How to reach the Air Quality Division at the City of Albuquerque.
Looking for the Air Board?
The Air Quality Control Board is separate from the Air Quality Division. The Air Board creates regulations and hears appeals on air quality permits.
Below is a list of Air Quality Division contacts and email addresses.
If you have a general question or do not know who to contact you may contact aqd@cabq.gov and your email will be forwarded to the proper personnel.
Protection Programs, Air Quality Division
| Program | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| Environmental Health Director | Mary Lou Leonard | MLeonard@cabq.gov |
| Environmental Health Deputy Director | Bill Westmoreland | bwestmoreland@cabq.gov |
| Air Quality Permitting | Isreal Tavarez | itavarez@cabq.gov |
| Air Quality Permits (Source Registration, Authority-to-Construct, Title V,NSR, PSD) | Dario Rocha | drocha@cabq.gov |
| Air Dispersion Modeling | Jeff Stonesifer | jstonesifer@cabq.gov |
| Air Pollution Forecasting Programs | Jeff Stonesifer | jstonesifer@cabq.gov |
| Open Burn/Prescribed Burn Permits | Jeff Stonesifer | jstonesifer@cabq.gov |
| Winter Advisory No-Burn Calls | Jeff Stonesifer | jstonesifer@cabq.gov |
| Annual Billing and Permit Fees | Amy Gonzales | argonzales@cabq.gov |
| Air Quality Enforcement/Inspection Section | Damon Reyes | dreyes@cabq.gov |
| Asbestos Removal Notifications & Demolition/Renovation | Chris Luna | cluna@cabq.gov |
| Air Quality Service Requests/Complaints | dial 311 on your phone | |
| Fugitive Dust Permits (Construction and Programmatic) or Dust Issues | Charles Aragon | caaragon@cabq.gov |
| Winter No-Burn Exemptions | Charles Aragon | caaragon@cabq.gov |
| Air Quality Compliance Section | Matt Stebleton | mstebleton@cabq.gov |
| Regulatory Compliance | Matt Stebleton | mstebleton@cabq.gov |
| Industrial Breakdowns/Malfunction Notification | Matt Stebleton | mstebleton@cabq.gov |
Assurance Programs, Air Quality Division
| Program | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| Environmental Health Manager | Fabian Macias | fmacias@cabq.gov |
| Air Board Issues | Margaret Nieto | mnieto@cabq.gov |
| Control Strategies | Margaret Nieto | mnieto@cabq.gov |
| Air Monitoring Network | Ken Lienemann | klienemann@cabq.gov |
| Data Analysis | Dan Gates | dgates@cabq.gov |
| Pollen Program | Dan Gates | dgates@cabq.gov |
| Business Assistance | Angela Lopez | angelalopez@cabq.gov |
| Indoor Air Quality | aqd@cabq.gov | |
| Data Requests | On Line data is available at: Online Air Quality Monitoring Data | |




