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Roger Fragua Deputy Director, Council of Energy Resource Tribes |
Roger Fragua (Jemez Pueblo) has dedicated his professional career to the advancement and development of American Indian communities. Roger is currently serving the Tribes as the Deputy Director of the Council of Energy Resource Tribes (CERT), based in Denver, Colorado, since October 2000. Under the direction of the elected leadership of the 47 federally recognized Tribes and four Canadian First Nations, CERT has dramatically restructured the federal-indian relationship with respect to minerals, mining, taxation, and Tribal jurisdiction over environmental regulations on Indian lands.
Prior to joining CERT, Roger worked as a Manager at the Enron Corporation in Houston, Texas where he was instrumental in creating innovative business concepts and promoting partnerships between Tribes and Enron. Enron, the most innovative Fortune 500 Corporation in the U.S. over the last several years, developed a genuine interest in seeking partnerships with Tribes in many areas of energy development, not limited to, but to include; gas, electricity, wind, and water.
Roger has also worked with the Western Governors' Association and the National Tribal Environmental Council on State and Tribal relations as it relates to environmental issues. The basis for Roger's commitment to Indian Country is steeped in his long tenured background as the Tribal Administrator for his own Pueblo. Roger served as the Tribal political and business continuity for several years.
Roger is married to Clarice from San Felipe Pueblo and has three sons and one daughter.
