Roland Pacheco

Roland is from the Acjachemen Nation and Gabrielino Tongva Nation, both of whose traditional territories are in what is currently known as Los Angeles County and Orange County. He has done environmental work since 2015, beginning with work on campus and since graduating, working in municipal government, outdoor education, regional water agencies, sustainable waste management, and environmental non-profits. All of this led him to gain skill sets and a growing interest in working with his own tribal communities in environmental efforts since the beginning of 2022 and currently as the Ending Extractive Industries in the Homelands Program Director and Indigenous Land Rematration Fellowship Coordinator. Roland graduated from California State University Fullerton with a B.A. in Geography.