| It’s been nearly two months since more than 40 community and business leaders made the 10-month dedication to take part in Leadership Albuquerque.
In its 45th year, the program prepares professionals at all levels and from a variety of industries to expand their influence in their organizations and in our community.
Each cohort of approximately 40 students gains a deep understanding of issues that impact the economic growth and quality of life in our city and state by getting one-on-one interactions with high-level community leaders, government officials, and industry experts and gaining insight into the most important challenges the state faces.
This year’s cohort includes:
- Teanna Baca — MRCOG/Rio Metro
- Shayla Benavidez — Sandia National Laboratories
- Kyle Brayton — New Mexico Gas Co.
- Caryn Carson — Sandia National Laboratories
- Ana Garcia — Sandia National Laboratories
- Jesse Hugg — Heading Home
- Gabriel Jacquez — ABQ Public Schools
- David Jaramillo — ABB Installation Products Inc.
- Brooke Jung — Visit Albuquerque
- Kirstin Kalberg — Hartman + Majewski
- Valerie Knight — Air Force Research Laboratory
- Raquel Koch Vaz — Briones Business Consulting
- Michael Kocurek — Atmosphere Commercial Interiors
- Michael Kueker — Lovelace Health System
- Isaac Leon — Sutin, Thayer & Browne APC
- Sue Leydig — Waterstone Mortgage
- Maureen Manring — Blue Cross Blue Shield of NM
- Tonja McMullan — Holmans USA
- Claudette Michaels — Presbyterian Health Services
- Martin Olea — Central NM Community College
- Amit Pathak — Bohannan Huston
- Edwina Quintana — UNM Health Sciences Center
- David Richter — Rodey Law Firm
- Leslie Romero — New Mexico Mutual
- Adris Samadi — Enterprise Bank
- Brittany Scanlon — Special Olympics
- Andrea Sisneros Wichman — Central NM Community College
- Jeff Slopek — Klinger Constructors
- Philip Smith — UNM Health Sciences Center
- John Stewart — Indian Pueblo Cultural Center
- Cristina Torres Archibeque — Girl Scouts of New Mexico Trails
- Gina Urias-Sandoval — UNM Health Sciences Center
- Jon Wade — Presbyterian Health Services
- David Wyrick — Kirtland Air Force Base
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