About us

Meet the Crew

Chris Lucero

Chris is the District Manager as of April 2024 after resigning from the CSWCD Board. He owns a small ranch in Cuba with cows, horses, and 35 acres of alfalfa, alongside 2 acres of hybrid, high altitude grape vines for the production of wine. Chris has a passion for helping the community and teaching the youth, and continues to innovate and find new creative ways to share ideas and facts about the land. He especially enjoys working with interns and new blood to bolster new projects and educate the public on his goals.

sWCD Internship Program

Cuba SWCD offers a unique internship program that allows students to interact and learn hands on with the environment and the efforts made by us to maintain and help the land.

Check out some of the work done by our interns this year:

Internship Projects: 2025

Cuba SWCD Supervisors

Soil and water conservation districts (SWCDs) are independent subdivisions of state government, governed by boards of supervisors, local landowners, and residents who are either elected or appointed. The current board members are:

Board Chair
Julian Sanchez

Vice Chair
Frank Chacon

Secretary/Treasurer
Casey Spradly

Supervisor
Timothy Johnson

Elected Supervisors
Elmer Morales
Margaret “Peggy” Ohler

Appointed Supervisor
Ricardo Duran

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