 Washington Internships for Native Students at American University in Washington, DC, which was the National Congress of American Indian 2012 Public Leadership award recipient. Currently he works with Tribal Colleges and Universities to support efforts in experiential education and career placement.<\/span><\/p>\nHis work is focused on organizational cross-cultural competency with his career and academic development being greatly influenced by his time with the National Indian Education Association. He works with various organizations and tribal communities in developing an understanding of effectiveness and efficiency in overall productivity and operations. In that, he now partners with corporations in creating practices that touch on filling the gap of a Native presence in their workforce, which is a prime charge in his current position. Additionally, he works with Tribal Colleges and Universities to develop a more synthesized, culturally-responsive approach to career advising to impact the lives of their students and communities.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/h6>\n
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\u00c1ngel Pe\u00f1a,<\/strong>\u00a0<\/span>Executive Director Nuestra Tierra Conservation Project and Board Vice Chair Next 100 Coalition | Member Outdoor F.U.T.U.R.E<\/h6>\n<\/a>\u00c1ngel Pe\u00f1a was born and raised in the R\u00edo Bravo valley. He is a first generation American and father of three. \u00c1ngel\u2019s education in anthropology and archeology allows him to emphasize and advocate for our nation\u2019s historic, prehistoric and cultural assets, bringing cultural resources to the forefront of conservation. As a Cultural Resources Specialist for New Mexico Wild (2012), Wyss Fellow (2014), & as the R\u00edo Bravo Director at the Conservation Lands Foundation (2016), \u00c0ngel has had the opportunity to support and lead amazing teams that ultimately secured protections totaling millions of acres across the American Southwest. Currently a\u00a0 Vice Chair of the Next 100 Coalition National Board, he actively works to identify new ways in which we can increase the diversity and inclusion of the histories, cultures, knowledge and people represented in our public lands and wide open spaces. \u201cAs the President of the Nuestra Tierra Conservation Project it\u2019s about empowering the people that have true, authentic and deep-rooted ties to the land. It\u2019s about supporting and empowering those agents of change. That\u2019s how we win.\u201d And, as you will hear from him- \u201cForward is our battle cry\u201d<\/span><\/p>\nA first-generation Mexican American, \u00c1ngel is a proud father of three, an avid memory maker with his friends and family, and a public lands and people advocate. Over the last decade, Angel has been part of and led overwhelmingly successful efforts to protect landscapes and places that help capture the full American story. As the Executive Director of the Nuestra Tierra Conservation Project, \u00c1ngel works to ensure that Frontera, Borderland, communities, leaders, have access to the political process and our histories are reflected in public land management decisions.<\/span><\/p>\nFor communities along the border or la frontera, how do relationships with the land mgmt agencies, like the USFS show up for people in the region and how does this create barriers to people from thai region, or how has the experience been for people in the region.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/h6>\n
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Presentation of USFS Equity Action Plan<\/h4>\nShandra L. Terry; USFS National Equity Action Plan Core Team, Equity Specialist, Communication and Engagement, Work Environment and Performance Office<\/strong><\/h6>\n
<\/a>Hannah Malvin is a coach and consultant with more than a decade of experience making work more equitable,\u00a0effective, and enjoyable. Her work is rooted in equity, peak performance, and positive psychology, the science of wellbeing. She offers staff retreats, trainings, technical assistance, and coaching and has worked with Congressional offices, federal agencies, nonprofits, foundations, and fortune 500 companies.<\/div>\nHannah is Program Manager for Greening Youth Foundation’s Bridge Program, a public-private partnership and equitable hiring pathway for the environmental sector focused on people of color. Previously, she served as Senior Representative for Partnerships at The Wilderness Society, leading a strategic planning initiative to root relationships in equity by designing new systems of staff learning, knowledge sharing, and coordination. In 2016, she founded Pride Outside, a national organization advancing LGBTQ outdoor inclusion initiatives with Congress, federal agencies, and conservation nonprofits. She was a legislative advisor to Congressman Mike Doyle, covering health, foreign affairs, immigration, and more, and was Staff Director of the Congressional Autism Caucus.Hannah earned a BA in Political Science from Brown University and is certified in coaching and applied positive psychology. She is Vice Chair of the Southern Appalachian Wilderness Stewards Board of Directors.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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Moderator<\/h4>\nTeresa Martinez,<\/strong> Executive Director, CDTC; Chair of the Board Next 100 Coalition<\/h6>\n <\/p>\n
