YCC Commission and Public Meetings

Dr. Loucks is an Associate Professor of English at the New Mexico Military Institute in Roswell. In addition to chairing the Youth Conservation Corps Commission, Dr. Loucks serves on the Board of Trustees for Roswell Public Library, and volunteers with a number of community-based organizations in Chaves County. Dr. Loucks is deeply invested in youth development programming that promotes a well-educated, highly-skilled, and socially and environmentally conscious populace for New Mexico’s future.

grew up surrounded by the mountains of Chama, NM. He is an avid outdoorsman and a recent retiree from New Mexico State Parks. As the Superintendent of Heron and El Vado State Parks, he oversaw Boating & Law Enforcement, Operations & Maintenance, Volunteers and Educational Interpretive Programs. He also led the park through a multi-phase expansion of the recreational trail system at Heron Lake.

Anthony is an advocate for youth in his community and throughout New Mexico.  Today’s youth will be tomorrow’s leaders, and we must support their contributions and their future potential.

is New Mexico Public Education Department’s Civic and Community Engagement Coordinator. A native of New Mexico, Zach grew up in Cuba, New Mexico. After graduating from Cuba High School in 2006, he attended the University of New Mexico, graduating in 2011 with a B.S. in Education and a B.A. in Spanish. He then taught science at the Architecture, Construction, and Engineering Leadership charter high school in Albuquerque, New Mexico, where he excelled as the Dean of Student Support. In 2015, Zach moved to northern New Mexico where he taught first grade at Chama Elementary, and later mid- and high school Science at Escalante High School. In 2017, he moved to Santa Fe with his wife and daughter and began work at the Public Education Department in 2018 following the birth of his son.

is a New Mexico native, who graduated from the New Mexico State University Journalism and Communications Department. She’s been a Communications Specialist for Strategies 360, a Seattle-based communications firm; a Marketing Assistant with Lavu, Inc., one of the largest tech companies in New Mexico; and a Marketing Manager with Canadian-based iAnthus Capital Management. Amanda owns and runs her own marketing consulting group, Middle Manda. She is an expert on social media strategy, compliance, and community management for various industries.

is a Fronteriza, a woman from the border, and good food advocate who lives in Sunland Park, NM. She has worked in the non-profit sector for over a decade and currently works at La Semilla Food Center as a Program Director for the Community Education Program. Her work endeavors to create innovative and culturally inclusive food justice programs for youth and adults in the Paso del Region in Dona Ana County and El Paso, TX.

has a B.A. in Political Science from Colorado College and an M.A. from the University of New Mexico in Parks, Recreation and Environmental Education. Dana oversees the Surface Resources Division which manages watershed health, site remediation, illegal dumping, biological and cultural resources, investigations and compliance across 9 million acres of state trust land. The Division also manages over 3,500 active agricultural leases.

Dana was Director of Education for Audubon New Mexico and the Randall Davey Audubon Center for six years. She is a former President and board member of the Environmental Education Association of New Mexico, a former Chair of the Youth Conservation Corps Commission, and is the statewide coordinator and teacher trainer for the national Leopold Education Project (LEP). Dana is a mother and wife, and enjoys horses, birding, hiking, and mountain biking.