Elizabeth Reid is a second generation native of Durango. Her grandparents
homesteaded on the Florida Mesa where she grew up. After graduation from Durango High School, she moved to Albuquerque, NM where she attended UNM for two years before returning to Fort Lewis College where she received a Bachelor’s degree in Elementary Education. Her husband of 27 years is a District Wildlife Manager for the Colorado Division of Wildlife and she has also worked for the Division during hunting season for the past 12 years. She has two children; Travis is a Senior at Northern Arizona University and Brandon is a Junior at Fort Lewis. She will be working for the SJMA at the Pagosa Ranger District on a job-sharing basis with the Division of Wildlife during the hunting season.