Chief Elected Officials
Christine Lowery - Cibola
Kate Fletcher - Cibola
Todd Tatum- Colfax
Interim - Si Trujillo - Colfax
Ann Laurent - Los Alamos
Melanee Hand - Los Alamos
Robert Baca - McKinnley
Anthony Dimas Jr. - McKinnley
George Trujillo - Mora
DesMarie Romero - Mora
Alex Naranjo, Board Chair - Rio Arriba
Camilla Bustamante - Santa Fe
Justin Greene - Santa Fe
Mike Stark - San Juan
Martin Sena, Vice Chair - San Miguel
Miguel Romero - Taos
Brent Jaramillo - Taos
Board Members
Business Representatives
Joseph Weathers, Tapetes de Lana
Floyd Archuleta, Yearout Energy
Krutik Bhakta, Best Western Montezuma Inn
Rebecca Estrada, Los Alamos National Labs
Rudy Garcia, Zia Factory Outlet
Pablo Lujan, Ken's Cuisine
Sean Medrano, Northeastern Construction
David Romero, Romero's Automotive
Jon Paul Romero,Cordova Contracting & Development
Partner Representatives
Sarah Boisvert, Fab Lab Hub
Maria Herrera, NMDWS
Mario Lucero, DVR
Jennifer Martinez, San Juan College Adult ED
Jolene Nelson, RDC
Kevin Romero, NM Commission for the Blind
Arthur Sparks, Union Local 412
Marco Serna, Ornelas and Serna Law Firm
Tammy Wilhelm, San Juan Regional Medical Center
Clarence Maestas, AFSCME Local 1188
Who We Are
The Northern Area Local Workforce Development Board (NALWDB) was incorporated in 2001 as a nonprofit 501(c)(3) to operate as the Administrative Entity (AE) for workforce funds in the ten (10) northern New Mexico counties: Cibola, Colfax, Los Alamos, McKinley, Mora, Rio Arriba, San Juan, San Miguel, Santa Fe, and Taos. The Northern Area serves approximately 27.6 percent of New Mexico’s total population.
Our Goals
Our goals include promoting an environment with an improved alignment of strategies and resources to respond to the talent base for business, particularly those in targeted clusters identified as economic development priorities for economic diversification, and making available to job seekers market-relevant training and education as well as connections to employment and career advancement opportunities.
