Phoebe Suina

Phoebe Suina is the founder and owner of High Water Mark, LLC (HWM), which works with Tribes and Pueblos on a variety of issues and initiatives from environmental policy, land acquisition, planning, infrastructure, and how governmental (Federal, State and Local) policies, laws and priorities affect Tribal communities. For over 20 years, she also led environmental compliance and environmental remediation initiatives on federal, state, local government, and tribal government lands.

Ms. Suina works with Native communities and local municipalities to address environmental, natural/geo-hazards, and water resources issues by utilizing a consensus-based approach that incorporates traditional and local knowledge with science-based planning, engineering, and project management solutions. Her traditional Pueblo background is complemented by formal training in environmental engineering, project management and a Master’s degree from Dartmouth College.  Her consensus-based approach incorporates traditional, cultural and local knowledge and includes community education activities that empower local leadership and support resilience.