The Rocky Mountain Section

Connect with GSA members across the Rocky Mountain region in the U.S., parts of Canada, and northern Mexico.

17–20 May 2026 Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA

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Rocky Mountain Section Resources

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Section Officers

2025–2026
Terms: Chair, Past Chair, Chair-elect, and Vice-Chair—1 year; Secretary—4 years

Dr. John Singleton

Chair
Colorado State University
Phone
(970) 491-0740

Email

Emily J. Kleber

Past Chair
Utah Geological Survey
Phone
(801) 537-3380


Email

Carolyn M. Tewksbury-Christle

Chair-elect
Fort Lewis College

Email

Dr. Benjamin J. C. Laabs

Vice-Chair
United States Bureau of Reclamation
Phone
(303) 579-2174

Email

Management Board

Includes the section officers and one voting member appointed by the chair.

Mrs. Kristen Elizabeth Smith

Member-at-Large

Kristen Smith

Member-at-Large and Graduate Student Representative
Brigham Young University (Utah)

Email

Michael Tiago Heebner

Undergraduate Student Representative
Idaho State University (Idaho)

Email

Ms. Samantha L. Malavarca

Student Representative
Colorado State University
Phone
(862) 432- 6973

Email

Elia Draven

Student Representative
University of New Mexico
Phone
(505) 728-1590


Email

Rocky Mountain Region

In the United States:

The states of Colorado, Idaho, Montana, New Mexico, North Dakota, South Dakota, Utah, Wyoming, and that part of Arizona north of 35 degrees North Latitude.

In Canada:

The provinces of Alberta and Saskatchewan.

In Mexico:

The state of Chihuahua.

Membership:

2,610 voting members of the Section as of 31 December 2025.

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