TAOS LAND TRUST STAFF


Left to right: Ernie Atencio, Tanya Duncan, Alicia Gonzales (former Office Manager), Tom McCampbell.

Ernie Atencio, Executive Director
Before coming to Taos Land Trust in 2003, Ernie worked throughout the region as an activist, outdoor instructor, park ranger, and laborer. He has spent much of his environmental career exploring the connections between land and culture, for which he has received national recognition including a 2006 “Voice for the Land” award from The Wilderness Society. With an Masters degree in Applied Cultural Anthropology, he has researched and written about land and culture issues around the world, from the Tibetan Plateau and the Navajo Nation to his native northern New Mexico. Ernie serves on the Quivira Coalition Board of Directors, the Latino Sustainability Institute Advisory Board, and the New Mexico Strategic Leadership Institute. His publications include two books on environmental justice and traditional stewardship in northern New Mexico and features for High Country News.

Tanya Duncan, Director of Land Conservation
A native of Taos and our longest-standing employee, Tanya joined the staff in October 1996. She is familiar with every level of our operations and is primarily responsible for negotiating and managing all Taos Land Trust conservation easements and other land projects, including GIS mapping and site documentation. Tanya holds an Associate’s degree in Business Management with additional courses in Accounting, Marketing and Design. Before returning to Taos, Tanya ran her own retail business in Burlington, Vermont. She has also taken Spanish language courses at the Instituto Falcon in Guanajuato, Mexico and manages a small ranch with her family.

Hanna Levitz, Administrative Assistant
Hanna washed up on the shores of Taos County in 1992, lured by the tempting mountain and river playgrounds of the area. Her eclectic career choices over the years have ranged from multi-day guide on the rivers of Idaho and Oregon to urgent-care clinic medical staff and human resources director at Taos Ski Valley. A five-year stint with a marine wildlife conservation and education organization in Hawai’i reinforced Hanna’s deep appreciation of northern New Mexico—the solitude, deeply starry nights, and unimpeded vistas. She brings her strong core administrative skills and boundless enthusiasm and love for the community and lifestyle of Taos County to TLT.

Tom McCampbell, Outreach Coordinator
Tom has lived in New Mexico for over 40 years and brings his love of the land and the unique cultural mosaic of this region to his work with Taos Land Trust. For 19 years he was President and Executive Director of Ski New Mexico, a nonprofit trade association. In 2006 Tom started Single Resource Communications, a consulting firm, to provide clients with a wide range of communications services. When he’s not consulting or working on conservation projects, he loves bicycling, hiking and skiing.