Anyone who recognizes and values the contributions of those who created
the strong agricultural industry in Dona Ana County and its cultural
heritage, and who would like to help preserve it.
MISSION
To Preserve, promote and protect the
farming, ranching, and rural heritage of our western lands.
ORGANIZATION LEADERSHIP
Steering Committee:
Jerry Schickedanz (Chairman)
NMSU, Dean Emeritus, College of Agriculture
and Home Economics; Range Management Specialist
Joe Delk (Coalition Committee
Chairman)
livestock nutrition consultant
Jodi Denning (Communications)
retired computer consultant; rural property owner
Frank Dubois (Advisor)
Secretary, NM Department of Agriculture,
retired
Tom Cooper
Rancher - Las Uvas Mts, Broad Canyon, and
Robledo Mts
Sara Cox Hopkins
Rancher - Organ Mts
Leigh Isaacks Lydick
Rancher - San Andres Mts
Chip Johns
Rancher - Potrillo Mts
Tom Mobley
Rancher - Las Uvas Mts; retired
banker and trust officer
Dudley Williams
Rancher - Potrillo Mts and Aden Lava Flow
Steve Wilmeth
Rancher - Dona Ana County; agricultural
consultant
Associate Advisors:
Bebo Lee
Rancher, and President, New Mexico Federal Lands Council
Caren Cowan
Executive Director, New Mexico Cattle Growers
Association
John Wortman
Executive Vice President, New Mexico Farm and
Livestock Bureau
Gene Wood
National Association of Former Border
Patrol Officers
