Our dedicated, compassionate staff works with our board of directors and volunteers to meet our clients' needs – be it assisting a family in transition, developing policies and raising funds to support our programs, or visiting an isolated older adult, together we can make a difference.
Administrative Staff
Michael Gemme, Executive Director
Yvonne Fox, Director of Finance
Connie Johnson, Assistant to the Executive Director
Kobi Brown, Bookkeeper
Edward Yepez, Senior Administrative Assistant
Willow Greenberg & Evi Zlotkin, Volunteer Receptionists
Community Chaplaincy/Chevra Kadisha
Rabbi Min Kantrowitz, Program Director
Yafa Chase, Santa Fe Community Chaplain
Linda Friedman, Rio Rancho Community Chaplain
Food Pantry
Debbie Garduno, Community Support Programs Manager
Laurie Kato, Food Pantry Volunteer
Max Salinas Martinez, Food Pantry Volunteer
Stuart & Rosalie Simon, Food Pantry Volunteers
Roberta Vasquez, Food Pantry Volunteer
Judy Basen Weinreb, Food Pantry Volunteer
OLDER ADULT SERVICES:
Director of Programs & Services
Community Case Management
Susan Minkus, Case Manager
Jennifer Pretzeus, Case Manager
Carole Rodecap, RN, Nurse Case Manager
Hileia Seeger, MSW, Case Manager
Holocaust Survivor Services
Andy Holten, Holocaust Survivors Programs Support Coordinator
The Road to Wellness Programs
Rhonda Day, LISW, Community Wellness Director
Marica Martinic, Wellness Manager
Catherine Burke, Wellness Specialist
Lamondo Greer, Wellness Specialist
Meredith Root, Wellness Specialist
Rivka Rabinovich, Community Resource Specialist
Annette Morris, Shalom House Meal Site Coordinator
Nancy Sparks, Ft. Sumner Project Coordinator
Violet Richards, Zuni Pueblo Outreach Worker
Marilyn Iule, Zuni Pueblo Adult Day Care Aide
Rosa Flores, Housekeeper/Companion
Johnny Ray Gallegos, Housekeeper/Companion
Annia Gutierrez, Housekeeper/Companion
Sonia Gutierrez, Housekeeper/Companion
Yudannis Leyva, Housekeeper/Companion
Senior Transportation Project (STP)
Les Gregg, Lead Driver
Pastor Castillo-Roman, Driver
STAFF SPOTLIGHT
We're proud of our staff and the work they do on behalf of our clients. Meet our Community Support Programs Manager, Debbie Garduno!
OUR BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Edward Jordan, President
Karen L. Kahn, Past president
Janet Gaines, President-Elect
Kate Fry, Vice President
Mim Burhans, LISW, ACSW, Vice President
Gary Singer, Treasurer
Les Lipschutz, Secretary
Michael Gemme, Executive Director
- Mary M. Altenberg
- Howard Berger, MD
- Linda Bickelman
- Chris Cates, CFP
- Lanette Duvall
- Diane Hinte
- Libby Golden Hopkins
- Karen Landis Knauf
- Sheldon Liebman
- Steven J. Locke
- Jerome Pfeffer
- Elliot Pierce, MD
- Albert Ratner, PhD
- Betty R. Rosenberg
- Tom Ruby
- Juanita M. Sánchez
- Peggy Werbner
- Lisa Kaplan Witt
