Energy attorney Carol Harvey is the new executive secretary of the Colorado Commission of Indian Affairs, Lt. Gov. Barbara O’Brien announced. The executive secretary acts as a liaison between the Southern Ute Tribe, the Ute Mountain Ute Tribe, the urban American Indian population and the State of Colorado. The position was created by the Colorado General Assembly in 1976.
“We are fortunate to have found Carol, who has the depth of experience and passionate commitment to Native American issues. The Commission of Indian Affairs deals with natural resources, revenue, education, health, cultural, legislative and many other issues. We have worked hard to develop healthy relationships with both the Ute tribal councils and the urban community and know that Carol has the talent to develop new avenues of cooperation,” said Lt. Gov. O’Brien, who chairs the Colorado Commission of Indian Affairs.
Harvey, an enrolled member of the Navajo Nation, has a law degree and MBA from the University of Denver. She comes to the Commission of Indian Affairs from her law practice in Santa Fe, N.M. She also holds undergraduate degrees in political science and economics from DU and in Spanish from the University of Houston.
In addition to her career in energy law, she has held small business formation seminars for Native Americans and is a museum and college lecturer on Native American history and culture.