Jennifer Salazar, at a community outreach event, is the new environmental manager for the Soboba Tribal Environmental Department. Valley News/Soboba Band of Luiseño Indians photo
Soboba Band of Luiseño IndiansSpecial to Valley NewsJennifer Salazar began working at the Soboba Tribal Environmental Department nearly five years ago as an environmental specialist. She was recently promoted to the position of environmental manager.“I’ve been in love with biology since I was born,” Salazar said. “I think my love for science makes environmental issues very important to me and getting a formal education in biology marries the science behind the issues and trying to respond to them.”She earned her bachelor’s degree in biology from California State University San Bernardino and said she always planned to be a scientist/biologist. She just wasn’t exactly sure in what capacity she would find her career, she said.[gallery td_select_gallery_slid
