About the Central New Mexico Group
The Central New Mexico Group of the Rio Grande Chapter covers the middle part of the state from east to west and includes Albuquerque, Bernalillo, Valencia County and Socorro. Our volunteer leaders are active in many areas, including protecting the Albuquerque Bosque and making sure Mayor Richard Berry’s “Rio Grande Vision” doesn’t disrupt the wild character of our natural urban escape.
We also advocate for better city energy policy and volunteer for pro-environment candidates and recently returned a pro-environment majority to the Albuquerque City Council. One example is our project related to the Sandoval County Oil & Gas Ordinance.
Our community meetings consist of alternating months of informational speakers and First Friday Arts. General meetings (Sierra Club & Root Beer) occur in January, March, May, July, September and November and are usually held at the Albuquerque Center for Peace & Justice, 202 Harvard Drive SE, 87106. On alternate months, our First Friday Arts Series highlights the works of local artists. Join us or stop by the office gallery. You will also be supporting the chapter with your purchases.
Our office location is 2215 Lead Ave SE, Albuquerque 8710. The office is open Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday between 1-5 pm, as well as Thursday from 9am to noon. The phone number is (505)243-7767.
Our mailing address is P.O. Box 25342, Albuquerque 87125.
Central New Mexico Executive Committee
Chair: Fred Houdek, fjhoudek@gmail.com, 630.809.4234
Vice Chair: Ray Shortridge, rsshortridge@gmail.com
Treasurer: David Ther, grelbik@gmail.com
Secretary: Heather Kline, heatherjkline78@gmail.com, 505.577.2798
Outings: Odile de La Beaujardiere, odile@pitot.org, 505.433.469
Carol Chamberland, pictografix@comcast.net
Mark Rudd, mark@markrudd.com
Peter Kelling, cloudsandwater@juno.com
Other contacts
Political Chair: Richard Barish, richardbarish@gmail.com
First Friday Art: Heather Kline, heatherjkline78@gmail.com, 505.577.2798
Volunteer Coordinator: Lauren Komnick, sierraclubriogrande@gmail.com, 315.272.7317
Tabling Scheduling: Patty Duncan, pgnm@comcast.com,
Groundwater Issues Chair: Mike Neas, mikneas@aol.com, 505-269-4261
Wildlife: Leslie Chavez, chavezles99@gmail.com
Sierra Military Outings: Terry Owen, 505-301-4349, teowen@comcast.net
UNM Sierra Student Coalition Co-presidents: Tom Bottomly, tbottomly@unm.edu, Keely Scheffler, kscheffler99@unm.edu
Bosque Action Team Chair: Richard Barish, richardbarish@gmail.com
