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"...I experienced more things in one month than I have my whole life."
—Therapeutic Adventure Program participant
35 Years of 'A-ha' Moments: Transforming the
Lives of Over 39,000 New Mexicans
DEAR FRIENDS AND SUPPORTERS,
Have you ever had an unexpected revelation? That
‘a-ha’ moment when the pieces fit together and the
full picture comes into view? That instant when
something you thought was missing from your life
is suddenly right there in front of you and you recognize it has been so all along? If so, then we hope
you will be greatly inspired by our client’s stories
and reflections in our 35th Annual Report.
Our work and mission is multifaceted and our
diverse programs serve a multitude of New
Mexicans of all ages who face many of life’s hardest
challenges. Their reflections in this report echo
many other testimonials we have heard throughout the year – of unexpected revelations and
connections to self and to community.
These reflections not only speak volumes about
how your support effects the lives of our fellow
community members, but is also a testimony to our
committed and passionate staff who work with a
clear sense of purpose and passion to ensure
better lives for those they serve. Your support
enables us to engage with our clients in a personal
and adventurous setting and see the transformation
in our client’s lives when they have their own ‘a-ha’
moments. It inspires us to be even more committed to creating greater positive impact.
I am thrilled to share a few milestones this year:
• We provided more services to more New
Mexicans statewide with a record-breaking
9,290 youth and adults served.
• We started our Intensive Out Patient Adolescent
Recovery and Counseling Services, with offices
in Santa Fe, Tesuque and Española.
• We hosted best-selling author Rosalind
Wiseman with a teacher training and a school
assembly at the Santa Fe Public Schools, and a
public presentation at the Lensic Performing
Arts Center - reaching over 400 community
members about the issue of bullying.
• We received increased programming funds
from the NM Children, Youth and Family
Department to expand our Therapeutic
Adventure Programming to vulnerable youth
throughout the state.
• We received Capital Outlay funding from our
esteemed legislators and senators for improvements and expansion to our Urban Adventure
Training Center.
On behalf of the staff and the board of directors, I
thank you and hope that when reading this report
you see how your contributions and support make
a differnce and continue to support our commitment to advance our vision and mission. Your ongoing care and financial contributions are significant and make a real and substantial difference in
people’s lives.
I hope you all have a blessed and safe year filled
with “unexpected revelations,” transformative
adventures and rejuvenating time outdoors.
With appreciation and care,
Mary Sky Gray, M.S.
Executive Director
"... you made me feel safe enough to suspend my usual pattern of isolating
and instead to take a number of emotional risks that allowed me to bounce
back, reconnect, and to grow from the experience. I also discovered on this
trip how much I enjoy and feel grounded by being in nature..."
—Adventure OUT! participant
The Santa Fe Mountain Center
We are a nationally recognized and accredited
501(c)3 educational and therapeutic organization
that, since 1979, has provided experiential and
adventure-based programs, community mobilization, and civic engagement for children, youth,
families, communities and groups. Program
designs are rooted in our Experiential Adventure
Based Resiliency Model©, which incorporates
elements of adventure, education, and challenge to
help participants break through self-limiting
beliefs, discover their potential, and build positive
self-identity and resiliency.
In our 35 years we have served over 39,000 people
—helping each individual explore and adopt new
skills to solve problems, make healthy decisions
and confront the issues challenging their life.
Our Programs
Adventures in a Caring Community provides
bullying prevention for elementary students.
Adventure OUT! provides HIV/AIDS prevention
services serving high-risk populations.
Courage to Risk serves trauma survivors.
Emergence provides culturally relevant experiential programs for Native American communities
that support decolonization and indigenous knowledge and values.
Harm Reduction decreases risk of drug overdose
and HIV/Hepatitis C infection for Northern New
Mexicans.
NM Gay Straight Alliance Network provides resiliency building and suicide prevention services to
lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and questioning
young people and their allies.
OUR MISSION
We are dedicated to promoting
personal discovery and social
change among youth, families,
and groups through the use of
creative learning experiences in
wilderness, community, and
cultural environments.
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Therapeutic Adventure Program serves adjudicated youth, survivors of sexual, physical or emotional abuse and people in recovery from substance
abuse, youth at risk of entering the system, youth
in treatment and displaced youth from a diversity
of backgrounds and cultures.
Adolescent Recovery & Counseling Services
utilizes The Seven Challenges program model to
help adolescents address drug and alcohol problems.
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We've Expanded Our Services!
