THE SPEAKERS

Alfonz Viszolay of VM Technology

Alfonz Viszolay is a Hungarian-born engineer and inventor. Over the course of his career he has done many environmental remediation projects for large corporations. At the Green Globe Festival he is presenting a biofuel-producing living algae system, a version of which will ultimately be installed at the Santa Fe Brewing Company to provide fuel for their vehicle fleet. To find out more about Viszolay’s Algae Machine, watch video and slideshows of the installation and a demonstration at the Santa Fe Brewing/VM Technologies booth.

Del Jimenez of New Mexico State University

Del Jimenez is a product of Arizona, born in Phoenix and raised in Scottsdale. He holds an Associate of Arts Degree in Agriculture, received at Eastern Arizona College in Thatcher, Bachelors of Science degrees in Animal Science, Agronomy, and Horticulture from the University of Arizona, and a Masters of Arts in Extension Education from New Mexico State University. Del worked internationally for many years in Central and South America doing large agri-industrial projects and has also farmed over 8,000 acres a year on his own farm.

Del Jimenez now works for New Mexico State University’s Cooperative Extension Service as an Agriculture Specialist. He covers the northern half of the state of New Mexico, working with limited resource farmers and ranchers implementing sustainable farming and ranching programs appropriate for their needs. See what Del is up to at alcaldesc.nmsu.edu.

Dr. James Biggs of the Conservation Partnership

Dr. James Biggs has been involved in a wide-range of local and regional wildlife science and management projects in New Mexico. Much of his current research pertains to the distribution, movement patterns, and habitat use patterns of large herbivores. His interests center on wildlife-habitat interactions and ecosystem approaches to managing wildlife and habitat resources, in addition to habitat conservation, which he believes is directly linked to sustainable living through responsible development and the “localization” vs. “globalization” of our food and natural resources production and distribution.

Dr. Biggs recently left Los Alamos National Laboratory after a 17 year career as a wildlife biologist to focus his efforts on rangeland conservation. Dr. Biggs started “The Conservation Partnership, LLC” to provide technical support to landowners and developers at all levels of land management, from land use planning to long-term ecological monitoring. His goal is to work with interested parties to ensure long-term conservation of our natural resources.

Terry McMains the Director at Large of the American Rain Catchment Systems Association

Terry J. McMains is considered a leading pioneer in water sustainability and was the first in the US to implement rain harvesting systems as a standard in large scale residential development. Terry has designed and installed over 600 projects throughout the United States for commercial, mixed use, military, university, and healthcare development. Terry is one of twelve accredited rain harvesting professionals in the nation and is currently serving as Director at Large for the American Rain Catchment Systems Association. Terry is considered a leading resource for rain harvesting and innovative water management consultation and design for new and existing development. To find out more about what Terry is doing follow this link: www.aquaharvestintl.com.

Dan Duffield of Direct Power and Water

Daniel received his baccalaureate degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of Missouri in December 1994. He also attended the Solar Technology Institute in Carbondale, Colorado in 1989. As an undergraduate, he played an active role in the design and construction of the vehicle entered by the University of Missouri into the 1993 and 1995 Department of Energy's National Photovoltaic cross-country vehicle race - "SunRayce 93". He has an A.A.S. degree in Building Construction Technology, a basic certificate in welding, and is a graduate of Computer Technology Curriculum from the Bryan Institute. In addition, he received the NABCEP PV Installer Certification in 2005 and holds a New Mexico Electrical Contracting license. He has engineered, designed and installed systems for Sandia National Laboratory, Los Alamos National Laboratory, AT&T Wireless, Sprint PCS, worked with hundreds of remote home clients, and established many custom remote electrical power system applications. He has received factory training and authorization to perform service on Trace Inverters. He is a member of SMA's Solar Pro Club. He also has been a member of IEEE for 12 years.

As a contracted Mitsubishi UPS service provider, he sizes large commercial Mitsubishi UPS systems (Un-interruptible Power Supplies) and specifies the necessary complimentary components for protecting computer networks, industrial machinery, internet computer server farms/facilities and other critical electrical appliances and machinery.

Daniel has been living with a stand-alone photovoltaic residential energy system for over nine years.

Katherine Yuhas the Water Conservation Officer for the Albuquerque-Bernalillo County Water Authority

Katherine Yuhas attended the University of Pennsylvania for her undergraduate work in geology and Penn State University for graduate work in geochemistry. She worked at the NM Environment Department in ground water protection from 1995-2000 and was the hydrologist for Santa Fe County from 2000-2003. Katherine has been the water conservation officer for the Albuquerque Bernalillo County Water Utility Authority for the past five years.

Michael Cadigan City Councilman

Denna Archuleta, Bernalillo County Commissioner

Deanna Archuleta represents an integral and vibrant part of our urban community including Nob Hill, Altura Park, Bel-Air, Parkland Hills and Alta Monte areas.

Beginning her first term in January of 2005, she has been actively involved in the community and focused her efforts on healthcare, substance abuse treatment, the UNM Hospital and economic and structural revitalization in existing neighborhoods. She has been instrumental in legislative funding and direction for the new Metropolitan Assessment and Treatment Services Center (MATS), the acquisition and renovation of the historic Hiland Theater and working with new businesses to re-locate or establish their industry in Bernalillo County. She was elected Vice-Chair of the Board of County Commission in January 2008 and was also elected Chair of the Albuquerque Bernalillo County Water Utility Authority. She is a member of the Metropolitan Detention Center Operation Subcommittee, the Legislative Committee, the Regional Juvenile Detention Committee and the Board of Finance.

Commissioner Archuleta, a native New Mexican, is also the new Southwest Regional Manager for The Wilderness Society, a national non-profit organization dedicated to preserving and protecting America’s wilderness areas. Prior to her election, she served as President of the Summit Park Neighborhood Association, which provided a first-hand opportunity to develop the district’s vision. She also served as a representative of the Big I Task Force, as a member of the City of Albuquerque Transit Advisory Board, Vice-President of the APS Citizens’ Advisory Council and PTA President.

A New Mexico native, she received her Masters from the University of New Mexico and is currently finishing her Doctoral degree. She has two sons.

Representing the needs of her constituents, she serves on the following boards and committees:

Albuquerque / Bernalillo County Government Commission (ABCGC)
Metropolitan Detention Center Operation Subcommittee
Alb/Bernalillo County Water Utility Authority
Board of Finance
Legislative Committee
Regional Juvenile Detention Committee