San Juan Mountains Association will hold a meet-and-greet at 2 p.m. Thursday at the San Juan Public Lands Center, 15 Burnett Court.

SJMA is dedicated to the promotion of public lands stewardship in Southwest Colorado. Four new team members will be announced at the meeting:

David Taft, conservation director. Taft has several years’ experience leading stewardship and outdoor education programs in the Four Corners. He was recently the adventure director at the Canyon Country Discovery Center in Monticello, Utah. Taft will oversee SJMA’s efforts to engage volunteers on public lands stewardship projects.Lea Novak, associate director. Novak joins SJMA with a background in nonprofit fundraising for national and local organizations. Most recently, she was the development director at the La Plata Open Space Conservancy, where she oversaw and implemented local fundraising efforts. Before that, she worked in the fundraising department at the Trust for Public Land in Denver for more than a decade. As SJMA’s associate director, Novak will help oversee private fundraising campaigns and bookstore operations.Priscilla Sherman, director of visitor information services. Sherman is a longtime SJMA volunteer. She has experience developing interpretive displays, coordinating volunteers and providing conservation education programs. As director of visitor information services, Sherman will work daily at the front desk in the Public Lands Center in Durango, where she will oversee SJMA’s visitor information program across Southwest Colorado.Rachelle Fish, visitor information and communication specialist: Fish is a chemical engineer by training and a zealous hiker/backpacker/camper who is committed to the conservation of the San Juan Mountains. She will work as a visitor information specialist at the Durango front desk and serve as SJMA’s webmaster and social media manager.