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
Incoming Chair
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

Chris Schroeder
​Vice Chair
CEO
Real Time Solutions
​

Ruben Garcia
Vice Chair
Contracts Manager
JB Media Group
DIRECTOR EMERITUS

JP Espinoza
Managing Partner
NM General Office
NY Life Insurance Company
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

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
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
​HERENCIA FOUNDER

Bridget Condon
Ristras LLC

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

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
Brycon Corporation

Lorenzo Gutierrez
Director, Enterprise Excellence
Sandia National Labs

Richard Luarkie
CEO
Emerging Equities Solutions Group

Nick Maniatis
Production Policy, North America
Netflix

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

James Ortiz
Principal
REDW

Heather Philpot
President, Political and Public Affairs
Moore

Dr. Vesta Sandoval
Chief Medical Officer
Lovelace Health System

John Santoru
CEO/President
Holmans USA

Dan Schatzman
CEO
SpaceFund &
Jaguar Precision Machine Corp
Board Ex-Officios

Amanda Aragon
​Executive Director
NewMexicoKidsCan

Barbara Baca
​Bernalillo County Commissioner, Dist. 1
​Bernalillo County Commissioners

Dr. Gabrielle Blakey
Superintendent
Albuquerque Public Schools

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

Olivia Padilla-Jackson
Vice President of
Finance & Operations
CNM


Klarissa J. Pena
City Councilor
District 3
​City of Albuquerque

Marc Powell
Executive Director
​National Hispanic Automobile Alliance

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

Louie Sanchez
​City Councilor
District 1
City of Albuquerque

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