Adolescent Recovery and Counseling
As an extension of our work to build resiliency and
help people transform their lives, we added Intensive
Outpatient Program and Counseling services to
address the pressing issue of adolscent substance
abuse in Santa Fe and Española. Utilizing The Seven
Challenges model, an evidence based program
designed specifically for adolescents, the program
helps young people address their drug and alcohol
problems as well as their co-occurring life skill
deficits and situational and psychological problems.
It emphasizes the stages of change in overcoming
drug and alcohol problems and prepares youth to
change through motivational enhancement.
Approved by the Medical Assistance Division of the
NM Human Services Department, these services are
for Medicaid eligible youth and we have offices in
Santa Fe, Tesuque and Española.
The program utilizes Trauma Informed Services,
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Group Therapy, Adventure Therapy, Art Therapy, Mindfulness and Stress
Reduction and offers the following services: Intensive
and Regular Outpatient Services, Individual and
Family Counseling, Recovery Promotion and Substance
Abuse Education.
For more information, contact us at (505) 983-6158.
Top: NM GSAN youth working together. Bottom: A group "debriefs" at the end
of a program day, sharing what they learned and applications for their lives.
"...I felt like the SFMC did so many small things to create a safe space for
every participant that it was more meaningful for all of us to learn."
—Courage to Risk participant
Teeter-tottering: Bringing Balance Into Our Lives
by Life Link Clubhouse Members
The sun, clouds, and cool breeze used two spring
days at the end of March to play with us. The sunshine made us pull hats off and remove our outer
jackets, then the clouds would cross over and the
wind said put your hoods up and zip your zippers.
The weather fit in with the beginning of a return to
play, as well as daring adventures in a safe environment with warm, welcoming staff to greet and
encourage our group from The Life Link Santa Fe
Clubhouse.
Upon arrival, we gathered at “The Beach” - a sandy
area with a few picnic tables, and met the other
group of women from another agency. Then we
played a wild game of tag. Each participant had
an extra large handkerchief with one corner in
her back jeans pocket or waistband. Everyone
was “it” and the rules of the game were to pull the
handkerchief from everyone you could and that
eliminated that person in the game for the first
round. The rules changed in rounds 2 and 3. We
chased, dashed and moved sideways, forward and
backward trying to keep others from grabbing our
handkerchief. There were 20 women playing tag,
laughing like children, and the last four in every
round were all competitive Clubhouse/staff people.
We were determined to win!
The remainder of the first day and part of the
second was spent cooking and eating together, with
more team building activities. One was called the
Whale Watch. It was a log with a large wooden platform that any number could get on and try to balance like a big square teeter-totter. We tried having
one line of woman on each side, and then one
from each line changed sides, while the rest held
still trying to maintain the balance. We learned
that when you are out-of-balance, overcorrecting
does not work. We do this in life sometimes - move
more frantically, and become unfocused due to the
anxiousness we feel, and then become overwhelmed
causing more imbalance. We also tried a memory
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game that team members could help with, and
discovered what we already knew – that having a
support system is good and helps us reach goals.
The name of this Santa Fe Mountain program is
“Courage to Risk” and on the second day we discovered where the name originates. Getting strapped
into the harnesses that would save us if we fell
from over 30 feet felt like we were getting ready
to jump from a plane. Three staff checked and rechecked our carabiners and straps, and we put on
our helmets. The first two brave women climbed
the ladders placed against each of two telephone
poles, then further beyond the ladder with just
metal handholds and footholds until we reached
the point where we stepped out on a cable. We had
one rope attached to the pole to help us stay on the
cable until we reached a center rope where both
partners met, exiting the first cables from their
respective poles. At that point, one partner stepped
onto another cable with hand on center rope. Then
her partner stepped onto the same cable forcing
the first person to move and let go of the rope and
hang on to her partner’s arm for support. Now both
are on the cable, and they work their way across
until they reach the point where the first person is
close to the next rope, but cannot reach it without
letting go of her partner’s hand. It’s courageous to
let go and balance or leap to that needed rope. Once
there, she must step closer to her partner again,
who must then let go of her rope and trust that her
partner’s hand will be there. WHEW! It was amazing, brave, fun, empowering, and trust building for
all of the women who participated.
We are Wonder Women and will carry these two
days deep inside of us knowing we are braver than
we think, and capable enough to trust and try new
things! Thank you Santa Fe Mountain Center and
The Life Link for this opportunity.