Panelists<\/h4>\nTaishya Adams<\/strong>,\u00a0Founder and Chief Intersectional Strategist,\u00a0Mukuyu Collective, LLC | Member\u00a0Outdoor F.U.T.U.R.E<\/h6>\n <\/p>\n
Hannah Malvin<\/strong>,\u00a0Project Manager, the Bridge Project, Greening Youth Foundation |\u00a0<\/span>Hannah Malvin Coaching and Consulting | Founder of Pride Outside<\/h6>\n <\/p>\n
Elizabeth Thomas<\/strong>, PNTS Board Member,\u00a0 founder Tree Line Review, Long Distance Hiker and Author<\/h6>\n<\/h5>\n
<\/a>Liz Thomas is a professional hiker, speaker, and outdoor writer who held the women\u2019s self supported speed record on the 2,181-mile long Appalachian Trail from 2011-2015. Called a\u00a0 “thru-hiking legend” by <\/span>Outside Magazine<\/span>, Liz has hiked 20+ other long distance trails including\u00a0 the Triple Crown of Hiking (Appalachian Trail, Pacific Crest Trail, and Continental Divide Trail)\u00a0 and first known traverses of the Wasatch Range and Chinook Trail.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\nHer innovative urban thru-hikes of 14 cities led <\/span>The Guardian <\/span><\/i>to call her \u201cThe Queen of Urban\u00a0 Hiking.\u201d Liz is a former staff writer for the <\/span>New York Times\/Wirecutter <\/span><\/i>and current Editor-in Chief for the outdoor webmagazine <\/span>Treeline Review <\/span>as well as <\/span>Backpacker Magazine <\/span><\/i>contributing editor and columnist of \u201cAsk a Thru-hiker.\u201d She’s the author of <\/span>Long Trails: <\/span><\/i>\u00a0<\/span><\/i>Mastering the Art of the Thru-hike<\/span><\/i>, which received the National Outdoor Book Award for Best\u00a0 Instructional book with judges calling it destined to become the \u201cBible of the Sport.\u201d\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\nLiz has talked hiking and gear on <\/span>Good Morning America <\/span><\/i>(TV), in <\/span>The Wall Street Journal<\/span><\/i>,<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>The Guardian<\/span><\/i>, <\/span>Buzzfeed<\/span><\/i>,<\/span><\/i> The Washington Post<\/span><\/i>,<\/span><\/i> Men\u2019s Journal<\/span><\/i>, <\/span>Women\u2019s Health<\/span><\/i>,<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>Gizmodo<\/span><\/i>, and <\/span>Outside Magazine<\/span>. She represented the sport of hiking at President<\/span>\u00a0 <\/span>Obama\u2019s Great American Outdoors Initiative. Liz\u2019s keynote speaking engagements have <\/span>\u00a0<\/span>included colleges and universities including Yale and MIT, the Trust for Public Land<\/span> National Leaders Conference, American Hiking Society, and on Capitol Hill.<\/span> Learn more at <\/span>www.eathomas.com <\/span>or <\/span>@lizthomashiking.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n
Jack Soto<\/strong>,\u00a0American Indian College Fund, Senior Program Manager, Career Readiness and Employment |\u00a0<\/span>Member Outdoor F.U.T.U.R.E.<\/h6>\nJack is Navajo of the Black-Streaked-Wood People (Tsi\u2019naajinii) and Cocopah of the Mountain Lion Clan. He received his M.S. in Organizational Development and B.A. in Political Science in the School of Public Affairs at American University. He served as Director of the Washington Semester American Indian Program \u2013 Washington Internships for Native Students at American University in Washington, DC, which was the National Congress of American Indian 2012 Public Leadership award recipient. Currently he works with Tribal Colleges and Universities to support efforts in experiential education and career placement.<\/span><\/p>\nHis work is focused on organizational cross-cultural competency with his career and academic development being greatly influenced by his time with the National Indian Education Association. He works with various organizations and tribal communities in developing an understanding of effectiveness and efficiency in overall productivity and operations. In that, he now partners with corporations in creating practices that touch on filling the gap of a Native presence in their workforce, which is a prime charge in his current position. Additionally, he works with Tribal Colleges and Universities to develop a more synthesized, culturally-responsive approach to career advising to impact the lives of their students and communities.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/h6>\n
