Board of Directors

The Foundation has a big volunteer board with a long reach. Our volunteer board represents big business and small, family owned-firms, the Albuquerque community and has ties to almost every part of our city. We even have APS students who are full voting members. But mostly, we have passion. Our board cares — and puts in sweat equity to help make the Foundation great.

The APS Education Foundation Board of Directors was voted Best Board 2021 by the Albuquerque Business First.

Officers

President: Heather Johnson, New Mexico Bank & Trust
Past-President: Joseph Varro, , DSRM National Bank/Valero
Vice President: Joe Trimble, Wells Fargo Banking
Treasurer: Mark Burkhard, Southwest Capital Bank

Voting Members

Leola Adams, Hub Southwest
Rhiann Atencio, Alliance Data Systems
Brenda Begley, Clear Channel Outdoor
Liliana Benitez De Luna, Sutin, Thayer & Browne, APC
Sebastian Bujoi, Student, La Cueva High School
Jeff Cain, Rio Grande Credit Union
Adrian Chavez, Pepsi
Carlos Fourzan, Entravision
Patrick Gay, Westwind Landscaping Construction, Inc.
Courtney Jackson, Community Member
Jaedyn Jiminez-Mahboub, Student, Atrisco Heritage Academy High School
Agustin Leon-Saenz, Student, Albuquerque High School
Paula Maes, New Mexico Broadcasters Association
Chriselle Martinez, Nusenda Credit Union
Shona Martinez, Colliers International
Krista K. Parker, Cafeteria Plan Company
Julianne Phares, Comcast
Alarie Ray-Garcia, ImPRonta
Julie Rowey, PNM
Randy Shaffer, Blue Cross & Blue Shield of New Mexico
Jasy Shiparski, Technology Integration Group
Anna Marie Ulibarri, Retired APS Principal
Katrina Wagner, Sandia National Laboratories

Non-Voting Emeritus Members

Jon Barela, Emeritus, The Borderplex Alliance
Dale Dekker, Emeritus, Dekker/Perich/Sabatini

Non-Voting Ex-Officio Members

Dr. David Peercy, APS Board of Education
Scott Elder, Acting Superintendent, Albuquerque Public Schools
Monica Armenta, Executive Director, APS Communications
Ellen Bernstein, President, Albuquerque Teachers Federation