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
Isaac Beltran
Compliance Officer
Melissa Bruney
Donor Services & Executive Relations Senior Associate
Jeff Carr
Accounting Manager
Natalie Dunning
Accounting Senior Associate
Clarissa Earl
Communications & Marketing Officer
Dominic Garcia
Scholarship Manager
Jenifer Garcia
Community Engagement & Development Manager
Danielle Griego
Community Leadership Program Manager
Khia Griffis
VP of Community Impact & Leadership
Marisa Magallanez
President & CEO
Denise Nava Wyrick
VP of Communications & Operations and Interim VP of Development
Calle Poindexter
Special Events Projects Manager
Tiffany Rawls
Finance Senior Director
Josh Rysanek
Grants Senior Associate
Liana Schmader
Intermediary Projects Program Officer
Letisha Rose
Community Impact Program Manager
Domineque Tenorio
Event & Marketing Senior Associate
Nick Williams
Chief Financial & Administrative Officer
Kylee Winner
Grants AssociateBoard 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.
Debbie Harms, Chair
NAI SunVista
Lori Waldon, Chair-Elect
KOAT TV
Michelle Dearholt, Secretary
Nusenda Credit Union
Charlotte Schoenmann, Treasurer
Community Member
Emily Allen, Past Chair
Dekker
Dr. Abinash Achrekar
UNM Health Sciences Center
Richard Berry
Tribal Enterprise
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
Singleton Schreiber
Monique Fragua
Indian Pueblo Cultural Center
Jason Galloway
UNM Health Sciences Center
Dr. Meriah Heredia-Griego
Levado
Harold Lavender
CNM Ingenuity
Lisa McCulloch
Community Member
Paul Mondragón
Bank of America New Mexico
Becky Teague
PNM
Daniel Trujillo
TKM, LLC
José Viramontes
MediaDesk
Ashlee Wright
Junior League of AlbuquerqueEmeritus Trustees
The Emeritus Board is composed of former Trustees who have demonstrated long and distinguished service to the Foundation. They have also contributed significant and ongoing financial support to the Foundation. Candidates must have completed at least one three-year term, been off the Board for at least two years, and demonstrated meaningful impact during their service while continuing to support the Foundation through philanthropy, advocacy or expertise.
In this honorary role, Emeritus Trustees serve as community ambassadors, may mentor Trustees or senior staff, and assist with donor engagement. Emeritus Trustee status is a lifetime designation approved by the Board of Trustees upon recommendation from the Governance Committee.
*Remembered
John T. Ackerman
Carl M. Alongi
Beverly R. Bendicksen
Lee Blaugrund
Robert Bovinette
Curtis Brewer
Douglas M. Brown
Dr. Sue Brown
Victor J. Chavez
Bill Ebel
Glenn Fellows
Ed Garcia
Robert M. Goodman*
María Griego-Raby
Karl Gustafson
Diane Harrison-Ogawa
Pam Hurd-Knief
Cindy Johns
Ted Jorgensen
James N. King
Bill Lang
Shirley Leslie*
Gloria Griffin Mallory
Beverly McMillan
Steve Moise
Mary D. Poole*
Roberta Cooper Ramo
Ron Rivera
Jerry Roehl
John L. (Jack) Rust*
Barry W. Ramo
John P. Salazar
Robert J. Stamm*
George Stanfield
Jeff Sterba
Chet Stewart
Jennifer Thomas
Barb Trythall
Michael Walker
Julie Weaks Gutierrez
Posthumously*
Larry Willard*
Kevin Yearout
Ray Zimmer
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 Isaac Beltran
Compliance Officer Melissa Bruney
Donor Services & Executive Relations Senior Associate Jeff Carr
Accounting Manager Natalie Dunning
Accounting Senior Associate Clarissa Earl
Communications & Marketing Officer Dominic Garcia
Scholarship Manager Jenifer Garcia
Community Engagement & Development Manager Danielle Griego
Community Leadership Program Manager Khia Griffis
VP of Community Impact & Leadership Marisa Magallanez
President & CEO Denise Nava Wyrick
VP of Communications & Operations and Interim VP of Development Calle Poindexter
Special Events Projects Manager Tiffany Rawls
Finance Senior Director Josh Rysanek
Grants Senior Associate Liana Schmader
Intermediary Projects Program Officer Letisha Rose
Community Impact Program Manager Domineque Tenorio
Event & Marketing Senior Associate Nick Williams
Chief Financial & Administrative Officer Kylee Winner
Grants AssociateBoard 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.
Debbie Harms, Chair
NAI SunVista Lori Waldon, Chair-Elect
KOAT TV Michelle Dearholt, Secretary
Nusenda Credit Union Charlotte Schoenmann, Treasurer
Community Member Emily Allen, Past Chair
Dekker Dr. Abinash Achrekar
UNM Health Sciences Center Richard Berry
Tribal Enterprise 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
Singleton Schreiber Monique Fragua
Indian Pueblo Cultural Center Jason Galloway
UNM Health Sciences Center Dr. Meriah Heredia-Griego
Levado Harold Lavender
CNM Ingenuity Lisa McCulloch
Community Member Paul Mondragón
Bank of America New Mexico Becky Teague
PNM Daniel Trujillo
TKM, LLC José Viramontes
MediaDesk Ashlee Wright
Junior League of AlbuquerqueEmeritus Trustees
The Emeritus Board is composed of former Trustees who have demonstrated long and distinguished service to the Foundation. They have also contributed significant and ongoing financial support to the Foundation. Candidates must have completed at least one three-year term, been off the Board for at least two years, and demonstrated meaningful impact during their service while continuing to support the Foundation through philanthropy, advocacy or expertise.
In this honorary role, Emeritus Trustees serve as community ambassadors, may mentor Trustees or senior staff, and assist with donor engagement. Emeritus Trustee status is a lifetime designation approved by the Board of Trustees upon recommendation from the Governance Committee.
*Remembered
John T. Ackerman
Carl M. Alongi
Beverly R. Bendicksen
Lee Blaugrund
Robert Bovinette
Curtis Brewer
Douglas M. Brown
Dr. Sue Brown
Victor J. Chavez
Bill Ebel
Glenn Fellows
Ed Garcia
Robert M. Goodman*
María Griego-Raby
Karl Gustafson
Diane Harrison-Ogawa
Pam Hurd-Knief
Cindy Johns
Ted Jorgensen
James N. King
Bill Lang
Shirley Leslie*
Gloria Griffin Mallory
Beverly McMillan
Steve Moise
Mary D. Poole*
Roberta Cooper Ramo
Ron Rivera
Jerry Roehl
John L. (Jack) Rust*
Barry W. Ramo
John P. Salazar
Robert J. Stamm*
George Stanfield
Jeff Sterba
Chet Stewart
Jennifer Thomas
Barb Trythall
Michael Walker
Julie Weaks Gutierrez
Posthumously* Larry Willard*
Kevin Yearout