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
Natalie Dunning
Accounting Associate
Clarissa Earl
Communications & Marketing Manager
Dominic Garcia
Scholarship Manager
Danielle Griego
dEi Senior Associate
Khia Griffis
Community Impact & Leadership Senior Director
Marisa Magallanez
Chief Operating Officer
Denise Nava Wyrick
Marketing & Development Senior Director
Calle Poindexter
Special Events Projects Manager
Tiffany Rawls
Finance Senior Director
Randy Royster
President & CEO
Josh Rysanek
Grants Associate
Liana Schmader
Intermediary Projects Program Officer
Letisha Rose
Grants Manager
Domineque Tenorio
Event & Marketing Associate
Nick Williams
CFOBoard 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.
Emily Allen, Chair
Dekker
Debbie Harms, Chair-Elect
NAI SunVista
Michelle Dearholt, Treasurer
Nusenda Credit Union
Lori Waldon, Secretary
KOAT TV
José Viramontes, Immediate Past Chair
MediaDesk
Dr. Abinash Achrekar
UNM Health Sciences Center
Bob Bowman
Bob Bowmania Productions
Brian Colón
Singleton Schreiber
Tom Daulton
Independent Venture Capital & Private Equity Professional
Sanjay Engineer
FBT Architects
Katie Esquibel
Sandia National Labs
Alex Flores
U.S. Department of Justice
Monique Fragua
Indian Pueblo Cultural Center
Jason Galloway
UNM Health Sciences Center
Dr. Meriah Heredia-Griego
Levado
Harold Lavender
CNM Ingenuity
Paul Mondragón
Bank of America New Mexico
Anne Sapon
Community Member
Charlotte Schoenmann
Community Member
Becky Teague
PNM
Daniel Trujillo
TKM, LLC
Ashlee Wright
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 Natalie Dunning
Accounting Associate Clarissa Earl
Communications & Marketing Manager Dominic Garcia
Scholarship Manager Danielle Griego
dEi Senior Associate Khia Griffis
Community Impact & Leadership Senior Director Marisa Magallanez
Chief Operating Officer Denise Nava Wyrick
Marketing & Development Senior Director Calle Poindexter
Special Events Projects Manager Tiffany Rawls
Finance Senior Director Randy Royster
President & CEO Josh Rysanek
Grants Associate Liana Schmader
Intermediary Projects Program Officer Letisha Rose
Grants Manager Domineque Tenorio
Event & Marketing Associate Nick Williams
CFOBoard 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.
Emily Allen, Chair
Dekker Debbie Harms, Chair-Elect
NAI SunVista Michelle Dearholt, Treasurer
Nusenda Credit Union Lori Waldon, Secretary
KOAT TV José Viramontes, Immediate Past Chair
MediaDesk Dr. Abinash Achrekar
UNM Health Sciences Center Bob Bowman
Bob Bowmania Productions Brian Colón
Singleton Schreiber Tom Daulton
Independent Venture Capital & Private Equity Professional Sanjay Engineer
FBT Architects Katie Esquibel
Sandia National Labs Alex Flores
U.S. Department of Justice Monique Fragua
Indian Pueblo Cultural Center Jason Galloway
UNM Health Sciences Center Dr. Meriah Heredia-Griego
Levado Harold Lavender
CNM Ingenuity Paul Mondragón
Bank of America New Mexico Anne Sapon
Community Member Charlotte Schoenmann
Community Member Becky Teague
PNM Daniel Trujillo
TKM, LLC