Rio Grande Chapter Contacts

Rio Grande Chapter Executive Committee

Chair: John Buchser,505/820-0201, jbuchser@comcast.net

Vice Chair: Norma McCallan,505/471-0005, nmccallan@mindspring.com

Secretary: Laurence Gibson, 915/309-5419, lgibson@utep.edu

Treasurer: Barbara Scheer, 575/622-6456, scheerassoc@yahoo.com

Judith Bunney, 240/418-6903, judithbunney@yahoo.com

Mark Jones, 505/662-9443, jonesmm1@comcast.net

Susan Martin, 505/988-5206, smartin31@comcast.net

David Van Winkle, 505/820-1006, david@vw77.com

Margot Wilson, 575/744-5860, sierratrekker70@live.com

Pajarito Group Rep., Ilse Bleck, 505/662-2368, ibleck@yahoo.com

Northern New Mexico Group Rep., Dexter Coolidge, 505/988-1197, dextercoolidge@yahoo.com

Southern New Mexico Group Rep., Open

Central New Mexico Group Rep., Open

El Paso Group Rep., Bill Addington 915/539-4158 aguavida@valornet.com

Offices and Staff

Main Office – Albuquerque Map
142 Truman NE, Albuquerque, NM 87108
505/243-7767, fax 505/243-7771

Michael Casaus, Senior Field Organizing Manager,( NM, CO, UT, TX) michael.casaus@sierraclub.org

Shrayas Jatkar, Associate Field Organizer, shrayas.jatkar@sierraclub.org

Kristina Ortez de Jones, Associate Field Organizer, Building Bridges to the Outdoors project, kristina.ortez@sierraclub.org

Southern New Mexico Office – Las Cruces Map
300 N. Downtown Mall, 2nd floor
Las Cruces, NM 88001, 575-541-4077

Dan Lorimier, Conservation Coordinator (Southern & El Paso Groups), Chapter Lobbyist,
575/740-2927, daniel.lorimier@sierraclub.org

Northern New Mexico Office – Santa Fe Map
1807 Second Street, Unit 45
Santa Fe, NM 87505 • 505/983-2703


Group Offices

Central New Mexico Group, P.O. Box 25342, Albuquerque, NM 87125

El Paso Group, P.O. Box 9191, El Paso, TX 79995, 915/594-7342

Northern New Mexico Group, 1807 Second Street, Unit 45, Santa Fe, NM 87505, 505/983-2703

Pajarito Group, P.O. Box 945, Los Alamos, NM 87544

Southern New Mexico Group, P.O. Box 735, Mesilla, NM 88046

West Regional Office, 45 East Loucks #109, Sheridan, WY, 82801, 307/672-0425

Sierra Club National, 85 Second Street, 2nd Floor, San Francisco, CA 94105, 415/977-5500


Conservation Issues Chairs

Conservation Chair: Ken Hughes, 505/474-0550, b1family@comcast.net

Agriculture: Sigmund Silber, 505/473-7006, ssilber1@juno.com

Dairy CAFO: Dan Lorimier, 575/740-2927, daniel.lorimier@sierraclub.org

Air Quality: Glenn Landers, 575/525-0491, glenn.landers@gmail.com

Air Quality (4 Corners): Gordon Glass, 505/564-4460, agglass@earthlink.net

Border Issues: Bill Addington, 915/539-4158, aguavida@valornet.com

Energy/Climate Change Team:
David Van Winkle, 505/820-1006, david@vw77.com
Members: Bill Addington, Dexter Coolidge, Shrayas Jatkar, Dan Lorimier, Eva Thaddeus, Robb Thomson

Mining, Sand & Gravel: Juan Garza, 915 565 2690 projectair@sbcglobal.net

Public Lands Team:
(Northern lands) Norma McCallan, 505-471-0005, nmccallan@mindspring.com
(Southern lands) Margot Wilson, 575-744-5860, sierratrekker70@live.com
Southern Lands Alternate:Mary Katherine Ray, 575/772-5655, mkrscrim@kitcarson.net
Members: Ilse Bleck, Tom Gorman, Mary Katherine Ray

