PHIL RIGDON

Phil Rigdon is the Vice-President of the Intertribal Timber Council and represents Yakama Nation on the executive board. Phil has been the Superintendent of Yakama Nation’s Natural Resources Department since May 2005 and has worked for the Tribe since June 1996.

He represents the Yakama Nation on the Tapash Sustainable Forest Collaborative, the Yakima River Basin Watershed Enhancement Project Workgroup & Conservation Advisory Group, the Washington State’s Columbia River Policy Advisory Group, and the Hanford Natural Resource Trustee Council.

Phil obtained a BS in Forest Management from the University of Washington and a Masters of Forestry from Yale School of Forestry and Environmental Studies.