Technical topic contacts for NMED/Air Quality

The following list of air quality topics and NMED Air Quality 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.

TopicContact NamePhone Number
Excess Emissions ReportingShea Schleman505-629-3593
Acid RainJulia Kuhn505-629-2893
AdministrationMorgan Hibberd505-629-7673
Advanced Clean Cars II / Advanced Clean Trucks Jessica Acosta505-637-1710
Agricultural Air Quality Issues (odor, dust, feedlots)Armando Paz505-629-3242
Air Basin & Air Quality Control Region mapsSufi Mustafa505-629-6186
Air Emissions Calculation Tool (AECT)Asheley Silva505-216-2955
Air Permit Map (APMAP)Celina Phelps505-716-0721
Air Quality Bureau Web PageEric Peters505-629-5299
Air Quality Bureau ePermitting PortalFernando Romo505-629-7748
Celina Phelps505-716-0721
Air Quality Index (AQI)Drew Sloan505-629-7340
Air Quality Monitoring DataDrew Sloan505-629-7340
Air Quality Monitoring & LocationsRoman Szkoda505-231-5289
Air Toxics – State PermittingRhonda Romero505-629-3934
Air Toxics Emissions InventoryRoslyn Higgin505-629-7677
AIRS ICISKerra Roudebush505-699-9627
Albuquerque Air Quality IssuesAlbuquerque/Bernalillo County Environmental Health Department505-768-2712 or 311 or 505-768-2000
Ambient Air Quality Monitor & LocationsRoman Szkoda505-231-5289
Ambient Air Quality Monitoring DataDrew Sloan505-629-7340
Annual Title V CertificationShea Schleman505-629-3593
AsbestosJames Lloyd505-629-7204
Asphalt Plants (Regular NSR Permits)Rhonda Romero505-629-3934
Asphalt Plants (GCP Permits)Fernando Romo505-629-7748
Atmospheric Dispersion ModelingSahil Kassanjee505-629-3808
Sufi Mustafa505-629-6186
Attainment/MaintenanceArmando Paz505-629-3242
Mark Jones505-629-6626
Kenneth Miller505-629-8673
Auto Body ShopsTeri Waldron505-629-7081
Rosanne Sanchez505-629-3938
Bernalillo County air quality issuesAlbuquerque/Bernalillo County Environmental Health Department505-768-2712 or 311 or 505-768-2000
Bernalillo County Vehicle EmissionsVehicle Pollution Management Division505-764-1110
Best Available Control Measures for dustArmando Paz505-629-3242
Border IssuesArmando Paz505-629-3242
Bureau Contact ListSandy Salazar505-479-2786
Bureau Organization ChartSandy Salazar505-479-2786
Burn Registration & Notification (Smoke Management Program)NM Smoke Hotline505-377-7583
Civil Penalty PolicyBret Anderson
Clean Transportation Fuel Program (CTFP) Kolt Vaughn505-819-8205 
Climate Action Planning  Becky Smith505-469-1576
Complaints (general air quality or not otherwise listed)AQB Hotline (Complaints)800-224-7009
Compliance Assistance for Small BusinessesTeri Waldron505-629-7081
Rosanne Sanchez505-629-3938
Compliance Reporting InformationShea Schleman505-629-3593
Compliance Manager, compliance inspectionsCasey Stavert505-629-3404
Concrete Batch Plants (Regular NSR Permits)Rhonda Romero505-629-3934
Concrete Batch Plants (GCP Permits)Celina Phelps505-716-0721
Compressor Stations – Oil and GasRhonda Romero505-629-3934
Confined Animal Feeding Operations (CAFOs)Armando Paz505-629-3242
CrematoriesKathy Primm505-629-5650
Crushers, Aggregate (Regular NSR Permits)Kathy Primm505-629-5650
Crushers, Aggregate (GCP Permits)Celina Phelps505-716-0721
DairiesArmando Paz505-629-3242
Demolition ProjectsAsbestos Hotline800-224-7009
Doña Ana Air Quality IssuesArmando Paz505-629-3242
