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Mission Statement


Recognizing that human and environmental systems are inseparable and interdependent, Gila Resources Information Project pursues two goals: 1. To protect and nurture human communities by safeguarding the natural resources that sustain us all; 2. To safeguard natural resources by facilitating informed public participation in resource use decisions. Gila Resources Information Project (GRIP) was incorporated as a 501(c)(3) organization in 1998.

Board Members

Sally Smith - President
Jesse Franklin - Owens, Vice-President
Harry Browne - Secretary/Treasurer
Michael Berman
"GRIP Board Member Berman Awarded Guggenheim." Read More
David Rose
M.H. "Dutch" Salmon


Staff

Allyson Siwik
Executive Director

In addition to GRIP executive director, Allyson Siwik heads up our Healthy Rivers Program, serving as the director of the Gila Conservation Coalition. She holds a master's degree in environmental management and worked 12 years for the U.S. EPA in North Carolina and Texas.

email allyson
575.538.8078

Sally Smith
Director

Sally Smith is our President and the director of our Responsible Mining Program. She has devoted her adult life to building community with those whom she lives with and protecting watersheds she lives within.

email sally
575.538.8078

Marya Gendron
Web, Production, & Special Projects Assistant

Marya Gendron grew up in the Mimbres, and joined GRIP in 2005 when she returned to NM after living abroad in Istanbul, Turkey. She is grateful to stay connected to her home by working for GRIP remotely from Portland, Oregon.

email marya
503.298.4803

Siri Dharma Khalsa

Siri D. Khalsa joined GRIP in the latter part of 2007 as part-time Business Manager, Membership Coordinator and Living Green Coordinator.

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575.538.8078





Gila Resources Information Project
305A North Cooper St. Silver City, NM 88061 phone/fax 575.538.8078 grip@gilaresources.info

Recognizing that human and environmental systems are inseparable and interdependent, Gila Resources Information Project pursues two goals: 1. To protect and nurture human communities by safeguarding the natural resources that sustain us all; 2. To safeguard natural resources by facilitating informed public participation in resource use decisions. Gila Resources Information Project (GRIP) was incorporated as a 501(c)(3) organization in 1998.

SUPPORT: We gratefully acknowledge the continued support of the McCune Charitable Foundation.