BUCKMAN DIRECT DIVERSION PROJECT - Key Persons
Job Titles:
- BDD Board Chairperson - 2024
Anna has a biology degree from John Hopkins University, Masters in Aquatic Biology and received her PhD in Aquatic Ecology from UNM. She has a passion for learning about the environmental impact and climate change on rivers, estuaries and wetlands. She has served as the President of the Greater Glorieta Mutual Domestic Water Consumer's Association to maintain reliable delivery of water to that area. She coordinated funding and infrastructure upgrades for the rural consumers of Santa Fe County in Glorieta. Dr. Hamilton serves on the Santa Fe County's Water Policy Advisory Board to continue to keep apprised of the changing water policies for Santa Fe County. Dr. Hamilton is also a certified wildland volunteer firefighter for the SFC Glorieta Pass Fire & Rescue district.
Besides sitting on the BDD Board as an active member, Dr. Hamilton sits on the SF Solid Waste Management Authority, SF County Investment Committee, North Central Economic Development District Committee and the SF County Capital Improvement Advisory Committee
Job Titles:
- Commissioner
- BDD Board Chair - March 2021 / BDD Board Vice Chair - March 2020 / BDD Board Member - March 2017
Commissioner Hansen was elected to the Santa Fe Board of County Commissioners in November 2016. She has served as a Commissioner on the Parks and Open Space Advisory Commission from 2007-2015. Anna served as board member and Chair for the New Mexico Board of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine for 3 years. In addition, she served as Chair and member of Concerned Citizens for Nuclear Safety (CCNS) from 1999 to 2004.
Ms. Hansen established Dakini Design & Photography LLC in 1984. She worked as Director Community Building and Development for the sustainable residential area of Oshara Village from 20014 to 2010. In 2009, she helped establish Green Fire Times as the art director.
Job Titles:
- Public Relations Coordinator
Job Titles:
- Maintenance Superintendent
Job Titles:
- BDD Board Chairperson - 2024
Jamie Cassutt was raised in Santa Fe and educated in Santa Fe's public schools, graduating from Santa Fe High School in 2003. Jamie has always recognized and appreciated the profound influence growing up in Santa Fe had on her perspectives and values. After spending over a decade on the West Coast for higher education and to gain experience in the public health field, she returned to Santa Fe to raise her son in her home community which is so rich in history, diversity, the arts, and nature.
Jamie obtained a Bachelor's degree in psychology from Lewis & Clark College in Portland, Oregon, and a Master's in Public Health from UCLA. Jamie has worked as a School Wellness Coordinator on the front lines of the battle against childhood obesity and diabetes. She also coordinated a Rady Children's Hospital program that provided health education and literacy promotion while addressing childhood trauma for homeless and low-income families with young children. It was these professional experiences that motivated Jamie to pursue work as a policymaker in order to address social and public health issues through changing policies, systems, and environments.
As a public health professional, Jamie views all public policy as healthy policy because every decision made at City Hall impacts the physical, emotional, and financial well-being of individuals and the community. As City Councilor, she is committed to working for the welfare of all Santa Feans to ensure that the City Different remains a place where families of all social backgrounds and economic means can live and thrive.
Mr. Helms grew up in Santa Fe, New Mexico and has lived the past 27 years in Santa Fe and Albuquerque. He has a great interest in water issues for the Santa Fe community.
He currently runs his own business New Mexico Companies, which offers both residential and commercial construction, in addition to building affordable housing options for the Santa Fe Community. He has 43 years of construction and development industries experience, mainly in the Southwest, but has traveled worldwide with contract development ventures for corporations such as Western Services Construction, Hunt Building Corporation, Gerald D. Hines Interests, General Electric, Litton Industries, Rockwell International, Development Corporation, Knight, Frank, Rutley of London and Linbeck Construction of Houston and Iran, along with many other companies.
Job Titles:
- Founder of Dashing Delivery
Justin is the founder of Dashing Delivery, Santa Fe's only locally owned, sustainable food delivery service for 19 years, and has helped over 50 locally owned restaurants connect with the community, remain in business and retain employees. Justin is committed to achieving a carbon neutral footprint by 2025 and uses electric and hybrid vehicles for their delivery business.
Job Titles:
- Las Campanas Coop General Manager / BDD Board Member, Non Voting - Las Campanas Representative - June 2024
Job Titles:
- BDD Board Member Alternate - 2024
Job Titles:
- BDD Operations Superintendent
- Operations Superintendent
Job Titles:
- BDD Board Member, Non Voting - Las Campanas Representative - January 2017 / Director of Agronomy at Las Campanas
Tom has a passion and particular interests in the environment, water quality and conservation, and birding sanctuaries.
Tom is a native of Columbus, Ohio. He graduated from Rutgers University in the Professional Turf Grass Management Program after deployment to Desert Storm with the Ohio Air National Guard. Tom has been a Golf Course Superintendent at the Club at Las Campanas since 2002. Under Tom's direction, he has focused on improving turf quality, and improving irrigation water distributions systems at the Club at Las Campanas. As a water conservation advocate, Tom has successfully managed over 150 acre feet of conserved yearly water usage at the Las Campanas golf course.
He has been involved with the BDD and water allocation as it pertains to the Club during the planning and construction phases of BDD since 2008. Tom continues to work on a variety of water and habit conservation measures at the Club, and recently attained Audubon Cooperative Sanctuary certification at the Club at Las Campanas.