As conservation codirector, Amanda Podmore oversees the Grand Canyon Program along with the Trust’s water, energy, Arizona public lands, and GIS bodies of work. She has a B.A. in environmental policy from Colorado College and a masters in natural resource law from the University of Denver. A life-long environmental justice advocate, she has advanced campaigns to protect Bears Ears, defend cultural landscapes from large-scale oil and gas development, and safeguard the Little Colorado River from unwanted dams. She is passionate about collaborative, community-directed work and seeks to expand the traditional lens of conservation to account for Indigenous histories and perspectives. Originally from Colorado, she has made a home in southeast Utah but splits her time in Flagstaff to take advantage of the cooler temps and access to her favorite place, the Grand Canyon.
Amanda uses the pronouns she/her/hers.
