Officers and Committees

2024 NMAVS Officers and Committee Chairs

Chair
Matt Jordan
Sandia National Laboratories
P.O. Box 5800, MS 1084
Albuquerque, New Mexico 87185-1084
Phone: 505 845.9519

Vice Chair
Steven Larson
Sandia National Laboratories
P.O. Box 5800, MS 0958
Albuquerque, New Mexico 87185-0958
Phone: 505 284-5431

Secretary
Tony Ohlhausen
Sandia National Laboratories
P.O. Box 5800 MS 0886
Albuquerque, New Mexico 87185-0886
Phone: 505 844.1674

Treasurer
Erica Douglas
Sandia National Laboratories
P.O. Box 5800 MS 1084
Albuquerque, New Mexico 87185-1084
Phone: 505 844.1674

Past Chair
Elizabeth Paisley
Sandia National Laboratories
PO BOX 5800, MS 0871
Albuquerque, NM, 87185-0871
Phone: (505) 845-3611

Executive Committee Members

Executive committee members are elected each year by the Chapter membership for 2 year terms.  If you are an AVS member in the Chapter region and wish to run for the executive committee, please contact the Past Chair.

Tito Busani (February 1, 2023 – Dec 31, 2024)
UNM Center for High Tech Materials
1313 Goddard SE, MSC04 2710
Albuquerque, NM 87106-4343
Phone: (505) 239-4202

Peter Dickens (February 1, 2023 – Dec 31, 2024)
Sandia National Laboratories
PO BOX 5800, MS 0642
Albuquerque, NM, 87185
Phone: (505) 845-0205

Joe Klesko (February 1, 2023 – Dec 31, 2024)
Sandia National Laboratories
PO BOX 5800, MS 0959
Albuquerque, NM, 87185
Phone: (505) 844-0901

Sean Smith (February 1, 2023 – Dec 31, 2024)
Radiant Technologies, Inc.
2835B Pan American Freeway NE
Albuquerque, NM 87107

Clare Cavis-Wheeler Chin  (February 1, 2024 – Dec 31, 2025)
Sandia National Laboratories
P.O. Box 5800 MS 1084
Albuquerque, New Mexico 87185
Phone: 505 845.9618

John Mudrick  (February 1, 2024 – Dec 31, 2025)
Sandia National Laboratories
P.O. Box 5800 MS 1084
Albuquerque, New Mexico 87185
Phone: 505 284.8416

Committee Chairs

Committee Chairs are appointed by the Chapter Chair, with the approval of the Executive Committee. If you would like to serve as a Committee Chair, please contact the Chapter Chair listed above. If you would like to serve as a member on any particular committee, please contact the respective Committee Chair listed below.

Education Committee Chair 

Historian
Woody Weed
Sandia National Laboratories
P.O. Box 5800, MS 0386
Albuquerque, New Mexico 87185
Phone: 505 845.9267

Scholarship & Award Chair
Craig Nakakura
Sandia National Laboratories
P.O. Box 5800, MS 1248
Albuquerque, New Mexico 87185-1248
Phone: 505 284.4756

Science Fair / Community Outreach Coordinator
Clare Cavis-Wheeler Chin
Sandia National Laboratories
P.O. Box 5800 MS 1084
Albuquerque, New Mexico 87185
Phone: 505 845.9618

Student Chapter Mentor

Short Course Chair
David P. Adams
Sandia National Laboratories.
P.O. Box 5800, MS 0959
Albuquerque, New Mexico 87185-0959
Phone: 505 844.8317

Vendor Show Chair
Tony Ohlhausen
Sandia National Laboratories
P.O. Box 5800, MS 0886
Albuquerque, New Mexico 87185
Phone: 505 845-9510

Local Events Coordinator
Al Mudrick

Webmaster
Tony Ohlhausen
Sandia National Laboratories
PO BOX 5800, MS 0886
Albuquerque, NM, 87185
Phone: (505) 845-9510