From Confusion to Cooperation
A Healing
By Rex Givens, SFMC Board Member
by a Courage to Risk program participant
March 28, 2014, inspired by an SFMC program
It was a beautiful, sunny day at Santa Fe Tree
House Camp and I was honored to be able to sit,
observe and encourage a group of Adventure OUT!
participants attempt a challenging low ropes event
called Tension Traverse. The event consists of three
separate low strung tension wires approximately
12 feet long and connected to 3 different trees,
and requires that the group work collaboratively,
enabling each person to successfully complete it.
As they began, it was evident the participants, who
had only just met 30 minutes before, did not trust
themselves or their teammates. There was chaos
and confusion about how to negotiate the three
segments of wire. But the group persevered and by
the second wire a dramatic transformation began
to occur; the participants began to work together
and through cooperation and collaboration they
each gained confidence and finished the course.
Being able to witness their teamwork transform
their initial fear and confusion into confidence
and pride as they completed the course was exciting and I felt a part of their hard-won success. It
was deeply satisfying to observe the tenants of the
SFMC – teamwork, trust and good communication
– impact group dynamics resulting in successful
outcomes. It was an honor to be able to witness an
adventure transform lives!
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outer rims against earth
inner curves
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resound through time
awakening a grasshopper
her subtle stretch drawing
steam for the jump
the landing
through your ear-feet
the reverb of ancient drums
do you feel the beat
that taps into your feet
the finger snaps around the ears
music that weaves through hair
slides across body scars
creates shivers up a baby bird's back
shakes snakes from winter skins
the whisper of water
that tickles soft insides
together we cup the earth
with warm rims of ears
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gather what we already have
Program Evaluation Summary
Prepared by Jenn Jevertson M.S., Evaluation Manager
Number of clients served:
What NM Gay Straight Alliance Network youth
say they gained on our programs...
...and said their experience
was overall positive:
We are dedicated to evaluating the impact and effectiveness of all our programs. Here are some highlights from
the past year.
Sense of belonging and
Sense of belonging and acceptance
acceptance
Confident and safe to
Confident
and safe totheir
expressidentity
my identity
express
100%
Able to strengthen their
school GSA club
Learned skills to become
Learned skills
to be a stronger
leader
a stronger
leader
99%
Able to strengthen my school GSA club
Better able to fight homophobia
Better able to fight homophobia
& transphobia
and transphobia
96%
ConfidentConfident
to make
change
to make
change
100%
99%
97%
Referral agents who strongly agreed that
we helped their clients improve their
skills in communication, decision making, cooperation and problem solving:
" This is the only youth group
I've been to that has made me
feel accepted and comfortable. "
ADVENTURE OUT! PROGRAM
98%
—NM GSAN participant
99% challenged self in a healthy way
100% felt more connected to support
What Courgage to Risk participants say they
gained on our programs...
Felt a sense ofFeltpersonal
power
a sense of personal
power
90%
90%
96%
Helped their healing
process
Helped my healing
process
96%
98%
Did more than
thought
Did morethey
than I thought
I could
they could
98%
98%
98%
Accepted & trusted
feelings
Accepted and trusted
feelings
Took healthy
risks
Took healthy
risks
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90%
90%
felt empowered to make healthier
decisions
systems and resources
99%
99%
felt more connected to a community
99%
learned things that will benefit them
felt more confident in communication
and negotiation skills
HARM REDUCTION PROGRAM
In fiscal year 2014 we became New Mexico's
largest Harm Reduction provider with:
800 people served
1,005,630 syringes distributed
973,738 syringes collected
46% distribution increase over
7
previous year
Program Evaluation Summary cont.
Adventures in a Caring
Community Program Makes
Important Strides
" This program aided my healing
process by helping me with grounding and with feeling and controlling
my emotions. "
—Courage to Risk participant
What Therapeutic Adventure Program participants
say they gained on our programs...
Felt good about themselves
Felt good about myself
Learned about self
Learned about themselves
Felt supported
Felt supported
Cooperated
with others
Cooperated with
others
Increased problem-solving
Increased problem solving skills
skills
Improved communication
Improved communication
Did more thanDidthey
more thanthought
I thought I could
they could
Learned things
that
Learned things
that willwill
help me
help them
Challenged myself
Challenged themselves
90%
90%
83%
83%
94%
94%
94%
94%
82%
82%
89%
89%
84%
84%
88%
• 2008: ACC was the subject of a graduate
student’s thesis.
