Patricia L. Mattingly

Patricia L. Mattingly is the Regional Director for the Southwest Regional Office and has also served as the region's Deputy Regional Director, Indian Services and Tribal Government Officer. Prior to supporting the regional office, she served as the Associate Director for the bureau's Division of Probate and Estate Services and as the Regional Legal Administrative Specialist for the Western Regional Office. She began her federal career as an Attorney-Advisor with the Department of the Interior's Solicitor’s Office. Patricia is a member of the Three Affiliated Tribes of Ft. Berthold and Ohkay Owingeh Pueblo and holds a Juris Doctorate from the University of New Mexico School of Law and a bachelor's degree in political science from the University of New Mexico.