Indigenous Connections Roundtable Series
Want to learn how to engage the next generation of Indigenous leaders in the conservation world? Join us as we learn about the Native Youth Community Adaptation Leadership Congress (NYCALC), how this national program operates, and impacts Indigenous youth from Saipan to Maine and everywhere in between.
About Our Presenter: Jennifer Hill
Growing up in the eastern sands of North Carolina, always spending time outdoors with her grandparents and great-grandparents, Jenn Hill learned at an early age she wanted to work and live with wildlife.
Jenn started her career with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) in 2003 as an environmental education and interpretation intern at Patuxent Research Refuge in Laurel, MD. She worked her way into the Service through internships and seasonal work. She worked at Patuxent for 16 years until 2019 when she transferred to NCTC to lead the Native Youth Community Adaptation Leadership Congress.
Throughout college at Virginia Tech (VA), Bloemfontein (S. Afr.), and Stellenbosch Universities (S. Afr.), she “vowed” never to work for the federal government. She spent so much time studying abroad that Virginia Tech was hesitant to give her a degree under their name, having to go to the board of council for approval.
After going back and forth from landscaping in the U.S. to humanitarian work abroad for several years, it was time to get a “real” job – said her parents! So, upon returning home in desperate need of “real” employment, she reluctantly tried an internship with the USFWS. However, once she started at Patuxent, she quickly fell in love with the people and the mission of the USFWS. Today, Jenn is married with two awesome cubs (or kids) and a small farm of rescued critters. They keep her extra busy but also serve as her purpose – her sanctuary.
Who Should Attend:
We welcome any Department of the Interior staff and partners, and anyone else who may be involved with tribes or who wish to learn more about working with tribes and Indigenous communities.
To Join the Broadcast:
- Join the broadcast
Please join 5-10 minutes early to make sure your connection is working properly
Live captions will be included in the broadcast. For Closed Captioning or technical questions contact Jennifer Hill 240.772.0393 or jennifer_hill@fws.gov.
We will record this broadcast and upload it within two weeks to the NCTC Broadcast Gallery and the NCTC Broadcast Gallery’s Indigenous Speaker Series.