On October 12, 2024 from 1-3 PM, PEECnic, our annual membership meeting to which the community is invited to come, will be held as an opportunity for members to vote for the Pajarito Environmental Education Center’s 2024 Board of Directors. Learn more about the prospective board members and current board members seeking re-election below.
We acknowledge that this event is taking place on Yom Kippur and apologize for scheduling PEECnic on this date. Please know that this will not happen again. For those who are unable to attend for any reason, we will offer an online voting option the following day.
Linda Collier
Prospective Board Member
Linda Collier has been an active member of the Los Alamos community for over 23 years, working in various capacities at Los Alamos National Laboratory. She holds a Bachelor of Science in Education and a Master’s in Occupational Safety Management, which she combines with extensive experience as a writer and program manager. Linda currently serves as Chair of the Leadership Board at First United Methodist Church, where she has been an active member for several years, participating in numerous committees. She was elected to the Los Alamos Employees Scholarship Fund Advisory Committee and has volunteered with the Land of Enchantment Wildlife Foundation (LEWF). Additionally, she is a board member of the LANL DiverseAbility Employee Resource Group and works with LANL Women’s Employee Resource Group and other ERGS. Passionate about environmental stewardship, Linda believes in caring for the beauty and wildlife of the region. She appreciates the profound impact of community events, such as Bear Festival, and is eager to enhance public support and membership for PEEC as a vital resource for both residents and visitors.
Kristen Dors
Prospective Board Member
Kristen Dors was raised in New Hampshire and spent her childhood exploring in the neighborhood woods and on trips to the beach. Kristen’s appreciation for the environment continued in college at the University of New Hampshire where she earned a BS in Environmental Science with minors in water resources management and French. Kristen received an MS in Natural Resources from the University of Connecticut in 1996. Kristen joined the US Environmental Protection Agency in Washington, DC in 1995 and continued her career with the USEPA when she arrived in Los Alamos in July 1989 with her husband Eric for his Postdoctoral Fellow at Los Alamos National Laboratory. While raising their family (3 boys), Kristen worked in private consulting for Tetra Tech, Inc. for 16 years. Kristen more recently is working doing environmental compliance for the Department of Energy, National Nuclear Security Administration. Kristen enjoys time with her family, friends, and dogs. She is working on improving her golf game and learning to fly fish.
Nan Sauer
Current Board Member
Nan Sauer came to Los Alamos in December 1986 as a Postdoctoral Fellow at Los Alamos National Laboratory. She and her husband, Jeff, have lived in Los Alamos since that time. Nan is deeply committed to resolving environmental issues and is through her career at LANL and through her personal pursuits focused on environmental education. She is the recently retired Senior Director for the Partnerships & Pipeline Office under the Deputy Director for Science, Technology, & Engineering at Los Alamos National Laboratory. Nan has been engaged in a number of Governance Boards for nonprofit organizations. Her most recent position has been as the President and then past President of the Los Alamos Foundation Board. She completed her term in May of 2020. Board member since November 2020.
Bonnie Klamm
Current Board Member
Bonnie grew up on Whidbey Island, WA where the ocean was her backyard to play in. She has always had a love for wildlife and passion for understanding the natural world. Bonnie earned her bachelors degree in earth and planetary science from the University of New Mexico, and PhD in chemistry from Florida State University. She came back to New Mexico to work at the Los Alamos National Laboratory and enjoys rock hounding and fossil collecting in her spare time. Bonnie came to PEEC as a volunteer in summer of 2021, and joined the Board in October 2022.
Shelly Wiemann
Current Board Member
Shelly Wiemann was raised in North Dakota. As a young person, she spent her summers on Lake of the Woods in Northern Minnesota/Ontario Canada. It was here that she developed an interest in hiking, birding and wildflower identification. She resided in the Minneapolis/St. Paul area for 14 years attending college and working. She graduated from the University of Minnesota with Master’s and Bachelor’s degrees in Psychology, summa cum laude. Shelly relocated to New Mexico in 2011 and has lived in Los Alamos for over 13 years. She loves hiking, skiing, and swimming. While living in NM, she developed a passion for archeology, and has volunteered with both the Mesa Prieta and the SFNF Site Steward Programs. She currently volunteers at Bandelier with Site Watch as a site steward. Shelly is a licensed investment manager, Registered Principal and CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ Professional. She established her private wealth practice Wiemann Wealth, in 2020, after several years working at Edward Jones and Northwestern Mutual. Shelly enjoys spending quality time with her friends and family, and enjoys fine dining, international travel and enjoying live music. Board member since November 2020.
Ed Santiago
Current Board Member
Puerto Rico is known for its spectacular beaches. Ed Santiago, orthogonally inclined from an early age, always preferred its mountains. One late-twentieth-century day, on a backpacking trip in the Jemez Mountains, he got a funny sensation: this… feels… like… home. A few short years later, it was. His drift into PEEC’s orbit was at first gradual, through friends and classes and Earth Days, and has grown more stable over time. Ed spends weekdays writing Open Source software; evenings and weekends are for cooking, rock climbing, hiking or reading or crosswords or sharing. Or all of the above. Board member since October 2022.