Meet Our Team

Core Team Members

Scott Lathrop

Founder & Chief Executive Officer

Scott Lathrop (yak titʸu titʸu yak tiłhini Tribe) is a leading expert on nuclear science and tribal engagement. As an inspector of Diablo Canyon Power Plant in the 1980's, Scott saw firsthand the details of nuclear development and the long-term economic benefits to the local region. Today, Scott serves as a member of the DCPP engagement panel and lectures across the country about the importance of Native voices in energy development decisions.

Find out more about Scott

here.

Samantha Brandts

Operations

Samantha Brandts is a recent Cal Poly San Luis Obispo graduate with experience in nonprofit marketing, community outreach, and social research. At Native Nuclear, she serves as the Operations Manager and Executive Administrative Assistant to Scott Lathrop where she manages day-to-day operations and supports organizational strategy. Samantha’s role enables innovative connections between Native communities and the nuclear energy industry, helping bridge longstanding gaps in education, access, and advocacy.

Find out more about Sammie

here.

Andrew S. Lathrop

General Counsel

Andrew Lathrop (yak titʸu titʸu yak tiłhini Tribe) is a graduate of the United States Naval Academy with a BS in Control Systems Engineering, and a former US Marine Corps Captain. Following his service with the Marines, Andrew received his Juris Doctor from the University of Southern California Gould School of Law. He is a member of the State Bar of California, and he has over 15 years in public service at both the State and local levels.

Board of Directors

Dwight Dixon

Founder & CEO, Roan PRJ Services LLC

Dwight Dixon (Navajo Nation) brings more

than 15 years of nuclear project leadership,

progressing through roles from combination

pipe welder and weld inspector to field engineer, project planner/advisor, and project manager. He has led maintenance and major modification projects at Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station and Palisades Nuclear Plant. As CEO of Roan PRJ Services LLC, Dwight applies his multidisciplinary expertise to develop repeatable systems for federal contracting and technical oversight. At Native Nuclear, he advances Native representation in nuclear energy, ensuring that tribal voices are included in the future of clean energy development.

Kati Augsten

Director, Public Engagement & New Nuclear, Nuclear Energy Institute

Kati Austgen advocates for peaceful uses

of nuclear science & technology, believing

that using nuclear energy is love & compassion

for Earth & all her inhabitants. Kati is the Director of Public Engagement & New Nuclear at the Nuclear Energy Institute where she leads the NEI Advanced Nuclear Forum and Advancing Collaboration, Community Engagement & Public Trust (ACCEPT) Working Group. Prior to joining NEI, Kati was a licensing engineer at Ameren Missouri’s Callaway Energy Center. Kati holds a Bachelor and Master of Science in Nuclear Engineering from Oregon State University and the University of Missouri, respectively.

Kati Augsten

Director, Public Engagement & New Nuclear, Nuclear Energy Institute

Kati Austgen advocates for peaceful uses of nuclear science & technology, believing that using nuclear energy is love & compassion for Earth & all her inhabitants. Kati is Director, Public Engagement & New Nuclear at the Nuclear Energy Institute where she leads the NEI Advanced Nuclear Forum and Advancing Collaboration, Community Engagement & Public Trust (ACCEPT) Working Group. Prior to joining NEI, Kati was a licensing engineer at Ameren Missouri’s Callaway Energy Center. Kati holds a Bachelor and Master of Science in Nuclear Engineering from Oregon State University and the University of Missouri, respectively.

JJ Goldsbury

Executive Vice President of Strategy & Corporate Development, First American Nuclear Co.

JJ has over 15 years of experience as a

founder and advisor, building and scaling

ventures across energy, infrastructure, finance, and real estate. His strategic ability to develop relationships is foundational in empowering teams to expand their vision and overall development both domestically and globally.

JJ Goldbury

Executive Vice President of Corporate Development, First American Nuclear Co.

JJ has over 15 years of experience as a founder and advisor, building and scaling ventures across energy, infrastructure, finance, and real estate. His strategic ability to develop relationships is foundational in empowering teams to expand their vision and overall development both domestically and globally.

Edward Kee

Founder, CEO, & Principal Consultant, Nuclear Economics Consulting Group

Edward Kee (Choctaw Nation of

Oklahoma) is the Founder, CEO, and

Principal Consultant at Nuclear Economics

Consulting Group. He is an expert in nuclear power economics who provides strategic and economic advice to companies and governments, and expert testimony in U.S. and international litigation, regulatory, and arbitration cases. More information at https://nuclear-economics.com/edward-kee/.

Kodee Goseyun

Economic Development Specialist, San Carlos Apache Tribe

Kodee J. Goseyun (San Carlos Apache

Tribe) is an environmental stewardship

and climate justice advocate with extensive experience supporting Tribal nations in building long-term energy and economic resilience. Kodee works closely with Tribal governments, federal and state agencies, and community stakeholders to advance sustainable development, infrastructure planning, and resource protection. Kodee emphasizes community-led approaches to energy resiliency, ensuring Tribal voices, sovereignty, and informed consent are central to decisions involving nuclear energy and other emerging technologies.

