Coordination Committee (CC)
Coordination Committee is the only committee with decision-making authority. The purpose of the Coordination Committee is to ensure that the goals of the Recovery Program are achieved in a timely manner – this includes Recovery Program policies, direction, procedures, and organization. Only two representatives are listed on this webpage, for a complete list, click on Coordination Committee Roster.
Primary Contact
Alternate Contact
Committee Chair
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Legacy Region 2
505-248-6464
jason_e_davis@fws.gov
Nate Caswell
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Legacy Region 2
505-264-2197
nate_caswell@fws.gov
Lisa Yellow Eagle
Southern Ute Indian Tribe
970-563-0100
lyelloweagle@southernute-nsn.gov
Peter Nylander
Southern Ute Indian Tribe
970-563-0100
pnylan@southernute-nsn.gov
Peter Ortego
Ute Mountain Ute Tribe
970-654-5641
portego@utemountain.org
Letisha Yazzie
Ute Mountain Ute Tribe
970-238-6977
lyazzie@utemountain.org
Jenny Dumas
Jicarilla Apache Nation
505-238-0408
jen@jjdfirm.com
Natasha Cuylear
Jicarilla Apache Nation
505-238-0408
natasha@jjdfirm.com
Rudy Keedah
Bureau of Indian Affairs
505-863-8230
rudy.keedah@bia.gov
Chris Kitcheyan
Bureau of Indian Affairs
505-563-3408
david.kitcheyan@bia.gov
Dale Ryden
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Legacy Region 6
970-628-7200
dale_ryden@fws.gov
Tom Pitts
Water Development Interest
970-667-8690
tompitts@waterconsult.com
Aaron Chavez
San Juan Water Commission
505-564-8969
achavez@sjwc.org
Crystal L. Tulley-Cordova
Navajo Nation
928-349-1184
tulley-cordova@navajo-nsn.gov
Michelle Garrison
State of Colorado
303-866-3441 x3213
michelle.garrison@state.co.us
Kara Scheel
State of Colorado
303-866-3441 x3202
kara.scheel@state.co.us
Lee Traynham
U.S. Bureau of Reclamation
801-524-3752
ltraynham@usbr.gov
Bill Stuart
U.S. Bureau of Reclamation
623-773-6252
wstewart@usbr.gov
Ali Effati
State of New Mexico
505-614-4636
ali.effati@state.nm.us
Colleen Cunningham
State of New Mexico
505-827-6145
colleen.cunningham@state.nm.us
Joseph Trungale
The Nature Conservancy
512-632-6853
joseph.trungale@tnc.org
Martha S. Cooper
The Nature Conservancy
575-535-4417
mschumann@tnc.org
Joel Ferry
Utah Department of Natural Resources
801-538-7201
joelferry@utah.gov
Todd Adams
Utah Department of Natural Resources
801-725-5201
toddadams@utah.gov
Jeff Tafoya
U.S. Bureau of Land Management
505-564-7672
jtafoya@blm.gov