Technical topic contacts for NMED/Air Quality Bureau
The following list of air quality topics and NMED Air Quality Bureau contacts will allow you to find out “who to ask about what”. You may click on a staff member’s name to contact them directly by email.
*Unless otherwise specified, all area codes are (505).
| Topic | Contact Name | Phone Number* |
| Excess Emissions Reporting | Shea Schleman | 629-3593 |
| Acid Rain | Julia Kuhn | 629-2893 |
| Administration | Jennifer Trujillo | 629-7305 |
| Agricultural Air Quality Issues (odor, dust, feedlots) | Armando Paz | 629-3242 |
| Air Basin & Air Quality Control Region maps | Sufi Mustafa | 629-6186 |
| Air Emissions Calculation Tool (AECT) | Asheley Silva | 216-2955 |
| Air Permit Map (APMAP) | Celina Phelps | 716-0721 |
| Air Quality Bureau Web Page | Eric Peters | 629-5299 |
| Air Quality Bureau ePermitting Portal | Fernando Romo | 629-7748 |
| Celina Phelps | 716-0721 | |
| Air Quality Index (AQI) | Mary Hilbert | 629-6454 |
| Drew Sloan | 629-7340 | |
| Air Quality Monitoring Data | Mary Hilbert | 629-6454 |
| Air Quality Monitoring & Locations | Roman Szkoda | 231-5289 |
| Air Toxics – State Permitting | Rhonda Romero | 629-3934 |
| Air Toxics Emissions Inventory | Roslyn Higgin | 629-7677 |
| AIRS ICIS | Cember Hardison | 629-6688 |
| Albuquerque Air Quality Issues | Albuquerque/Bernalillo County Environmental Health Department | 768-2712 or 311 or 768-2000 |
| Ambient Air Quality Monitor Locations | Roman Szkoda | 231-5289 |
| Ambient Air Quality Monitoring Data | Mary Hilbert | 629-6454 |
| Annual Title V Certification | Shea Schleman | 629-3593 |
| Asbestos | James Lloyd | 629-7204 |
| Asphalt Plants (Regular NSR Permits) | Rhonda Romero | 629-3934 |
| Asphalt Plants (GCP Permits) | Fernando Romo | 629-7748 |
| Atmospheric Dispersion Modeling | Sahil Kassanjee | 629-3808 |
| Sufi Mustafa | 629-6186 | |
| Attainment/Maintenance | Armando Paz | 629-3242 |
| Mark Jones | 629-6626 | |
| Kenneth Miller | 629-8673 | |
| Auto Body Shops | Teri Waldron | 629-7081 |
| Rosanne Sanchez | 629-3938 | |
| Bernalillo County air quality issues | Albuquerque/Bernalillo County Environmental Health Department | 768-2712 or 311 or 768-2000 |
| Bernalillo County Vehicle Emissions | Vehicle Pollution Management Division | 764-1110 |
| Best Available Control Measures for dust | Armando Paz | 629-3242 |
| Border Issues | Armando Paz | 629-3242 |
| Bureau Contact List | Johanne Loughran | 629-3226 |
| Jennifer Trujillo | 629-7305 | |
| Maurissa Martinez | 629-7684 | |
| Bureau Organization Chart | Jennifer Trujillo | 629-7305 |
| Burn Registration & Notification (Smoke Management Program) | NM Smoke Hotline | 476-4330 |
| Civil Penalty Policy | Cindy Hollenberg | 699-4608 |
| Complaints (general air quality or not otherwise listed) | AQB Hotline (Complaints) | (800) 224-7009 |
| Compliance Assistance for Small Businesses | Teri Waldron | 629-7081 |
| Rosanne Sanchez | 629-3938 | |
| Compliance Reporting Information | Shea Schleman | 629-3593 |
| Compliance Manager, compliance inspections | Brian Polgar | 629-3466 |
| Casey Stavert | 629-3404 | |
| Concrete Batch Plants (Regular NSR Permits) | Rhonda Romero | 629-3934 |
| Concrete Batch Plants (GCP Permits) | Celina Phelps | 716-0721 |
| Compressor Stations – Oil and Gas | Rhonda Romero | 629-3934 |
| Confined Animal Feeding Operations (CAFOs) | Armando Paz | 629-3242 |
| Crematories | Kathy Primm | 629-5650 |
| Crushers, Aggregate (Regular NSR Permits) | Kathy Primm | 629-5650 |
| Crushers, Aggregate (GCP Permits) | Celina Phelps | 716-0721 |
| Dairies | Armando Paz | 629-3242 |
