Kevin Cooeyate comes from the Pueblo of Zuni and represents the Sun and Child of Corn Clan. He first joined the AL movement back in 2016 as a crew member. Since the establishment of the AL Zuni office, he has dedicated his time and service towards the introduction and development of the Ancestral Lands operations in the Pueblo. With continued support, Kevin has worked his way up to fulfill the duties of a Crew Leader, Field Supervisor, Program Coordinator, and now humbly holds the position as a Program Manager. Kevin is blessed to have the opportunity to welcome in hopeful participants to help better their path through the service work ALCC has to offer.

Brandy Hurt leads the Bears Ears Cultural Resources Subcommittee for land management planning and facilitates communication between Leadership, Tribal departments, and Traditional Practitioners within and between Coalition Tribes. Her work advances Traditional Knowledge in decision-making and policy and supports collaborative monument management. Brandy also organizes and leads Elder and Youth conservation programs at Bears Ears, writes grants and provides opportunities for Indigenous communities to reconnect with the land. As a project archaeologist and ethnographer with over fifteen years of professional experience in cultural resources and heritage management, Brandy has served 22 Tribes in the Southwest, Great Basin, Midwest, California, and Alaska, and many federal and state agencies across the US. She specializes in cultural mediation and consultation support and has managed and participated in various archaeological, ethnographic, and TCPs studies to comply with NHPA and NEPA. Brandy believes in community empowerment to effect change and is deeply committed to advancing Tribal sovereignty and Traditional Knowledge for Ancestral land management. She holds a B.S. in Applied Sociology and Anthropology from Texas State University and is currently pursuing an M.A. in Cultural Resource Management with an emphasis in Tribal-federal relations from Adams State University.

Joe Neuhof has more than 20 years of experience in conservation nonprofit work, much of it dedicated to the Colorado Plateau. Prior to joining Friends of Cedar Mesa, Joe served as the founding executive director of Forever Our Rivers Foundation. His previous work also includes serving as executive director of  Colorado Canyons Association – one of the most successful groups in the Friends Grassroots Network and a nationally recognized partner to the Bureau of Land Management. Joe has also performed as the West Slope Director for Conservation Colorado, Executive Director of Save our Streams in Baltimore, MD, and as a board member for various nonprofits including Conservation Lands Foundation, The Civil Conversations Project, Colorado Plateau Coalition, Community Impact Council, and Red Rock Forests, among others.

Ann joined World Monuments Fund as Regional Director of North America in 2021. Her work encompasses all aspects of cultural heritage for a variety of public, private, and government partnerships with a particular focus on public lands. Ann’s professional role is multifaceted and involves a mix of performing on-site condition assessments, hands on-treatments, and training young emerging historic preservation professionals in the care of historic materials. She coordinates multidisciplinary teams of tradespeople, architects, historians, and stakeholders for a holistic preservation approach. Ann holds a BA and MA in Archaeology from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas.