Gary Esslinger
Gary
L. Esslinger has been the Treasurer-Manager of the Elephant Butte
Irrigation District since 1987.
Gary is a third generation member of
a pioneer farming family living in the Mesilla Valley. His
grandfather, J. L. Esslinger, Sr.,
settled in La Mesa in 1913 prior to the completion of the Elephant Butte
Dam.
Gary's father, J. L. Esslinger, Jr.,
also farmed for over fifty years. Gary
kept his roots in
farming as well as other
agricultural based industry and lives on the family farm with his wife,
Tina. Gary and Tina have
three daughters. They have been
foster parents since 2001 and legal guardians of three other children.
Gary
earned a Bachelor's Degree in
Business Administration from Northern Arizona University in 1973. He
returned to the Mesilla
Valley and began working for EBID in
1978, where he has been for more than 30 years. Gary was also appointed
to the Office
of the Dona Ana County Flood
Commission, as Flood Commissioner, a position he held from
2002 until 2006.
Gary is actively involved with the
Family Farm Alliance and the National Water Resource Association.