| Demolition Projects | Asbestos Hotline | (800) 224-7009 |
| Doña Ana Air Quality Issues | Armando Paz | 629-3242 |
| Doña Ana County Environmental Services | (575) 647-7117 | |
| City of Las Cruces Codes Enforcement | (575) 526-0795 | |
| Dry Cleaners | Teri Waldron | 629-7081 |
| Rosanne Sanchez | 629-3938 | |
| Dust | AQB Hotline (Complaints) | (800) 224-7009 |
| Emissions Inventory | Roslyn Higgin | 629-7677 |
| Enforcement | Brian Polgar | 629-3466 |
| Kane Currans | 629-8807 | |
| Environmental Assessments (EAs) | Rosanne Sanchez | 629-3938 |
| Teri Waldron | 629-7081 | |
| Environmental Audits | Anne Keller | 629-7874 |
| Environmental Impact Statements (EISs) | Rosanne Sanchez | 629-3938 |
| Teri Waldron | 629-7081 | |
| Environmental Improvement Board | Pamela Jones | 660-4305 |
| Equipment Substitutions | Celina Phelps | 716-0721 |
| Excess Emissions (801) Information | Shea Schleman | 629-3593 |
| Federal Air Toxics Programs | Julia Kuhn | 629-2893 |
| Feedlots | Armando Paz | 629-3242 |
| Fees – Minor Source Permit Fees | Morgan Hibberd | 629-7673 |
| Fees – Minor Source Annual Fees | Morgan Hibberd | 629-7673 |
| Fees – Major Source Annual Fees | Morgan Hibberd | 629-7673 |
| Finances | ||
| Forest Fires | NM Smoke Hotline | 476-4330 |
| Eric Peters | 629-5299 | |
| Four Corners Air Quality Issues | Mark Jones (Farmington Field Office) | 629-6626 |
| Four Corners Ozone Study and Task Force | Mark Jones (Farmington Field Office) | 629-6626 |
| Fugitive Dust Rule | Armando Paz | 629-3242 |
| General Construction Permits (GCPs) for Oil & Gas | Rhonda Romero | 629-3934 |
| General Construction Permits (GCPs) for Crusher/Screening, Asphalt and Concrete Batch Plants | Celina Phelps | 716-0721 |
| General Conformity | Neal Butt | 629-2972 |
| Geographic Information Systems (GIS) | Zachary Stauber – (NMENV, Office of Information Technology) | 372-8476 |
| Global Warming | Bonney Hughes | 479-2207 |
| Grants | ||
| Greenhouse Gases (Emissions Inventory) | Sufi Mustafa | 629-6186 |
| Angela Raso | 819-9825 | |
| Greenhouse Gases (Permitting) | Julia Kuhn | 629-2893 |
| Hydrogen Sulfide (H2S) | Kenneth Miller | 629-8673 |
| Inspections | Casey Stavert | 629-3404 |
| Intel (Rio Rancho) | Rhonda Romero | 629-3934 |
| Invoices – NSR annual fees | Morgan Hibberd | 629-7673 |
| Invoices – Title V annual fees | Morgan Hibberd | 629-7673 |
| Landfills (Air Quality Issues) | Julia Kuhn | 629-2893 |
| Listserv | Mark Jones | 629-6626 |
| Maximum Achievable Control Technology (MACT) Standards | Julia Kuhn | 629-2893 |
| Meteorological Data | Roman Szkoda | 231-5289 |
| Meteorological Monitoring | Roman Szkoda | 231-5289 |
| Mobile 5/6 | Sufi Mustafa | 629-6186 |
| Mobile Sources | Neal Butt | 629-2972 |
| Modeling | Sufi Mustafa | 629-6186 |
| Sahil Kassanjee | 629-3808 | |
| Monitoring Data | Mary Hilbert | 629-6454 |
| Monitoring Sites | Roman Szkoda | 231-5289 |
| National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) | Kenneth Miller | 629-8673 |
| Natural Gas Compressor Stations | Rhonda Romero | 629-3934 |
| New Source Review (NSR) Permitting (for major source facilities) | Julia Kuhn | 629-2893 |
| New Source Review (NSR) Permitting (for minor source facilities) | Rhonda Romero | 629-3934 |
| New Source Performance Standards – NSPS (Part 60) | Julia Kuhn | 629-2893 |
| No Permit Required | Rhonda Romero | 629-3934 |
| Nonattainment/Maintenance Areas | Armando Paz | 629-3242 |
| Mark Jones | 629-6626 | |
| Kenneth Miller | 629-8673 | |
| Notice of Intent (NOI) | Fernando Romo | 629-7748 |
| Notice of Exemptions (NOE) | Celina Phelps | 716-0721 |
