Program

On Tuesday, April 20, the WMA Board meeting will take place at 7:00 p.m.  If there is a desire for other committees to meet and take advantage of the reserved conference room, please contact WMA Executive Secretary, Hilda Duckering.

Click here to see the full agenda for the meeting.

Conference registration begins on Tuesday, April 20 at 5:00 p.m. – 6:30 p.m. and again at 8:00 a.m. on April 21st. Technical sessions begin at 9:00 a.m. on Wednesday, the 21st.

On Thursday, April 22nd, a full day of technical sessions is being planned. A poster session is being organized at 4pm to 6pm to create additional opportunities for you to interact with other interested members. This will be followed by the hosted social hour and banquet. Bring your old posters and put them up for show!

Friday, April 23rd, at 8:00 a.m. we will have the WMA Annual Meeting, which will conclude at approximately 10:30 a.m.  Immediately following this meeting a working session is planned. The working session will end at 1:00pm.

The guest speaker for the banquet will be Lorenzo Valdez, Rio Arriba County Manager. Below is a short bio about our speaker!

 

 

Lorenzo Valdez- County Manager 1995-present

• Born Rio Arriba County, New Mexico
• Espanola Public Schools
• College of Santa Fe- Secondary Ed
• New Mexico State University BA History
• Robert F. Kennedy Fellow
• Texas Tech- Management Seminar
• Numerous other education and training experiences

Brief Relevant Work Experiences

• Farm and Ranch
• Construction Work
• Surveying and Soils Testing Work – road construction
• Wild Land Firefighter- Forest Service/NM State Forestry;
• VISTA (Volunteers in Service to America 3 years)
• Classroom Teacher (one year)
• Administered several Non-Profit Organizations
• AV Communication Corporation, Partner and President of Publishing and Advertising Company
• Rio Arriba County DWI Coordinator
• Private Consultant Services- Alcohol and Substance Abuse, Group Facilitation, Community Organization and
other fields

Boards

Past
• NM Acequia Commissioner -Governor’s Appointee
• Home Education and Livelihood Program (HELP)
• Siete del Norte Community Development Corporation
• Academia de la Nueva Raza and Academia Publications Printing Press Operations and research (History, Culture, Arts, and Community Issues)
• Rural Alliance for Military Accountability (National Environmental Organization- Minorities and Tribes)
• New Mexico Alliance

Present
• La Jicarita Enterprise Community (Empowerment Zone)
• Youngsville Cattlemen Assn.
• Greater Espanola Valley Community Development Corporation
• Juvenile Justice Advisory Board
• North Central Solid Waste Board
• North Central Inter-governmental Forum
• Heir Juan Bautista Valdez Land Grant
Published in history, poetry and short stories

 

Watch the web site for future updates and an up-to-date agenda.