Terry is a Navajo and Hopi Native American from Tuba City, AZ. He has engaged in environmental, environmental justice, climate change and Indigenous Peoples rights and human rights work over the last 25 years. He is an accredited member of the UN, working as NGO for Southwest Native Cultures. He has extensive experience with Tribal governments and non-profit organizations, governments, economic development and is the current supervising/manager senior accountant with Sloan & Company. He is a member of Risen Savior Catholic Church in Albuquerque. He serves on several boards: United Nations Association-Albuquerque Chapter, Green Amendments for the Generations, Silver Bullet Productions, and the Jemez Community Development Corporation. He also serves as the Intergovernmental Tribal Liaison for the City of Albuquerque, working with the 23 Tribes of New Mexico.