Kate Moss grew up in St. Louis, Missouri prior to heading East to attend Vassar College. She graduated from Vassar with a BA in psychology and moved to Washington, DC to begin her career on Capitol Hill. She worked in the US House of Representatives and US Senate...

Ocean Munds-Dry is Associate General Counsel for Civitas Resources where she advises the company on New Mexico legal and regulatory matters. Previously, she was Managing Counsel for ConocoPhillips and Associate General Counsel with Concho Resources and before that, in...

John and his wife Jean have been part-time residents of Santa Fe since 2001, and currently divide their time between their Santa Fe and Scottsdale, Arizona homes. He is a retired telecommunications executive, having spent most of his career with AT&T and shorter...

Julia and her husband live in Albuquerque, where she grew up. She manages 3 family investment and real estate companies. She started her working life with what was then Albuquerque National Bank and left to work with her father at Rust Tractor Co. until the dealership...

Catherine Oppenheimer co-founded the National Dance Institute of New Mexico in 1994 (NDI-NM) and the New Mexico School for the Arts (NMSA) in 2010. NDI-NM is a statewide arts education organization in New Mexico that has introduced thousands of New Mexico’s children...

A resident of New York City, Mrs. Diker is a dancer, mother, philanthropist, author and a graduate of Smith College. She and her husband are founding co-chairs of the Smithsonian’s National Museum of the American Indian in New York City. She is also a member of the...

Del Archuleta is a native New Mexican and has devoted his life to giving back to the community and improving the lives of New Mexicans. He is considered one of New Mexico’s most committed and humble public servants. For over 45 years, his impact has been profound...

Mr. Paul Cassidy recently retired as Managing Director, U.S. Municipal Finance, New Mexico Region with RBC Capital Markets after 24 years. He has 42 years of experience in the public finance field focusing exclusively on municipal debt issuance and public finance. He...

Hilma Chynoweth has worked primarily in commercial real estate and economic development. She presently leverages that experience on behalf of the Garcia Automotive Group as Director of Business Development. Her areas of interest are diverse and include workforce...

Experience: With 37 years of accounting and consulting experience (30 in the employee benefits field), Carol has significant expertise in compensation planning, leadership development and succession planning, employee benefits, and retirement plans. She has been with...

Ms. DiPaolo Love moved to Santa Fe with her husband, Steve and their daughter, Olivia in 1994 from New York City where she had a successful career as an actress and spokeswoman in TV commercials and voice-overs. As the mother of a six year old, she was able to segue...

Diane currently serves as the chair of NDI New Mexico’s Santa Fe Development Committee and member of the Executive Committee. She served as Chair, Trustee and Governor of The Children’s Miracle Hospitals Board (Salt Lake City, Utah) which is a Foundation that raises...

Diane Fisher served as Senior Vice President and General Counsel for Presbyterian Healthcare Services. Ms. Fisher provided a broad spectrum of legal services for Presbyterian’s statewide healthcare delivery system, Presbyterian Health Plan, and the organization’s...

Born in Santa Fe, New Mexico and raised near the Rio Grande River in rural San Pedro, Estevan Gonzales comes from a family that values New Mexico’s rich heritage, cultural diversity, quality education, community engagement, environmental stewardship and social...

Aleem Hasham was born and raised in Nairobi, Kenya. He has been in the USA for over 20 years, 10 of those being in Albuquerque. He is an experienced entrepreneur with a demonstrated history of working in the oil and energy industry and service industry, with emphasis...

Peggy Hubbard, a retired fundraising professional, is actively serving on the Santa Fe Development Committee at NDI New Mexico and has served as the Chair over the past year. During her development career, she worked at the University of Rochester and the United Way...

Leean Kravitz joined Fidelity Investments in August of 2008 and currently serves as Vice President of Public Affairs & Government Relations, overseeing teams in New Mexico, Utah and Colorado. Her direct responsibilities include serving as the primary external...

Jesse Martinez was born and raised in Santa Fe, NM and joined the NDI New Mexico family in 1999 through the in-school program. From there, he joined the SWAT and Celebration teams where he had opportunities to perform for countless audiences. Jesse began training in...

Brian McGrath recently retired as Senior Vice President – Human Resources at American Greetings, a $2 billion business based in Cleveland, with over 20,000 employees in the US and six other countries. Brian had been with American Greetings for over 25 years, the last...

Joelle Mevi is a retired government finance officer with over 20 years of experience in accounting, finance, and public funds investing. Joelle has lived in Santa Fe, NM since 1994, except for a five-year detour to Fort Worth Texas where she was the Executive Director...

King is the co-owner of Miller Strategic Consulting, LLC (MSC), a consulting practice that has specialized in entrepreneurial activities through investing and actively participating in the management and development of start-up companies and nonprofit organizations....

Leslie Nathanson is President of Nathanson/Juris Consulting in Santa Fe, NM. Her consulting emphasizes the implementation of strategy and the development of practices and cultures which help organizations manage complex change. She assists people from the chief...

James Ortiz is a seasoned multistate tax consultant with more than 15 years of experience and expertise in sales and use tax, income tax, and credits and incentives. Throughout his career, James has successfully navigated the complexities of tax compliance across...

Originally from Brooklyn, New York, Michael is the firstborn child of immigrants from Jamaica, West Indies. Moving first to Los Angeles and then to Carmel, California, Michael relocated to Santa Fe with husband, Bill Robnett and their Norwich Terrier, Andrew, in...

Sandy has lived in Albuquerque since 1968 when she came (on a whim) to attend UNM. She has a BA in special education an a BS and MS in nursing and has worked in both professions over a span of 40 years. She has served on many community boards and chaired several of...

David is an economic development activist & professional photographer currently involved in a variety of projects that focus on community empowerment. In this capacity he frequently facilitates conversations within a broad spectrum of grass roots and other community...