Our Board

2026 BOARD CHAIR
Casey DeRaad
CEO
NewSpace Nexus
Chair
Executive Committee

Angela Serrano de Rivera
Past Chair
Director of Business Strategy and Projects
New Mexico Gas Company

Matthew Jaramillo
Chair Elect
Government Affairs
ExxonMobil

Ryan Cangiolosi
Treasurer
Director of Economic and Community Development
UNM Health Sciences Center
Robert Dzur
Secretary
Senior Vice President
Bohannan Huston Inc.

Nicole Abreu
Vice Chair
Vice President of Sales
Ardham Technologies

Ruben Garcia
Vice Chair
Contracts Manager
JB Media Group

Chris Schroeder
Vice Chair
CEO
Real Time Solutions
DIRECTOR EMERITUS

Louie Sanchez
All State Insurance
DIRECTOR EMERITUS

Sherman McCorkle
Chairman & CEO
Sandia Science and Technology Park Development Corporation
HERENCIA FOUNDER
GENERAL COUNSEL

Michelle Hernandez Esq.
Partner
Gordon Rees Scully Mansukhani, LLP
HERENCIA FOUNDER
Board of Directors

Hank Andrews
Managing Director & CFO
Verus Research

John Armijo
Deputy General Counsel
Titan Development

Leroy Archuleta
Chief Revenue Officer
Holmans USA

Yuriana Atayde
Campus Director
Pima Medical Institute

Marlene Baca
Vice President of Sales and Account Management
Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Mexico

Tom Briones
Founder
Briones Business Law Firm
HERENCIA FOUNDER

Rebecca Butler
Regional Public Policy | AZ, NM, UT, NV, HI
Amazon

Adrian Chavez
Senior Sales Manager
PepsiCo

Brian Chavez
NM Factory Manager
Intel Corporation

Steven B. Chavez
Managing Partner
Mesa del Sol

Tyler Chavez
General Manager,
Valley Fence Company
HERENCIA FOUNDER

Bridget Condon
Ristras LLC

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

Kelly Fajardo
Director of Public Relations and Government Affairs, South Region
Swire Coca-Cola

Jim Garcia
Executive Director
Associated Contractors
of New Mexico

Ryan Garcia
Market Team Lead
Commercial Banking
Bank of Albuquerque

Steven Garcia
Director of Business Development
HITT Construction

Kristopher Guerrero
ABQ2 Site Lead
Amazon

Lorenzo Gutierrez
Director, Enterprise Excellence
Sandia National Labs

Richard Luarkie
CEO
Emerging Equities Solutions Group

Ana Martinez
Director Western US/State Policy
Meta

Sean Martinez
VP Principal Banker
NM Market Lead
BMO Bank N.A.

Sheila Mendez
VP & Chief Information Officer
TXNM Energy Inc.

Paul Mondragon
New Mexico Market President, SVP Senior Relationship Manager
Bank of America

Eddie Montoya
General Manager
Golden Pride

Jared Olguin
Manager, Studio Management & Services
Netflix

Heather Philpot
President, Political and Public Affairs
Moore

Dr. Vesta Sandoval
Chief Medical Officer
Lovelace Health System
Board Ex-Officios

Amanda Aragon
Executive Director
NewMexicoKidsCan

Walt Benson
Bernalillo County Commissioner, Dist. 4
Bernalillo County Commissioners

Dr. Gabrielle Durán Blakey
Superintendent
Albuquerque Public Schools

Ed Manzanares
Associate Athletic Director,
Sports Administration
University of New Mexico

Monica Mitchell
Deputy Director, Economic Development Department
City of Albuquerque

Olivia Padilla-Jackson
Vice President of
Finance & Operations
CNM

Klarissa J. Pena
City Councilor
District 3
City of Albuquerque

Patricia Pinzón Sánchez
Consul
Consulate of Mexico

Marc Powell
Executive Director
National Hispanic Automobile Alliance

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

Col. Justin D. Secrest
Base Commander
Kirtland Air Force Base