Edward Kee

Founder, CEO, & Principal Consultant, Nuclear Economics Consulting Group

Edward Kee (Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma) is the Founder, CEO, and Principal Consultant at Nuclear Economics Consulting Group. He is an expert in nuclear power economics who provides strategic and economic advice to companies and governments, and expert testimony in U.S. and international litigation, regulatory, and arbitration cases. More information at https://nuclear-economics.com/edward-kee/.

Kodee Goseyun

Economic Development Specialist, San Carlos Apache Tribe

Kodee J. Goseyun (San Carlos Apache Tribe) is an environmental stewardship and climate justice advocate with extensive experience supporting Tribal nations in building long-term energy and economic resilience. Kodee works closely with Tribal governments, federal and state agencies, and community stakeholders to advance sustainable development, infrastructure planning, and resource protection. Kodee emphasizes community-led approaches to energy resiliency, ensuring Tribal voices, sovereignty, and informed consent are central to decisions involving nuclear energy and other emerging technologies.

Jessika Hernandez

Former Director of Federal Programs & Strategic Initiatives, Native Nuclear

Jessika Hernandez (Tāp Pīlam

Coahuiltechan Nation) is a workforce

development expert and nuclear energy

professional with a background in advancing innovation and collaboration across the energy sector. Jessika served in federal grant management with the Department of Energy, leading Research & Development efforts focused on pioneering workforce development strategies and enhancing nuclear energy training programs. At Native Nuclear, Jessika led engagement with the federal government and drove long-term strategies to connect Native voices to the nuclear industry, ensuring inclusive representation and sustainable growth for future generations.

Jessika Hernandez

Former Director of Federal Programs & Strategic Initiatives, Native Nuclear

Jessika Hernandez (Tāp Pīlam Coahuiltechan Nation) is a workforce development expert and nuclear energy professional with a background in advancing innovation and collaboration across the energy sector. Jessika served in federal grant management with the U.S. Department of Energy, and led Research & Development efforts focused on pioneering workforce development strategies and enhancing nuclear energy training programs. At Native Nuclear, Jessika led engagement with the federal government and drove long-term strategies to connect Native voices to the nuclear industry, ensuring inclusive representation and sustainable growth for future generations.

Douglas Sandridge

Senior Vice President, Fulcrum Energy Capital Funds

Doug Sandridge has spent his entire

career in oil and gas exploration and

development and is currently Senior Vice

President of Fulcrum Energy Capital Funds. Doug has a passion for energy education and has taught classes about energy at several universities. Doug is currently an adjunct instructor in the Energy Management Program at the University of Oklahoma. In recent years, Doug has focused a considerable amount of his time and energy on nuclear advocacy. In 2023, Doug founded Oil & Gas Executives for Nuclear Energy in an effort to promote nuclear energy around the world.

Doug Sandridge

Senior Vice President, Fulcrum Energy Capital Funds

Doug Sandridge has spent his entire career in oil and gas exploration and development and is currently Senior Vice President of Fulcrum Energy Capital Funds. Doug has a passion for energy education and has taught classes about energy at several universities. Doug is currently an adjunct instructor in the Energy Management Program at the University of Oklahoma. In recent years, Doug has focused a considerable amount of his time and energy on nuclear advocacy. In 2023, Doug founded Oil & Gas Executives for Nuclear Energy in an effort to promote nuclear energy around the world.

Dwight Dixon

Founder & CEO, Roan PRJ Services LLC

Dwight Dixon (Navajo Nation) brings morethan 15 years of nuclear project leadership, progressing through roles from combination pipe welder and weld inspector to field engineer, project planner/advisor, and project manager. He has led maintenance and major modification projects at Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station and Palisades Nuclear Plant. As CEO of Roan PRJ Services LLC, Dwight applies his multidisciplinary expertise to develop repeatable systems for federal contracting and technical oversight. At Native Nuclear, he advances Native representation in nuclear energy, ensuring that tribal voices are included in the future of clean energy development.

Advisory Members

Ryan Pickering

Head of Development, Oppenheimer Energy

Advisor of Nuclear Policy

Sondra Connor

Senior Director, Head of Corporate Brand & Marketing

Advisor of Marketing

Brooke Morrison

Chief Executive Officer, Solestiss

Advisor of Philanthropy

Academic Roles

Joursele Bang-As

2025 Research & Development Intern

Joursele is a Nuclear Engineering major with a Computer Science minor at the University of New Mexico. She has technical experience in nuclear waste management and environmental remediation, including work at the Savannah River Site on safe nuclear waste storage. Her research spans uranium mine cleanup, radioactive containment, and the environmental impacts of legacy mining. Joursele has also conducted thermodynamic analyses, reactor modeling, and energy system optimization. She is committed to advancing safe nuclear technologies through environmental stewardship and innovation.

Find out more about Joursele

here.

Supporters

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