Board of Trustees for The Catholic Foundation

Board of Trustees

Our Board of Trustees is governed by volunteers representing various regions of the diocese. With many years of experience in their respective fields, they bring multi-faceted expertise and perspectives that are invaluable to our work. We are very blessed to have such talented and experienced professionals supporting the Foundation’s mission.

Ron Hensley

Board Chair

Real Estate Broker, Tier One Partners
Church of the Incarnation, Rio Rancho

Patrick Finley

Past Board Chair

Partner – (Retired) Glynn & Finley, LLP
Cathedral Basilica of St. Francis of Assisi, Santa Fe

Steve Fattor

Board Vice Chair

USAF Reserves, Engineer (Retired)
Our Lady of the Assumption Parish, Albuquerque

Jim Lardner

Board Treasurer

President, NM Travertine
San Clemente Parish, Los Lunas

Laurie Roach

Board Secretary

Vice President Commercial Lending (Retired) Main Bank
Our Lady of the Most Holy Rosary, Albuquerque

Jose F. Cano

Board Trustee

School Finance Officer (Retired)
Estancia Valley Catholic Parish, Moriarty

Mary Grace Castro, MD

Board Trustee

Child Psychiatrist, Presbyterian Healthcare Services Immaculate Conception, Albuquerque

Lorena Chavez

Board Trustee

Senior Business Development Officer, Capital CDC (Retired)
St. Jude Thaddeus, Albuquerque

Teresa DeMenge

Board Trustee

VP Trust Officer, Zia Trust, Inc.
Our Lady of the Annunciation, Albuquerque

Juliette Gallegos, JD

Board Trustee

Educator, Albuquerque Public Schools
Immaculate Conception Parish, Albuquerque

Jim Hakeem

Board Trustee

Realtor, Commercial Real Estate Prince of Peace Parish, Albuquerque

Nancy Higdon

Board Trustee

Certified Public Accountant (Retired)
Cristo Rey Parish, Santa Fe

Mark Humphrey

Board Trustee

Senior VP, Merrill Lynch & Co. (Retired)
Prince of Peace, Albuquerque

Therese Kitt, MD

Board Trustee

Medical Doctor (Retired)
Cathedral Basilica of St. Francis of Assisi, Santa Fe

Estevan Lopez

Board Trustee

Engineer Consultant San Antonio de Padua, Peñasco

Emilio I. Martinez

Board Trustee

State of NM, Budget/Finance, (Retired)
Holy Family Parish, Chimayo

Steve Neel

Board Trustee

Deputy Chief Investment Officer, Alternative Assets St. Thomas Aquinas Parish, Rio Rancho

Jerry Sais

Board Trustee

Investment Advisor, BOK Financial Our Lady of Belen, Belen

Darlene Vigil

Board Trustee

Educator & Co-Owner The Vigil Group, (Retired)
Risen Savior Catholic Community, Albuquerque

EX-OFFICIO TRUSTEE

Most Rev. John C. Wester

EMERITUS TRUSTEES

Gregory J. Edwards

Jim Higdon

Michael L. Keleher

Laurie Lynch Meyer

Ray Zimmer

HONORARY MEMORIAM

Warren Akerson

Al Arrigoni

Marie Hillerman

Manuel Lujan Jr.

Jennifer Riordan