Doña Ana County Environmental Services575-647-7117
City of Las Cruces Codes Enforcement575-526-0795
Dry CleanersTeri Waldron505-629-7081
Rosanne Sanchez505-629-3938
DustAQB Hotline (Complaints)800-224-7009
Emissions InventoryRoslyn Higgin505-629-7677
EnforcementKerra Roudebush505-699-9627
Kane Currans505-629-8807
Environmental Assessments (EAs)Rosanne Sanchez505-629-3938
Teri Waldron505-629-7081
Environmental AuditsAnne Keller505-629-7874
Environmental Impact Statements (EISs)Rosanne Sanchez505-629-3938
Teri Waldron505-629-7081
Environmental Improvement BoardPamela Jones505-660-4305
Equipment SubstitutionsCelina Phelps505-716-0721
Excess Emissions (801) InformationShea Schleman505-629-3593
Federal Air Toxics ProgramsJulia Kuhn505-629-2893
FeedlotsArmando Paz505-629-3242
Fees – Minor Source Permit FeesMorgan Hibberd505-629-7673
Fees – Minor Source Annual FeesMorgan Hibberd505-629-7673
Fees – Major Source Annual FeesMorgan Hibberd505-629-7673
FinancesAudrey Cordova505-795-2686
Forest FiresNM Smoke Hotline505-377-7583
Eric Peters505-629-5299
Four Corners Air Quality IssuesMark Jones (Farmington Field Office)505-629-6626
Four Corners Ozone Study and Task ForceMark Jones (Farmington Field Office)505-629-6626
Fugitive Dust RuleArmando Paz505-629-3242
General Construction Permits (GCPs) for Oil & GasRhonda Romero505-629-3934
General Construction Permits (GCPs) for Crusher/Screening, Asphalt, and Concrete Batch PlantsCelina Phelps505-716-0721
General ConformityNeal Butt505-629-2972
Geographic Information Systems (GIS)Zachary Stauber – (NMENV, Office of Information Technology)505-372-8476
Global WarmingBonney Hughes505-479-2207
Grants (Air Quality Bureau grants only)Drew Sloan505-629-7340
Greenhouse Gases (Emissions Inventory)Mark Edwards505-699-3825
Greenhouse Gases (Air Permitting)Julia Kuhn505-629-2893
Hydrogen Sulfide (H2S)Kenneth Miller505-629-8673
InspectionsCasey Stavert505-629-3404
Intel (Rio Rancho)Rhonda Romero505-629-3934
Invoices – NSR annual feesMorgan Hibberd505-629-7673
Invoices – Title V annual feesMorgan Hibberd505-629-7673
Landfills (Air Quality Issues)Julia Kuhn505-629-2893
ListservMark Jones505-629-6626
Maximum Achievable Control Technology (MACT) StandardsJulia Kuhn505-629-2893
Meteorological DataDrew Sloan505-629-7340
Meteorological MonitoringRoman Szkoda505-231-5289
Mobile 5/6Sufi Mustafa505-629-6186
Mobile Air Monitoring Lab Roman Szkoda505-231-5289
Thomas Bice505-479-1872
Mobile Sources – GrantsNeal Butt505-629-2972
Mobile Sources – RegulationAngela Raso505-372-8336
ModelingSufi Mustafa505-629-6186
Sahil Kassanjee505-629-3808
Monitoring DataDrew Sloan505-629-7340
Monitoring SitesRoman Szkoda505-231-5289
National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS)Kenneth Miller505-629-8673
Natural Gas Compressor StationsRhonda Romero505-629-3934
New Source Review (NSR) Permitting (for major source facilities)Julia Kuhn505-629-2893
New Source Review (NSR) Permitting (for minor source facilities)Rhonda Romero505-629-3934
New Source Performance Standards – NSPS (Part 60)Julia Kuhn505-629-2893
No Permit RequiredRhonda Romero505-629-3934
Nonattainment/Maintenance AreasArmando Paz505-629-3242
Mark Jones505-629-6626
Kenneth Miller505-629-8673
Notice of Intent (NOI)Fernando Romo505-629-7748
Notice of Exemptions (NOE)Celina Phelps505-716-0721
