Colleen Thomas - Director, St. Regis Mohawk Planning and Infrastructure
Colleen Thomas
Colleen Thomas is the Planning and Infrastructure Department Director of the Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe.
Thomas has worked as the director since 2019, the department’s mission is “To provide expertise and services in areas of strategic planning, construction, project management, inspection, procurement, roads maintenance, infrastructure and transportation planning”
Thomas provides her management skills and work expertise in overseeing the strategic planning of tribal construction projects in meeting the ongoing growth of the Akwesasne community. She provides leadership and oversight to the Tribe’s Planning and Infrastructure Programs in the areas of Public Works, Capital Projects and Construction.
Before working as the Planning and Infrastructure Department Director, Thomas served as the Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe’s Capital Projects Manager where she helped coordinate and oversee multiple construction projects; including the Ionkwakiohkwaróron Tribal Administration Building, Margaret Terrance Memorial Way Road Extension, Health Services Expansion and Renovation Project, and a new Tribal Construction Building, among other projects. She has been instrumental in impelling the Tribe towards energy efficiency and sustainability. Some of her prior work experience also includes Construction Manager and Architectural Design Supervisor for the Tribe, as well as Project Manager for the Powell Design Group based in Orlando, Florida.
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