• 2012: Accepted into the Service to
Science Academy of SAMHSA (Substance
Abuse and Mental Health Services
Administration)
• 2013-14: Awarded an Evaluation Capacity
Building Grant to help us more deeply
explore the positive effects of ACC on
students.
• 2014: Jenn Jevertson, ACC Program Manager, presented research findings at the
Association for Experiential Education’s
research symposium.
The study found that overall:
Students who received the ACC program
improved on 7/10 measures*,
versus students in the comparison
group only improved in 1/10 measures.
88%
91%
91%
" ...because it made me realize that
if I want something, I need to
encourage and believe in myself. "
—Therapeutic Adventure Program participant
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Since 2004, Adventures in a Caring Community (ACC), our signature bullying prevention program with elementary students, has
invested in the research and evaluation of
the program. Significant accomplishments
include:
We are also excited to share that we have
been accepted into the first round of
review for SAMHSA’s National Registry of
Evidence-based Programs and Practices
(NREPP), a database of evidence-based program and practices that best fit the needs of
their communities.
* Surveyed Measures: Goals & Aspirations,
Self-Efficacy, Problem Solving, Empathy,
Communication & Cooperation, Self-Awareness, Overall Resiliency, Anxiety, Depression, School Climate.
Statement of Financial Position
June 30, 2014
ASSETS
2014
2013
Cash and Cash Equivalents $ 739,471
$ 798,640
Investments 125, 998
83,482
Property and structures net of accumulated depreciation1,087,4221,092,957
Total Assets1,952,891
1,975,079
LIABILITIES & NET ASSETS
Current Liabilities 51, 902
58, 261
Long Term Liabilities
193,902 337,624
Total Liabilities 245,804 395,885
NET ASSETS
Unrestricted Net Assets
Temporarily Restricted Net Assets
Endowment Fund
Total net assets
Total Liabilities & Net Assets
1,592,492
82,714
31,881
1,517,304
33,929
27,961
1,707,087
1,579,194
$ 1,952,891
$ 1,975,079
Left: Rock climbing at Las Conchas. Bottom Left: NM GSAN youth ready for a high
ropes event. Bottom Right: A youth shows his appreciation for nature.
"...an amazing place mixing
strength with emotions."
—TAP youth participant
Individual Clients Serviced
Youth Services
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$1,600,000
Youth Services
$1,400,000
$1,400,000
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Youth Services
Private Programs
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$1,200,000
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Queenbees & Masterminds:
Creating a Culture of Dignity
and Respect amongst Teens in
our Community
In March we hosted Rosalind Wiseman, best-selling author
and internationally recognized expert on bullying to Santa
Fe for three events that impacted over 400 youth, educators and community members.
These three events - a free training for educators on creating a culture of respect in their classrooms, a public event
at the Lensic for community members and an assmebly for
5 th and 6 th graders from both Gonzales and Aspen Community Schools - are an extension of our bullying prevention
program and advocacy work withing the community.
Le Cirque de l'Aventure
It was a memorable night under the "big-top" at our fundraiser to support all SFMC programs. With amazing performances by Wise Fool New Mexico, youth stilt walkers, a
dress-up photo booth, dancing, dinner and a fabulous silent
auction it was a festive and dramatic event. Thank you to
our hardworking event committee, staff, supporters, guests
and sponsors!
Thank You To Our Event Sponsors!
Their generosity and dedication to our work and
our community is deeply appreciated.
Rosalind Wiseman events:
Santa Fe Mountain Adventures
Los Alamos National Bank
Santa Fe Community Foundation
Olson Family Fund
Optum Health, New Mexico
Financial Concepts
Cuddy & McCarthy, Attorneys at Law
NM Human Services Dpt., Behavioral Health Services Division
Hibbs Hallmark & Company
McCune Charitable Foundation
PFLAG Santa Fe
The Lensic Community Sponsorship
Le Cirque de l'Aventure:
Los Alamos National Bank
New Mexico Bank & Trust
Fom top: Rosalind Wiseman speaking to students, middle schoolers at the Rosalind
Wiseman assembly, SFMC board members Cecile Lipworth and Juanita Thorne-Connerty
and SFMC supporter Ian Johnson, Wise Fool NM aerial performance, Wise Fool NM youth
stilt-walkers. Photos by Gabriella Marks.
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Thank You to Our Donors and Sponsors
July 1, 2013 to June 30, 2014
LEADERSHIP TEAM $10,000 and above
Doris Goodwin Walbridge Foundation, Inc.
