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 2023. 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.

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: Tony Mancuso

Tony was raised paddling the creeks and rivers of Eastern Pennsylvania, where public access to waterways has been a lifelong focus. His professional connection to rivers began as a Lehigh River kayaking guide, which eventually led him westward to row gear boats and sleep on sandbars. It was during this time that he fell in love with the arid canyonlands of the Colorado Plateau while guiding trips for SPLORE, an adaptive whitewater outfitter. In 2017, he combined his guiding experience with his background as an arborist to begin working for the Utah Division of Forestry. 

The River Management Society (RMS) has connected him with some of the most inspiring and passionate colleagues he has encountered. He hopes to continue building rapport and camaraderie, recognizing that collaboration benefits river conservation efforts. He looks forward to forging new friendships and protecting rivers throughout the Southwest chapter.

Vice President: Barry Weinstock

Barry has reached his 30th year of river running, including 13 years as a commercial guide. With formal training in biology, he spent five years working as a biotech for a fish biologist. Additionally, he has a decade of experience in recreation management, including five years as the river manager for the Rio Grande and Rio Chama.

Recognizing the critical intersection between social and scientific disciplines, he earned master’s degrees in Water Resource Management and Community & Regional Planning. Passionate about being a steward of natural resources, he is dedicated to facilitating exciting adventures while preserving the health and natural beauty of the rivers.

Secretary: Corrine Servis

Originally 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 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

Articles of Chapter Interest

• 1-18-2013  Initial restoration report on a great restoration project at Granite in the Grand Canyon. See before and after images and a conceptualization five years out.
• 11-19-2012 Episode I video of the post-rockfall Warm Springs Rapid
• 8-10-2012 Read the attached document with photos on the recent rockfall at Warm Springs Rapid on the Yampa River in Dinosaur National Monument. (Herm Hoops)