Are you interested in serving on the NMAG board? Any member may serve in an elected position for one year from November through October.  Presidents serve for three years in sequential roles of President-elect, President, and Past President. Meetings generally take place in Rio Rancho and Santa Fe, and attendance by phone or video conference is supported so that board members may participate from a distance. Please contact us to follow up on an inclination to serve.

President: Dr. Neily Snook (she/her), Elementary Enrichment Teacher, National Board Certified – Aztec Municipal School District

Past President: Jeri Lyn Mourning Manzanares (she/her), K-8 Gifted Teacher – Santa Fe Public Schools

President-Elect: Rebeccah Rutherford (she/her), Elementary Gifted Teacher – Albuquerque Public Schools

Recording Secretary: Open Position

Treasurer: Kate Morris, M.Ed. (she/her), District Gifted Instructional Coach – Central Consolidated School District

Membership Secretary: Cory Messenger (he/him), Middle School Gifted Teacher – Rio Rancho Public Schools

Publicity Chair: Katrina Garcia Spillman, M.A. (she/her), Elementary Gifted Teacher, National Board Certified – Albuquerque Public Schools

Newsletter Chair: Kim Van Guilder (she/her), Middle School Gifted Teacher

NM PED Advisory: Christopher Vian (he/him), MLSS and Gifted Specialist – NM Public Education Department

Board Members At-Large:
Lisa Aguilar (she/her), Special Education Specialist – Gifted and Academic Self-Contained High School Support – Gadsden Independent School District
Kim Ayers (she/her), Gifted Teacher
Dr. Darryl Bryant (he/him), Elementary Teacher – Albuquerque Public Schools
Dr. Anne Gray (she/her), Assistant Professor/Director of Field Placement – Northern NM College
Ursula Kelly (she/her), Elementary Teacher – Albuquerque Public Schools
Dr. Michael Shaughnessy (he/him) – Eastern New Mexico University

Board Members Emeritus:
Geoffrey Moon (he/him) – Santa Fe Public Schools
Lori Comallie-Caplan (she/her) – Comallie-Caplan Counseling, Coaching, and Consultation

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