Management Profiles | Cedar Band Corporation

Miki Adams is the president of CBC Mortgage Agency (CBCMA), a nationally chartered housing finance agency and a leading source of down payment assistance for first-time homebuyers. She joined the Cedar City, Utah-based company in November 2016 as executive vice president and was promoted to president in January 2021. She has 30 years’ mortgage lending experience and has managed companies through calm and tumultuous markets. Her background includes credit and collateral underwriting, secondary marketing and portfolio asset management, regulatory compliance, and regulatory audit and examination management. Reach Miki at miki.adams@chenoafund.org.

Carla Sanchez, President of Suh’dutsing Contracting Services (SCS), is responsible for managing key relationships with business partners and customers, as well as setting the overall strategy for the SCS. Prior to Suh’dutsing Contracting Services, she was President of Suh’dutsing Technologies, a sister company, for two years. Her role there included managing their Colony Brands Catalog Project.

Carla has been an Executive staff member for the past 4 years and has held various marketing and project management positions within the Cedar Band Corporation. Carla holds a Bachelor of Sociology with a Minor of Information Systems from Southern Utah University.

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Bobby Rowser is currently serving on the Board of Directors for Cedar Band Corporation in Cedar City, Utah and is a member of the Cedar Band of Paiutes. As a Board Member, Bobby has the responsibility of making decisions on behalf of the Band.

Bobby is currently President of Suh’dutsing Technologies (SDT) and Vice President of Special Projects for the Cedar Band Corporation. As President, Bobby oversees SDT Management and staff, maintaining a high degree of customer service, future growth opportunities and other daily operations. As Vice President, Bobby completes tasks for the overall well being of the Cedar Band Corporation.

Bobby was previously employed as a Head Server at Herm’s Inn in Logan, UT as well as Manager of various retail stores in Northern Utah.
Bobby earned his Bachelors of Sociology from Utah State University. He was a member of the Native American Student Council at USU from 2005-2010 where he attended meetings, helped with fundraising projects, and provided other volunteer work for the annual Pow-Wow. His future plans are to pursue an advanced degree in Business Management.

Justin Wayman is the Director of HR for Cedar Band Corporation and its subsidiary companies. He is a member of the Society of Human Resource Management (SHRM) and a diverse HR professional with over several years of experience in the various levels of HR. He studied at Southern Utah University (SUU), earning a Bachelor of Science in Strategic Communication, and earned a Masters of Human Resource Management from Colorado State University-Global. Justin has worked previously in marketing and advertising, construction, and mining industries. His skillsets focus in the areas of Human Resources, Organizational Leadership, Change Management, Public Relations, and Administration. Justin is passionate about HR, talent management, personal development, creativity, life/work balance, and the ethical, moral, and legal balances. He is a major supporter of succession for all areas of the corporation and seeks to build, design, and present opportunities, programs, and policies that assist in accomplishing the goal of “building the best leaders of tomorrow, today.”

Nathan R. Long started his legal career as a staff attorney to Chief US Magistrate Judge Larry M. Boyle for the District of Idaho. From there, he was part of the litigation group of a large, nationally recognized law firm, represented a wide array of clients, and handled complex business litigation of all varieties.

He has also served as general counsel for a large multi-national, facility service corporation with several affiliated companies. In that capacity, Nate assisted with matters of all types including general corporate governance, contract disputes, intellectual property, workers’ compensation disputes, product liability, and general liability disputes, and all varieties of employment law claims. Nate also managed the company’s Human Resources Department in addition to managing the Risk Management Department.

Nate joined Cedar Band Corporation in 2021 as its first General Counsel and Chief Legal Officer. In that role, he provides legal support to CBC as well as each of its subsidiary companies on a wide variety of legal, regulatory, and corporate governance matters. He is also part of CBC’s executive management team and provides counsel on all aspects of CBC’s operations.

Nate’s mentor in the law, Judge Boyle, always told him that “good lawyers solve problems.” He enjoys doing that and has become a licensed mediator and, with his broad range of experience, provides insight and perspective to litigating parties and help them reach agreement to solve their problems.

