Current Board Members

Board members serve four-year terms. Seven members of the board are appointed by the President of the United States in consultation with the state's congressional delegation. Two board members hold the seat as part of their leadership role within our neighboring agencies. (These ex-officio members have full voting rights.)

Of the seven presidential appointees, at least five must be New Mexico residents. Federal employees cannot be appointed to the board.

Board Members

Member	Position	Area of Expertise
Stephen Henry	Chairman	Wildlife Management
Ed Tinsley	Vice-Chair	Financial Management
Raymond Loretto	Secretary	State and Local Government
Virgil Trujillo		Livestock Management
Dr. Ken Smith		Forestry
Dr. Melissa Savage		Cultural and Natural History
		Nonprofit Conservation Organization

Ex-officio Board Members

Member	Position
Jason Lott	Superintendent - Bandelier National Monument
Dan Jiron	Forest Supervisor - Santa Fe National Forest

Previous Board Members

Board Members

Member	Location	Time Frame
Bob Armstrong	Austin, TX	2001–2003
Karen Durkovich	Santa Fe, NM	2001–2003
Stephen Stoddard	Los Alamos, NM	2001–2003
William deBuys	Santa Fe, NM	2001– 2005
Palemon Martinez	Valdez, NM	2001–2005
Thomas Swetnam	Tucson, AZ	2001–2005
David R. Yepa	Jemez Pueblo, NM	2001–2005
Larry Icerman	Santa Fe, NM	2003–2007
Barbara Johnson	Santa Fe, NM	2003–2007
Tracy Hephner	Wagon Mound, NM	2003–2008
John Caid	Pinetop, AZ	2005-2007
James R. Gosz	Moscow, ID	2005–2008
William B. Keleher	Albuquerque, NM	2005–2008
James Range	Washington, DC	2007–2008

Ex-Officio Board Members

Member	Location	Time Frame
Dennis Vasquez	Bandelier National Monument, NM	2001–2002
Leonard Atencio	Santa Fe National Forest, NM	2001–2003
Steve Bone	Bandelier National Monument, NM	2002–2003
Darlene Koontz	Bandelier National Monument, NM	2003–2007
Gilbert Zepeda	Santa Fe National Forest, NM	2003–2006
Brad Traver	Bandelier National Monument, NM	2007–2008