Staff

The Western Governors' Association was established in 1984 to represent the 22 westernmost states and territories. The association is an instrument of the Governors for bipartisan policy development, information exchange, and collective action on issues of critical importance to the western United States.

Sara Amish

Policy Advisor

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(720) 897-4535

Sara Amish serves as a Policy Advisor for WGA, focusing on outdoor recreation and transportation alongside managing WGA's State-Tribal Liaison Network. Her previous experience includes private land conservation and community building as well as trail guiding. Sara was also the 2021 Dukakis Fellow for the state of North Dakota. Overall, Sara has expertise in thinking about the different ways we interact with and travel through our western landscapes. 

Born in western Montana, Sara joined the WGA in 2022. She has B.S. in Conservation Biology from Montana State University and a Master's in Public Policy from Harvard University. When she is not thinking about western policy, she is out running or skiing in the mountains or checking out even more books from the library. 

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