Station: Valle de Oro National Wildlife Refuge
Years Served: 2019-2022
Hometown: Gallup, New Mexico.
Pre-Fellowship Education:
- Master of Community and Regional Planning, Physical Planning from the University of New Mexico
- Bachelors Degree in Environmental Planning and Design from the University of New Mexico
Bio: Nate served as the transportation fellow at the Valle de Oro National Wildlife Refuge in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Prior to the fellowship, much of his work experience was dedicated to working on public lands, including interning with the National Park Service (Canyon de Chelly National Monument and Salinas National Monument) from 2015-2016 and with the Rocky Mountain Youth Corps (Steamboat Springs, CO) on trail crews for the 2017 and 2019 summer seasons. At the Valle de Oro Refuge, Nate worked to create greater connections within the refuge through better trail and public transportation connectivity, create beneficial relationships with the surrounding community, and find innovative ways to foster multi-modal transportation in the South Valley. Nate is an enrolled member of the Navajo Nation. He is Towering House Clan (Kinyaa’áanii), born for the Red Running into Water Clan (Táchii’nii) from Gallup, New Mexico.
Current Position (2024): Regional Transportation Coordinator for US Fish & Wildlife Service Southwestern Regional Office (Region 2)
Other Post-Fellowship Education/Job(s):
- Planner at Sites Southwest
- Faculty in the Department of Community and Regional Planning at the University of New Mexico