Commissioner, New Mexico State Land Office, 2010-present

Candidate, New Mexico State Commissioner of Lands, 2014

Commissioner, Commission of Public Lands, State of New Mexico, 1994-2002

Member, Advisory Committee on Foreign Animal and Poultry Diseases, United States Department of Agriculture

Member, Capitol Building Planning Commission

Member, Mining Commission

Member, Oil Conservation Commission

Member, State Investment Council

Member, State Transportation Authority

Member, Youth Conservation Corps Commission

Regional Director, Jane Goodall Institute, 2007-present

Veterinarian

Executive Director, Valles Caldera National Preserve, 2004-2005

Special Assistant, Office of Governor King. State of New Mexico, 1991-1993

Board Member, Cause for Paws, present

President, La Semilla Institute

Chair, New Mexico Board of Veterinary Regulation and Licensing Board

Board Member, New Mexico Chapter of Audubon Society

Board Member, New Mexico Land Conservancy

Board Member, Quivira Coalition

Board Member, Rivers & Birds

Board Member, Tufts University Water Institute

Board Member, University of Utah Environmental Humanities Program

President, Western States Land Commissioners Association, 1996-1998

Member, United States Professional Tennis Association, 1975-1985

Favorite Quote:

"We have a choice to use the gift of our lives to make the world a better place." Jane Goodall

Favorite TV Shows:

CNN, Nova, The History Channel, National Geographic, PBS, Animal Planet

Favorite Type of Music:

jazz, blues, rock & roll

Hobbies or Special Talents:

The natural world, animals, learning about animal behavior, public policy issues, University of New Mexico Women's and Men's basketball, exercise physiology, green jobs, veterinary medicine, anthropology, climate change