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CIUDAD SOIL & WATER CONSERVATION BOARD
Kaelan Ashby Dreyer-Brunacini
OFFICE:
CIUDAD SOIL & WATER CONSERVATION BOARD, Soil & Water Supervisor
NAME:
Kaelan Ashby Dreyer-Brunacini
OCCUPATION:
Farmworker
POLITICAL EXPERIENCE
WEBSITE:
https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100076526284097
ENDORSEMENTS:
Chase Oliver (2024 Libertarian Presidential Nominee), Liberal Party USA
QUALIFICATIONS:
I’ve had firsthand experience working in both agriculture and conservation.
As a young farmer, I work directly with the land and see the local challenges of soil health, water use, and sustainability.
This gives me insight into how the board’s decisions affect both local agriculture and the environment.
I’m running to ensure future generations can farm and thrive here. I believe in protecting soil and water as resources that support everyone, and I hope to bring a unique perspective, and commitment to stewardship on the board
BONUS QUESTIONS:
#1: Favorite place for enchiladas, and what’s your order?
Your mom’s kitchen doesn’t count. Where do you go when you go out for red or green?As a Beer connoisseur (I also recently completed the Brewing program at CNM) I like going to Breweries that have a restaurant. Nexus has some decent Enchiladas, I’ll enjoy that Christmas and with a nice Mexican style lager or a Pale Ale.
#2: Where’s the one place you’d take a visitor to get a true, non-touristy sense of what ABQ is all about?Albuquerque (unlike some other cities here in the U.S.) is blessed to be surrounded by beautiful and diverse natural scenery such as the Mountains in the East, Bosque along the river, and the desert Mesa in the west. I think a visitor should at least see the colors of the Sandia at sunset, it’s such a beautiful on the eyes that never gets old (even for locals).
James Steven “Steve” Glass
OFFICE:
CIUDAD SOIL & WATER CONSERVATION BOARD, Soil & Water Supervisor
NAME:
James Steven “Steve” Glass
OCCUPATION:
Part-time biology instructor at CNM
POLITICAL EXPERIENCE
Ciudad SWCD Board, 2003-present; NM Soil & Water Conservation Commission, 2013-present; Water Protection Advisory Board, 2012-2024
WEBSITE:
https://www.jsgforciudad.net/
ENDORSEMENTS:
Eric Olivas, Bernalillo County Commissioner; Charlene Pyskoty, former Bernalillo County Commissioner
QUALIFICATIONS:
I earned an MS in Environmental Biology from NMSU in 1976 and I’ve dedicated my 50-year career to protecting and restoring our precious and critical natural resources. My 23 years of volunteer service on the Ciudad SWCD Board, as well as my service on related boards and commissions, has facilitated my commitment to ensuring that future generations have the resources they need to thrive, especially in the face of warming temperatures, decreasing water availability and increasingly unpredictable weather events. I’m running so I can continue contributing to the well-being of our community by advancing environmental health.
BONUS QUESTIONS:
#1: Favorite place for enchiladas, and what’s your order?
Your mom’s kitchen doesn’t count. Where do you go when you go out for red or green? Barelas Coffee House: Stacked red with an egg!
#2: Where’s the one place you’d take a visitor to get a true, non-touristy sense of what ABQ is all about? Bike ride through the Rio Grande Bosque
Other candidates for this office did not respond to the questionnaire.