John D. Tovey, III, FAICP (he/him/his)

Executive Director
Conf. Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation
Pendleton, Oregon

J.D. Tovey is the Executive Director at the Umatilla Indian Reservation for 9 years, where he is also an enrolled tribal member. He was previously the Planning Director for nearly 10 yeras. Previously, he was a Senior Urban Designer in Florida from 2003-2008. J.D. has an undergraduate in Landscape Architecture from the University of Idaho, Masters of Urban Planning, Certificate of Urban Design and ABD on a PhD with a research focus on indigenous planning practice all from the University of Washington. J.D. is coauthor on 2 books  exploring the nature of Indigenous Knowledge and Indigenous Decision Making, respectively.

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Presentation(s):

• Solving the Housing Crisis in Indian Country

  Monday, April 27, 2026
  10:30 AM - 11:15 AM CT