WELCOME
LUIS GOMEZ
has joined Sauce Pizza & Wine as kitchen manager for the company’s new Winrock location in Albuquerque. Gomez has extensive experience in the restaurant industry and previously was the kitchen manager for Applebee’s and the assistant general manager for Golden Corral. He is a certified butcher and chef.
RIKKI-LEE CHAVEZ
has joined the law firm of Gallagher & Kennedy as an associate. Chavez previously had a private practice in northern New Mexico. She will primarily focus her practice in the areas of government affairs and environmental and natural resources law, regulatory administrative law, and litigation. Chavez has a bachelor’s degree in journalism and Spanish and a law degree, both from the University of New Mexico. She is a member of the New Mexico State Bar, Young Lawyers Division; New Mexico Mining Association; Association of Commerce and Industry; New Mexico Criminal Defense Lawyers Association; and the Hispanic Bar of New Mexico.
MACK MACREADY
has joined Consolidated Solar Technologies as the commercial projects manager for the company’s new commercial team. MacReady previously was the regional operations and sales manager for Suntech Energy Solutions. He also previously held management positions at Honeywell, JCI, Siemens, the Trane Co. and as an energy adviser at the University of Texas at Austin.
PEAK HOSPITALITY’S WYNDHAM HOTEL AND CONFERENCE CENTER
has hired two new staff members for its executive team. They are:
Adrienne Kerr,
rooms division manager. Kerr previously was the assistant general manager at the Hyatt House in San Ramon, Calif.; and the front desk manager at Hotel Nikko. She has a bachelor’s degree from Humboldt State University.
Clarissa Baca,
director of catering. Baca previously worked as the director of catering at the Albuquerque Marriott Pyramid. She has a bachelor’s degree in education and a master’s degree in education, both from UNM.