LWV NEWS RELEASE

The community is invited to attend the League of Women Voter’s “Lunch with a Leader” featuring Los Alamos County Fire Chief Erik Litzenberg.

The event will be held at 11:45 a.m., Thursday, Sept. 17. Community members are encouraged to bring a lunch to eat during Chief Litzenberg’s talk.

Before joining the Los Alamos County Fire Department, Chief Litzenberg served most of his career with the City of Santa Fe Fire Department. He also served as Santa Fe City Manager. Through 25 years of service, he has also worked for New Mexico State Forestry and as part of multiple Incident Management Teams, and for many years owned Santa Fe Wildfire, which provided resources for large scale incident management and response.

Chief Litzenberg is also the owner and lead consultant for Liderazgo Consulting, which focuses on government, leadership, and team building. He is also a Wildland Fire Advisor for the International Association of Fire Chiefs (IAFC) serving as Chair of the National Wildfire Coordinating Group Executive Board.

Chief Litzenberg lives in Santa Fe with his wife and kids and enjoys participating in triathlons as a route to maintain physical and emotional health.

Chief Litzenberg holds a MPA from the University of New Mexico (UNM), a MS in security studies from the Naval Postgraduate School, and a PhD in sports administration from UNM. His research focused on organizational culture and leadership, as well as physiology and performance.