William Tovey
Director, Economic & Community Development
541.429.7480
billtovey@ctuir.org
With 35 years of financial management experience, William. Tovey has worked for the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation for the last 31 years. He oversees 30 staff, included Economic and Tax Administration, Construction Development, Land Acquisition, Farming Enterprise and Solid Waste.
Up to 2002, Mr. Tovey has been involved as project lead on the majority of the development of the Tribe’s Wildhorse Resort & Casino. This $60M investment by the Tribes includes a Casino, World Class Museum, Golf Course, Hotel and RV Park.
Mr. Tovey completed the Coyote Business Park infrastructure that included more than 200 acres and a budget of $7M in Tribal, federal and state funding. Mr. Tovey was also responsible for the planning and developing Cayuse Technologies, Davita Dialysis, Kenworth Trucking facility, Arrowhead Travel Plaza and Umatilla Forest Service building totaling an additional $25M in construction. In addition, Mr. Tovey was a key leader in the development of the $26M Yellowhawk Tribal Health Center as well as the $23M Nixyáawii Education Center which includes a 9-12 grade high school and opened in 2019. Mr. Tovey holds a Bachelor of Science in Business Finance from the University of Idaho. He also proudly serves on the board of directors for the Affiliated Tribes of Northwest Indians Economic Development Corporation.