Russel M. Smith III – MD

Bob Lawrence – HAM, MED/EMT, SW, NMFC

Carlie McGinnis – Secretary, BAS/HAM, NMFC
Jamie Wells – GRD, TEC, NMFC (retired TO, Director)
Kit Keith – BAS, DRO, HAM, MED/MD, NMFC
Richard McCracken – BAS/IC, GRD, HAM, TEC/MRRS, NMFC (retired President, TEC UL, IC)
Barry Holfelder – NMFC
Carl Gilmore – PARA, WMA Instructor, NMFC
Del Dubois – SW, NMFC

Allie Heller – GRD, MED, SW, TEC   

Andres Diaz – GRD/GRD-I, MED/EMT-P/EMS/BLS/ACLS/PEPP/MED-I, NMFC, SW/SWT, TEC/MRRS, WS/AV1, NMFC

Ashley Mckanna – BIK, GRD, OHV, SW, WS, WAFA

Bob Butterfield – BAS, NMFC
Bob Lawrence – MED/EMT, SW, TEC, HAM, NMFC
Brady Coleman – DRO, GRD, TEC, WS, NMFC

Brian Williams - BAS/HAM/IC, OHV, NMFC
Carl Stewart – Bike Unit Leader/BIK  DRO, GRD, MED/EMT, WS, NMFC, AF Ski Patrol
Carlie McGinnis – Secretary, BAS/OPS/HAM, NMFC
Chelsea Crawford – Treasurer, DRO, GRD, TEC, WS
Chris Kodey – Training Officer/GRD-I, Winter Skills Unit Leader/AV1/WS-I, Tech Unit Leader/MRRS/TEC-I, CPR/AED, NAV-I, NMFC

Colton Martin – GRD, WFR, TEC/MRRS, NMFC
Craig Gillio – Communications Officer, BAS/HAM, DRO, GRD, OHV

David Eliott – Incident Commander, BAS/HAM/IC/ICS-I, MED, OHV, TEC
Delinda VanneBrightyn – President, Base Unit Leader/BAS/PIO/BAS-I, K9 Unit Leader/K9/K9MSS/K9-IT, GRD/GRD-I, SWT, NAV-I, NMFC
Emily Johnston – GRD, WAFA, NMFC
Eric Mack – Social Media Officer, BIK, DRO, GRD, TEC, WAFA, WS, NMFC

Gordon Hirsch – DRO, GRD
Jim Hoffman – DRO, GRD, SW, NMFC

John Fullbright – GRD, SW/SWT

Jon Wallace - BIK, DRO, GRD, NMFC
Jon Wood – GRD, BAS/HAM, NMFC

Karlis Viceps – BAS, DRO, GRD, TEC, WAFA, NMFC

Kati Roske – Recruitment Director, Incident Commander, BAS, GRD, SW, WS, WAFA, K9-MI, NMFC
Kelly Grossetete – Swiftwater Unit Leader/SW/SWT/SW-I, GRD, WS, WFR/WAFA/CPR.AED-I/MED-I, NMFC
Kit Keith – BAS/HAM, DRO, MED/MD/EMT, NMFC
Laeljon Knowles – DRO, GRD, SW/SWT, TEC
LJ Beckman – Vehicle Director, DRO Unit Leader/DRO/DRO-I/LDP, BAS, GRD, WS, NMFC

MacLaren Scott - BAS, K9, WFR/BLS

Malia Reeves - GRD, K9, WEMT, WS/AV1, NMFC, TSV Ski Patrol

Marie Blatnik - GRD, SW/SWT, CPR/AED/WFA, NMFC

Nicole Ponte - K9, TEC, EMT-B, K9-MI, NMFC, TSV Ski Patrol

Noa Roske – Equipment Director, BIK, GRD, OHV, SW, WS, WAFA, NMFC

Paul Texeira - Vehicle Director, BIK, WS, NMFC
Paymaneh Ghaffari – Events & Team Liaison Director, GRD/GRD-I, TEC, WS/AV1, WAFA, NMFC