Recycling: Open

Trade: Richard Barish, 505/232-3013, rdbarish@aol.com

Transportation: DeAnza Valencia Sapien, 505/301-9202, deanzav@yahoo.com

Valles Caldera: Ilse Bleck, 505/662-2368, ibleck@yahoo.com

Water: Sigmund Silber, 505/473-7006, ssilber1@juno.com

Wildlife: Mary Katherine Ray, 575/772-5655, mkrscrim@kitcarson.net


Activism Team Chairs

Bequest: Mark Jones (chair), Laurence Gibson, Ken Hughes, Norma McCallan, Margot Wilson

Communications: David Van Winkle, 505/820-1006, david@vw77.com
Members: John Buchser, Laurence Gibson, Mark Jones, Dan Lorimier, Norma McCallan, Earle Pittman, Jeff Potter

- Rio Grande Sierran: Editorial Board: Norma McCallan (Chair), Ilse Bleck, Laurence Gibson, Ken Hughes, Michael Mudd, Mary Katherine Ray

- Sierran Editor: Mona Blaber, (505) 466-4023, monablaber@comcast.net

- Webmaster: Jeff Potter, 505/897-8621, jpotter@unm.edu

Elections: John Buchser,505/820-0201, jbuchser@comcast.net

Environmental Justice: Bill Addington, 915/539-4158, aguavida@valornet.com

Finance: (Acting) Mark Jones, 505/662-9443, jonesmm1@comcast.net
Members: Barbara Scheer, David Van Winkle

Fund Development Team: John Buchser, 505/820-0201, jbuchser@comcast.net
Members: Alice Cox, Dan Lorimier

Legal: Richard Barish, 505/232-3013, rdbarish@aol.com

Legislative: Judith Bunney, 240/418-6903, judithbunney@yahoo.com
Members: John Buchser, David Farrell, Mark Jones, Dan Lorimier, Sig Silber, David Van Winkle

Listserves: John Buchser, 505/820-0201, jbuchser@comcast.net

Membership: Dexter Coolidge, 505/988-1197, dextercoolidge@yahoo.com

Nominating: Dexter Coolidge, 505/988-1197, dextercoolidge@yahoo.com

Personnel: Mark Jones, 505/662-9443, jonesmm1@comcast.net
Members: Laurence Gibson, Ken Hughes, Norma McCallan, Margot Wilson

Political: Susan Martin, 505/988-5206, smartin31@comcast.net
Members: Judith Bunney, David Farrell, Mark Jones

Political Compliance Officer: Richard Barish, 505/232-3013, rdbarish@aol.com

Sierra Student Coalition: David Bronstein, 240/755-3563, thebronz@gmail.com

Standing Rules: Richard Barish, 505/232-3013, rdbarish@aol.com

Strategic Planning: (Acting) Mark Jones, 505/662-9443, jonesmm1@comcast.net
Members: Dan Lorimier, Norma McCallan


Outings

Outings: Ilse Bleck, 505/662-2368, ibleck@yahoo.com
Norma McCallan, 505/471-0005, nmccallan@mindspring.com

Inner City Outings: Ted Mertig, 915/852-3011, tmertig@earthlink.net


Coalitions / Working Groups in Which the Chapter Participates

ANCET (Arizona/New Mexico Clean Energy Team): Dexter Coolidge, 505/988-1197, dextercoolidge@yahoo.com

Coalition for Clean & Affordable Energy: David Van Winkle, 505/820-1006, david@vw77.com
Alternate: Dexter Coolidge, 505/988-1197, dextercoolidge@yahoo.com

Columbine-Hondo Wildernesss Coalition: Tom Gorman, Norma McCallan, Eric Patterson

NM Council of Churches Liaison: Robb Thomson, 505/988-8958, robbm@toast.net

Otero Mesa Coalition: Margot Wilson, 575/744-5860, sierratrekker70@live.com

Rio Puerco Management Committee: Open

River Otter Working Group: Roger Peterson, 505/983-7559, rogpete@aol.com

Travel Management/ORV's Working Group: David Gemeinhart, Norma McCallan, Roger Peterson, Margot Wilson

Valles Caldera Working Group: Ilse Bleck, Mark Jones


National and Regional Representatives

Council of Club Leaders Delegate: Susan Martin, 505/988-5206, smartin31@comcast.net
Alternate: Norma McCallan, 505/471-0005, nmccallan@mindspring.com