About Us

Welcome to the UNM Alumni Association! From the Alumni Center at Hodgin Hall, the Alumni Association and Alumni Relations Office keep the University of New Mexico and its alumni communicating and connected. Everyone who graduates from UNM is automatically a member of the Alumni Association—there are no dues.

The UNM Alumni Association is governed by a national board of 36 members and four ex-officio members. The board is charged with guiding the Association "to be a vital partner in the continued excellence of the University of New Mexico through the significant engagement of alumni." The entire board meets three times a year; the executive committee meets monthly.

Alumni Association Staff, 2013
Staff Position Programs Email
Karen Abraham Executive Director, UNM Alumni Association kabraham@unm.edu
Ashley Benakis Admin Assistant I
  • Receptionist
 abenakis@unm.edu
Elaine Chew Senior Fiscal Services Tech
  • Association and Alumni Relations Office accounts
 echew@unm.edu
Victoria A. Beserra-Lujan Events Coordinator
  • Chapel and Hodgin Hall Scheduling
 vbeserra@unm.edu
Kim Feldman Associate Director
  • Legislative relations
  • Hodgin Hall
 borzoi@unm.edu
Susan MacEachen Senior Alumni Relations Officer
  • Career exploration
  • Dinner for 12 Strangers
  • Homecoming
  • Golden Graduates
  • STEP (Senior Year Transition and Engagement Program)
  • Student Alumni Association
  • Trailblazers
  • Young Alumni
 smac14@unm.edu
-- Managing Editor
  • Mirage magazine
  • Howler newsletter
  • Misc. print projects
  • Speech writing
  • Social networking
 alumni@unm.edu
Camille Pansewicz Web Design/Development
  • UNM Alumni Assoc. Website
 camillep@unm.edu
Jane Algermissen Unit Administrator / Assistant to Associate Vice President
  • Awards
  • Board of Directors
  • Board Committees
  • Scholarships
 jalgermissen@unm.edu
Kathie Scott Admin Assistant III
  • Associate Director Support
 kascott1@unm.edu
Charlene Chavez Tunney Associate Director
  • Chapters
  • Travel
  • Congressional Reception
  • Graduation
 charlene@unm.edu
Maria Wolfe Program Coordinator
  • Silent and Online Auctions
  • Homecoming
 mwolfe@unm.edu
We Cover the World!
UNM alumni live throughout the state, the country, and the world.
US map with statistcs
  • Alumni in the U.S.: 154,915
  • Alumni i U.S. Territories: 287
  • Alumni outside the U.S.: 1,3,79
  • Total Active Alumni: 156,581

