News
2010
April 14, 2010 -
Scott Sufficool Resigns As Tribal Liaison Of America's Byways Resource Center
America’s Byways Resource Center announced today that Scott Sufficool, Tribal Liaison since May 2007, will resign from his position, effective April 23, 2010.
Sufficool, who has been instrumental in conducting outreach, partnership building and education to Indian tribes about the opportunities available through the National Scenic Byways Program, has accepted an senior-level management position with the Bureau of Indian Affairs-Midwest Regional Office at Fort Snelling, Minnesota.
Ed Hall, Transportation Specialist with the BIA, said, “The establishment of the Tribal Liaison position was landmark for America’s Byways Resource Center, and the fact that a person of Scott Sufficool’s caliber was the first to hold that position has set a standard hard to match. Scott gave us a great advantage to build from in introducing tribes to the National Scenic Byways Program. I wish him well and am glad he will be joining us in the Bureau of Indian Affairs.”
“It was a difficult decision to leave the America’s Byways Resource Center,” said Sufficool. “The past three years have provided me with the great honor to work and befriend so many incredible people. I intend to continue the great relationships that I have had the good fortune to develop. My advocacy for all your work will continue well into my future.”
One of Scott’s many contributions to the National Scenic Byways Program was the successful planning, coordination and delivery of Our Native Pathways: Byway Opportunities for Indian Tribes meetings across the country.
“I have had the good fortune of getting to know and work with Scott for the past three years as we conducted these workshops,” said Cindi Ptak, National Program Manager for the National Scenic Byways Program, FHWA. “It quickly became clear to me that the success we’ve had was in no small way measured by Scott’s passion and recognition of the opportunity the National Scenic Byways Program presented to Indian Country. This really speaks to Scott’s vision, not just his skill and expertise, and is directly attributable to the increase in Native participation in the National Scenic Byways Program that we are only now beginning to see. I wish Scott nothing but success in his new position at the Bureau of Indian Affairs.”
“Scott has made great strides in strengthening the partnership between the America’s Byways Resource Center and tribal governments participating in the National Scenic Byways Program and enhancing coordination and communication between tribal governments and Federal land management agencies, State governments and community partners,” said Resource Center director Michelle Johnson. “We thank him for the vision and dedication he brought to this important position, but look forward to continuing the good work that he began.”
