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 Financial 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

David McCollum


Las Cruces Sun News, Las Cruces


Core Class of 2001


Bill Davis


RE/MAX Real Estate, Roswell

Jerean Hutchinson


La Posta de Mesilla, Mesilla

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


Retired, Los Lunas

Sharon Lombardi


Retired, Roswell

Diane Harrison Ogawa


PNM Foundation, Albuquerque

Ron Rivera


REDW LLC, 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


Retired, Albuquerque

Joe Lujan


Manuel Lujan Agencies, Albuquerque

Don Power


Jaynes Corporation, Albuquerque

George Sharpe


Merrion Oil & Gas, Farmington

Zala Smith


Countrywide Home Loans, Clovis

Jimmy Trujillo


REDW LLC, 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

Steve Cogan


REDW LLC, Albuquerque

Wayne Davenport


Jaynes Corporation, Albuquerque

Micheline Devaurs


Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos

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


Central Michigan University,
Mount Pleasant, MI

Chip Dennedy


REDW LLC, Albuquerque

Dave Doyle


Enterprise Builders, Albuquerque

Kathy Gorospe


Laguna Development Corporation, Albuquerque

Jim Haynes


Pulakos CPAs, Albuquerque

Bill Lemon


Brycon Corporation, Rio Rancho

Leslie McNertney


Retired, Rio Rancho

Rhonda Seidenwurm


Retired, Clovis


Core Class of 2008


Russell Allen


Allen Theatres, Las Cruces

Phil Casaus


Brycon Corporation, Rio Rancho

Teresa Fleming


Retired, Rio Rancho

Tim Harkins


Carolina Women's Center, Clinton, SC

Betty Read Young


Read & Stevens, Inc., Roswell

Dan Stoddard


Curry County, Clovis

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 LLC, Albuquerque

Ned Godshall


Altela, Inc., Albuquerque

Debra Hicks


Pettigrew and Associates, P.A., Hobbs

Cathy Vickers


Homesteaders Realty, Elephant Butte


Core Class of 2010


John Brown


Sandia Capital Partners, LLC, Albuquerque

Bryn Davis


Sapphire Energy, Las Cruces

Roman Gonzales


Presbyterian Healthcare Services, Albuquerque

Steve Griego


Distribution Management Corporation, Albuquerque

Sharon Zubrod


ConocoPhillips, Farmington


Core Class of 2011


Kamal Ali


BBVA Compass Bank, Albuquerque

Jeff Elmore


Helena Chemical Company, Mesquite

Mike Grandjean


GranCor, Albuquerque

Greg Nibert


Hinkle, Hensley, Shanor, & Martin, LLP
Roswell

Holly Woelber


H.A.W. Farms, Belen

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, LA

Sherman McCorkle


Sandia Research Park, Albuquerque

Peyton Yates


Santo Petroleum, Artesia