Full Name:
Ray Bennett Powell
Gender:
Male
Family:
Wife: Jean
Birth Place:
Albuquerque, NM
Home City:
Albuquerque, NM
DVM, Tufts University, 1985
MS, Botany/Plant Ecology, University of New Mexico, 1980
BA, Anthropology/Biology, University of New Mexico, 1977
Commissioner, New Mexico State Land Office, 2010-present
Candidate, New Mexico State Commissioner of Lands, 2014
Commissioner, Commission of Public Lands, State of New Mexico, 1994-2002
Member, Advisory Committee on Foreign Animal and Poultry Diseases, United States Department of Agriculture
Member, Capitol Building Planning Commission
Member, Mining Commission
Member, Oil Conservation Commission
Member, State Investment Council
Member, State Transportation Authority
Member, Youth Conservation Corps Commission
Regional Director, Jane Goodall Institute, 2007-present
Veterinarian
Executive Director, Valles Caldera National Preserve, 2004-2005
Special Assistant, Office of Governor King. State of New Mexico, 1991-1993
Board Member, Cause for Paws, present
President, La Semilla Institute
Chair, New Mexico Board of Veterinary Regulation and Licensing Board
Board Member, New Mexico Chapter of Audubon Society
Board Member, New Mexico Land Conservancy
Board Member, Quivira Coalition
Board Member, Rivers & Birds
Board Member, Tufts University Water Institute
Board Member, University of Utah Environmental Humanities Program
President, Western States Land Commissioners Association, 1996-1998
Member, United States Professional Tennis Association, 1975-1985
Favorite Quote:
"We have a choice to use the gift of our lives to make the world a better place." Jane Goodall
Favorite TV Shows:
CNN, Nova, The History Channel, National Geographic, PBS, Animal Planet
Favorite Type of Music:
jazz, blues, rock & roll
Hobbies or Special Talents:
The natural world, animals, learning about animal behavior, public policy issues, University of New Mexico Women's and Men's basketball, exercise physiology, green jobs, veterinary medicine, anthropology, climate change