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\u00c1ngel Pe\u00f1a,<\/strong>\u00a0<\/span>Executive Director Nuestra Tierra Conservation Project and Board Vice Chair Next 100 Coalition | Member Outdoor F.U.T.U.R.E<\/h6>\n<\/a>\u00c1ngel Pe\u00f1a was born and raised in the R\u00edo Bravo valley. He is a first generation American and father of three. \u00c1ngel\u2019s education in anthropology and archeology allows him to emphasize and advocate for our nation\u2019s historic, prehistoric and cultural assets, bringing cultural resources to the forefront of conservation. As a Cultural Resources Specialist for New Mexico Wild (2012), Wyss Fellow (2014), & as the R\u00edo Bravo Director at the Conservation Lands Foundation (2016), \u00c0ngel has had the opportunity to support and lead amazing teams that ultimately secured protections totaling millions of acres across the American Southwest. Currently a\u00a0 Vice Chair of the Next 100 Coalition National Board, he actively works to identify new ways in which we can increase the diversity and inclusion of the histories, cultures, knowledge and people represented in our public lands and wide open spaces. \u201cAs the President of the Nuestra Tierra Conservation Project it\u2019s about empowering the people that have true, authentic and deep-rooted ties to the land. It\u2019s about supporting and empowering those agents of change. That\u2019s how we win.\u201d And, as you will hear from him- \u201cForward is our battle cry\u201d<\/span><\/p>\nA first-generation Mexican American, \u00c1ngel is a proud father of three, an avid memory maker with his friends and family, and a public lands and people advocate. Over the last decade, Angel has been part of and led overwhelmingly successful efforts to protect landscapes and places that help capture the full American story. As the Executive Director of the Nuestra Tierra Conservation Project, \u00c1ngel works to ensure that Frontera, Borderland, communities, leaders, have access to the political process and our histories are reflected in public land management decisions.<\/span><\/p>\nFor communities along the border or la frontera, how do relationships with the land mgmt agencies, like the USFS show up for people in the region and how does this create barriers to people from thai region, or how has the experience been for people in the region.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/h6>\n
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Presentation of USFS Equity Action Plan<\/h4>\nShandra L. Terry; USFS National Equity Action Plan Core Team, Equity Specialist, Communication and Engagement, Work Environment and Performance Office<\/strong><\/h6>\n
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Panelists<\/h4>\nTaishya Adams<\/strong>,\u00a0Founder and Chief Intersectional Strategist,\u00a0Mukuyu Collective, LLC | Member\u00a0Outdoor F.U.T.U.R.E<\/h6>\n <\/p>\n
Hannah Malvin<\/strong>,\u00a0Project Manager, the Bridge Project, Greening Youth Foundation |\u00a0<\/span>Hannah Malvin Coaching and Consulting | Founder of Pride Outside<\/h6>\n <\/p>\n
Elizabeth Thomas<\/strong>, PNTS Board Member,\u00a0 founder Tree Line Review, Long Distance Hiker and Author<\/h6>\n<\/h5>\n
<\/a>Liz Thomas is a professional hiker, speaker, and outdoor writer who held the women\u2019s self supported speed record on the 2,181-mile long Appalachian Trail from 2011-2015. Called a\u00a0 “thru-hiking legend” by <\/span>Outside Magazine<\/span>, Liz has hiked 20+ other long distance trails including\u00a0 the Triple Crown of Hiking (Appalachian Trail, Pacific Crest Trail, and Continental Divide Trail)\u00a0 and first known traverses of the Wasatch Range and Chinook Trail.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\nHer innovative urban thru-hikes of 14 cities led <\/span>The Guardian <\/span><\/i>to call her \u201cThe Queen of Urban\u00a0 Hiking.\u201d Liz is a former staff writer for the <\/span>New York Times\/Wirecutter <\/span><\/i>and current Editor-in Chief for the outdoor webmagazine <\/span>Treeline Review <\/span>as well as <\/span>Backpacker Magazine <\/span><\/i>contributing editor and columnist of \u201cAsk a Thru-hiker.\u201d She’s the author of <\/span>Long Trails: <\/span><\/i>\u00a0<\/span><\/i>Mastering the Art of the Thru-hike<\/span><\/i>, which received the National Outdoor Book Award for Best\u00a0 Instructional book with judges calling it destined to become the \u201cBible of the Sport.