Ed and Margaret Roberts Foundation
The Olson Family Fund
SUMMIT TEAM $5,000–$9,999
HIGH ALTITUDE GUIDE $2, 500–$4,999
Owen Perillo
Los Alamos National Bank
William & Caroline Burnett Charitable Fund
BACK COUNTRY GUIDE $1,000–$2,499
Ellie Edelstein
James T. Heese
Kathy Sipowicz
Michael Gass & Cristina Dolcino
New Mexico Bank and Trust
Pamela & David Albin
Rod Boren Family Fund, Santa Fe
Community Foundation
Shlenker Block Fund, Houston Jewish
Community Foundation
Sky Gray
Susan & Conrad De Jong Fund, Santa Fe
Community Foundation
The Elliott Family Fund, Arizona
Community Foundation
William Wyckoff
BELAYER $500–$999
Church of the Holy Faith
Cuddy & McCarthy
Daniel Merians
David and Deborah Douglas
Duncan & Molly McBranch
Juanita Thorne-Connerty
Patricia Bailey
PFLAG of Santa Fe
Randall Galloway
Robert Sissman & Matthew Meeng
William and Dorothea Titus Foundation Inc.
William Wesbrooks
TREKKER $250–$499
Allen & Geraldine Macomber
Brian & Melanie Birk
Cecile Lipworth
Douglas Howe
Erik Birk
Hamilton Family Fund, in honor of Owen
Perillo
Hibbs Hallmark & Company
Joseph C. Lewis
Judie Rosner
Nicholas & Hannah Wirth
Rex Givens
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Richard & Susan Jeffers
Susan Perley
The Abeles Foundation
Turn & Return Fund, Santa Fe Community
Foundation
Wallen-Eloisa Family Fund, Santa Fe
Community Foundation
Walter H. Ganz Endowment Fund, Santa Fe
Community Foundation
CARABINER CLUB $100–$249
Adrienne Perillo
All One Family Fund, Triskeles Foundation,
Bill & Titia Ellis
Andrew Wallerstein & Mary Sloane
Ann Aceves
Audrey Nan Hays
Betsy Dalgliesh
Christine Johnson
Cindi Allen & Thomas Rich
Craig Lamb
Daniel Estabrook
David & Lisa Caldwell
Douglas Houston
Dr. Ann Alexander
Dr. E.C. Sheeley
Dudley McDaniel
Edward & Nancy Rubovits
G. Sterling Zinsmeyer
Geramy Quarto & Alex Solorzano
Harry's Roadhouse
Isaac Lekach
Jeffrey Cheney
Joel & Beth Scott
John Kormanik & Elizabeth Downes
Julie Berman
Linda Hooper
Lynn R. Deason & Judith C. Deason
Lynn R. Deason & Judith C. Deason,
in honor of Geramy Quarto
Nancy Meem Wirth
Marge Kelley
Mary Ann Shaening
Patricia K. Wesley
Paul Gibson
Peter Mattair, in honor of Marge Kelley
Philip S. Cook
Razoo Foundation
Reese & Anne Fullerton
Rita Yerkes
Robin Wallace & Melinda Claudine Gonzales
Rodney Boren
Ron Pokrasso
Seth R. Fullerton
Sharon Schenck
Stacey J. Goodwin
Susan Pope Pool
Tom Knibbs
Tom Marks
Valeria Allen
William Thornton
FRIEND $99 and under
Adam Shaening-Pokrasso
Alahna Weller & J.R. Lilley
Alex Hanna
Andrea Baxley
Andrea Knepper
Andrea Maril
Ann Jackson
Anonymous
Aria Ponciroli
Bob & Marsha McCormick
Brian Johnson
Camille Armijo
Carlos Ramirez Morales
Carol Ducaj
Caroline Gordon
Catherine Leon
Charles Waghorne
Chris Bostwick
Christine Wendel
Christopher & Carol Calvert
Cindy Levorah
Daniel Rusthoi
David & Carol Laposata
Debbie Severtson
Deborah Avren
Deborah Dungan
Donna Maddux
Doris Francis-Erhard
Dr. Yolanda Briscoe
Eduardo Moreno
Elaine M. Sullivan
Francis Phillips & Michael Piotti
Frank Hoback & Lamerle Boyd
Geoff Severtson
Harold Melnick
Jacob C. Block
Jay Kobrin
Jim Colombo
Jo Ann Sartorius & Dr. Fen
Joe and Valerie Wilson
Jonathan MacCarthy
Julia Ann Moore
June Wiley
Karen Meador
Karen Rowell
donors continued
July 1, 2013 to June 30, 2014
Kevin Norman
Liz Morin
Lynn Lee
Mark K. Adams & Helen V. B. Larsen
Melissa Ni
Michael Namingha
Nancy and Dennis Kirkpatrick
Nonnie Thompson
Norman L. & Susan L. MacLeod
Perlita D. Cunanan
Phillip Huff
Pilo Bueno
R. Michael Weigand
Richard Bakal
Ryan Pokrasso
Sandy Waks
Sarah K. Russell
Saro Calewarts
Susan Carter
Thomas Hull
V. de Benedictis
William M. Stark, Jr. & Joyce Cushman Stark
Zenia Victor & Gaylon Duke
IN-KIND DONATIONS
Andiamo!
