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NMRC 2024 Board Members & Staff

NMRC's volunteer board of directors consists of up to 16 general seats and up to 4 ex-officio seats of professionals dedicated to leading New Mexico to inspire New Mexicans to rethink, reduce, reuse, and recycle.

  • Brandi Arguello, President, South Central SWA, Las Cruces, NM
  • Eric Schneider, Vice President, Huron Recycling, Santa Fe, NM
  • Jill Holbert, Secretary, Retired City of Albuquerque, Albuquerque, NM
  • Charles Fiedler, Treasurer, NMORO Representative (Ex-Officio), Albuquerque, NM
  • Tammy Belone, Eight Northern Indian Pueblos Council, Ohkay Owingeh, NM
  • Danette Cabber, Estancia Valley Solid Waste Authority, Moriarty, NM or Consequences, NM
  • Mike Crepeau, Parkhill, Albuquerque, NM
  • Justin Dewey, Soilutions, Albuquerque, NM
  • Loren Jojola, Pueblo of Isleta, Isleta, NM
  • Martha Lara, Town Recycling, Albuquerque, NM
  • Michael Meade, All Aboard Earth, Santa Fe, NM
  • Daniel Ortega, South Central SWA, Las Cruces, NM
  • Rick Sisneros, McKinley Paper Company, Albuquerque, NM
  • Sandra West, City of Albuquerque, Sustainability Dept
  • Sarah Pierpont, Executive Director

NMRC holds board elections each fall. During the fall of 2024 two board members were reelected for second terms and six new board members joined the board. Combined our board of directors has an average of 15 years experience working within the waste diversion industry!

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