J ason Blake-
Membership and Volunteer Coordinator
Mr. Blake has a BS in Marketing from the University of Louisville in his home state of Kentucky. Prior to working for NMWA, he spent 7 years working and volunteering on a number of environmental and political campaigns across the nation. Mr. Blake now coordinates volunteer work, membership and tabling efforts for NMWA. Please contact Jason at jason@nmwild.org. |
 Tisha Broska-
Development Director
Mrs. Broska has a degree in Environmental Science from the State University of New York at Fredonia. She manages NMWA’s membership program and is managing editor of NMWA’s newsletter, “New Mexico Wild!” Please contact Tisha at tisha@nmwild.org. |
 Stephen Capra-
Executive Director
After a career in private industry and journalism, Mr. Capra has worked nearly full time for wilderness conservation since 1988. As outreach coordinator on the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge for the Wilderness Society he hiked from Mexico to Canada, giving scores of press conferences and speeches to draw attention to the fight to protect this special place. Mr. Capra also worked for the Arizona Wilderness Coalition as its media coordinator before joining NMWA’s staff in 2001. As the driving force behind the Otero Mesa campaign, he helped bring this issue into the national spotlight. Please contact Stephen at steve@nmwild.org. |
 Craig Chapman-
Special Events Coordinator
Mr. Chapman is the newest member of the New Mexico Wilderness Alliance. He comes to the environmental community after 25 years in sales and marketing in the banking industry. Born in Hot Springs, Arkansas, he spent his early years as a military brat following his father around the world. Craig has lived in New Mexico for over 20 years settling down in New Mexico because of his love of the Mountains. He is an active Ski Patroller and also has a passion for mountain biking, which he does to stay in shape for skiing. Craig has brought a new perspective to NMWA coming from the private sector. He plans to utilize his sales and marketing experience to promote Wilderness. Please contact Craig at craig@nmwild.org. |
 David Ehrman-
Community Partnership Associate
Mr. Ehrman is our new Santa Fe staff member. He lived in Denver, Colorado and participated in the successful campaign to stop the proposal to explode nuclear weapons underground to stimulate natural gas production in western Colorado. Ehrman worked for former U.S. Senator Floyd Haskell of Colorado in his Denver office with responsibilities for Rocky Flats, the Waste Isolation Pilot Plan (WIPP) and Veterans health issues. He will involve NMWA members in maintaining personal contact with our congressional delegation to express their strong support for protecting wilderness and wildlife. David will expand volunteer action into a variety of issues effecting wilderness including the restriction of oil and gas drilling in sensitive wilderness areas and protection of the Mexican Wolf. He respects the views of local communities when discussing wilderness proposals. He believes Santa Feans are taking a leadership role in New Mexico and Washington, D.C. on wilderness protection and new wilderness legislation. Please contact David at david@nmwild.org. |
 Miranda Gray-
GIS Coordinator
Ms. Gray is a native of Albuquerque. She received a degree in mathematics and geography from Macalester College in St.Paul, MN and returned to New Mexico to work for the New Mexico Wilderness Alliance. She manages NMWA’s GIS, including the statewide inventory of wilderness quality lands and produces maps and models for the organization. Miranda is also an avid fly-fisherman. Please contact Miranda at miranda@nmwild.org. |
 Trisha London-
Membership & Grassroots Assistant
Ms. London manages our Albuquerque office. She was a Park Guide and Interpretive Specialist with the National Park Service at the Gila Cliff Dwellings National Monument for several years. Trisha is skilled in public speaking, graphic design, and native plant identification. She was also an active NMWA volunteer prior to joining the NMWA staff. Please contact trisha at trishal@nmwild.org. |
 Nathan Newcomer-
Associate Director
Mr. Newcomer began as an intern with NMWA in 2001, then transitioned into the full-time Grassroots Organizer and Media Director in 2004. Now he is the Associate Director of the organization. Nathan is also the guy behind the creative computer work, producing all of NMWA’s multi-media presentations and DVD’s. While working with NMWA, he is studying at UNM to earn his degree in Political Science with a minor in Biology. Please contact Nathan at nathan@nmwild.org. |
 John Olivas-
Northern NM Director
Mr. Olivas has an Undergraduate Degree in Biology and a Masters Degree in Environmental Science from New Mexico Highlands University. He is currently managing partner and owner of JACO Outfitters, LLC who specializes in guided hunting and fishing trips throughout New Mexico. He previously worked in the federal sector with the USFWS as a Fisheries Biologist with the Mora Fish Hatchery and Technology Center as well as the private sector as an engineer with Intel Corporation in Rio Rancho. He is a past Board Member for the Sant Getrudis de lo de Mora Land Grant and is very active in the state wide Land Grant efforts here in New Mexico. Please contact John at john@nmwild.org. |
 Roxanne Pacheco-
Finance Manager
Ms. Pacheco joined NMWA in 2001 and is responsible for our accounting, reporting, and office administration. She has years of experience as an environmental activist and owns her own accounting and tax preparation business.Please contact Roxanne at roxanne@nmwild.org. |
 Nathan Small-
Wilderness Protection Organizer
Mr. Small is a native New Mexican, but came to NMWA after graduating from the College of Wooster in Wooster, OH. He coordinates tabling for NMWA, and leads Wilderness Protection efforts for National Forest and National Park Service lands. After completing a 16 state roadshow, he lives full time in the Land of Enchantment. Please contact Nathan at nathansmall@nmwild.org. |
 Jeff Steinborn-
Southern NM Director
Mr. Steinborn comes to the New Mexico Wilderness Alliance with a wealth of experience in and out of government. He previously served as an advisor to both U.S. Senator Jeff Bingaman and then Congressman Bill Richardson. As Senator Bingaman’s former advisor to the Otero Mesa, Jeff was a strong proponent of protecting this key resource, and played a vital role in helping to guide strategy. He was born and raised in Las Cruces, New Mexico, and attended New Mexico Military Institute in Roswell for high school, graduating on the Dean’s academic list. Please contact Jeff at jeff@nmwild.org. |
 Steve West-
Staff Scientist
Mr. West, the former Mayor of Loving, NM, a former Army officer, and former Science teacher at Carlsbad High School has joined the staff of the New Mexico Wilderness Alliance. Mr. West has a Masters in Science from New Mexico Tech and comes to the organization as its Staff Scientist. Mr. West is also an accomplished author with more than 50 articles and reports published in science journals and other periodicals. Additionally, he has been studying grassland bird species in southern New Mexico for several decades, including extensive bird surveys on Otero Mesa. As part of his work on the Chihuahuan desert, Mr. West wrote and published a book entitled: “Northern Chihuahuan Desert Wildflowers: A Field Guide to Wildflowers and Other Plants of the Desert and its parklands.” Please contact Steve at stevewest@nmwild.org. |
