Selena Espinoza

Selena Espinoza is Founder, Chairwoman, and President of Blue Star Dispensary Management Inc. She is an enrolled member
of the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community (SRPMIC) in
Arizona. Selena is of Xalychidom Piipaash (Maricopa), Mission,
Akimel O’odham(River People-Pima), and Tohono O’odham (Desert People-Papago) descent. She served as Tribal Council member for the SRPMIC (2002-2006), her focus was on financial health and accountability, balancing economic development, sustainability, education, health and improving services and programs for tribal members. Her professional experience is diverse: Human Resources, Payroll and Accounting, Environmental Regulation and Sustainability, Planning and Zoning, Membership and Real Property, Economic Development, Telecommunications, Solid Waste, Housing, Aggregates, Gaming, Travel and Tourism, Public Safety, Tribal Enterprise, Health, Tribal Emergency Response, including regulation, ordinance and policy writing.

Selena believes being involved and engaged makes a world of
difference to the people you are serving and protecting. Her
time serving on many boards and committees empowered her
to collaborate with tribal officials, state and federal officials,
municipalities, and business leaders: SRPMIC-Landfill Board of Directors, City of Scottsdale Travel and Tourism, Saddleback
Communications Board of Directors, Boys and Girls Club Advisory Committee and Salt River Materials Group BOD, this also includes involvement with Maricopa Association of Governments and Inter Tribal Council of Arizona.

Selena and Blue Star are honored to be a part of the evolution
of tribal cannabis and collaborate with tribes across the nation to
produce healthy medicines for tribal nations and beyond; as well
as economic and environmental sustainability through cannabis
entrepreneurship, employment, education, and revenue generating tribal cannabis business developments. Her focus and philosophy are full circle in developing tribal cannabis businesses. Caring
for the land, water, wildlife, and air is the work for the future.

Sustainability is finding balance with nature, and with one another.
Taking Care of that which takes care of us, taking care of each other;
tribes taking care of each other is the law of reciprocity. Taking care and respect for the land because it takes care of everyone.
Bluestar is not only accountable to tribal governments but its
members as well. Sovereignty, laws, and ordinances are at the
center of every tribal nation; the health, safety, and welfare of tribal
members are contingent upon these.

Experience
Blue Star Dispensary Management
Founder/President
January 2024 – Present (7 months)
Salt River, Arizona

SRPMIC Government
Assistant Community Development Director
5/2007-3/2011
Tribal Council Member
(2002-2006)

Education
Scottsdale Community College
Associate of Arts – AA, Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies (August
2005 – May 2007)