Gisela Chapa

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AFFILIATION: Orutsararmiut Native Council

TITLE: Self-Governance Director

LOCATION: Alaska

LANGUAGE: English, Spanish

EXPERTISE AREA: Conservation, DEIJ, Environmental Education, Food Justice, Hispanic/Latine/a/o Communities, Outdoors/Recreation, Tribal Relations/ or Indigenous Sovereignty, Youth

ABOUT THE EXPERT:

I live and work on the traditional lands of the Yup’k and Cup’ik people where I currently serve as the Self-Governance Director at the Orutsararmiut Native Council. I work to protect and enforce the self-determination and sovereignty of the Tribe, advocate for our rights and help address the needs of our Tribal citizens. I also work as the second-in-command to the Executive Director and manage Tribal Operations of the organization. Previously, I served the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service for almost 15 years, working within the management series with a strong emphasis and interest in visitor services and community engagement. I began my career with the agency as a student trainee at the South Texas Refuge Complex. I have a Bachelor of Science degree in Biology from what is now recognized as UTRGV and a Master of Wildlife Sciences from Texas A&M University.

CONTACT:

Contact Gisela Chapa at Experts@diversegreen.org.