\u201d\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\nLiz has talked hiking and gear on <\/span>Good Morning America <\/span><\/i>(TV), in <\/span>The Wall Street Journal<\/span><\/i>,<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>The Guardian<\/span><\/i>, <\/span>Buzzfeed<\/span><\/i>,<\/span><\/i> The Washington Post<\/span><\/i>,<\/span><\/i> Men\u2019s Journal<\/span><\/i>, <\/span>Women\u2019s Health<\/span><\/i>,<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>Gizmodo<\/span><\/i>, and <\/span>Outside Magazine<\/span>. She represented the sport of hiking at President<\/span>\u00a0 <\/span>Obama\u2019s Great American Outdoors Initiative. Liz\u2019s keynote speaking engagements have <\/span>\u00a0<\/span>included colleges and universities including Yale and MIT, the Trust for Public Land<\/span> National Leaders Conference, American Hiking Society, and on Capitol Hill.<\/span> Learn more at <\/span>www.eathomas.com <\/span>or <\/span>@lizthomashiking.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n
Jack Soto<\/strong>,\u00a0American Indian College Fund, Senior Program Manager, Career Readiness and Employment |\u00a0<\/span>Member Outdoor F.U.T.U.R.E.<\/h6>\nJack is Navajo of the Black-Streaked-Wood People (Tsi\u2019naajinii) and Cocopah of the Mountain Lion Clan. He received his M.S. in Organizational Development and B.A. in Political Science in the School of Public Affairs at American University. He served as Director of the Washington Semester American Indian Program \u2013 Washington Internships for Native Students at American University in Washington, DC, which was the National Congress of American Indian 2012 Public Leadership award recipient. Currently he works with Tribal Colleges and Universities to support efforts in experiential education and career placement.<\/span><\/p>\nHis work is focused on organizational cross-cultural competency with his career and academic development being greatly influenced by his time with the National Indian Education Association. He works with various organizations and tribal communities in developing an understanding of effectiveness and efficiency in overall productivity and operations. In that, he now partners with corporations in creating practices that touch on filling the gap of a Native presence in their workforce, which is a prime charge in his current position. Additionally, he works with Tribal Colleges and Universities to develop a more synthesized, culturally-responsive approach to career advising to impact the lives of their students and communities.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/h6>\n
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\u00c1ngel Pe\u00f1a,<\/strong>\u00a0<\/span>Executive Director Nuestra Tierra Conservation Project and Board Vice Chair Next 100 Coalition | Member Outdoor F.U.T.U.R.E<\/h6>\n<\/a>\u00c1ngel Pe\u00f1a was born and raised in the R\u00edo Bravo valley. He is a first generation American and father of three. \u00c1ngel\u2019s education in anthropology and archeology allows him to emphasize and advocate for our nation\u2019s historic, prehistoric and cultural assets, bringing cultural resources to the forefront of conservation. As a Cultural Resources Specialist for New Mexico Wild (2012), Wyss Fellow (2014), & as the R\u00edo Bravo Director at the Conservation Lands Foundation (2016), \u00c0ngel has had the opportunity to support and lead amazing teams that ultimately secured protections totaling millions of acres across the American Southwest. Currently a\u00a0 Vice Chair of the Next 100 Coalition National Board, he actively works to identify new ways in which we can increase the diversity and inclusion of the histories, cultures, knowledge and people represented in our public lands and wide open spaces. \u201cAs the President of the Nuestra Tierra Conservation Project it\u2019s about empowering the people that have true, authentic and deep-rooted ties to the land. It\u2019s about supporting and empowering those agents of change. That\u2019s how we win.\u201d And, as you will hear from him- \u201cForward is our battle cry\u201d<\/span><\/p>\nA first-generation Mexican American, \u00c1ngel is a proud father of three, an avid memory maker with his friends and family, and a public lands and people advocate. Over the last decade, Angel has been part of and led overwhelmingly successful efforts to protect landscapes and places that help capture the full American story. As the Executive Director of the Nuestra Tierra Conservation Project, \u00c1ngel works to ensure that Frontera, Borderland, communities, leaders, have access to the political process and our histories are reflected in public land management decisions.<\/span><\/p>\nFor communities along the border or la frontera, how do relationships with the land mgmt agencies, like the USFS show up for people in the region and how does this create barriers to people from thai region, or how has the experience been for people in the region.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/h6>\n
