Jiaming (Jammin) Yang has been a Data Systems Specialist with the Columbia River Inter-Tribal Fish Commission (CRITFC) since 2023, supporting the Inter-Tribal Monitoring Data (ITMD) project through data management, information systems development, and technical support for Tribal data programs. He holds a PhD in Geology from the University of Nevada, Reno, with a background in numerical modeling of Earth’s crust and mantle dynamics. Originally from Beijing, China, Jiaming moved to Oregon in middle school and later shifted his career from geology toward conservation, where he is passionate about using data and technology to support the protection and restoration of natural resources. He now lives in Cave Junction, Oregon, a small town known as the “Gateway to the Oregon Caves.”