Notice of Violations (NOV)Kane Currans505-629-8807
Odor ComplaintsAQB Hotline (Complaints)800-224-7009
Oil & Natural Gas PermittingRhonda Romero505-629-3934
Opacity TestingCasey Stavert505-629-3404
Open Burning ComplaintsAQB Hotline (Complaints)800-224-7009
Open Burning RegulationBrian Polgar505-629-3466
Operating PermitsJulia Kuhn505-629-2893
Ozone Monitoring DataDrew Sloan505-629-7340
Ozone Precursor RuleBrian Polgar505-629-3466
Painting (Spray Booths)Rosanne Sanchez505-629-3938
Teri Waldron505-629-7081
Pecan BurningNM Smoke Hotline505-377-7583
Penalty CalculationsKane Currans505-629-8807
Permit TrackingCelina Phelps505-716-0721
Permits – Obtain a copyCelina Phelps505-716-0721
Permitting – New Source Review (including modifications)Rhonda Romero505-629-3934
Permitting – Operating PermitsJulia Kuhn505-629-2893
Permitting WebsiteFernando Romo505-629-7748
Pesticides (registration and licensing)NM Dept. of Agriculture, Pesticide Compliance575-646-3207
Pollen (Albuquerque)Albuquerque/Bernalillo County Environmental Health Department505-768-2712 or 311 or 505-768-2000
Prescribed Burning – Registration & NotificationNM Smoke Hotline505-377-7583
Prevention of Significant Deterioration (PSD)Abra Ziegler505-699-7132
Julia Kuhn505-629-2893
Quality Assurance Project PlanDrew Sloan505-629-7340
Radiation MonitoringNMED, DOE Oversight Bureau505-469-2154
RadonConnie Joseph, NMED Radiation Control Bureau505-629-9761
Regional HazeMark Jones505-629-6626
Kenneth Miller505-629-8673
Alex Sanchez505-629-7891
Regulation Development ProceduresNeal Butt505-629-2972
Regulation HistoryNeal Butt505-629-2972
Regulatory and Public Notice Mailing ListsNeal Butt505-629-2972
Mark Jones505-629-6626
Relocation Notices for Crushers & Asphalt Plants (Regular NSR Permits)Kathleen Primm505-629-5650
Relocations for GCP 2, 3 and 5Celina Phelps505-716-0721
Request for Public RecordsChristina Espinoza505-469-0922
Small Business Environmental Assistance Program (SBEAP)Rosanne Sanchez505-629-3938
Teri Waldron505-629-7081
Smoke Management Program & RuleNM Smoke Hotline505-377-7583
Smoke SchoolCasey Stavert505-629-3404
Spills, Incidents involving petroleum products, chemicals, abandoned chemicalsHazardous Waste Bureau505-476-6000
Spray BoothsRosanne Sanchez505-629-3938
Teri Waldron505-629-7081
State Ambient Air Quality StandardsKenneth Miller505-629-8673
Rhonda Romero505-629-3934
State Implementation Plan (SIP)Neal Butt505-629-2972
Streamline Permitting (Oil & Gas)Fernando Romo505-629-7748
Substitution of EquipmentCelina Phelps505-716-0721
Sunland Park OzoneArmando Paz505-629-3242
Supplemental Environmental Projects (SEPs)Kerra Roudebush505-699-9627
Synthetic Minor PermittingRhonda Romero505-629-3934
Title V Annual FeesMorgan Hibberd505-629-7673
Title V PermittingJulia Kuhn505-629-2893
Transportation ConformityNeal Butt505-629-2972
U.S.-Mexico Border IssuesArmando Paz505-629-3242
Vehicles (Emissions Testing – Bernalillo County)Vehicle Pollution Management Division505-764-1110
Visibility/Regional HazeMark Jones505-629-6626
Kenneth Miller505-629-8673
Alex Sanchez505-629-7891
Voluntary DisclosuresKerra Roudebush505-699-9627

Air Quality contacts

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Air Quality contacts
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