Commissioner Abby Hall

Abby grew up in rural Oklahoma and earned a master’s degree in anthropology from Stanford University with a focus on land use and environmental policy. Abby is an enrolled citizen of the Cherokee Nation and is the Chair of Mt. Hood Cherokees, an at-large community representing Cherokee citizens living in Oregon and southwest Washington. She is a Senior Program Manager at Collaborative Decision Resources (CDR), a nonprofit consulting firm focused on the built environment and natural resources. Before joining the CDR team, Abby worked for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for 18 years—first in the Office of Water and later in the Office of Policy. She led a partnership between EPA and FEMA, developed national resilience guidance, and helped communities across the country plan for and recover from disasters.