Location: Cimarron Ballroom
Welcome and Context-Setting for the Day
Simon Lopez
New Mexico Asset Funders Network
Opening Plenary: Collaboration and Inclusive Engagement: Communities and local governments co-designing economic opportunity solutions
Opening Remarks:
Javier Martinez
Speaker of the New Mexico House of Representatives
Moderator:
Oriana Sandoval
CEO
Center for Civic Policy
Panelists:
Barbara Baca
Bernalillo County Commissioner
Heather Fleming
Co-Founder and Executive Director
Change Labs
Johanna Nelson
Director of CEcD
City of Santa Fe Office of Economic Development
Carl Slater
Navajo Nation Council Delegate
Location: Cimarron Ballroom
BREAKOUT 1: HOUSING
Panelists:
Monet Silva
Executive Director
New Mexico Coalition to End Homelessness
Synthia Molina
Acting Director of Organizational, Community, & Economic Development
City of Raton
Natalie Florence
Housing Policy Officer
Thornburg Foundation
Location: Canoncito
BREAKOUT 2: EMPLOYMENT & CAREER MOBILITY
Panelists:
Marcela Díaz
Founding Executive Director
Somos Un Pueblo Unido
Somos Un Pueblo Unido
Justin D. Hilliard
Workforce Development Liaison
City of Albuquerque
City of Albuquerque
Lizzy Portillo
Economic Development Specialist
City of Santa Fe Office of Economic Development
Location: Questa
BREAKOUT 3: FINANCIAL HEALTH
Panelists:
Ann Lyn Hall
CEO
Prosperity Works
Amanda Morales
CEO
United Way Southwest New Mexico
Ricky Serna
Deputy State Treasurer
NM State Treasurer’s Office
Location: Mesita
Lunch Plenary Opening Remarks
Khia Griffis
Albuquerque Community Foundation
Sara Keller
Nusenda Credit Union
Plenary: Working with New Mexico State Agencies: Understanding how state agencies advance an inclusive economic agenda and where there are opportunities for partnership.
Moderator:
Karla Causey
President & CEO
Black Chamber of Commerce of New Mexico
Panelists:
Laura M. Montoya
New Mexico State Treasurer
Josett Monette
Cabinet Secretary
NM Department of Indian Affairs
Sarita Nair
Cabinet Secretary
NM Department of Workforce Solutions
Patricia Trujillo, PhD,
Deputy Secretary
NM Higher Education Department
Plenary Remarks:
Tim Keller
Mayor, City of Albuquerque
Location: Cimarron Ballroom
BREAKOUT 1: SMALL BUSINESS
Panelists:
Heather Fleming
Co-Founder and Executive Director
Change Labs
Sara Keller
Chief Community Engagement Officer at Nusenda Credit Union
Executive Director, Nusenda Foundation
Location: Canoncito
BREAKOUT 2: CLIMATE/ENERGY
Panelists:
Ann Lyn Hall
CEO
Prosperity Works
Michael Guerrero
Policy Advisor, Sustainability Economy Program
Center for Civic Policy
Location: Questa
BREAKOUT 3: POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION
Panelists:
Gwen Warniment
President & CEO
LANL Foundation
Hector Balderas
President & CEO
Northern New Mexico College
Mary Gutierrez, PhD
Chancellor
University of New Mexico-Taos
Location: Mesita
BREAKOUT 1: DATA & DATA SYSTEMS
Panelists:
Meriah Heredia-Griego
CEO & Co-Founder
Levado
Jeanette Brahl
Statewide Director, ALICE
United Way North Central New Mexico
Rebecca Rae
Associate Director of Indigenous Health & Wellness
Center for Participatory Research, University of New Mexico
Location: Canoncito
BREAKOUT 2: CASH SUPPORTS
Panelists:
Marcela Diaz
Founding Executive DIrector
Somos Un Pueblo Unido
Ann Lyn Hall
CEO
Prosperity Works
Dawn Hommer
Executive Director
Community Action Agency of Southern New Mexico
Logan Howard
Director of Community Impact and Public Policy
Families and Youth Innovations Plus
Mag Kim
GBI Coordinator
Future Focused Education
Teresa Madrid
Executive Director
Partnership for Community Action
Location: Questa
AGENDA – Day 2
Location: Cimarron Ballroom
Centering Equity and Community Values in Policy and Systems Change
Moderator + Panelist:
Marcela Diaz
Founding Executive Director
Somos Un Pueblo Unido
Additional Panelists:
Oriana Sandoval
CEO
Center for Civic Policy
Jacob Vigil
Chief Legislative Officer
New Mexico Voices for Children
Location: Cimarron Ballroom
Working Group 1: Employment
Location: Canoncito
Working Group 2: Housing
Location: Questa
Working Group 3: Financial Health
Location: Mesita
Working Group 4: Small Business
Location: Cimarron Ballroom
Working Group 5: Cash Supports
Location: Cimarron Ballroom
Working Group 6: Post-Secondary Education
Location: Cimarron Ballroom
Working Group 7: Climate
Location: Cimarron Ballroom
Location: Cimarron Ballroom
Planning Committee
This forum was made possible through the time, insight, and collaboration of our Planning Committee members. We are grateful for their thoughtful guidance and commitment to making the New Mexico Thriving Families Forum a meaningful and engaging experience.
Jennifer Ammann, Taos County Economic Development
Linda Candelaria, Con Alma Health Foundation
Karla Causey, Black Chamber of Commerce of New Mexico
Marcela Diaz, Somos Un Pueblo Unido
Claire Dudley Chavez, Office of Speaker Javier Martinez
Heather Fleming, Change Labs
Ann Lyn Hall, Prosperity Works
Kim Lanoy-Sandoval, Future Focused Education
Annmarie McLaughlin, Santa Fe Community Foundation
Amanda Morales, United Way of Southwest New Mexico
Oriana Sandoval, Center for Civic Policy
Gwen Warniment, Los Alamos National Laboratory
Sponsors
