Kimberly Varilek

Kimberly Varilek is an Eastern Shoshone tribal member who currently lives in Denver, Colorado and serves as the Tribal Affairs Branch Manager within the Environmental Protection Agency's Region 8 office. Prior to federal service, Kim served as Attorney General for the Eastern Shoshone Tribe, representing the Tribal Government in all facets of law, including jurisdictional and civil litigation, tribal law and policy development, transactional and administrative law issues, and tribal enterprise representation. After joining the EPA R8 Office of Regional Counsel in 2014, she's also served as the Senior Tribal policy advisor prior to her current position in Tribal Affairs. She advises regional leadership and staff in all facets of regional and national agency tribal policy, consultation, and capacity building for their work with 28 tribal nations and their environmental programs. Kim is a former Chair and Commissioner on the Denver American Indian Commission and currently serves as a Commissioner with the non-profit People of the Sacred Land's Truth, Reconciliation and Education Commission, evaluating previously overlooked truths on severed Tribal land rights in Colorado. She and her significant other, Jeremy, spend time with friends and family located throughout the West, in Wyoming, Colorado, South Dakota and New Mexico.