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Presentation of USFS Equity Action Plan<\/h4>\nShandra L. Terry; USFS National Equity Action Plan Core Team, Equity Specialist, Communication and Engagement, Work Environment and Performance Office<\/strong><\/h6>\n
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Hannah Malvin<\/strong>,\u00a0Project Manager, the Bridge Project, Greening Youth Foundation |\u00a0<\/span>Hannah Malvin Coaching and Consulting | Founder of Pride Outside<\/h6>\n <\/p>\n
Elizabeth Thomas<\/strong>, PNTS Board Member,\u00a0 founder Tree Line Review, Long Distance Hiker and Author<\/h6>\n<\/h5>\n
<\/a>Liz Thomas is a professional hiker, speaker, and outdoor writer who held the women\u2019s self supported speed record on the 2,181-mile long Appalachian Trail from 2011-2015. Called a\u00a0 “thru-hiking legend” by <\/span>Outside Magazine<\/span>, Liz has hiked 20+ other long distance trails including\u00a0 the Triple Crown of Hiking (Appalachian Trail, Pacific Crest Trail, and Continental Divide Trail)\u00a0 and first known traverses of the Wasatch Range and Chinook Trail.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\nHer innovative urban thru-hikes of 14 cities led <\/span>The Guardian <\/span><\/i>to call her \u201cThe Queen of Urban\u00a0 Hiking.\u201d Liz is a former staff writer for the <\/span>New York Times\/Wirecutter <\/span><\/i>and current Editor-in Chief for the outdoor webmagazine <\/span>Treeline Review <\/span>as well as <\/span>Backpacker Magazine <\/span><\/i>contributing editor and columnist of \u201cAsk a Thru-hiker.\u201d She’s the author of <\/span>Long Trails: <\/span><\/i>\u00a0<\/span><\/i>Mastering the Art of the Thru-hike<\/span><\/i>, which received the National Outdoor Book Award for Best\u00a0 Instructional book with judges calling it destined to become the \u201cBible of the Sport.\u201d\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\nLiz has talked hiking and gear on <\/span>Good Morning America <\/span><\/i>(TV), in <\/span>The Wall Street Journal<\/span><\/i>,<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>The Guardian<\/span><\/i>, <\/span>Buzzfeed<\/span><\/i>,<\/span><\/i> The Washington Post<\/span><\/i>,<\/span><\/i> Men\u2019s Journal<\/span><\/i>, <\/span>Women\u2019s Health<\/span><\/i>,<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>Gizmodo<\/span><\/i>, and <\/span>Outside Magazine<\/span>. She represented the sport of hiking at President<\/span>\u00a0 <\/span>Obama\u2019s Great American Outdoors Initiative. Liz\u2019s keynote speaking engagements have <\/span>\u00a0<\/span>included colleges and universities including Yale and MIT, the Trust for Public Land<\/span> National Leaders Conference, American Hiking Society, and on Capitol Hill.<\/span> Learn more at <\/span>www.eathomas.com <\/span>or <\/span>@lizthomashiking.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n
Jack Soto<\/strong>,\u00a0American Indian College Fund, Senior Program Manager, Career Readiness and Employment |\u00a0<\/span>Member Outdoor F.U.T.U.R.E.<\/h6>\nJack is Navajo of the Black-Streaked-Wood People (Tsi\u2019naajinii) and Cocopah of the Mountain Lion Clan. He received his M.S. in Organizational Development and B.A. in Political Science in the School of Public Affairs at American University. He served as Director of the Washington Semester American Indian Program \u2013 Washington Internships for Native Students at American University in Washington, DC, which was the National Congress of American Indian 2012 Public Leadership award recipient. Currently he works with Tribal Colleges and Universities to support efforts in experiential education and career placement.<\/span><\/p>\nHis work is focused on organizational cross-cultural competency with his career and academic development being greatly influenced by his time with the National Indian Education Association. He works with various organizations and tribal communities in developing an understanding of effectiveness and efficiency in overall productivity and operations. In that, he now partners with corporations in creating practices that touch on filling the gap of a Native presence in their workforce, which is a prime charge in his current position. Additionally, he works with Tribal Colleges and Universities to develop a more synthesized, culturally-responsive approach to career advising to impact the lives of their students and communities.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/h6>\n
