Rio Grande Chapter Executive Committee
David Coss, chair, dcoss1@yahoo.com
Mary Hotvedt, vice chair, maryhotvedt@aol.com
Laurence Gibson, secretary, lgibson@utep.edu, (915) 309-5419
Ray Shortridge, treasurer, rshortridge@gmail.com, (505) 604-3908
John Buchser, jbuchser@comcast.net, (505) 820-0201
Susan Martin, smartin31@comcast.net, (505) 988-5206
Eric Patterson, eepatt@gmail.com, (575) 776-2833
Karl Braithwaite, karlbraith@gmail.com
Shannon Romeling, sromeling73@gmail.com
Jody Benson, Pajarito Group representative, echidnaejb@gmail.com, (505) 662-4782
Tom Gorman, Northern New Mexico Group representative, gormantd@gmail.com, (505) 438-3932
Kurt Anderson, Southern New Mexico Group representative, kurt@nmsu.edu
Fred Houdek, Central New Mexico Group representative, fjhoudek@gmail.com, (630) 809-4234
El Paso Group representative: Open
Offices and Staff
Albuquerque office
Office: 2215 Lead Avenue SE, Albuquerque, NM 87106, (505) 243-7767
Office hours: 1 pm - 5 pm, Monday - Wednesday
Camilla Feibelman, Rio Grande Chapter Director, camilla.feibelman@sierraclub.org, (505) 715-8388
Miya King-Flaherty, Our Wild New Mexico organizing representative, miya.king-flaherty@sierraclub.org, (505) 243-7767
Cecilia Chávez Beltrán, Excursiones a la Naturaleza de Nuevo Mexico (our Spanish-language outings program), Cecilia.Chavez.Beltran@sierraclub.org, (505) 243-7767
Brittany Fallon, brittany.fallon@sierraclub.org
Derrick Toledo, derrick.toledo@sierraclub.org
Northern New Mexico office
Office: 1807 Second Street, Unit 45, Santa Fe, NM 87505, (505) 983-2703
Mona Blaber, chapter communications coordinator, monablaber@gmail.com, (505) 660-5905
Claire McKnight, PAC treasurer, claire.mcknight@gmail.com, (646) 864-0209
Brintha Nathan, bookkeeper, brintha2709@yahoo.com, (505) 310-0595
Western New Mexico Office
Robert Tohe, Our Wild America senior organizing representative, robert.tohe@sierraclub.org, (928) 774-6103
Sierra Club National
Office: 2101 Webster St., Suite 1300, Oakland, CA, 94612, (415) 977-5500
Website: http://www.sierraclub.org
Local Groups
Central New Mexico Group
P.O. Box 25342, Albuquerque NM 87125
Chair: Fred Houdek (630) 809-4234, fjhoudek@gmail.com
Outings: Odile de la Beaujardiere, (505) 433-4692, odile@pitot.org
El Paso Group
P.O. Box 9191, El Paso TX 79995
Chair: Laurence Gibson, (915) 309-5419, lgibson@utep.edu
Northern New Mexico Group
1807 Second Street, Unit 45, Santa Fe NM 87505, (505) 983-2703
Chair: Teresa Seamster, ctc.seamster@gmail.com, (505) 466-8964
Outings: Alan Shapiro, nm5s@yahoo.com
Pajarito Group
P.O. Box 945, Los Alamos NM, 87544
Chair: Jody Benson, echidnaejb@gmail.com, (505) 662-4782
Southern New Mexico Group
P.O. Box 735, Mesilla NM, 88046
Chair: Howie Dash, howiedash@aol.com, (575) 652-7550
Outings
Chapter outings chair: Odile de la Beaujardiere, odile@pitot.org, (505) 433-4692
Central New Mexico: Terrence Owen teowen@comcast.net
El Paso: Laurence Gibson, lgibson@utep.edu
Northern New Mexico: Alan Shapiro, nm5s@yahoo.com
Southern New Mexico: Howie Dash, howiedash@aol.com
Inspiring Connections Outdoors:
New Mexico: Raymond Greenwell, matrng@hofstra.edu, 516-312-5751
El Paso: Ted Mertig, 915-852-3011, tcmertig@sbcglobal.net
Military Outdoors Program: Terry Owen, (505) 301-4349, teowen@comcast.net
