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The Santa Fe Community Foundation has announced the appointment of four new board members and a new board chairwoman.

Joining the board of directors are Lillian Montoya, Elmo Baca, Patricia Marcus Curtis and Robert “Vince” Smith.

Montoya, a Santa Fe local, is the CEO of Christus St. Vincent Regional Medical Center.

Baca was born and raised in Las Vegas, N.M. He is a founding board member of the Las Vegas New Mexico Community Foundation, an affiliate fund of the Santa Fe Community Foundation.

He has extensive knowledge and experience in historic restoration and cultural preservation.

Marcus Curtis is an active community member who has served as a board member for nonprofits in New Mexico and also has offered organizational development counsel to several nonprofits in Santa Fe and the region.

Smith was already on the foundation’s Investment Committee and will now serve as the committee chairman.

Smith’s deep investment expertise with the New Mexico State Investment Council, where he serves as the chief investment officer, will aid the foundation in its investment goals and help grow its grantmaking power.

The Santa Fe Community Foundation now has 20 board members, including new board Chairwoman Lisa Enfield.

Enfield was born and raised in New Mexico and received a law degree from the University of New Mexico.

She has been practicing law in New Mexico for 30 years.

She has served as vice chairwoman of the board of directors for the past two years and has been a board member since 2013.

COURTESY PHOTO READY FOR THE FIELD: Several graduates from Santa Fe Community College’s EPA job training program recently received certifications in the following areas: forklift operator, solid waste awareness, hazardous waste management, OSHA construction standards, environmental assessment, environmental sampling, confined space entry, hazmat and first aid. Shown standing in the back row are program graduates William Wolfe, Kody Dayish, Justin Colin, Nico Randall, Kegan (Wade) Gachupin, Robert Perea, Arti Khalsa, Anthony Martinez, Cesar (Omar) Araiza Gaytan, Bennett Campbell, Rudy Vigil and Angelo Ansala. In the front row are Monica Arvizo, Brandi Garcia-Chang, Jolynne Nieto, Cindy Mathiasen and instructor Janet Kerley. Most of the graduates will be volunteering for the city’s household hazardous waste collection Nov. 10 to assist the city in proper handling and disposal of household chemicals.