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.
Gabe Portillo
Board Chair
President/CEO, Berger Briggs Insurance & Risk Solution
Our Lady of the Most Holy Rosary, Albuquerque
Patrick Finley
Vice Chair
Partner – Retired, Glynn & Finley, LLP
Cathedral Basilica of St. Francis of Assisi, Santa Fe
Ron Hensley
Board Secretary
Real Estate Broker, Tier One Partners
Church of the Incarnation, Rio Rancho
Larry Cheek
Board Treasurer
Bank Executive (Retired)
Cathedral Basilica of St. Francis, Santa Fe
Mary Grace Castro, MD
Board Trustee
Child Psychiatrist, Presbyterian Healthcare Services
Immaculate Conception, Albuquerque
Lorena Chavez
Board Trustee
Senior Business Development Officer, Capital CDC
St. Jude Thaddeus, Albuquerque
Breanna Contreras
Board Trustee
Vice President Legal, Meow Wolf, Inc.
Cristo Rey Parish, Santa Fe
Gifford Davis
Board Trustee
Chief Information Officer, WaterRock Wealth Management
St. Joseph on the Rio Grande, Albuquerque
Gregory J. Edwards
Board Trustee
Chairman, CASS Holdings, LLC
Cathedral Basilica of St. Francis of Assisi, Santa Fe
Jim Hakeem
Board Trustee
Realtor, Commercial Real Estate
Prince of Peace Parish, Albuquerque
Annette Hayden, CPA
Board Trustee
Partner, Carr, Riggs and Ingram, CPA’s
Holy Family Parish, Chimayo
Jim Higdon
Board Trustee
Investor
Cristo Rey Parish, Santa Fe
Lauri Lynch Meyer
Board Trustee
Corporate Executive, Retired
Cathedral Basilica of St. Francis of Assisi, Santa Fe
Steve Neel
Board Trustee
Deputy Chief Investment Officer, Alternative Assets
St. Thomas Aquinas Parish, Rio Rancho
Don Rigali
Board Trustee
Aerospace Consultant, Retired
St. Thomas Aquinas Parish, Rio Rancho
Lauri Roach
Board Trustee
Vice President Commercial Lending, Hillcrest Bank
Our Lady of the Most Holy Rosary, Albuquerque
Tony Strati
Board Trustee
Father Rob Yaksich
Board Trustee
Pastor
Our Lady of Sorrows Parish, Las Vegas
EX-OFFICIO TRUSTEE
Most Rev. John C. Wester
EMERITUS TRUSTEES
Michael L. Keleher
Ray Zimmer
HONORARY MEMORIAM
Warren Akerson
Al Arrigoni
Marie Hillerman
Manuel Lujan Jr.
Jennifer Riordan