| Notice of Violations (NOV) | Kane Currans | 629-8807 |
| Odor Complaints | AQB Hotline (Complaints) | (800) 224-7009 |
| Oil & Natural Gas Permitting | Rhonda Romero | 629-3934 |
| Opacity Testing | Brian Polgar | 629-3466 |
| Casey Stavert | 629-3404 | |
| Open Burning Complaints | AQB Hotline (Complaints) | (800) 224-7009 |
| Open Burning Regulation | Brian Polgar | 629-3466 |
| Operating Permits | Julia Kuhn | 629-2893 |
| Ozone Monitoring Data | Mary Hilbert | 629-6454 |
| Ozone Precursor Rule | Brian Polgar | 629-3466 |
| Painting (Spray Booths) | Rosanne Sanchez | 629-3938 |
| Teri Waldron | 629-7081 | |
| Pecan Burning | NM Smoke Hotline | 476-4330 |
| Penalty Calculations | Kane Currans | 629-8807 |
| Permit Tracking | Celina Phelps | 716-0721 |
| Permits – Obtain a copy | Celina Phelps | 716-0721 |
| Permitting – New Source Review (including modifications) | Rhonda Romero | 629-3934 |
| Permitting – Operating Permits | Julia Kuhn | 629-2893 |
| Permitting Website | Fernando Romo | 629-7748 |
| Pesticides (registration and licensing) | NM Dept. of Agriculture, Pesticide Compliance | (575) 646-3207 |
| Pollen (Albuquerque) | Albuquerque/Bernalillo County Environmental Health Department | 768-2712 or 311 or 768-2000 |
| Prescribed Burning – Registration & Notification | NM Smoke Hotline | 476-4330 |
| Prevention of Significant Deterioration (PSD) | Urshula Bajracharya | 629-8883 |
| Julia Kuhn | 629-2893 | |
| Quality Assurance Plans | Drew Sloan | 629-7340 |
| Radiation Monitoring | NMED, DOE Oversight Bureau | 469-2154 |
| Radon | Connie Joseph, NMED Radiation Control Bureau | 629-9761 |
| Regional Haze | Mark Jones | 629-6626 |
| Kenneth Miller | 629-8673 | |
| Alex Sanchez | 629-7891 | |
| Regulation Development Procedures | Neal Butt | 629-2972 |
| Regulation History | Neal Butt | 629-2972 |
| Regulatory and Public Notice Mailing Lists | Neal Butt | 629-2972 |
| Mark Jones | 629-6626 | |
| Relocation Notices for Crushers & Asphalt Plants (Regular NSR Permits) | Kathleen Primm | 629-5650 |
| Relocations for GCP 2, 3 and 5 | Celina Phelps | 716-0721 |
| Request for Public Records | Christina Espinoza | 469-0922 |
| Small Business Environmental Assistance Program (SBEAP) | Rosanne Sanchez | 629-3938 |
| Teri Waldron | 629-7081 | |
| Smoke Management Program & Rule | NM Smoke Hotline | 476-4330 |
| Smoke School | Brian Polgar | 629-3466 |
| Spills, Incidents involving petroleum products, chemicals, abandoned chemicals | Hazardous Waste Bureau | 476-6000 |
| Spray Booths | Rosanne Sanchez | 629-3938 |
| Teri Waldron | 629-7081 | |
| State Ambient Air Quality Standards | Kenneth Miller | 629-8673 |
| Rhonda Romero | 629-3934 | |
| State Implementation Plan (SIP) | Neal Butt | 629-2972 |
| Streamline Permitting (Oil & Gas) | Fernando Romo | 629-7748 |
| Substitution of Equipment | Celina Phelps | 716-0721 |
| Sunland Park Ozone | Armando Paz | 629-3242 |
| Supplemental Environmental Projects (SEPs) | Brian Polgar | 629-3466 |
| Synthetic Minor Permitting | Rhonda Romero | 629-3934 |
| Title V Annual Fees | Morgan Hibberd | 629-7673 |
| Title V Permitting | Julia Kuhn | 629-2893 |
| Transportation Conformity | Neal Butt | 629-2972 |
| U.S.-Mexico Border Issues | Armando Paz | 629-3242 |
| Vehicles (Emissions Testing – Bernalillo County) | Vehicle Pollution Management Division | 764-1110 |
| Visibility/Regional Haze | Mark Jones | 629-6626 |
| Kenneth Miller | 629-8673 | |
| Alex Sanchez | 629-7891 | |
| Voluntary Disclosures | Brian Polgar | 629-3466 |
New Mexico Environment Department, Air Quality Bureau
Technical Contact List v. 10.30.24