Carmen Gonzales, a permaculture designer, environmental scientist and activist, grew up on both the Navajo Reservation and in Southern California, and her work for the past 16 years has focused on collaborating on wise design strategies in water retention landscaping and water and air quality programs for tribal nations in Northern Nevada and California, working with tribes, land planners, and scientists to balance good science, traditional knowledge, personal healing, and cultural evolution. She is driven by the vision of supporting the revitalization of Native communities through building relationships that nourish land and life for the benefit of all beings.