Jerimiah Bonifer is a member of the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian reservation (CTUIR), where he serves as the current Department of Natural Resources Fisheries Program Manager. Jerimiah spent a large portion of his 16 year career as a research biologist monitoring and evaluating salmon and steelhead populations in Northeastern Oregon and Southeastern Washington. These days Jerimiah fulfills the role of Fisheries Program Manager, providing program oversight and acting as a technical representative in a multitude of regional fisheries management processes and collaborative working groups involving local, state, federal, and tribal entities to inform fisheries management throughout the Columbia Basin.