Ukiah, Calif. - Amanda James has started as the new Bureau of Land Management Ukiah field manager.
She replaces Rich Burns, who is retiring after 16 years as the Ukiah field manager.
She previously was the BLM Agua Fria National Monument manager, a 70,980-acre monument a few miles north of Phoenix. Prior to being monument manager, she was a natural resource specialist at Agua Fria.
James has served with the BLM for nearly 18 years and also served as the assistant field manager for the Hassayampa Field Office in Phoenix. She also previously served as a natural resources specialist in both the BLM Miles City Field Office and BLM Missoula Field Office in Montana.
She has served as the Native American Special Emphasis Program Manager for the BLM Montana/Dakotas State Office and remains active today in the American Indian Science and Engineering Society, as well as participating in BLM’s national-level American Indian recruitment efforts. A native of Montana, she earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Resource Conservation from the University of Montana in Missoula.
For additional information, contact the Ukiah Field Office at (707) 468-4000.
Source: U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management
