Linda C. Amelia has over 25 years of experience in social and economic development, health and social services, renewable energy, and disaster preparedness. She has worked with indigenous communities, non-profits, and private enterprises. Her experience includes legislative analysis, grant writing, emergency management, paralegal services, and tribal government services. Most recently, she was a Project Manager for renewable energy projects focusing on geothermal development and an Advocate Representative for tribal cases.

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LINDA C. AMELIA
P.O. Box 2050
Elk Grove, CA 95759
(916) 682-0575/Office
(916) 616-8573/Cellular
Email: linda@chaplaw.us
Background
More than twenty five years of management, training, technical assistance, program development and
evaluation; concentrated in the areas of social and economic development, health and social services,
renewable energy, and disaster and emergency preparedness. Experience includes legislative analysis
and public advocacy; paralegal services; community-based project funding development, including grant
writing; disaster preparedness training and emergency management program operations; and Tribal
government services. Experience has been focused on working with indigenous communities and non-
profit agencies serving typically Aundeserved@ communities; also works with private enterprisesdesiring
to enter into business relationships with tribal nations and non-profits. Experience in on-site interviewing
and developing, administering and evaluating survey instruments for qualitative and quantitativeanalysis
for state and federally funded programs. Experience includes statewide and national conference and
event planning and administration focused on American Indian and Tribal communities. Provides services
to federal law practitioner for 28 years on a part-time basis, focusing on federal employment law, Federal
Indian Law and Tribal Law practice.
Selected Work Experience
Dennis G. Chappabitty, Esq.
Elk Grove, CA
October 1986 to July 2016
Paralegal/Project Manager/Researcher: Paralegal services to Federal practitioner on a case-by-case
basis; services include, but are not limited to client and witness interviews, investigation, research,
preparation of witness questions, edit draft documents, maintenance of case files, analysis ofdocuments,
as well as administrative and logistical support during court appearances and manager of specialprojects
for clients. Emphasis has been on federal Indian law, federal employment law and cannabis law and
regulation in Indian Country on tribal lands.
Tribal Government Specialist &
Project Manager, Renewable Energy
May 2007 to February 2015
Tribal Government Specialist: Provided specialized services to Tribal Client as liaison for tribal General
Counsel. Develop correspondence for Chairman and/or Tribal Council, develop draft ordinances, funding
proposals and served as representative to Federal, State and local government agencies and potential
business partners for economic development and other projects.
Renewable Energy Projects Manager: Team leader in developing community support and grant
funding for a geothermal feasibility study; responsible for management of renewable energy

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projects, focusing on geothermal energy development; oversight of professional consultantservices
on grant development to support overall programdevelopment and project engineers focusing on
specific feasibility work; work with various federal, state and local government agencies; develop
an overall economic development strategy with the tribal economic development corporation.
Advocate: Served as an Advocate Representative for individual clients and Tribal Governments in
Indian Child Welfare Act Cases, tribal employment cases and tribal election disputes.
Diversified Community Services (DCS)
Orangevale, CA
January 2004 thru December 2008
Assisted in developing the funding resources to support the preparation of several FEMA compliant
Multi-Hazard Mitigation Plans; included developing and implementing community outreach and
education programs, collecting and analyzing qualitative and quantitative data, risk assessment
research and the review of draft and final materials. Responsibilities also included on-site
interviews of community members, including business owners, general public, utility service
providers, homeowners= associations and lenders (credit unions and Asavings banks@); and
historical research at State and County libraries and offices. Developed Multi-Hazard Mitigation
Plan for Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Indians and Chukchansi Indian Tribe.
Inter-Tribal Council of California
Sacramento, CA
February 1995 to January 2004
· Developed series of statewide training workshops for members of the Tribal communityand
other interested parties in the areas of emergency operations and disaster planning,
delivery of services under the Indian Child Welfare Act (including capacity building, child
advocacy and service memorandum development between county and state agencies and
Tribes.
· Developed funding resources, community services inventory schedule and program
management plan for an Elder Care Initiative; focused on assessment and development of
long term care resources with smaller communities in Central/Northern California
· Served as Consultant to Executive Director on economic development strategies and
approaches to traditional lending institutions that are significantly under-represented on
the reservation and within urban indigenous communities.
References Available Upon Request