Spanish-language outings: Cecilia Chávez Beltrán, cecilia.chavez.beltran@sierraclub.org
Action Teams
Bosque Action Team: Richard Barish, (505) 232-3013, richard.barish@gmail.com
Bag-Free Team: Mark Jones, Jonesmm1@comcast.net, 505/662-9443
Otero Mesa Action Team: Open
Organ Mountains Desert Peaks: Howie Dash
Conservation Issues
Conservation Chair: Karl Braithwaite, karlbraith@gmail.com
Dairy: Camille Feibelman
Energy/Climate Change: Karl Braithwaite, karlbraith@gmail.com
Four Corners: Miya King-Flaherty
Methane: Camilla Feibelman, camilla.feibelman@sierraclub.org
Mining, Sand & Gravel: Allyson Siwik, allysonsiwik@gmail.com
Public Lands: Tom Gorman, gormantd@gmail.com
Water: John Buchser, (505) 820-0201, jbuchser@comcast.net
Wildlife: Mary Katherine Ray (575) 772-5655, mkrscrim@gmail.com
Zero Waste: Carol Chamberland, pictografix@comcast.net
Activism Teams
Communications Team: Chair: David Coss. Members: Jim Klukkert, Laurence Gibson, David Coss, Benton Howell, John Buchser
Rio Grande Sierran Editorial Board: Laurence Gibson, Ken Hughes, Mary Katherine Ray, Jody Benson, David Coss
Sierran Editor: Mona Blaber, (505) 660-5905, monablaber@gmail.com
Web Editor: Ellen Loehman, loehman@msn.com
Elections: vacant
Finance: Chair: Ray Shortridge. Members: Brintha Nathan, Jim Baker, Claire McKnight, Connie Huffmire
Fundraising: Louise Jensen, terraverde.louise@gmail.com
Legal: Richard Barish, (505) 232-3013, richard.barish@gmail.com
Legislative: Co-chairs: Melinda Smith, smithm@igc.org and Patricia Cardona, patriciacardona24@yahoo.com
Membership: David Coss
Nominating: Opens
Personnel: Chair: John Buchser. Members: David Coss, Laurence Gibson, Ken Hughes, Fred Houdek
Political Team: Chair: Richard Barish. Northern Group Rep: John Buchser; Central Rep: Ray Shortridge; Southern Rep: Kurt Anderson; Pajarito Rep: Jody Benson; El Paso Rep: Laurence Gibson; At large: David Coss, Susan Martin, Mary Hotvedt, Patricia Cardona
Political Compliance Officer: Richard Barish
Sierra Student Coalition: El Paso: Neysa Hardin, nrhardin@yahoo.com; Albuquerque/UNM: Keely Scheffler, kscheffler99@unm.edu, 303-217-1943
Youth Programs
The Global Warming Express: Genie Stevens, genie@theglobalwarmingexpress.org (statewide)
Bosquitos: Sarita Streng, saritastreng@yahoo.com, (505) 288-8713 (Albuquerque)
Inspiring Connections Outdoors
New Mexico: Raymond Greenwell, matrng@hofstra.edu, 516-312-5751
El Paso: Ted Mertig, 915-852-3011, tcmertig@sbcglobal.net
Coalitions/Working Groups
America Votes: Susan Martin
Chaco Coalition: Miya King-Flaherty, Robert Tohe, Teresa Seamster
Chihuahuan Desert Border Wall Coalition: Kurt Anderson, kurt@nmsu.edu
Coalition for Clean Affordable Energy: Karl Braithwaite
Doña Ana County Coalition: Howie Dash
Environmental Alliance of New Mexico: Patricia Cardona
Friends of the Rio Grande del Norte: Eric Patterson
Nuclear Waste Storage: John Buchser
Rio Puerco Management Committee: Tom Gorman
Turquoise Trail Alliance: Denise Fort
Valles Caldera: Teresa Seamster
National, Regional Representatives
Council of Club Leaders Delegate: Shannon Romeling, sromeling73@gmail.com
Building Healthy Communities Team Facilitator: Ken Hughes
BLM Subcommittee of the Wildlands Committee: Tom Gorman
Rio Grande Water Fund: Teresa Seamster
Rio Grande image from Wikimedia Commons.
