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Southwest Chapter

Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico, Texas and Utah

Our goal is to further the RMS mission by providing a regional forum for Southwest members to discuss river management issues and strategies through active participation in chapter meetings and events usually in a fun, friendly, and scenic environment. Your Chapter Officers (below) are working hard to represent the Southwestern States by promoting regional activities, representing the southwest in national discussions and supporting an active chapter membership. Chapter Bylaws provide direction for meetings and activities of the SW Chapter.  If you work in a river management field and live in one of the SW states we invite you to join now! Members, if you have an activity or happening in your Southwestern state please contact one of the chapter officers to post your event!

RMS Journals with a Southwest Focus

The most recent RMS Journal with a SW focus is Spring 2025. You can view the most recent RMS Journal on our website home page. For access to back issues online, join RMS today! Past RMS Journals are archived and are available along with other Society publications on the members-only side of this website.

2024 River Ranger Rendezvous in Desolation Canyon. Photo by Sarah Johnson.

Upcoming Southwest Chapter Events

Aug. 20-23 Lifetime Members Trip: Gates of Lodore

This trip is full!

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Oct. 12-16 River Ranger Rendezvous: Labyrinth Canyon National Scenic River

The Southwest Chapter is hosting RMS' annual River Ranger Rendezvous. Stay tuned for more information and a sign up link. More details at the link below.

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Chapter Leadership

The Southwest Chapter roles yet awesome chapter members are actively supporting two trips this year. 

Chapter Officers are volunteers from the Southwestern states who organize activities, represent the region in national discussions and support an active chapter membership. They have been elected to serve (or appointed to fill vacancies) for terms noted. Learn about chapter governance by reviewing the RMS Southwest Chapter Bylaws. 

To plan trips or other initiatives, your fellow members need a crew to channel members' energy for meeting peers and imagining the chapter’s future. If you are interested in serving as President, Vice President, Secretary or Events Coordinator please contact Risa Shimoda, RMS Executive Director to discuss and ask any questions about the roles, or just go ahead and fill out the officer nomination form. 

Any Individual, Lifetime or Organizational RMS member is eligible to run for office. Candidates should be willing to take an active role and be knowledgeable of the Chapter Officer Roles.  

Are you interested in serving as a Southwest Chapter Officer?

If you are interested in serving as an officer for this chapter, please complete the officer nomination form to let us know! It’s a great opportunity to get to know your peers and help shape the chapter’s success. Officers serve for a three-year term. Learn more in the Chapter bylaws linked above.

Chapter Officers

Any professional member is eligible to run for office. Officers serve a three (3) year term. Candidates should be informed regarding Chapter Officer Roles and be willing to be an active participant. Contact any Southwest Chapter officer to become involved in local or national RMS activities. 

Please visit the RMS Contact form or the member directory to get in touch with your chapter officers.

President: Vacant

Vice President: Vacant

Secretary: Corrine Servis

Corrine ServisOriginally from California, Corrine grew up spending time at the beach and exploring iconic destinations such as Yosemite and Joshua Tree National Parks. After earning a degree in Environmental Studies from the University of California, Santa Barbara, she began a career in environmental consulting and renewable energy. A cross-country mountain biking trip in 2004 introduced her to the beauty of Colorado, and in 2007, she returned to the state to work as a whitewater rafting guide on the Arkansas River.

In 2012, she joined Colorado Parks & Wildlife (CPW) and has since held various roles, including park ranger at Castlewood Canyon and Chatfield State Parks, statewide training manager in CPW’s Field Services Branch, and currently, operations manager at the Arkansas Headwaters Recreation Area (AHRA). She resides in Salida, Colorado, with her spouse and three children. In her free time, she enjoys outdoor adventures—often involving water—and creating lasting memories in nature with her family.

AHRA has maintained a long-standing connection with the River Management Society Southwest Chapter, and she is eager to continue this tradition. Her goal is to contribute, learn, and collaborate to protect rivers and the surrounding natural resources. Serving in this role would be an honor and an opportunity to give back to the community while supporting efforts to safeguard river systems.

Events Coordinator: Cameron Stark

Cameron StarkCameron is a lifetime boater who has served five seasons with the BLM as a River Ranger in Desolation Canyon and has worked in recreation and maintenance with the federal government since 2009. He is excited to serve as Events Coordinator to keep his foot in the door with the management and happenings on Western rivers and to maintain positive relationships with the key players, as well as the familiar and new faces that keep rivers flowing on the front lines and behind the scenes.

Past SW Chapter Trips

  • October 9-11, 2020: Gunnison River, Colorado Float Trip
  • July 28-30, 2017: Gunnison River, Colorado Float Trip
  • July 30-31, 2016: Browns Canyon National Monument Float Trip
  • August 16-18, 2016: River Ranger Rendezvous, Green River, Dinosaur National Monument Utah

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