Tommy is a Tribal member of the Bird Town Community and is a senior employee of the newly evolved Agricultural & Natural Resource Department. He studied environmental & natural sciences at several higher education institutions before discovering his interest in forestry. During his completion of the forestry program at Haywood Community College in 2000, he was employed by the EBCI Environmental Department as an Air Quality Technician before advancing to the evolving Water Quality Program as the Nonpoint Source Coordinator. There, he managed several projects on Tribal lands to minimize pollution in the Tribal watersheds. Tommy also served as the Tribal Environmental Planner, where he oversaw both the Air Quality Program and the Non-Point Source program.
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