Buna George serves as executive director of the Greater Yuma Port Authority, a quasi-governmental nonprofit agency leading global trade measures throughout the Yuma area. She holds an undergraduate degree in urban planning and development from Arizona State University and is pursuing a master’s in legal studies through the University of Arizona James E. Rogers School of Law. George is involved in various nonprofit boards, including the Chicano Art Collective, Arizona Community Foundation, and the Yuma Multiversity Project. In 2021, she was recognized as one of Yuma County’s outstanding leaders under 40. She is a cancer survivor, a first-generation university graduate and is an avid animal lover. She credits her successes to a supportive mother, father, and brother along with an array of esteemed close friends.