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\u00c1ngel Pe\u00f1a,<\/strong>\u00a0<\/span>Executive Director Nuestra Tierra Conservation Project and Board Vice Chair Next 100 Coalition | Member Outdoor F.U.T.U.R.E<\/h6>\n<\/a>\u00c1ngel Pe\u00f1a was born and raised in the R\u00edo Bravo valley. He is a first generation American and father of three. \u00c1ngel\u2019s education in anthropology and archeology allows him to emphasize and advocate for our nation\u2019s historic, prehistoric and cultural assets, bringing cultural resources to the forefront of conservation. As a Cultural Resources Specialist for New Mexico Wild (2012), Wyss Fellow (2014), & as the R\u00edo Bravo Director at the Conservation Lands Foundation (2016), \u00c0ngel has had the opportunity to support and lead amazing teams that ultimately secured protections totaling millions of acres across the American Southwest. Currently a\u00a0 Vice Chair of the Next 100 Coalition National Board, he actively works to identify new ways in which we can increase the diversity and inclusion of the histories, cultures, knowledge and people represented in our public lands and wide open spaces. \u201cAs the President of the Nuestra Tierra Conservation Project it\u2019s about empowering the people that have true, authentic and deep-rooted ties to the land. It\u2019s about supporting and empowering those agents of change. That\u2019s how we win.\u201d And, as you will hear from him- \u201cForward is our battle cry\u201d<\/span><\/p>\nA first-generation Mexican American, \u00c1ngel is a proud father of three, an avid memory maker with his friends and family, and a public lands and people advocate. Over the last decade, Angel has been part of and led overwhelmingly successful efforts to protect landscapes and places that help capture the full American story. As the Executive Director of the Nuestra Tierra Conservation Project, \u00c1ngel works to ensure that Frontera, Borderland, communities, leaders, have access to the political process and our histories are reflected in public land management decisions.<\/span><\/p>\nFor communities along the border or la frontera, how do relationships with the land mgmt agencies, like the USFS show up for people in the region and how does this create barriers to people from thai region, or how has the experience been for people in the region.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/h6>\n
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Presentation of USFS Equity Action Plan<\/h4>\nShandra L. Terry; USFS National Equity Action Plan Core Team, Equity Specialist, Communication and Engagement, Work Environment and Performance Office<\/strong><\/h6>\n
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Her innovative urban thru-hikes of 14 cities led <\/span>The Guardian <\/span><\/i>to call her \u201cThe Queen of Urban\u00a0 Hiking.\u201d Liz is a former staff writer for the <\/span>New York Times\/Wirecutter <\/span><\/i>and current Editor-in Chief for the outdoor webmagazine <\/span>Treeline Review <\/span>as well as <\/span>Backpacker Magazine <\/span><\/i>contributing editor and columnist of \u201cAsk a Thru-hiker.\u201d She’s the author of <\/span>Long Trails: <\/span><\/i>\u00a0<\/span><\/i>Mastering the Art of the Thru-hike<\/span><\/i>, which received the National Outdoor Book Award for Best\u00a0 Instructional book with judges calling it destined to become the \u201cBible of the Sport.\u201d\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Liz has talked hiking and gear on <\/span>Good Morning America <\/span><\/i>(TV), in <\/span>The Wall Street Journal<\/span><\/i>,<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>The Guardian<\/span><\/i>, <\/span>Buzzfeed<\/span><\/i>,<\/span><\/i> The Washington Post<\/span><\/i>,<\/span><\/i> Men\u2019s Journal<\/span><\/i>, <\/span>Women\u2019s Health<\/span><\/i>,<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>Gizmodo<\/span><\/i>, and <\/span>Outside Magazine<\/span>. She represented the sport of hiking at President<\/span>\u00a0 <\/span>Obama\u2019s Great American Outdoors Initiative. Liz\u2019s keynote speaking engagements have <\/span>\u00a0<\/span>included colleges and universities including Yale and MIT, the Trust for Public Land<\/span> National Leaders Conference, American Hiking Society, and on Capitol Hill.<\/span> Learn more at <\/span>www.eathomas.com <\/span>or <\/span>@lizthomashiking.