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The Catholic Foundation Board of Trustees 2012

President, Ruth D. Kelly
Boards and Commissions Dir., Office of the Governor (Ret.).

Vice President, Sheila Brown
Attorney, Los Alamos Labs (Ret.)

Secretary, Richard Carpenter, Esq.
Attorney (Ret.)

Treasurer, Tony Strati, C.P.A.
Managing Partner, KPMG Peat Marwick (Ret.)

Warren Akerson
Investment Advisor, Edward Jones Co.

Peter T. Beaudette, MD
Ophthalmologist

Catherine E. Beck
Vice President-Investments, Wells Fargo Advisors, LLC

Charles Boatright, MD
Physician (Ret.)

Sr. Linda Chavez, SC
Founder, S.E.T. for Health New Mexico

John E. Heer, Esq.
Laflin, Pick & Heer, P.A.

Jim Higdon
Partner, Verge Fund

Marie Hillerman
Community Volunteer

Cynthia Kase Pedota
Executive, Kase & Co., Inc., CTA

John J. Kelly, Esq.
Shareholder, Modrall, Sperling, Roehl, Harris & Sisk, P.A.

Emil Kiehne
Shareholder, Modrall, Sperling, Roehl, Harris & Sisk, P.A.

Scott Lardner
President, Rocky Mountain Stone Co. Inc.

Ed Larranaga

Laurie Monfiletto
Director, Strategic Workforce Planning, PNM Resources Inc.

Joseph G. Muhlberger
Financial Consultant, Financial Network Investment Corp.

Msgr. Richard Olona
Pastor, Risen Savior Catholic Community

Will Raskob
President, Berger Briggs Real Estate & Insurance, Inc.

Don Rigali
Director of Aerospace Systems Center, Sandia National Laboratories (Ret.)

Elia Sanchez
Business Manager, Dr. Roland Sanchez

Stan Sluder
Community President, People's Bank

Ex-Officio Trustee:

Most Rev. Michael J. Sheehan
Archbishop of Santa Fe

Emeritus Trustees:

Al Arrigoni
President, Berger Briggs Real Estate & Insurance, Inc. (Ret.)

Michael L. Keleher, Esq.
Keleher & McLeod, P.A

Manuel Lujan, Jr.
Former Secretary of the Interior and U.S. Congressman

Ray Zimmer, C.P.A.
Partner, KPMG Peat Marwick (Ret.)

Honorary Trustee:

Pete Domenici
U.S. Senator

Foundation Staff:

Mary P. Dunn, M.B.A.
Executive Director

Donna M. Burnett, C.P.A.
Financial Officer

Marta A. Santiago
Program Officer

Anita Louis
Administrative Assistant