10 Who Made A DIFFERENCE 2021
Previous honorees
Beverley Weller, Big Sister, Treehouse Camp, hospice, special education Annette Vigil Hayden, Truchas church preservation Bill Baxter, Santa Fe County open space Bobbi Hall, Food Depot Craig Barnes, civil rights, progressive politics Robert Eisenstein, Santa Fe Alliance for Science Santa Fe Striders, running and physical exercise advocates
2013
Narcisco Quintana, Nambé community Irene Padilla, quilter
Will Channing, Wings of America Elmer Leslie, Habitat for Humanity Kenneth Mayers, Veterans for Peace Cesar Bernal, community soccer Mel Gallegos, musician, coach and teacher Mara Taub, prisoner and immigrant rights Notah Begay III, professional golfer, youth advocate Norma McCallan, hiking, outdoors volunteer
2014
George Rivera, Pojoaque Pueblo Bette Booth, parks, youth and neighborhood advocate Robert Ortiz, prison volunteer
Christine Johnson, St. Bede’s community Anna Cardenas, Galisteo preservation John Rochester, Santa Fe Performing Arts, Food Depot, philanthropy Katherine Wells, Mesa Prieta Petroglyph Project Kathy Olshefsky, mounted search and rescue John Berkenfield, SWAIA, Spanish Colonial Arts Society, El Rancho de las Golondrinas Socorro Aragón, Northern New Mexico culture
2015
Enrique M. Montoya, church deacon Jane Buchsbaum, Native American arts Eleanor Ortiz, education and community involvement Meredith Machen, League of Women Voters Cheryl Brown, suicide prevention Joseph Eigner, Eldorado sustainability Raymond Bal, Chimayó preservation Ray Lopez, crisis intervention Daniel Coriz, open space and trails Deborah Simon, Rotary International
2016
Mary Chavez, Farm to Table, Esperanza Shelter, Santa Fe Mountain Center Steve LaRance, Hoop Dance teacher Miranda Viscoli, New Mexicans to Prevent Gun Violence Ben Martinez, Mary Esther Gonzales Senior Center Douglass Schocke, Computer Charity NM Rick Martinez, Keep Santa Fe Beautiful, community advocacy Michele Herling, Compassionate Touch Network Esequiel Marquez, Feeding Santa Fe Donald “Wiz” Allred, Youth Heartline Roxanne Swentzell, restoring Native food traditions
2017
Glenys Carl, Coming Home Connection Billie Russell, Tugan 3 veterans support group Juan Valdez, mental health and addiction counselor Allegra Love, Santa Fe Dreamers Project
Shel Neymark, Embudo Valley Library and Community Center
Nancy Gehman, CASA volunteer for foster children Mi’Jan Celie Tho-Biaz, Voces de Libertad Marcos Zubia, Esperanza Shelter for Battered Families Angelique Chavez, special-needs prom Wendy Hassemer, Española MainStreet Theater
2018
Betty Weseman, Thanksgiving meal for those in need in Pecos Sandra Griego Martinez, counseling incarcerated women
Meryl Lieberman, Casa Milagro Kenneth Salazar, Santa Cruz Irrigation District and East Rio Arriba Soil and Water Conservation District Regis Pecos, brokered a peace deal over a divisive Fiesta de Santa Fe pageant W. Peyton George, repair work for seniors Fabiola Guillen, cuts and styles hair for senior citizens, Bienvenidos
Hubert van Hecke, weekly science classes at Wood Gormley Elementary School
Tammy Berendzen, Santa Fe Skating Club Judy Costlow, Santa Fe Chamber Music Festival, Santa Fe Desert Chorale, Lensic Performing Arts Center, Santa Fe Opera, Kitchen Angels, Santa Fe Chili and Marching Society, Trails Alliance of Santa Fe and Seniors on Bikes
2019
Ruth De Lay, Gerard’s House Mike Harcharik, Computer Charity Inc. Steve Harris, river advocate Carol Johnson, NAACP, United Way of Santa Fe County, The Food Depot Rollin Tylerr Jones, firefighter Vittorio La Cerva, New Mexico Men’s Wellness Carol Luna-Anderson, The Life Link Joyce Roberts, Habitat for Humanity Gabriela Silva, Northern New Mexico Regional Art Center Mary Frances Singleton, Truchas Services Center
2020
Henry and Tina Lanman, trail rehabilitation, Trails Alliance of Santa Fe, the Fat Tire Society, Keep Santa Fe Beautiful and the Crazy Off-road Racing Enthusiast Crew
Chris Wendel, Santa Fe Recovery Center Gilbert Romero, Veterans of Foreign Wars, Caballeros de Vargas
Destiny Allison and Steve Ewers, coronavirus pandemic aid Lynn Glaze, Solace Crisis Treatment Center
Sam Baca, Big Brothers Big Sisters, Cornerstones Community Partnerships, Santa Fe Farmers Market Institute, St. Elizabeth Shelters and Supportive Housing Antoinette Villamil, Many Mothers Frost 19 team at Christus St. Vincent Regional Medical Center, for COVID-19 care Dale Doremus, Santa Fe River Commission, Rio Grande Chapter of the Sierra Club Sitara Gillian Trumbull, pandemic aid to Native communities