2025 Board of Directors

NMRC 2026 Board Members & Staff

NMRC's volunteer board of directors consists of up to 15 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
  • Matt Gretton, NM Enviro Dept: Resource Recovery Bureau, Albuquerque, NM
  • Martha Lara, Town Recycling, Albuquerque, NM
  • Joshua Levings, Los Alamos County, Los Alamos
  • Daniel Ortega, South Central SWA, Las Cruces, NM
  • Stephen Sanders, NM Enviro Dept, Santa Fe
  • Sandra West, City of Albuquerque, Sustainability Dept
  • Sarah Pierpont, Executive Director

NMRC holds board elections each fall. During the fall of 2026 four board members were returned for second terms and two new board members joined the board. Combined our board of directors has an average of 20 years experience working within the waste diversion industry!

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