Total Alumni in New Mexico: 89,832; Total Alumni past and present: 181,720

Prepared by the UNM Alumni Relations Office, February 1, 2013

Board Members, 2012-2013
Board Member Position Location
Marion Fleck, ‘38 BS, ‘70 PhD Distinguished Member / Emeritus, Dean of Nursing Houston, Texas
Monica Armenta, '85 BA Executive Director, APS Communications Foundation Albuquerque, NM
Karen Bayless, '75 BS Co-Owner, Bayless Drilling Company Farmington, NM
Penny Beaumont, '63 BA Associate Director Emerita, Texas Transportation Institute, Texas A and M University Bryan, Texas
Sandra Begay-Campbell, ’86 ASPE, ’87 BSCE Principal Member of the Technical Staff/Engineer, Sandia National Laboratories Albuquerque, NM
Amy Boule, '84 MBA OMI Operations Director, UNMH Albuquerque, NM
Steve Chreist, '67 BABA Principal/Office Leader, Mercer Human Resource Consulting, Retired Albuquerque, NM
Brian S. Colón, '01 JD Attorney, Robles, Rael and Anaya, PC Albuquerque, NM
Henry Crumpton, '78 BA President, Crumpton Group LLC; U.S. Ambassador-at-Large Washington, D.C.
Tom Daulton, '77 BBA CFO, Sorcity.com Dallas, Texas
Wayne Davenport, '71 BBA Chief Financial Officer, Jaynes Corporation Albuquerque, NM
Rich Diller, '75 BUS Director, Maestas and Ward Commercial Real Estate Albuquerque, NM
Bill Dolan ’68 BA,’73 MPA President, Banking Center ABQ, Southwest Securities, Inc. Albuquerque, NM
Irvin D. Harrison, '01 BUS Coordinator, Native American Student Center Office of Student Life and Cultural Centers, Cal Poly Pomona Pomona, CA
Nancy Herring, '79 MBA Owner, Now We're Cooking Albuquerque, NM
James Jimenez, '86 BA, '01 MAPA City Manager, City of Rio Rancho Rio Rancho, NM
Sarah Kotchian, '00 PhD Owner, Sarah Kotchian Consulting Albuquerque, NM
Harold Lavender, '69 BA, '75 JD Attorney at Law Albuquerque, NM
Ryan Lindquist, ’98 BS, ’01 MBA Associate Director, UNM Student Activities Center Albuquerque, NM
Matthew Martinez, '97 BA Director of Indian Education, N.M. Higher Education Department Santa Fe, NM
Dewayne Matthews, ’74 BSED VP Policy and Strategy, Lumina Foundation Indianapolis, IN
Danny Milo, '01 BBA, '11 JD Manager, Governmental Relations, Sandia National Laboratories Albuquerque, NM
Ryan Montoya, ’06 BBA Senior Learning and Development Consultant, IBM Global Services Aurora, CO
Karen Moses, ’77 BA Managing Editor, Albuquerque Journal Albuquerque, NM
Mary O'Hara, '89 BA Partner, Madama Griffitts O'Hara LLP New York, NY
V.B. Price, '62 BA Emeritus Lecturer, University of New Mexico / Writer Albuquerque, NM
Henry Rivera, ’68 BA, ’73 JD Partner, Wiley Rein, LLP Santa Fe, NM
Bob Rosebrough, ’75 BA, ’78 JD Partner, Rosebrough, Baber and Howe, P.C. Gallup, NM
Gail Rosenblum, '80 BA Columnist, Star Tribune Company Minneapolis, MN
Randy Royster, '92 JD Executive Director, Albuquerque Community Foundation Albuquerque, NM
Brian Sanderoff, '77 BA President/CEO, Research and Polling, Inc. Albuquerque, NM
Kathi Schroeder, '70 BA Editor, New Mexico Business Weekly Albuquerque, NM
Jane Shuler Gray ’98 BSNU Judge, Fifth Judicial District Court Carlsbad, NM
Donald “Duffy” Swan ’68 BA President/CEO, French Mortuary Albuquerque, NM
John E. Thorson, '70 BA Administrative Law Judge, California Public Utilities Commission, Retired Plains, MT
Waneta Tuttle, '67 BS, '70 MS, '73 PhD, '85 MBA Owner and CEO, Southwest Medical Ventures (SMV) Albuquerque, NM
Angie Wilcox, '03 BA Associate Director of Student Life, Stanford Graduate School of Business Mountain View, CA
Cody Willard, '96 BA Founder of CL Willard Capital Alto, NM
Kathie Winograd, '07 EdD President, Central New Mexico Community College (CNM) Albuquerque, NM
Cate Wisdom, '11 BS Professional Intern: UNM VP Research Economic Development Albuquerque, NM
Ex Officio Members, 2012-2013
Member Position
Karen Abraham, '67 BSED, '69 MA, '71 EdD Executive Director, UNM Alumni Association
Jon Gayer, '00 BA Student Activities Advisor, UNM Student Activities Center
Gary Gordon, '83 BBA, '86 JD Chairman of the Board, UNM Foundation
Caroline Muriada Student Representative, ASUNM President
Executive Committee, 2012-2013
Position Committee Member(s)
President Donald "Duffy" Swan '68
President-Elect Randy Royster '92 JD
Past-President Waneta Tuttle '67, '70, '73 PhD, '85
Treasurer Rich Diller
At Large Monica Armerna, Steve Chreist, Harold Lavender, Kathie Winograd
Executive Director Karen Abraham, Executive Director, UNM Alumni Association
Regional Representatives, 2012-2013
Region Representative
Region A: NM Jane S Gray
Region B: OK, TX Tom Daulton
Region C: CO, NV, UT Ryan Montoya
Region D: CA Angie Wilcox
Region E: AL, AR, FL, GA, KY, LA, NC, SC, VA Henry Crumpton
Region F: AK, HI, ID, MT, NE, ND, OR, SD, WY, WA John E. Thorson
Region G: IA, IN, IL, MI, MN, MO, OH, WI Gail Rosenblum
Region H: CT, DE, MA, MD, ME, NH, NJ, NY, PA, RI, VT, WV Mary O'Hara

Last Updated: April 30, 2013