Josh F.W. Cook
Government • Communication
• Experience
U.S. EPA Regional Administrator (Region 9)
Appointed by President Donald J. Trump
U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management - Northern California Resource Advisory Council, Vice Chair
Appointed by Secretary of the Interior Barnhart
U.S. Forest Service - Resource Advisory Committee
Appointed by the Secretary of Agriculture, Purdue
Senior Advisor to the Tribal Council
Mooretown Rancheria of the Concow Maidu Tribe of Indians
Cook assisted the tribe as it launched its forestry and natural resources agencies. The tribe is actively working on thousands of acres in Nevada and California. He drafted the first BLM Co-Stewardship agreement between a Tribe and the BLM in California. For more than 25 years Cook has worked for the Chairman and Tribal Council as an advisor and strategist.
Chief of Staff - CA Minority Caucus
California State Legislature
Supervised and directed policy, communications, and administrative functions for the Republican Caucus. Led coordination efforts on watershed investments, forestry, public utility policy, emergency wildlife regulations for the Tulelake Basin, and negotiations for the Lake Tahoe Interstate agreement and the CA Colorado River Authority.
Director of Advance
CA Republican Party Chairman Senator Jim Brulte
CA Delegation RNC National Convention 2016, Cleveland
• Education
M.S. Ed., California State University, East Bay, B.S., Charter Oak State College, A.A, Butte College
Assistant Professor/Lecturer, University of Southern California, Price School of Public Policy
• Community Service
Board member - Butte Sub Basin Groundwater Sustainability Agency
Planning Commissioner, City of Gridley
Founder, North State RRelief501(c) (3)c3
• Military/Law Enforcement Service
Staff Sergeant (E-6), California State Guard 2009 - 2018
Chaplain Assistant - Religious Affairs NCO - Awards and Decorations - California Commendation Medal, Professional Development Ribbon, Emergency Training Ribbon, Drill Attendance Ribbon, and Volunteer Service Ribbon.
Law Enforcement Chaplain, Butte County Sheriff’s Office