Roy Dunlap – Medical Unit Leader/MED/MD/WAFA/CPR.AED-I/MED-I, DRO, GRD, WS, HAM, NMFC

Sandra Giltner - BAS, GRD, K9, TEC, WS

Sarah Jacobson - GRD, MED/RN/WFR/MED-I, TEC. WS/AV1,NMFC
Sierra Hardy – BIK, GRD, MED, SW/SWT, WS, NMFC

David Krusell – GRD, MED, TEC, SW

Jason Stolte - GRD, SW, WS, NMFC
Jerry Stachura – GRD, WS, NMFC

John Nettles - SW/SWT

Keith Bisset - GRD, TEC, BAS

Wendy Bisset - GRD, TEC, BAS, NMFC

We currently have approximately 20 Trainees working their way to Mission Readiness and Full Membership.

Barry Holfelder – TPD/Detective, NMFC
Carl Gilmore – PARA, WMA Instructor
Del Dubois – NMFC, SW

Doug Dixon – Medical Director
Ernest Martinez – OHV
Justin Dean– BLM Law Enforcement
Michael McCann – Civil Air Patrol
Ray Corral – U.S. Forest Service
Rob Goldfarb – K9
Scott Martin – EMT
Steve Harris – SW Specialist

NMFC = New Mexico SAR Field Certification
SARTEC1 = National Association of SAR Certification

SARTEC2 = National Association of SAR Certification

SARTEC3 = National Association of SAR Certification

BAS = Base Unit (ICS operations)

BIK = Bike Unit (rapid response)

DRO = Drone Unit (aerial response)

GRD = Ground Unit (ground response)

K9 = K9 Unit (human scent response)

MED = Medical Unit (medical response)

OHV = Off Highway Vehicle Unit (hasty response)

SW = Swiftwater Unit (water response)

TEC = Technical Unit (medium & high angle ropes response)

WS = Winter Skills Unit (snow & avalanche response)

AED = Automated External Defibrillator

ACLS = Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support

BLS = Basic Life Support

CPR = Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation

CPR.AED-I = CPR & AED Instructor

EMT = Emergency Medical Technician

EMT-B = Emergency Medical Technician-Basic

EMT-P = Emergency Medical Technician-Paramedic

EMS = Emergency Medical System
MD = Doctor of Medicine
PARA = Paramedic

PEPP = Pediatric Education for Prehospital Professionals

RN = Registered Nurse

WAFA = Wilderness Advanced First Aid

WEMT = Wilderness Emergency Medical Technician

WFR = Wilderness First Responder

AV1 = Avalanche Technician 1

BAS-I = Base Operations Instructor

DRO-I = Drone Instructor
FIN = Finance/Administration Section Chief

GRD-I = Ground Skills Instructor
HAM = Licensed Ham Radio Operator

IC = Incident Commander

ICS-I - Incident Command System Instructor

K9MSS = K9 Handler Mission-Ready Search Specialist

K9-IT = K9 Instructor/Trainer

K9-MI = K9 Medical Instructor

LDP = FAA Licensed Drone Pilot

LO = Liaison Officer

LOG = Logistics Section Chief

MED-I = Medical Instructor

MRRS = Mountain Rope Rescue Specialist

NAV-I = Navigation Instructor

OPS = Operations Section Chief

PIO = Public Information Officer

PLA = Planning Section Chief

SO = Safety Officer
SWT = Level 3 Swiftwater Technician

SW-I = Swiftwater Instructor

TEC-I = Technical Rescue Instructor

WS-I = Winter Skills Instructor

• APPLICANT – Someone who has applied to the team.
• TRAINEE – A person whose application has been accepted by vote and signature of the Board of Directors.
• MISSION-READY TRAINEE – A trainee who has completed the training requirements for going on SAR missions.
• FULL MEMBER – Someone who has completed all training and passed all requirements of membership in TSAR as outlined by the membership certification form.
• LIFE MEMBER – Someone who has served in an extraordinary capacity and has been appointed by the team to this honorary membership level, usually at around 20 years of service.
• AUXILIARY MEMBER – Someone who is no longer a full-time, active member, but who offers an auxiliary specialty to the team.