Michael Stover

NOAA North Atlantic Tribal Engagement Program Coordinator, Environmental Engineer
With over 30 years of experience in the Indian Health Service (IHS), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Captain Stover has worked with tribal nations across the country on pressing environmental and public health issues. With the IHS, Captain Stover worked with tribes in New England, New York, Alaska, California, and Arizona, designing and constructing water and wastewater treatment facilities. At the EPA Region 1, Captain Stover served as the Tribal Program Manager and tribal subject matter expert. In this capacity, he advised the Region’s senior managers pertaining to the tribes’ environmental needs and the obligations to the tribal nations. This included being the primary agency liaison between the tribes and federal agencies on tribal issues. Captain Stover currently serves as NOAA’s Tribal Engagement Program Coordinator for the North Atlantic region, and works to connect tribal nations from Virginia to Maine with NOAA tools and resources, including fisheries, ocean planning, coastal resilience and weather forecasting support.