Nate loves to spend time with his family and has made many regional and cross-country RV trips with his wife, children, and family dog. He enjoys movie night at home and early-morning golf outings. He is active in his local community and is an adjunct professor at Idaho State University.

Ean Jacomb serves as the Chief Accounting Officer and as the head of the Accounting/Finance Department for all of the Cedar Band Corporation (CBC) companies. He comes to CBC with years of accounting experience, including having worked with government grants and contracts.

Ean earned his Bachelors of Accounting and his Masters of Business Administration degrees from Stevens-Henager College.

Mark Brunson, CPA is former/retired Director with Wipfli/Joseph Eve. Mark has a broad background Indian Country. During his tenure in Indian Country he has served as a tribal CFO, a CFO and CEO of a $35 million group of tribal enterprises and has been an audit executive with responsibility for the audits of Tribal Governments and their related grant awards, Native American Schools and Colleges, Tribal Casinos, and Tribal Housing Authorities. In addition, he has both management and audit experience in various not-for-profit and for-profit entities including, medical facilities, manufacturing and distribution, retail, and oil and gas production and refining. Mark spent nine years with a Utah based regional CPA firm where he was the Audit Managing partner. He has 16 years of experience working as a CFO for several firms including nine years with a large Utah based medical laboratory.

Mark is the Past President of the Board of Governors of Community Health Centers, Inc. (of Utah) a Federally funded health care center providing health care resources primarily to the un and under insured population of Salt Lake City. He is a member of their Executive and Audit Finance Committees and has served as a Board member since 2010. Mark is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA). Mark has also served on the boards of the Community Services Council (now known as the Utah Food Bank) and the Ouelessebougou Alliance (a project to help the severely impoverished people of Mali Africa). From 1999 to 2006, Mark served as an adjunct faculty member in the Business School of Weber State University teaching upper division audit and introduction to accounting courses.

Paul B. Terry has over 20 years of legal and business experience, holding executive- and senior-level positions in diverse industries ranging from banking, legal process outsourcing, healthcare insurance services, semiconductor capital equipment, Internet, and software industries, to the federal/defense contracting industry. His areas of expertise are in executive management, business development, corporate affairs and governance, mergers and acquisitions matters, transactional and contracts law, and real estate and employment law. He was a Part-Time Faculty member for Chapman University College in Folsom, California, where he facilitated his students’ learning in theoretical, analytical, and practical elements of Constitutional Rights. Additionally, he was an Associate Faculty member at the University of Phoenix in Sacramento, California, where he taught in the areas of Law and Business Management.

Paul earned his Bachelor’s degree in Political Science with a Certificate in International Relations from the University of Utah and his J.D. from Santa Clara University School of Law.

Paul Terry – President & Chief Executive Officer
Paul Terry is the President and Chief Executive Officer at Cedar Band Corporation (CBC). He joined Suh’dutsing Technologies, LLC in 2009, before it was a CBC company. He started as the Vice President, Chief Legal Officer, and Contracts Manager. Then becoming the President and Chief Executive Officer.

Paul has over 20 years of legal and business experience. Before CBC, he was the VP of Legal Affairs at Intercare Insurance Services and before that a Corporate Counselor and Senior Contracts Administrator at Asyst Technologies.

Paul earned his bachelor’s degree in political science with a Certificate in International Relations from the University of Utah and his J.D. from Santa Clara University School of Law.

Thanks to Paul’s strategic thinking and innovative methods, CBC maintains its position as an industry leader.

Darin Humphries – Vice President & General Manager
Darin Humphries is the Vice President and General Manager at Cedar Band Travel Plaza (CBTP) at Cedar Band Corporation (CBC). He joined CBC in 2012 as General Manager of the Cedar Band Trading Post and has since transitioned to overseeing the CBTP.

Darin has over 25 years of management experience. Before CBTP, he was part of the Water Well Field Operations at Anzalone Pumps and a Store Manager at Premium Oil Company.

Darin studied at Weber State University and transferred to Utah Tech, formerly Dixie State University, where he earned his Associate of Science degree.

