Oct 5 | Event / Panel Topic |
8-12PM | Outdoor Service Project with the Rocky Mountain Youth Corps (Click for Details) |
5:30-8PM |
Welcome Reception at the Taos Country Club / 54 Golf Course Dr, Ranchos De Taos
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With Special Guest Lt. Governor Howie Morales | |
Sunset Stroll at the Rio Grande Gorge | |
Oct 6 | |
8-8:05AM | Conference Blessing |
Governor of Taos Pueblo, Clyde Romero Sr. | |
8:05-8:15AM | Welcome Remarks |
Jeff Steinborn, Executive Director, Outdoor New Mexico
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Pascual Maestas, Mayor of Taos
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Linda Calhoun, Mayor of Red River
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8:30-9:30AM | Outdoor Infrastructure as Economic and Community Development |
Dustin Berg, Founder and Executive Director, Global Opportunities Unlimited | |
Hilary Dutcher, Outdoor Recreation Sales Manager, Visit Las Cruces | |
Warren Unsicker, Director of Economic Development and ORII, City of Farmington | |
John Kelly, Vice President of Operations, Taos Ski Valley | |
Carl Colonius, Outdoor Recreation Planner, New Mexico Outdoor Recreation Division (moderator) | |
9:45-10:45AM | Micro Outdoor Economic Development Strategies |
Angelisa Murray, CEO and Inspired Guide, Heritage Inspirations | |
Carl Colonius, Outdoor Recreation Planner, New Mexico Outdoor Recreation Division | |
Rochelle Bussey, Senior Program Manager, New Mexico Film Office | |
Ilona Spruce, Director of Tourism, Taos Pueblo | |
Johanna Nelson, Strategic Programs Manager, New Mexico Economic Development Department (moderator)
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11-Noon | State of the Outdoors with New Mexico’s Leaders |
Congresswoman Melanie Stansbury | |
Commissioner of Public Lands, Stephanie Garcia Richard | |
Alyssa Renwick, Deputy Division Director, New Mexico Outdoor Division | |
Toby Velásquez, Director, New Mexico State Parks Division | |
Attila Bality, Outdoor Planner with the Rivers, Trails, and Conservation Assistance program of the National Park Service (moderator)
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12:15-1PM | Lunch |
Update from Washington Senator Martin Heinrich | |
Special Film Screenings | |
Gila Environmental Film School | |
Senator John Pinto Native Filmmaker Showcase | |
1-2PM | Managing Challenges of the Outdoor Economy |
Dan Armentano, Planner with the City of Durango, CO | |
Lucy Stanus, Clean and Beautiful Program Coordinator, New Mexico Tourism Department
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Tracy Brown, Executive Director of the Blowing Rock NC Tourism Development Authority
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Jeff Steinborn, Executive Director, Outdoor New Mexico (moderator) | |
2:15-3:15PM | Outdoor Access, Inclusivity, and the Outdoor Equity Fund |
Lupe Cano, Mayor Pro Tem Town of Silver City | |
Luckie Daniels, Experience Lead / Founder, Enchantment While Black Tours | |
Christopher Ramirez, Co-Founder and Executive Director, Together for Brothers | |
Tahlia Natachu, Zuni Youth Enrichment Program | |
Naoma STaley, Executive Director, Red River Chamber of Commerce (moderator) | |
2:15-3:15PM | Destination Marketing / Deep Dive Seminar |
Jen Schroer, Secretary of the New Mexico Department of Tourism | |
3:30-4:30PM | Trail Building 101 / Deep Dive Seminar |
Carl Colonius, Outdoor Recreation Planner, New Mexico Outdoor Recreation Division | |
3:30-4:30PM | NM Outdoor Company Lessons of Success |
Stuart Wilde, Founder and Expedition Guide, Wild Earth Llama Adventures | |
Steve Harris, Founder, Far Flung Adventures | |
Susan Gautsch, Owner and CEO, Free-to-Roam ebiking | |
Errol Baade, CEO & President, Jack’s Plastic Welding | |
Jim Glover, Executive Director, endeavOR New Mexico (moderator) | |
5PM | Party at the Taos Ski Valley With Special Guest Senator Martin Heinrich & Congresswoman Melanie Stansbury |
Oct 7 | |
7:45AM | Welcome Comments |
Candyce O’Donnell, Chair, Taos County Commission | |
8-9AM | Protecting the Outdoors |
Laura McCarthy, State Forester of New Mexico | |
Theresa Pasqual, Project Manager, Chaco Heritage Tribal Association | |
Kevin Bixby, Executive Director, Wildlife for All | |
Jonathan Hayden, JD, Lands and Rivers Senior Policy Analyst, Western Resource Advocates | |
Paula Garcia, Executive Director, New Mexico Acequia Association | |
Darien Fernandez, Conservation Program Director, Rocky Mountain Youth Corps, Town of Taos Councilor (moderator)
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9:15-10:45AM | Adventure Pitch, powered by CNM Ingenuity |
9:30-10:30AM | Outdoor Education in Schools |
Ilana Lapid, Creative Media Institute & Gila Environmental Film School | |
Dr. Kristi Drexler, Educator and Film Producer | |
Sue George, Wild Friends | |
Roman McCabe, Director, San Juan College Outdoor Recreation | |
Lucia Duncan, Internship Director, Future Focused Education | |
Tallie Segel, Director of Strategy, Environmental Education of New Mexico (moderator) | |
10:45-11:45AM | Building a Successful Outdoor Business: Branding, Capital, and Sustainability |
Dawn Boulware, Vice President of Social and Environmental Responsibility, Taos Ski Valley
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Brian Birk, Managing Partner, Sun Mountain Capital | |
Jaquelene McHorse, Co-Founder, Bison Star Naturals | |
Angelisa Murray, CEO and Inspired Guide, Heritage Inspirations (moderator) | |
Noon | Leave for Outdoor Tours |
Whitewater Rafting at the Race Course | |
Llama Wilderness Trek | |
Slide Trail Hike Into the Rio Grande Del Norte National Monument | |
Cebolla Mesa Hike in the Rio Grande Del Norte National Monument | |
Taos Pueblo | |
Red River Mountain Ride | |
Earthship Experience |