Leadership New Mexico | Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed people can change the world. Indeed it's the only thing that ever has. - Margaret Mead

Lifetime Members

In lieu of paying annual membership dues, a graduate, company or friend of the organization may elect a Lifetime Membership by making a one-time donation which entitles them to all benefits throughout their lifetime.  Monies donated through Lifetime Memberships are invested in the Leadership New Mexico Endowment Fund.

For more information about how to become a Lifetime Member or about the Leadership New Mexico Endowment Fund, call the Leadership New Mexico office at 505-241-4800.



Core Class of 1998


Sara Armstrong


Armstrong Energy Corporation, Roswell

T. Greg Merrion


Merrion Oil & Gas, Farmington


Core Class of 1999


Michael Blake


Olympus Financail Advisors, Paradise Valley, AZ

Tony Trujillo


Freeport-McMoRan, Silver City


Core Class of 2000


Cindi Clayton-Davis


Condotel Corporation, Ruidoso

Debbie Harmon


Albuquerque Wholesale Envelope, Albuquerque


Core Class of 2001


Jerean Camunez Hutchinson


La Posta de Mesilla, Mesilla

Bill Davis


RE/MAX Real Estate, Roswell

Terry McDermott


Valles Caldera National Preserve, Los Alamos

Paulina Salopek


Salopek Farms, Las Cruces

Dick Smith


RLS Consulting, Clovis


Core Class of 2002


Gayla Brumfield


Colonial Real Estate, Clovis

Laurie Henry


Henry Production, Farmington

Louis Huning


Village of Los Lunas, Los Lunas

Sharon Lombardi


Dairy Producers of New Mexico, Roswell

Diane Harrison Ogawa


PNM Foundation, Albuquerque

Ron Rivera


REDW The Rogoff Firm, Albuquerque

Liz Watrin


Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Mexico, Albuquerque

Abby Yates


Laurelind Corporation, Roswell


Core Class of 2003


Gary Kilpatric


Montgomery & Andrews, P.A., Santa Fe


Core Class of 2004


Tony Atkinson


San Juan County, Aztec

Laura Conniff


Mathers Realty, Inc., Las Cruces

Chuck Hamilton


James Hamilton Construction, Silver City

Jon Hitchcock


Pioneer Bank, Roswell

Dan Hodges


Intel Corporation, Albuquerque

Joe Lujan


Manuel Lujan Agencies, Albuquerque

Dave Palmer


Sandia National Laboratories , Albuquerque

Don Power


Jaynes Corporation, Albuquerque

George Sharpe


Merrion Oil & Gas, Farmington

Zala Smith


Countrywide Home Loans, Clovis

Jimmy Trujillo


REDW The Rogoff Firm, Albuquerque


Core Class of 2005


Wes Graham


RE/MAX First Place Realtors, Inc., Clovis

Eileen Grevey Hillson


AguaVida Resources, Albuquerque

Kari Mitchell


Las Cruces Machine Mfg & Engineering Co, Mesilla Park

Core Class of 2006


Jane Christensen


Portales Homes, Inc., Portales

Wayne Davenport


Jaynes Corporation, Albuquerque

Micheline Devaurs


Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos

Kathy Gorospe


Laguna Development Corporation, Albuquerque

Jami Grindatto


Intel Corporation, Rio Rancho

Trudy Healy


Rancho Milagro Productions, Taos

Kiel Hoffman


Pioneer Bank, Las Cruces

Bob Kellogg


Mesa Medical Assurance Company, Albuquerque

Samantha Lapin


POD, Inc., Albuquerque

Bobby Martinez


Desert Sun Dealerships, Alamogordo

Benny Shendo


NB3 Consulting, LLC, Bernalillo

Roger Waterman


TRK Management, Los Alamos


Core Class of 2007


Steve Byrd


Manuel Lujan Agencies, Albuquerque

Chuck Crespy


University of New Mexico, Albuquerque

Dave Doyle


Enterprise Builders, Albuquerque

Jim Haynes


Pulakos & Alongi, Ltd., Albuquerque

Bill Lemon


Brycon Corporation, Rio Rancho

Leslie McNertney


Intel Corporation, Rio Rancho

Rhonda Seidenwurm


Clovis Municipal Schools, Clovis


Core Class of 2008


Phil Casaus


Brycon Corporation, Rio Rancho

Teresa Fleming


Intel Corporation, Rio Rancho

Tim Harkins


Presbyterian Medical Group, Ruidoso

Betty Read Young


Read & Stevens, Inc., Roswell

Tim Van Valen


Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck, Albuquerque

Gary Whitehead


Whitehead Chevrolet, TorC

Mike Wiemers


Engineered Products Department - URS Washington Division, Carlsbad

Luke Woelber


H.A.W. Farms, Belen


Core Class of 2009


Carol Cochran


REDW Business & Financial Resources., Albuquerque

Ned Godshall


Altela, Inc., Albuquerque

Debra Hicks


Pettigrew and Associates, P.A., Hobbs

Cathy Vickers


Homesteaders Realty, Elephant Butte


Core Class of 2010


Roman Gonzales


PNM Resources, Inc., Albuquerque


Connect New Mexico Class of 2007


Ryan Cangiolosi


Jalapeno Corporation, Albuquerque

Luke Ragsdale


Ragsdale Law Firm, Roswell


Friends of the Organization


Patty Komko


Leadership New Mexico, Albuquerque

Edward Lujan


Manuel Lujan Agencies, Albuquerque

Michael Martin


Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana

Sherman McCorkle


TVC, Albuquerque

Peyton Yates


Yates Petroleum Corporation, Artesia