Who We Are
About Us
About Us
Who We Are
Meet the People of Albuquerque Community Foundation
Staff
We employ a small, highly skilled staff with two things in common:
- A passionate belief in the Albuquerque community and in the power of local people to achieve a brighter future
- A commitment to personally collaborate with our donors and organizations using the most effective and financially prudent approach available
With extensive knowledge of Albuquerque and its changing needs, our staff members are partners with you in your charitable and community goals.
Julie Aragon
Executive Assistant
Jeff Carr
Accounting Manager
Clarissa Earl
Communications & Marketing Manager
Dominic Garcia
Scholarship & Grants Senior Associate
Danielle Griego
dEi Senior Associate
Khia Griffis
Community Impact Director
Marisa Magallanez
Chief Operating Officer
Kelsey Martin
Development Manager
Denise Nava Wyrick
Marketing & Development Director
Calle Poindexter
Special Events Projects Manager
Tiffany Rawls
Finance Director
Randy Royster
President & CEO
Josh Rysanek
Grants Associate
Liana Schmader
Intermediary Projects Manager
Letisha Rose
Grants Senior Associate
Domineque Tenorio
Event & Marketing Associate
Nick Williams
CFO
Celia Yapita
Community Leadership & Learning DirectorBoard of Trustees
Our Board of Trustees is composed of investment professionals, small business owners, community leaders, foundation directors and corporate CEOs who share one central goal: to fortify the well-being of the Albuquerque community.
The Board of Trustees governs the organization, establishes policy, collaborates with staff to set priorities and approves grant recommendations. All members are volunteers and invited to serve by the Foundation’s Trusteeship Committee. Trustees serve three-year terms.
Foundation trustees are extraordinarily committed to building a strong community and are an active partner in our work at the Foundation.
José Viramontes, Chair
MediaDesk
Emily Allen, Chair-Elect
Dekker/Perich/Sabatini
Debbie Harms, Treasurer
NAI SunVista
Lori Waldon, Secretary
KOAT TV
Marcus Mims CPA, Immediate Past Chair
CliftonLarsonAllen LLP
Dr. Abinash Achrekar
UNM Health Sciences Center
Bob Bowman
Bob Bowmania Productions
Brian Colón
Singleton Schreiber
Tom Daulton
Independent Venture Capital & Private Equity Professional
Michelle Dearholt
Nusenda Credit Union
Sanjay Engineer
FBT Architects
Katie Esquibel
Sandia National Labs
Monique Fragua
Indian Pueblo Cultural Center
Jason Galloway
UNM Health Sciences Center
Rebecca Harrington
Community Member
Dr. Meriah Heredia-Griego
Levado
Paul Mondragón
Bank of America New Mexico
Anne Sapon
Community Member
Charlotte Schoenmann
Community Member
Becky Teague
PNM Resources
Sara Traub
PBWS
Esther Villas-Wingfield
Junior League of AlbuquerqueMeet the People of Albuquerque Community Foundation
Staff
We employ a small, highly skilled staff with two things in common:
- A passionate belief in the Albuquerque community and in the power of local people to achieve a brighter future
- A commitment to personally collaborate with our donors and organizations using the most effective and financially prudent approach available
With extensive knowledge of Albuquerque and its changing needs, our staff members are partners with you in your charitable and community goals.
Julie Aragon
Executive Assistant Jeff Carr
Accounting Manager Clarissa Earl
Communications & Marketing Manager Dominic Garcia
Scholarship & Grants Senior Associate Danielle Griego
dEi Senior Associate Khia Griffis
Community Impact Director Marisa Magallanez
Chief Operating Officer Kelsey Martin
Development Manager Denise Nava Wyrick
Marketing & Development Director Calle Poindexter
Special Events Projects Manager Tiffany Rawls
Finance Director Randy Royster
President & CEO Josh Rysanek
Grants Associate Liana Schmader
Intermediary Projects Manager Letisha Rose
Grants Senior Associate Domineque Tenorio
Event & Marketing Associate Nick Williams
CFO Celia Yapita
Community Leadership & Learning DirectorBoard of Trustees
Our Board of Trustees is composed of investment professionals, small business owners, community leaders, foundation directors and corporate CEOs who share one central goal: to fortify the well-being of the Albuquerque community.
The Board of Trustees governs the organization, establishes policy, collaborates with staff to set priorities and approves grant recommendations. All members are volunteers and invited to serve by the Foundation’s Trusteeship Committee. Trustees serve three-year terms.
Foundation trustees are extraordinarily committed to building a strong community and are an active partner in our work at the Foundation.
José Viramontes, Chair
MediaDesk Emily Allen, Chair-Elect
Dekker/Perich/Sabatini Debbie Harms, Treasurer
NAI SunVista Lori Waldon, Secretary
KOAT TV Marcus Mims CPA, Immediate Past Chair
CliftonLarsonAllen LLP Dr. Abinash Achrekar
UNM Health Sciences Center Bob Bowman
Bob Bowmania Productions Brian Colón
Singleton Schreiber Tom Daulton
Independent Venture Capital & Private Equity Professional Michelle Dearholt
Nusenda Credit Union Sanjay Engineer
FBT Architects Katie Esquibel
Sandia National Labs Monique Fragua
Indian Pueblo Cultural Center Jason Galloway
UNM Health Sciences Center Rebecca Harrington
Community Member Dr. Meriah Heredia-Griego
Levado Paul Mondragón
Bank of America New Mexico Anne Sapon
Community Member Charlotte Schoenmann
Community Member Becky Teague
PNM Resources Sara Traub
PBWS