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New Mexico Community Foundation
Begins the Year with New Board Members
SANTA FE, N.M., January 17, 2012 – - New Mexico Community Foundation (NMCF) announces the appointment of two new board members. The staff and current board of NMCF are happy to welcome new board members from Albuquerque and Santa Fe. The Foundation is working hard to extend its reach to include members well versed in health policy and health services, as well as corporate finance.
“By engaging new leaders, we can create and promote issues that range from building rural economies to promoting equality and health reform for women and families throughout the entire state” commented Jenny Parks, president and CEO of the New Mexico Community Foundation. “Our foundation builds relationships with community leaders, nonprofits, donors and their financial advisors to create greater opportunity and prosperity in New Mexico.”
New members include:
Robert Otto Valdez, Ph.D. currently conducts policy analyses and research at the University of New Mexico where he serves as the Executive Director of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation as professor of Family and Community Medicine and Economics. He coordinated a twelve-country adolescent health study throughout Latin America for the Pan American Health organization and currently serves on the international planning committee for the Annual Bi-national Health Policy Forum on Migration and Health.
Matthew A. Jaramillo is the Director of Government Affairs for the New Mexico Finance Authority. Matthew manages and directs the interaction with legislatures, legislative committees and staff as needed to educate and inform legal decision makers regarding the NMFA’s programs, vision and strategies. He received his Master of Business Administration from the Anderson Schools of Business at the University of New Mexico.
The two new members join an eight-member board that oversees New Mexico Community Foundation’s finances, grant making policies and practices, strategic planning and statewide outreach. Current board members include; Board Chairman, Jay Rosenblum, CEO and President of Sutin, Thayer and Browne law firm, Treasurer Bruce Bleakman, partner in The Rogoff Firm, New Mexico’s largest public accounting firm, retired Estee Lauder Companies CFO, Robert Bigler, attorney Teresa Leger de Fernandez, Ted Olin Harrison, founder and president of Commonweal Conservancy, Patricia McBride CEO and Managing Member of Santa Fe Investment Partners, Tony Monfiletto, founder and executive director of ACE Leadership High School, and Barbara Poley, Executive Director of the Hopi Foundation. Visit our Board of Directors page to learn more.
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