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YEO NATIONAL CONVENING 2016 PAULETTE JORDAN State Representative Coeur d’Alene, Idaho Jordan is a lifelong resident of Idaho, as well as an enrolled member of the Coeur d’Alene Tribe, who has been involved in local politics and community activism for years. She has served for three years as the youngest elected member of the Coeur d’Alene Tribal Council. She holds three degrees from the University of Washington, along with a certificate of study in conflict resolutions and strategic negotiations from the Washington Center in Washington D.C., and a certificate in energy policy planning from the University of Idaho’s College of Business and Economics Executive Program. Education, jobs, and the economy are major priorities for Jordan, who aims to strengthen education and prioritize resources for Idaho schools. In addition, Jordan is currently serving as secretary of the executive board of the National Indian Gaming Association, which represents 186 Tribal Nations throughout the U.S. ANDY KATZ Utility District Board Member Director Berkley, California Andy Katz was first elected to the East Bay Municipal Utility District in 2006, serving as board president from 2013-2014. Katz is an environmental, public health, and workers’ rights attorney, and is a former chair of Sierra Club California. Prior to his election to the EBMUD Board, he served for five years as a member of the City of Berkeley Zoning Adjustments Board. Katz supported EBMUD’s efforts to expand water conservation programs and double recycled water projects, protect water quality, and efforts to protect the climate, including expanding solar energy and converting food scraps into renewable energy. He initiated the policies protecting tenants in apartment buildings from water service termination and addressing gaps which led to the expansion of the Customer Assistance Program, which provides lifeline rates for low-income households. He has a B.A. and master of city planning degree from U.C. Berkeley and a law degree from Santa Clara University. KEVIN KILLER State Representative Pine Ridge, South Dakota  State Representative Kevin Killer is currently serving his third term in the South Dakota State Legislature, where he serves on the Judiciary and State Affairs Committees. Killer is the treasurer for the Native American Caucus of State Legislators and is a member of the State Agricultural and Rural Leaders Association. He is an enrolled member of the Oglala Sioux Tribe. Killer has worked for his state political party, South Dakotans Against Discrimination, and the election campaigns of President Barack Obama, Senators Tom Daschle and Tim Johnson, and Representative Stephanie Herseth-Sandlin. Representative Killer is currently a trainer for the Native American Leadership Program of Wellstone Action. Killer is a proud alumnus of the Young People For fellowship program in addition to the YEO Network’s Front Line Leaders Academy. @Kevinck04 YEO BIOS 57