Program graduates emerging leaders

Executives are taking part in this year’s U.S. Small Business Administration Emerging Leaders – Albuquerque program.

SBA Emerging Leaders is a sevenmonth executive education course for small businesses poised for growth, according to an SBA news release. Since its inception in 2008, over 150 New Mexican small-business owners have graduated from the program.

In this year’s class includes Samia Apodaca, CEO of Consolidated Builders of N.M. – Albuquerque; Jasmine Baillio, owner, What Goes Around … A Consignment Boutique, Albuquerque; Tim Borror, owner, Sierra Hacienda Builders LLC – Albuquerque; Kyle Burns, vice president, The Rikoon Group, Santa Fe; Jay English, co-owner, Elevate: Performance Health Wellness, Albuquerque; Joshua Fenlason, president, Cypress Communication Systems, Corrales; Mya Kass, business manager, Santa Fe Oxygen and Healing Bar, Santa Fe; Melania Kirwin, co-owner, MGP Mechanical LLC, Albuquerque; Loretta Lopez, corporate secretary/office manager, Rymarc Construction Inc., Santa Rosa; Vincent Martinez, managing member, Vital Consulting Group LLC, Albuquerque; Alex Matcham, CEO/ VP, Intor Inc., Socorro; Matt McDanel, owner Saltary Ski LLC dba Ski Tech, Santa Fe; Erin Muffoletto, president/ CEO, Muffoletto Government Relations LLC, Albuquerque; Augustine Seymour Jr., chief operations officer, Velocity Build LLC, Albuquerque; Kathy Steen, owner, Pop-A-Lock of Albuquerque, Albuquerque; Christopher Sweetin, CEO, 3D Security Training Solutions, Albuquerque; Ryan Swinney, vice president, Critter Control, Eco Friendly Solutions LLC, Albuquerque; Christina Tewa, senior vice president, Keres Consulting Inc., Albuquerque; Kendra West, vice president, Southwest Abatement Inc., Albuquerque; Jay Willmon, owner, Just Click Printing Inc., Farmington.