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Bishop's Lodge Resort
BODY of Santa Fe
Boots and Boogie
Clafoutis
Daniel Merians
Debby Lowe Cummings
Double Tree Santa Fe
El Rancho De Las Golondrinas
Four Seasons Rancho Encantado
Heather Robertson
High Desert Field Guides
Hotel Chimayo
Inn On The Alameda
Inner Strength and Fitness
International Folk Art Alliance
James T. Heese
Jeremiah Lawlor
Karen Milstein
L'Olivier
Mary Ann Shaening
Midtown Bistro
Nina Gilbert Wellness Center
Ojo Caliente
Paws Plaza
Plants of the Southwest
Rex Givens
Ron Pokrasso
Santa Claran Hotel & Casino
Santa Fe Chamber Music Festival
Santa Fe Desert Chorale
Santa Fe Fuego
Santa Fe Indian Trading Co.
Santa Fe Opera
Santa Fe Photographic Workshops
Santa Fe Spirits
Santa Fe Symphony
Somers and Hillary Randolph
Ten Thousand Waves
Terrie Harris
Tesuque Village Market
The Bishop's Lodge Ranch Resort and Spa
The Lodge at Santa Fe
The Spa at Hotel Santa Fe
William Wyckoff
FOUNDATIONS
Clothes Helping Kids
McCune Charitable Foundation
Santa Fe Community Foundation, Envision
Fund
Santa Fe Community Foundation
Syringe Access Fund, a collaboration
of the Irene Diamond Fund, Elton John
AIDS Foundation, Open Society
Foundations, Levi Strauss Foundation
and AIDS United
OTHER FUNDING PARTNERS
Crime Victims Reparation Commission
New Mexico Children Youth & Families Dept.
NM Departments of Health:
Office of HIV Prevention & Education Office of School & Adolescent Health
Office of Substance Abuse & Prevention
NM Human Services Department: Office of
Substance Abuse & Prevention
OptumHealth New Mexico
Santa Fe Public Schools
Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services
Administration's Service to Science
Initiative
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Staff and Board of Directors
STAFF
BOARD
Sky Gray, M.S., Executive Director
Marge Kelley, M.S., M.A., LPCC, Associate Director
Masoud Zandvakili, Director of Finance
Joey Brashier, Health Services Program Manager
Saro Calewarts, Office & Resource Development Mgr.
Tony Dixon, Program & Operations Manager
Jenn Jevertson, M.S., Program & Evaluation Manager
Dave Koppa, Harm Reduction Program Coordinator
LuzMarina Serrano, NM GSAN Program Coordinator
Ashley Allers, NM GSA Intern
Brendon Baca, Project Coordinator
Misty Blakesley, Project Coordinator
Pat Caté, Project Coordinator
Randle Charles, Project Coordinator
Ted Davis, Project & Operations Coordinator
Laura Eastburn, Project Coordinator
Philip Fiuty, Harm Reduction Outreach
Melissa Harper, Project Coordinator
Kelly Haymaker, M.A., Project Coordinator
Christian Sommer, Project Coordinator
Adrienne Sloan, M.A., LMHC, IOP Therapist
Tim Watkins, Project Coordinator
Seth Fullerton, Chair
Juanita Thorne-Connerty, Vice-Chair
Ellie Edelstein, Secretary
Cecile Lipworth, Treasurer
Dan Estabrook
Rudy Garcia
Michael Gass
Rex Givens
Regis Pecos
Mary Ann Shaening
Thank you to the following staff for their work:
Oscar Hokeah, Emergence Program Manager
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