Tisha Broska
Interim Executive Director

Broska has a degree in Environmental Science from the State University of New York at Fredonia. She has been with NM Wild since 1999, and has managed NM Wild’s membership program and newsletter “New Mexico Wild!” She currently is responsible for non-membership fundraising and reporting. Broska has served as associate director,  development director and membership coordinator in her 13 years with NM Wild. E-mail Tisha.

Judy Calman
Staff Attorney

Judy Calman moved to New Mexico towards the end of 2001, inspired by a life-long fascination with the West.  After completing degrees in Biology and Philosophy and working on several political campaigns, she realized her true passion to be environmental policy.  She completed her law degree at the University of New Mexico, as well as a Masters in Environmental Law and Policy at the Vermont Law School.  She has worked at the City of Albuquerque as an Energy and Wildlife Consultant, at WildEarth Guardians on endangered species litigation, and at an environmental law firm in Atlanta opposing new coal plants.  E-mail Judy.

Tina Deines
Communications Coordinator

Demis Foster
Santa Fe Director

Demis grew up on a ranch in Idaho where she spent her childhood exploring the high desert by horseback and discovering a deep love of nature. While at Boise State University she worked for the Wolf Recovery Foundation–the first organization in Idaho dedicated to the restoration of wolves in the Rockies. After earning a BA in creative writing, she moved to Seattle and spent the next 15 years working in the conservation community and producing an annual environmental film festival. She is also known for driving a 1,000-pound crosscut from an old-growth tree around the country and onto the White House lawn while leading the Ancient Forest Roadshow campaign. Today, she runs the NM Wild Santa Fe office with a focus on fundraising, special events, and outings including an annual winter wildlife watching trip in Yellowstone National Park. Demis is passionate about leading people on outdoor trips to experience wildness in nature. E-mail Demis.

Kim McCreery
Silver City Regional Director

Based in Silver City, Dr. McCreery recently joined the New Mexico Wilderness Alliance to expand our wilderness protection efforts in southwestern New Mexico. Kim has a multidisciplinary degree focusing on conservation biology and wildlife ecology from the University of California, Davis. Having lived and worked in Africa for years to help protect the endangered African wild dog, she has extensive experience in research, public relations, grassroots facilitation, and community-based education. She has worked in the field in the Boot Heel of New Mexico, the Sonoran Desert, and the oak woodland/grasslands of California. Kim is passionate about wilderness and human-wildlife co-existence. E-mail Kim.

John Olivas
Traditional Community Organizer

John is currently the chairman of the Mora County Commission and is serving his first term in office. He has worked in the federal sector with the US Fish and Wildlife Service as a fisheries biologist with the Mora Fish Hatchery and Technology Center, and also has worked in the private sector as an engineer with Intel Corporation in Rio Rancho. He is a past board member for the Santa Getrudis de lo de Mora Land Grant and is very active in the statewide land grant efforts here in New Mexico. E-mail John.

Roxanne Pacheco
Finance Manager

Ms. Pacheco joined NM Wild 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. E-mail Roxanne.

Nathan Small
Wilderness Protection Organizer

Nathan Small was born and raised in New Mexico. His passion for the outdoors began early, fueled by hunting, woodcutting, horseback riding, and fishing trips with his grandfather in the Cibola National Forest near Grants, NM. He attended the College of Wooster in Wooster, Ohio where he earned dual degrees in Philosophy and English. Nathan loves taking friends and family into the wilderness, and he and his younger brother Douglas have spent their share of time in some of New Mexico’s most spectacular wild lands. E-mail Nathan.

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. E-mail Jeff.

Lynne Uhring
GIS Specialist

Lynne has lived in New Mexico since 1966. Her first career was in healthcare. She completed her Geographic Information Systems (GIS) degree from Central New Mexico Community College (CNM) in the fall of 2011. After spending the summer as a GIS intern for NM Wild, she now gets to support its mission, to preserve and protect the wilderness areas of the state, as a GIS contractor. She makes lots of maps, and she works with dedicated NM Wild volunteers to hike around surveying wilderness areas. She loves being outside in the best place on earth – New Mexico. E-mail Lynne.

Steve West
Staff Scientist

Mr. West, the former Mayor of Loving, N.M., 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.” E-mail Steve.