Los Alamos Reporter

Leadership Los Alamos Holds Session On Environment

Jillian Rubio, Executive Director, PEEC, gives the class an overview of the program and current offerings for people of all ages. Photo by Kateri Morris

Genna Waldvogal, LANL Environmental Sustainability Team Manager, shares her team’s goal and efforts to reach net-zero emissions by 2050. Photo by Kateri Morris

Armando Gabaldon, Los Alamos County Environmental Services Manager and Angelica Gurule, Los Alamos County Sustainability Manager, describe the environmental services the County offers, a variety of ways to minimize waste, and the process of collecting and transporting waste from Los Alamos. Photo by Kateri Morris

BY KATERI MORRIS
Leadership Los Alamos

On Friday, April 21, Leadership Los Alamos met for an environmental session at the Valles Caldera National Preserve to learn about natural resource management and the improvement efforts being made by local organizations. 

Leadership Los Alamos would like to thank the hosts and speakers for this event:

  • Jorge Silva-Banuelos, Superintendent of the Valles Caldera National Preserve
  • Bob Parmenter, Division Chief, Science & Resource Stewardship, Valles Caldera National Preserve
  • Ron Morse, Division Chief for Facilities, Valles Caldera National Preserve
  • Jillian Rubio, PEEC Executive Director
  • Genna Waldvogel, LANL Environmental Sustainability Team Manager
  • Armando Gabaldon, Los Alamos County Environmental Services Manager
  • Angelica Gurule, Los Alamos County Sustainability Manager
  • Kristin Henderson, N3B Director of Stakeholder Affairs

Leadership Los Alamos is a non-profit organization whose mission is to identify current and emerging leaders in Los Alamos and surrounding communities, to enhance their leadership skills and deepen their knowledge of the challenges and opportunities facing the community. Each class learns about a variety of topics like community organizations, culture and history, youth, education, local government, economic development, and environmental issues. For more information go to: Leadership Los Alamos – An educational organization dedicated to the future of Los Alamos

N3B Director of Stakeholder Affairs, Kristen Henderson, informs the class about N3B’s cleaning efforts in and around the lab, as well as protecting the land and water quality. Photo by Kateri Morris

LLA students take a walk to History Grove at the Valles Caldera National Preserve. Photo by Kateri Morris

Division Chief of Science & Resource Stewardship, Valles Caldera National Preserve, Bob Parmenter, shows the class charted graphs of annual precipitation, temperature, and wind speed patterns they have been tracking since 1914.  Photo by Kateri Morris