About Us: Committees

Committees

If you are interested in joining any of these committees, contact the committee chairs at the email addresses or phone provided. Please check the Events and Meetings Calendar for Committee meeting dates and locations.

Building Jay Harrell [575-437-6562]

To coordinate labor, plans, materials and family interests to build the finished product, "a simple, decent house in a decent community for God's people in need."

Church Relations Kuia Tairoa [575-437-6562]

To cultivate Otero County Habitat for Humanity's relationship with local churches, seek Covenant Churches, and maintain ties to currently involved churches.

Family Selection Linly Belshaw [575-437-6562]

The committee organizes and carries out application, interview, and selection processes. We find the families who fit the criteria of need for shelter, ability to make no-interest loan payments, and ability to partner with Habitat for Humanity.

Family Support [575-437-6562]

Works with families through sweat equity, home ownership education, home purchase process, adjustment to new responsibilities and continued partnership with the organization. The committee is responsible for planning, implementing and evaluating this aspect of the program.

Fund Raising Mark Makowski [575-437-6562]

To raise sufficient money as determined by the Board of Directors to fund the needs of the organization in order that simple, decent housing can be built with Partner Families.

Legal Joe Chambers [575-437-6562]

To provide a liaison with Otero County Habitat for Humanity's attorney and monitor the legal needs and requirements of the organization, including insurances.

Office Support Pam Clarke [575-437-6562]

This group staffs the office, which provides coordination and support for the organization.

Public Relations Mark Makowski [575-437-6562]

Mission: To continually improve the community's awareness of our work, recognize our participants, and encourage new donations of time and materials so more people have simple, affordable housing.

Site Selection Jay Harrell [575-437-6562]

Identify potential sites, evaluate sites' availability and appropriateness, evaluate sites suitability for affiliate's basic house plans, develop a site acquisitions criteria policy for board approval, implement the board-approved site acquisition policy and maintain acquired sites.

Volunteer Ann Tafoya [575-437-6562]

Recruits, interviews, trains and coordinates volunteers to carry out Otero County Habitat for Humanity's mission in Otero County.

Nominating Barbara MacDonald [575-437-6562]

Solicits individuals from within the community that have the willingness and time commitment, believe in the Habitat mission and have talents and skills that serve the goals of the affiliate and ask that they participate on the Board and/or one of the service committees.