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Jack is Navajo of the Black-Streaked-Wood People (Tsi\u2019naajinii) and Cocopah of the Mountain Lion Clan. He received his M.S. in Organizational Development and B.A. in Political Science in the School of Public Affairs at American University. He served as Director of the Washington Semester American Indian Program \u2013 Washington Internships for Native Students at American University in Washington, DC, which was the National Congress of American Indian 2012 Public Leadership award recipient. Currently he works with Tribal Colleges and Universities to support efforts in experiential education and career placement.<\/span><\/p>\n His work is focused on organizational cross-cultural competency with his career and academic development being greatly influenced by his time with the National Indian Education Association. He works with various organizations and tribal communities in developing an understanding of effectiveness and efficiency in overall productivity and operations. In that, he now partners with corporations in creating practices that touch on filling the gap of a Native presence in their workforce, which is a prime charge in his current position. Additionally, he works with Tribal Colleges and Universities to develop a more synthesized, culturally-responsive approach to career advising to impact the lives of their students and communities.<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n A first-generation Mexican American, \u00c1ngel is a proud father of three, an avid memory maker with his friends and family, and a public lands and people advocate. Over the last decade, Angel has been part of and led overwhelmingly successful efforts to protect landscapes and places that help capture the full American story. As the Executive Director of the Nuestra Tierra Conservation Project, \u00c1ngel works to ensure that Frontera, Borderland, communities, leaders, have access to the political process and our histories are reflected in public land management decisions.<\/span><\/p>\n For communities along the border or la frontera, how do relationships with the land mgmt agencies, like the USFS show up for people in the region and how does this create barriers to people from thai region, or how has the experience been for people in the region.<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n<\/a>Liz Thomas is a professional hiker, speaker, and outdoor writer who held the women\u2019s self supported speed record on the 2,181-mile long Appalachian Trail from 2011-2015. Called a\u00a0 “thru-hiking legend” by <\/span>Outside Magazine<\/span>, Liz has hiked 20+ other long distance trails including\u00a0 the Triple Crown of Hiking (Appalachian Trail, Pacific Crest Trail, and Continental Divide Trail)\u00a0 and first known traverses of the Wasatch Range and Chinook Trail.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\nJack Soto<\/strong>,\u00a0American Indian College Fund, Senior Program Manager, Career Readiness and Employment |\u00a0<\/span>Member Outdoor F.U.T.U.R.E.<\/h6>\n
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\u00c1ngel Pe\u00f1a,<\/strong>\u00a0<\/span>Executive Director Nuestra Tierra Conservation Project and Board Vice Chair Next 100 Coalition | Member Outdoor F.U.T.U.R.E<\/h6>\n
<\/a>\u00c1ngel Pe\u00f1a was born and raised in the R\u00edo Bravo valley. He is a first generation American and father of three. \u00c1ngel\u2019s education in anthropology and archeology allows him to emphasize and advocate for our nation\u2019s historic, prehistoric and cultural assets, bringing cultural resources to the forefront of conservation. As a Cultural Resources Specialist for New Mexico Wild (2012), Wyss Fellow (2014), & as the R\u00edo Bravo Director at the Conservation Lands Foundation (2016), \u00c0ngel has had the opportunity to support and lead amazing teams that ultimately secured protections totaling millions of acres across the American Southwest. Currently a\u00a0 Vice Chair of the Next 100 Coalition National Board, he actively works to identify new ways in which we can increase the diversity and inclusion of the histories, cultures, knowledge and people represented in our public lands and wide open spaces. \u201cAs the President of the Nuestra Tierra Conservation Project it\u2019s about empowering the people that have true, authentic and deep-rooted ties to the land. It\u2019s about supporting and empowering those agents of change. That\u2019s how we win.\u201d And, as you will hear from him- \u201cForward is our battle cry\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<\/h6>\n
Presentation of USFS Equity Action Plan<\/h4>\n
Shandra L. Terry; USFS National Equity Action Plan Core Team, Equity Specialist, Communication and Engagement, Work Environment and Performance Office<\/strong><\/h6>\n