Southern Ute Indian Tribe Air Quality Program

SUIT/CO ENVIRONMENTAL COMMISSIONERS

The Commission consists of six members, three appointed by the Tribal Council of the Southern Ute Indian Tribe and three appointed by the Governor of Colorado. The Commission members shall serve for terms of three years, with the possibility of being re-appointed at the end of the term. The Commission will annually elect a person to preside as chair. The chair shall alternate annually between a tribal and State member. During their term of service, a member may be removed with or without cause only by the authority that appointed that member.

Tribally Appointed Members:

Fran King Brown
Environmental, Health, and Safety Manager
AKA Energy Group, LLC
(970) 764-6655
fbrown@akaenergy.com

Virgil Frazier
SUIT/CO Environmental Commission Chairman (Appointed Nov. 3, 2007 - Nov. 2, 2008)
Environmental Compliance Specialist – Air Quality
Southern Ute Indian Tribe Growth Fund
(970) 764-6481
vfrazier@sugf.com

Travis Taylor, Southern Ute Tribal Member
Operations Foreman
Red Willow Production Company
(970) 563-3681
tataylor@rwpc.us

State Appointed Members:

Daniel P. Fauth
340 Suncrest Lane
Durango, Colorado 81303
(970) 749-4238
fauthdp@bp.com


Dr. Laurie Williams Ph.D.
Department of Physics & Engineering
Fort Lewis College
(970) 247-7160
williams_l@fortlewis.edu

Peter R. Foster, P.E.
Environmental Consultant
(970) 259-7411
pfoster@wrightwater.com


"... all things share the same breath - the beast, the tree, the man ...
the air shares its spirit with all the life it supports."
-Chief Seattle, Dwamish