Bridget Hill appointed as new director of Wyoming Office of State Lands and Investments

by Staff October 3, 2013September 22, 2021

Bridget Hill appointed as new director of Wyoming Office of State Lands and Investments

— October 3, 2013

(Press release) – Governor Matt Mead has appointed Bridget Hill as new Director of the Wyoming Office of State Lands and Investments. Hill replaces Ryan Lance who is moving to the private sector. The Office supports the State Board of Land Commissioners and the State Loan and Investment Board and makes recommendations to them. Wyoming’s top five elected officials sit on those boards.

“The Office of State Lands and Investments has tremendous responsibility to steward Wyoming’s lands and investments. I am confident that Bridget is the right fit to direct the Office, and I thank her for being willing to serve,” Governor Mead said.

Hill has worked in the Wyoming Attorney General’s Office for eight years. During her tenure she has served as the attorney for the Office of State Lands and Investments for six years. Before joining the Attorney General’s Office, she was a law clerk for Justices Lehman and Golden. Hill has a bachelor’s and a law degree from the University of Wyoming. She grew up on her family ranch near Saratoga.

“I am excited for this opportunity and look forward to working with the great people at the Office of State Lands. As a graduate of Wyoming’s K-12 system and of the University of Wyoming, I am honored to support the Boards as they manage our state lands and investments to benefit our schools and our state,” Hill said.

Hill will also be a member of the Wyoming Oil and Gas Conservation Commission.

WyoFile's goal is to provide readers with information and ideas that foster constructive conversations about the issues and opportunities our communities face. One small piece of how we do that is by offering a space below each story for readers to share perspectives, experiences and insights. For this to work, we need your help.

What we're looking for:

Your real name — first and last.
Direct responses to the article. Tell us how your experience relates to the story.
The truth. Share factual information that adds context to the reporting.
Thoughtful answers to questions raised by the reporting or other commenters.
Tips that could advance our reporting on the topic.
No more than three comments per story, including replies.

What we block from our comments section, when we see it:

Pseudonyms. WyoFile stands behind everything we publish, and we expect commenters to do the same by using their real name.
Comments that are not directly relevant to the article.
Demonstrably false claims, what-about-isms, references to debunked lines of rhetoric, professional political talking points or links to sites trafficking in misinformation.
Personal attacks, profanity, discriminatory language or threats.
Arguments with other commenters.

Other important things to know:

Appearing in WyoFile’s comments section is a privilege, not a right or entitlement.
We’re a small team and our first priority is reporting. Depending on what’s going on, comments may be moderated 24 to 48 hours from when they’re submitted — or even later. If you comment in the evening or on the weekend, please be patient. We’ll get to it when we’re back in the office.
We’re not interested in managing squeaky wheels, and even if we wanted to, we don't have time to address every single commenter’s grievance.
Try as we might, we will make mistakes. We’ll fail to catch aliases, mistakenly allow folks to exceed the comment limit and occasionally miss false statements. If that’s going to upset you, it’s probably best to just stick with our journalism and avoid the comments section.
We don’t mediate disputes between commenters. If you have concerns about another commenter, please don’t bring them to us.

The bottom line:

If you repeatedly push the boundaries, make unreasonable demands, get caught lying or generally cause trouble, we will stop approving your comments — maybe forever. Such moderation decisions are not negotiable or subject to explanation. If civil and constructive conversation is not your goal, then our comments section is not for you.