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...

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...

Julia and her husband live in Albuquerque, where she grew up. She manages three 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...

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...

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...

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...

Catherine is a native of El Paso, Texas, and loved visiting Santa Fe and New Mexico as a child. Relocating to Santa Fe from New York City in 2022, she is thrilled to live with the vibrant local art scene, multiple cultures, and outdoor activities. A career educator...

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...

Daniel Herrera is a Vice President and Private Banker at UMB Bank with a strong focus on building relationships and helping individuals and families navigate their financial goals. Born and raised in Albuquerque, Daniel is deeply committed to serving and giving back...

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...

Fran Maier is a pioneering serial entrepreneur known for building category-defining brands that disrupt industries and empower consumers. She is the Founder and CEO of BabyQuip, the world’s leading baby gear rental platform, which she launched in 2016. Under her...

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...

oni and her husband have owned and operated their business, Trailer Ranch, in Santa Fe for the past 17 years. A proud Santa Fean, she brings deep local knowledge and strong community ties to her professional and community involvement. Joni has more than 30 years of...

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....

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...

Joni K. Pierce is a retired investment management professional with over forty years of experience managing investment portfolios for high-net-worth individuals, charitable organizations, tribal entities, and trusts, and supervising investment management teams. Her...

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...

Mark Steinberg is a New York City native who enjoyed a 40 year career in the investment management industry, retiring with the goal to “make every day Saturday.”Mark was Managing Director at BlackRock, the world’s largest Asset Manager where he served on the Board for...

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...

Helen Wertheim served as President and CEO of Charter Insurance Services, selling the business in 2009. Since then, Helen has focused on philanthropy, driven by her desire to promote change that positively impacts the lives of others and her community. Helen currently...