John Roanhorse is presently a planner for the City of Phoenix Development Services Department. Previously, John worked for the Institute for Tribal Environmental Professionals at Northern Arizona University where he worked on projects including Tribal Wastewater Training Center, Tribal enforcement and compliance, and solid waste management. John has worked for the Inter-Tribal Council of Arizona and served as a member of the Federal Advisory Committee on Total Maximum Daily Loads (§303(d) of the Clean Water Act). He also has worked with the Navajo Nation Environmental Protection Agency and the American Indian Science and Engineering Society. John is a lieutenant in the United States Navy Reserve, and is currently working on a Master's of Public Administration at Northern Arizona University.