Briefcase
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BULLETIN BOARD
ALBUQUERQUE PRESS WOMEN AND FRIENDS meets from 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. today at Golden Corral, 5207 San Mateo NE. The featured speakers will be Caroline Little, former president/CEO of the Newspaper Association of America, discussing The Future of Newspapers in Light of New Controversies Facing Journalists Nationally. Admission is free for members and $5 for others. Participants pay for their own meal. For additional information, visit www. albuquerquepresswomen.org.
NEW MEXICO WORKFORCE CONNECTION is hosting a Monday Hiring Event from 9 a.m.-noon today at 501 Mountain NE. Participating employers are: Bernalillo County, Excel Staffing, Express Employment Pros, Great Livin’ LLC, Home Instead Senior Care, International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW), Jeebs & Zuzu, Lowe’s Home Improvement, Mechanical Control Solutions (MCS), National Opinion Research Center (NORC), Options Home Care and We Care Agency. For additional information, call 505-843-1900 or visit www.jobs.state.nm.us. THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF WOMAN BUSINESS OWNERS (NAWBO) February dinner meeting will be held from 5:30-7:30 p.m. on Wednesday at the Tanoan Country Club, 10801 Academy NE. The featured speaker is Kim Smith, owner of Ad House Advertising and Edit House Productions, discussing why video should be an important component of any company’s marketing plan. Admission is $25 for members and $28 for others. For reservations or additional information, visit www.nawbonm.org.
AMERICAN SUBCONTRACTORS ASSOCIATION
- NEW MEXICO’S member luncheon will be held from 11:30 a.m.-1:15 p.m. on Thursday at the Courtyard Marriott Journal Center, 5151 Journal Center Blvd. NE. The featured presentation will be Contracts, Liens &
Other Boring Legal Stuff by Sean Calvert, Esq. of Calvert Menicucci PC. The registration fee is $32 for members and $45 for others; advance paid reservations are required. For reservations or additional information, call 505-220-7024, email memberservices@asa-nm.org; or visit www.asa-nm.org. THE NORTH I-25 BUSINESS ASSOCIATION meets at 11:30 a.m. on Thursday at the Nativo Lodge, 6000 Pan American Fwy. NE. The featured presentation will be APD Speaks, APD Listens, featuring representatives of the Albuquerque Police Department discussing compliance with the DOJ agreement, current crime statistics, training, business, property, and personal safety. Admission is $30 for guests; reservations are required by noon on Tuesday. To register, visit www.northi25.org. For additional information, call Elaine Mitchell at 505-265-9600.
ETC.
ECONOMIC FORUM OF ALBUQUERQUE has elected new board of director officers and board members for 2017. New board officers elected are Leean Kravitz - Fidelity Investments, chair; Michael Canfield - Indian Pueblo Cultural Center, vice chair; Jim
Chynoweth - CB Richard Ellis, past chair; Marcus Mims CliftonLarsonAllen, treasurer; and Jason Harrington - HB Construction, secretary.
Board members elected include Kim Sawyer, Sandia National Laboratories; Lisa
Riley, Wells Fargo; Pat Vincent-Collawn, PNM Resources; Norman Becker, New Mexico Mutual Group; Jennifer Thomas, Bank of Albuquerque, Kevin Lorenzen, AFLAC; and Bob Murphy, executive director.
THE INSTITUTE OF AMERICAN INDIAN AND ALASKA NATIVE CULTURE AND ARTS DEVELOPMENT, commonly
known as the Institute of
American Indian Arts, has announced the appointment of four new trustees to the organization. They are Ann
Marie Downes, a tribal citizen of the Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska; Charles Galbraith, a citizen of the Navajo Nation;
Lawrence Scott Roberts II, a citizen of the Oneida Nation; and Andrea Akalleq Sanders, of Bethel, Alaska. THE NEW MEXICO ROOFING CONTRACTORS ASSOCIATION has elected new board of director officers and two new directors. New officers are Tina Cordova - Queston Construction Inc., president; Francis McPartlon - Santa Fe Stucco and Roofing, vice president; and Shawn Gustafson - Burke Insurance Group LLC, treasurer. Board directors elected are Tim Davis, J2 Systems; and Jeff Kirk Patrick, AAA Roofing. Ongoing board members include Allen Karspeck, ABC Supply; David Montoya, Queston Construction Inc.; Kevin Lucero, Magic Roofing; and John L. Sanchez, Goodrich Roofing. THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES of The Catholic Foundation, Archdiocese of Santa Fe, has elected two new members to their board. They are Gabriel Portillo, vice president of Berger Briggs Real Estate & Insurance Inc.; and Larry Cheek, a retired bank executive. ASSOCIATED BUILDERS AND CONTRACTORS OF NEW MEXICO has elected new board of director officers and one new board member for 2017. New officers are Joe Strobbe - Flintco, chairman; Adam Harrington - HB Construction, incoming chairman; Dan Lyons Bradbury Stamm Construction Co., past chairman; Wryan
Capps, Axiom CPAs and Business Advisors; and Wayne
Bingham - Bingham, Hurst & Apodaca PC, chapter attorney. The new board member elected is Sam Baca of AUI Inc.
Ongoing board members include Dale Armstrong, TLC Plumbing & Heating; Chris Downey, Downey & Co.; Kevin Garcia, RPC, CPAs & Consultants; Jared Hellums, HCI Inc.; Danny Jarrett, Jackson Lewis; Joseph Menicucci, Berger Briggs Real Estate & Insurance; Richard Nuñez, Miller’s Insulation; Vivian Sisneros Jr., ISHC; and Chris Teague, Garvin Construction.