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CRITFC Staff

Zachary Penney

zpenney@critfc.org
(503) 238-0667

Employee since: 2015

Tribal Affiliation: Nez Perce

Director of Strategic Initiatives

Office of the Executive Director Department
Portland Main Office

Biography

Dr. Zach Penney serves as the Director of Strategic Initiatives at CRITFC. Zach re-joined CRITFC after completing a political appointment (2022-2025) as the Senior Advisor to the Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). Zach was NOAA’s first-ever Senior Advisor focusing on both fisheries and tribal engagement. Prior to joining NOAA, Zach served as the Fishery Science Department Manager at CRITFC from 2015-2022.

Zach is Nimiipuu and devoted his professional career to supporting tribal fisheries and treaty rights in the Columbia River basin and elsewhere.

Education

  • Ph.D. in Natural Resources, University of Idaho, Moscow, Idaho (2013)
  • M.S. in Earth and Ocean Sciences, University of Victoria, Victoria, British Columbia (2007)
  • B.S. in Fisheries, Sheldon Jackson College, Sitka, Alaska (2004)

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