Our Board Members

Executive Committee:

Beth Williams

President/CEO, The Bridge of Southern New Mexico

Dr. Monica Torres, Board Chair

President, Doña Ana Community College

Josh Orozco, Vice Chair of the Board

VP Strategic Development, Border Industrial Association

Farrah Marquez, Board Treasurer

Market President, First American Bank

Eric Montgomery, Board Secretary

Regional Director for Government Affairs, El Paso Electric

Travis Dempsey

Superintendent, Gadsden Independent School District

Debbi Moore, Past Chair

President/CEO, Greater Las Cruces Chamber of Commerce

Board Members:

Barbara Bencomo, Chief Administrative Officer, City of Las Cruces

Dr. Michael Chavez, Superintendent, Hatch Valley School District

Sonja Jamilla, Chief Executive Officer, Azurite Profesional Community

Glory Juarez, WIOA Administrator, New Mexico Workforce Connections

Jonathan Macias, Assistant County Manager, Doña Ana County

Sue Padilla, Vice President, J29 Enterprises

Albert Parra, Corporate Director of Human Resources, Electronic Caregiver

Dr. Bill Pieratt, Dean & Chief Academic Officer, Burrell College of Osteopathic Medicine

JessicaLyn Robles, Director of Business Development, MVEDA

Ignacio Ruiz, Superintendent, Las Cruces Public Schools

Brig. Gen. Eric Sanchez, US Army, retired, Deputy Director, Physical Sciences Lab, New Mexico State University

Brandi Shelby, Chief Executive Officer, American Document Services

Dr. Patricia Sullivan, Associate Dean, Outreach and Recruitment, New Mexico State University