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Stephen Manydeeds

Job Title: 
Chief of Division of Energy and Mineral Development
Organization: 
US-DOI, Assistant Secretary-Indian Affairs

Manydeeds oversees a unique, federal office responsible for all energy and mineral activity on Indian Trust lands nationwide.

With over 40 years’ experience performing technical and economic studies of energy and mineral resources on nearly all western U.S. reservations, Manydeeds has redefined the Office’s mission to include not just assessment of resources, but development of those vast resources found on Indian lands.

His expertise in managing nation-wide programs for the development and management of mineral resources on Indian lands has proven beneficial to many tribes. He provides direct assistance to tribal offices in the negotiation of agreements and monitoring compliance with the terms of mineral agreements. He meets regularly with Tribal councils to assist them with numerous endeavors that include lease negotiations, analyzing mineral and energy resources, developing programs and budgets, setting priorities, and identifying potential renewable energy resources.

Since taking the helm in 2004 first as division chief of IEED's Division of Energy and Mineral Development, Manydeeds has provided geotechnical assistance to over 250 different Indian reservations regarding their mineral resources.

Manydeeds is a geologist and enrolled member of the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe.  Over 40 years’ experience performing geologic and economic studies of energy and mineral resources on nearly all western U.S. reservations. Graduate of the University of Wisconsin.

Steve Grey

Job Title: 
Former Board Chairman
Organization: 
Four Corners Economic Development

Derrick Watchman

Job Title: 
President
Organization: 
SageBrush Hill Group, LLC
Derrick Watchman is President of Sagebrush Hill Group LLC, a tribal affairs, financial advisory services and economic development advisory company. Derrick is a member of the Navajo Nation and was raised on the Navajo reservation. He has over 35 years of experience including being the former Chief Executive Officer for the Navajo Nation Gaming Enterprise, the gaming operator for the Navajo Nation casinos. Formerly he was the Chief Financial Officer for Navajo Gaming. Prior he was Vice President and Senior Relationship Manager at JP Morgan Chase Bank’s Native American Banking Group. He provided tribal financial and banking services, including structuring millions in tribal credit transactions and treasury services. Previously, he worked for the Wells Fargo Bank handling Native American banking and financing. Mr. Watchman was Chief Operating Officer and General Manager of the Navajo Nation’s Dinè Power Authority where he advised on Navajo Nation energy projects. He also held the Navajo Tax Commission Director post. Mr. Watchman also worked with Prudential Capital Corporation as a private placement banker. Among several directorships, he is a member of the National Center for American Indian Enterprise Development Board of Directors and a director for the Native American Bancorporation. Mr. Watchman holds a MBA from the University of California and a Bachelors degree from the University of Arizona.

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USEA Chief: Infrastructure Improvement Will Get Much-Needed Momentum Thanks To New NEPA Rule

July 15th, 2020

Washington, D.C. – Today, the Trump administration streamlined the way federal and state agencies will assess the environmental impact of proposed critical infrastructure projects, a new process that includes better engagement with the public and Native American tribes.

David Alleman

Job Title: 
Director, Research for Oil & Natural Gas
Organization: 
USDOE

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July 15th, 2020
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Amy Sweeney

Job Title: 
Director, Office of Regulation, Analysis, and Engagement
Organization: 
USDOE
Amy Sweeney is the Director of the Division of Oil and Natural Gas in FE’s Office of Oil and Natural Gas. In this role, Amy manages FE’s natural gas regulatory program, which permits the imports and exports of natural gas. Before joining FE, she worked for the Department of Energy’s (DOE) Energy Information Administration and at the U.S. Census Bureau.

Evan Frye

Job Title: 
Physical Scientist
Organization: 
USDOE
Evan Frye is an energy industry analyst in DOE’s Office of Oil & Natural Gas. He joined DOE in 2014 after serving as an economist at the Department of Agriculture and a geologist at the U.S. Energy Information Administration. Frye holds a B.A. in environmental science/geosciences from Franklin & Marshall College, an M.S. in energy and mineral engineering from Penn State University, and an M.B.A. from Johns Hopkins University.

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