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Natali Segovia, Esq.

Executive Director & Senior Attorney

Natali Segovia is a Quechua international human rights attorney who currently serves as Executive Director of the Water Protector Legal Collective.

Camilo Perez-Bustillo, Esq.

Senior Advisor on International Human Rights

Camilo Perez-Bustillo is an author, academic, and international human rights attorney that serves as Senior Advisor on Human Rights at the Water Protector Legal Collective.

Mia Montoya Hammersley

Board Chair

Mia Montoya Hammersley, WPLC Board Chair, is a member of the Piro-Manso-Tiwa Indian Tribe, Pueblo of San Juan de Guadalupe, and a Yoeme (Yaqui) descendant.

Monaeka Flores

Board Co-Treasurer

Monaeka “Naek” Flores is a queer CHamoru artist and activist from Guåhan (Guam). Naek is the lead organizer of Prutehi Litekyan: Save Ritidian.

Summer Blaze Aubrey, Esq.

Of Counsel

Summer Blaze Aubrey is a Citizen of the Cherokee Nation and a Descendant of the Blackfeet Nation and serves as Of Counsel at the Water Protector Legal Collective.

Hannah Kelley

Research & Special Projects

Hannah Kelley (Sihásapa Lakota) is an interdisciplinary researcher, educator, and policy analyst based in Rapid City, South Dakota.

Carolina Martin Ramos

Outgoing Board Chair

Carolina Martin Ramos is a Mexica/Cherokee, two-spirit human rights attorney recognized as a fierce advocate for land defenders and water protectors.

Emily Uruchima

Board Co-Treasurer

Emily Uruchima is a Kichwa Kañari archivist, researcher, and storyteller born and raised on Lenapehoking territory (New York City).

Jessica Kaneakua

Development Director

Jessica Kaneakua is Kanaka Maoli (Native Hawaiian) and serves as the Development Director at Water Protector Legal Collective.

Miluska Buendia Munoz

Andes-Amazon Regional Coordinator (Peru)

Miluska Buendia Munoz is a Quechua attorney based in Lima, Peru and supports Water Protector Legal Collective's work in the Andes-Amazon Region.

Sandra Creamer

Board Secretary

Sandra is a Waanyi/Kalkadoon Indigenous woman from Australia. She was awarded a Order Of Australia (AM) 2019 for her work with Indigenous women and peoples.

Ozawa Bineshi Albert

At-Large Board Member

Bineshi Albert's work over the last 30 years has primarily focused on environmental justice and Native/Indigenous rights.

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