I earned an MS in Biology from NM State University in 1976.  After spending ten years in environmental science research, I held environmental compliance positions with local government agencies in the middle Rio Grande Valley for 23 years until my retirement in 2011. I was first elected to the Ciudad Soil and Water Conservation District Board of Supervisors in 2003, and have served as Chairman for twenty of my twenty-three years on the Board. In recognition of my life-long commitment to natural resources conservation, I have also been appointed to the NM Water Quality Control Commission (2003-2013), the Water Protection Advisory Board (2012-2024), the Mid-Region Council of Governments Water Resources Board (2012-present) and the NM Soil and Water Conservation Commission (2014-present). My experience serving on nonprofit Boards includes the Open Space Alliance (2011-present), Environmental Education of New Mexico (2018-2024), Cancer Services of New Mexico (2020-present) and the Bosque Ecological Monitoring Program (2021-present). I also joined the part-time faculty at Central New Mexico Community College in 2010 and I continue teaching classes in biology and environmental science. I'm registered as an Independent, and I tend to be progressive in my political views. I'm the proud father of three children and grandfather of seven grandchildren, and I own property in northeast Albuquerque where I reside.