Legislation Details

File #: EC-26-110   
Type: Executive Communication Status: Confirmed
File created: 4/6/2026 In control: City Council
Final action: 4/20/2026
Enactment date: Enactment #:
Effective date:    
Title: Mayor's re-appointment of Dr. Joseph Galewsky to the Joint Air Quality Board
Attachments: 1. EC-110

 

INTER-OFFICE MEMORANDUM                                                                                                      March 24, 2026

 

TO:                                          Klarissa J. Peña, President, City Council

 

FROM:                     Timothy M. Keller, Mayor

 

SUBJECT:                     

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Mayor's re-appointment of Dr. Joseph Galewsky to the Joint Air Quality Board

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I am submitting for your advice and consent the following name for reappointment to the Joint

Air Quality Board in accordance with the City of Albuquerque Ordinance 9-5-1-3.

 

APPOINTEE NAME

    TERM

Dr. Joseph Galewsky                                                                                                               April 1, 2029

Albuquerque, NM  87107

 

Dr. Joseph Galewsky is a professor of atmospheric sciences in the Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences at the University of New Mexico. He holds a B.S. in Geophysics from Texas A&M University and a Ph.D. in Geophysics from the University of California Santa Cruz. He has over 20 years of experience in the analysis and modeling of atmospheric transport phenomena on scales ranging from airflow over mountainous terrain to hemispheric transport processes. He has been on the faculty at UNM for 19 years and is a resident of Albuquerque's North Valley, where he lives with his wife and two children.

 

A resident of Council District 2, Dr. Galewsky will continue to serve as a City of Albuquerque representative on the Board; his second term will expire on April 1, 2029. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The remaining members are:

Representing                                                                             Name                                                  Term                     

 

1.

City of Albuquerque

Vacant

 

2.

City of Albuquerque

Ms. Jane E. Cudney-Black

04/01/2027 

3.

City of Albuquerque

Dr. Joseph Galewsky

04/01/2026

4.

City of Albuquerque

Mr. Dennis F. Armijo

04/01/2026

5.

Bernalillo County

Ms. Judy Calman

05/14/2025

6.

Bernalillo County

Ms. Kitty Richards

05/09/2023

7.

Bernalillo County

Ms. Susan Langner

05/28/2025

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Joint Air Quality Board

Reappointment of Dr. Joseph Galewsky.

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Samantha Sengel, Chief Administrative Officer                                                                   Date