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C 4 Ever Green is led by an all Indigenous three-member Board of Directors. Each member is from a different community of San Juan County, Utah, Navajo Nation, and diverse in generational representation including profession. The Board of Directors uphold and honor their traditional philosophies and values as their guiding principals.
The Board recommends and appoints new members.
BOARD CHAIR
BOARD CHAIR
Willie Grayeyes
Lók’aa’ Dine’é nishłį́
Áshįįhí bashishchii
Tábąąhí dashicheii
Táchii’nii dashinalí
Ákót’éego Diné nishłį́
Mr. Grayeyes is Diné and a resident of the Utah Navajo Nation. He has dedicated his life to public service. He started as a teacher at Navajo Mountain Headstart Center and from there served in many capacities such as an Agency Parent Coordinator, Navajo Nation Council Delegate, Case Manager for the Navajo Division of Social Services, Administrative Services Officer for the Navajo Division of Behavioral Health Services Program, Residential Director for Residential In-Patient Detoxification Center, Ts'ah Bii Kin Chapter Planner and Grant Writer, Naatsis'Aan Chapter Official, Naatsis'Aan School Board Member, appointed Committee Member for the Advisory Committee for Bureau of Land Management-State of Utah by former Secretary of Interior Sally Jewel, and lastly, a San Juan County Commissioner for District II, San Juan County, Utah.
"Crossing the Navajo Nation, one does observe near undisbursed beauty and treasury of the environmental conditions that exist in the backcountry; topsoil erosion, overgrazing, grassland damage from heavy rainfall and snow run-off, etc. On our cross-country horse ride, I try to educate the other riders in the hope they can share with their family members and others about the picking the idea of conservation practices to address these conditions." - Navajo Nation Council Delegate Horse Ride across the Navajo Nation.
Vice Chair
Vice Chair
Andrea Lameman
Tł’ááshchí’í nishłį́
Bit’ahnii bashishchiin
Kinyaa’áanii dashicheii
Tó dích’íi’nii dashinalí
Ákót’éego Diné asdzáán nishłį́
Graduated from Southern Utah University in Cedar City, Utah, and a resident of the Utah Navajo Nation. Andrea has been teaching for over 20 years and currently teaches the Career Exploration Classes. Andrea is the daughter of a Diné herbalist and medicine woman. As an advocate for the youth, she is a stern believer in the youth being physically active and participating in traditional knowledge. During the summers she enjoys being a farmer using traditional methods. As a matriarch, Andrea speaks fluent Navajo and is devout to traditional customs first and foremost. Her admiral attribute is being a mentor of the Coming of Age ceremony for young Diné ladies accomplishing their Kinaaldá.
"I think teaching chose me for my subject matter, History and Coaching. More importantly, I enjoy the success of our Navajo children."
Secretary/Treasurer
Secretary/Treasurer
Mary R. Benally
Ayahkinii Atsá Diné nishłį́/
Bit’ahnii - Diné adopted clan
Bįįh Bitoodnii bashishchiin
Oozéí Kiis'áanii dashicheii
Tł’ááshchí’í dashinalí
Ákót’éego Diné asdzáán nishłį́
An elder, a knowledge holder, a youth advocate, and a longstanding champion for waste and range management. She is a self-taught Diné basket weaver, learning by watching her grandmother. Mary is a former Board Member of Utah Dine Bikeyah. She served from 2015 to 2021. Mary is a resident of the Utah Navajo Nation. Her family has always resided within the Greater Bears Ears region even before the "Long Walk". This includes the areas of Comb Ridge, Butler Wash where she was born, along the San Juan River, Bluff, Bluff Mission, and south of the San Juan River.
"Navajo Nation, State of Utah, San Juan County Commissioners, and local Tribal Chapter government always makes a promise to help us but we wait, and wait, and wait. It's time to do it ourselves. It's our time!"
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