Mr. Thomas Lozano has served on Tribal Council for just over 18-years for the Estom Yumeka Maidu Tribe of Enterprise Rancheria, in Northern California, he was elected in 2005, most recently as Treasurer for the last10 years.

Mr. Lozano has recently been elected to serve as Chair of the National American Indian Housing Council and has been in service for just under a year. He continues to advocate for funding and technical assistance for tribes in D.C., on several legislative priorities like reauthorizing NAHASDA, increasing funding for the IHBG and ICDBG, and strengthening programs like HUD-VASH and making home loans more accessible for veterans and Native families. Mr. Lozano has been a Board member of the Enterprise Rancheria Indian Housing Authority for over 16 years. In that capacity he has developed policies and worked on funding and development for new housing units for their tribal citizens.

Mr. Lozano also serves on several committees and boards such as being a Regent for the California Tribal College, Director of Tribal Programs, while sitting on the Tribe’s Education Committee and Economic Development Authority. Mr. Lozano was also instrumental in creating housing programs and the Tribal Development program for their tribal citizens, which is a 24-month internship helping educate tribal members in leadership and on the job training.

Mr. Lozano is also the Project Director for the kNOw Tobacco Now project which educates tribal members on the negative effects of commercial tobacco and vaping, and the difference between commercial tobacco and traditional tobacco. Mr. Lozano is a mentor to numerous tribal members of the Estom Yumeka Maidu of Enterprise Rancheria and the Native American Community on leadership, sovereignty, tribal governance, and cultural practices.

Mr. Lozano plays a key role in the Tribe’s political outreach and advocacy with Federal and State governments, the community, and tribal governance within Indian Country by advocating, though policy making, attending several meetings which foster a great relationship on a Federal and State level, establishing a stronger government-to-government relationship. Mr. Lozano frequently makes written and oral presentations to a wide range of audiences in regard to housing, tribal history, education, economic development, leadership, and tribal governance.