Darin’s experience complements his extensive hands-on experience, contributing to his effective leadership and the operational success of the CBTP.

Nathan Long – Chief Legal Officer & General Counsel
Nathan Long is the Chief Legal Officer & General Counsel at Cedar Band Corporation (CBC). He joined CBC in 2021 as its first General Counsel.

Nathan has over 15 years of legal experience. Before CBC, he was a staff attorney to Chief US Magistrate Judge Larry M. Boyle for the District of Idaho and before transitioning to a prominent national law firm’s litigation group, where he handled complex business litigation. He also made Partner while working for Echo Hawk & Olsen, PLLC.

Nathan’s strategic legal insight and executive management role contribute significantly to CBC’s operations.

Ean Jacomb – Chief Accounting Officer
Ean Jacomb is the Chief Accounting Officer and head of the Accounting & Finance Department for Cedar Band Corporation (CBC). He joined CBC in 2016 as the Financial Controller. Then becoming the Chief Accounting Officer and head of the Accounting and Finance Department.

Ean has over 10 years of accounting and finance experience. Before CBC, he was a bookkeeper for Iron County Care and Share and a Night Auditor for Best Western Town & Country Inn.

Ean earned his Bachelor of Accounting and Master of Business Administration degrees from Stevens-Henagar College.

Ean plays a pivotal role in ensuring financial transparency and efficiency across CBC, contributing significantly to its financial management strategies and overall success.

Carla Sanchez – President of Suh’dutsing Contracting Services
Carla Sanchez is the President of Suh’dutsing Contracting Services (SCS) at Cedar Band Corporation (CBC). She joined Suh’dutsing Technologies, LLC in 2017 before it was a CBC company. She started as the Assistant Project Coordinator and worked her way up to President of SCS.

Carla has over 10 years of management and leadership experience. Within CBC, she has worked as an Assistant Project Coordinator, Procurement Specialist, President of Suh’dutsing Technologies, and President of SCS.

Carla earned her Bachelor of Sociology with a Minor in Information Systems from Southern Utah University. She also received a Master’s of Social Work from Walden University.
Under Carla’s leadership, SCS continues to set new standards in construction excellence and client satisfaction.

Bobby Rowser – President of Suh’dutsing Technologies
Bobby Rowser is the President of Suh’dutsing Technologies (SDT) and Vice President of Special Projects for Cedar Band Corporation (CBC). He joined CBC in 2018 as a Management Trainee and worked his way up to President of SDT.

Bobby has over 5 years of management experience. Additionally, Bobby is a proud member of the Cedar Band of Paiutes. In his board role, Bobby actively participates in decision-making processes that impact the Band’s strategic directions and initiatives.

Bobby’s dedication to both his professional roles and his community underscores his commitment to excellence and leadership within SDT.

Justin Wayman – Director of Human Resources
Justin Wayman is the Director of Human Resources for Cedar Band Corporation (CBC). He joined CBC in 2019 as the Human Resources Manager. Then becoming the Director of HR.

Justin has over 10 years of human resource management experience. Before CBC, he was a HR Manager and Admin for Tamra Mining Company, LLC and he was a Human Resource Administrator for CS Minining LLC. He is also a member of the Society of Human Resource Management.

Justin earned his Bachelor of Science in Strategic Communication from Southern Utah University and a Master of Human Resource Management from Colorado State University-Global.

Justin is committed to nurturing future leaders and designing programs to build robust leadership capabilities within CBC.

Miki Adams – President of CBC Mortgage Agency
Miki Adams is the president of CBC Mortgage Agency (CBCMA), a nationally chartered housing finance agency and a leading source of down payment assistance for first-time homebuyers.

She joined the Cedar City, Utah-based company in November 2016 as executive vice president and was promoted to president in January 2021. She has 30 years’ mortgage lending experience and has managed companies through calm and tumultuous markets. Her background includes credit and collateral underwriting, secondary marketing and portfolio asset management, regulatory compliance, and regulatory audit and examination management.

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