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JD and Emily are accomplished educators, adventurers, guides and authors. The 30 somethings are originally from the Southern Illinois and Southeast Missouri areas. They spent three years traveling for the Leave No Trace Center for Outdoor Ethics as Traveling Trainers and have been all over the lower 48 states in their eight years together. JD and Emily met on the Appalachian Trail in 2003 and have been inseparable ever since. Together they have climbed 14,000 ft mountains, canoed and kayaked rivers and lakes, rock-climbed all over the U.S., backpacked hundreds of miles on the AT, and the list goes on. With over 20 years of combined experiential education experience under their belts, JD and Emily have taught college courses together as well as numerous workshops and clinics to boy scouts, girl scouts, youth groups, land managers, guides, outfitters, and community members. Their shared interests in outdoor education and environmental ethics have provided them with the opportunity to work with a very wide range of people from all walks of life. They are now living in the Four Corners region where JD runs the Outdoor Recreation program at San Juan College and Emily teaches at the Mosaic Academy.
JD and Emily are very excited to represent Leave No Trace as the New Mexico State Advocates and hope to cross paths with you soon.
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Attila Bality | Albuquerque | attila_bality@nps.gov
Marshall Baker | Rio Rancho | robynandmarshall@mac.com
Mike Bilbo | Socorro | mike_bilbo@nm.blm.gov
Jared Chatterley | Cimarron | govnachatterley@hotmail.com
Christopher Johnson | Farmington | JohnsonCh@sanjuancollege.edu
Dara Johnson | Albuquerque | darajohnson2@gmail.com
Kermit Johnson | Taos | kermitljohnson@msn.com
Nicholas Heine | Albuquerque | nkh05@unm.edu
Jeremy Johnson | Albuquerque | jeremyjohnson2@gmail.com
Jim Karol | El Paso, TX | jimkarol@aol.com
Ryan King | Cimarron | rking@philmontscoutranch.org
Phyllis Martinez | Tijeras | pamartinez02@fs.fed.us
Jackson Morris | Santa Fe | jackson.morris@rule144solution.com
William "Sparkie" Plaatje | Las Cruces | GOODOLBEAVER07@msn.com
David Popelka | Glenwood | dpopelka@fs.fed.us
Josh Stratman | Farmington | stratmanj@sanjuancollege.edu
Heidi Rieck | Carlsbad | Heidi_Rieck@blm.gov
JD Tanner | Farmington | tannerj@sanjuancollege.edu
Interested in getting involved locally? Check out our new volunteer registry. Information is compiled and sent to State Advocates at the end of each month.
Girl Scouts of New Mexico Trails | Albequerque | www.nmgirlscouts.org
New Mexico BCH Middle Rido Grande Chapter | Los Lunas | www.bchnm.org
New Mexico State University Outdoor Recreation | Las Cruces | recsport.nmsu.edu
San Juan College - OLER | Farmington | www.sanjuancollege.edu/outdoor
