Teresa, with three other Indigenous women established a non-profit, the Native Coast Action Network to assist West Coast Indigenous communities build capacity and assist in implementing cultural and traditional ecological initiatives with a focus on revitalization of cultural burning in Chumash Ancestral lands. Teresa Romero formerly served as the Environmental Director for the Santa Ynez Band of Chumash. Teresa has deep experience in building partnerships, collaborations, and relationships across diverse communities. Teresa is a member Syuxtun Plant Collective, a Traditional plant collective focusing on tending, gathering and preparation of traditional plants. Teresa serves on Boards of the Indigenous Stewardship Network, Land Trust for Santa Barbara, the Central Coast Joint Venture and the Advisory Committee for the Central Coast Climate Justice Network. Teresa enjoys spending time at the ocean, traditional gatherings, sharing time with her family and with community.

Dr. Jason Herbert is the Tribal Liaison for the United States Forest Service at the Pike-San Isabel National Forests & Cimarron and Comanche National Grasslands. He holds a Ph.D. in American history with an emphasis on Indigenous and environmental history from the University of Minnesota. His manuscript based on his research is tentatively titled We Have Always Been Cowpeople: Cattle and the Creation of Florida and is under contract with the University of Oklahoma Press. Prior to his current role with the United States Forest Service, Dr. Herbert served both the Seminole Tribe of Florida and the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians.