Our Board
2024 Board Chair

Paul Mondragon
Chairman
NM Market President, SVP Senior Relationship Manager Bank of America
Message coming soon.
Executive Committee

Phil Casaus
Past Chair
President & CEO
Brycon

Angela Serrano de Rivera
Incoming Chair
Director of Business Strategy and Projects
NM Gas Company

Erin Gandara
Herencia Founder
Treasurer/Owner
Elevar Business Advisors

Robert Dzur
Secretary
Senior Vice President
Bohannan Huston Inc.

Casey Anglada DeRaad
Vice Chair
CEO
New Space New Mexico

Frank Garcia
Vice Chair & Herencia Founder
President / CEO
Perikin Enterprises LLC

James Ortiz
Vice Chair
Principal, REDW

Director Emeritus

JP Espinoza
Managing Partner
NM General Office
NY Life Insurance Company
Director Emeritus

Sherman McCorkle
Herencia Founder
Chairman & CEO
Sandia Science and Technology Park Development Corporation
General Counsel

Michelle Hernandez Esq.
Herencia Founder
Shareholder
Modrall Sperling
Board of Directors

Nicole Abreu
Regional Sales Director
Ardham Technologies

Hank Andrews
Managing Director & CFO
Verus Research

Kyndra Apodaca
Treasury Manager
PNM Resources Inc

Amanda Aragon
Executive Director
NewMexicoKidsCAN!

Tom Briones
Founder
Briones Business Law Firm

Ryan Cangiolosi
Director of Economic and Community Development
UNM Health Sciences Center

Adrian Chavez
Food Service Manager
PepsiCo

Brian Chavez
NM Factory Manager
Intel Corporation

Steven B. Chavez
Managing Partner
Mesa del Sol

Tyler Chavez
General Manager
Valley Fence Company

Bridget Condon
Director Public Relations
Government Affairs, South Region

Judy A. Cordova-Romero
VP HR/Administration
OwnerManager
ADC Ltd NM

Jim Garcia
Executive Director
Associated Contractors of New Mexico

Ruben Garcia
Contracts Manager
JohnnyBoards LLC

Ryan Garcia
Market Team Lead, Commercial Banking
Bank of Albuquerque

Lorenzo Gutierrez
Director, Enterprise Excellence
Sandia National Labs

Matthew Jaramillo
Government Affairs
ExxonMobil

Chris Johnson
Vice President & General Manager
Materion Corporation

Richard Luarkie
CEO
Blue Stone Strategy Partners

Ann Martinez
Business Banking Sales Manager
U.S. Bank

Sean Martinez
VP Principal Banker, NM Market Lead
Bank of BMO

Michael Montoya
President/Owner
Custom Grading Inc.

Marc Powell
Executive Director
National Hispanic Automobile Alliance

Harkirat Sareen
Pathways Operations Manager
Amazon

Chris Schroeder
CEO
Real Time Solutions

Janice Torrez
President
Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Mexico

Ana Trujillo
Senior Vice President of Support Services
Nusenda Credit Union

Linda Vega
Market President at Wells Fargo Home Mortgage
Wells Fargo

Board Ex-Officios

Walt Benson
County Commissioner, Dist. 4
Bernalillo County Board of County Commisioners

Scott Elder
Superintendent
Albuquerque Public Schools

Mike Kivitz
Former CEO
Adelante Development Center, Inc.

Ed Manzanares
Associate Athletic Director Sports Administration
University of New Mexico

John Martinez
President & CEO
National Hispanic Cultural Center Foundation

Loretta P. Martinez, Esq.
General Counsel
University of New Mexico

Olivia Padilla-Jackson
Vice President of Finance & Operations
CNM

Klarissa J. Pena
City Councilor District 3
City of Albuquerque

Colonel Michael J. Power
377th Air Base Wing Commander
Kirtland Air Force Base, N.M.

Carlos R. Romero
Associate Vice President for R&ED
New Mexico Tech

Louie Sanchez
City Councilor District 1
City of Albuquerque