Experience

New Mexico House of Representatives
• Government Administration
• 1 - 100 Employee
• State Representative

  • Jan 2019 - Present


National Network of Abortion Funds

• United States
• Non-profit Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Policy Director

  • Apr 2021 - Mar 2023

  -Set vision and approach for an overall policy strategy to advance NNAF’s long-term political and cultural agenda for abortion access -Developed and implemented movement building strategies that best reflected and represented the priorities, leadership and voice of abortion funds and abortion seekers -Increased capacity of abortion funds to powerfully engage in local, state and federal policy efforts -Set vision and approach for an overall policy strategy to advance NNAF’s long-term political and cultural agenda for abortion access -Developed and implemented movement building strategies that best reflected and represented the priorities, leadership and voice of abortion funds and abortion seekers -Increased capacity of abortion funds to powerfully engage in local, state and federal policy efforts



Bold Futures

• United States
• Civic and Social Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Research Director

  • 2017 - Jan 2021

  -Led research to learn from the values, expertise and lived experiences of women and families in New Mexico -With BF Executive Team, provided leadership in moving staff and community through strategic planning process -With BF Executive Team, designed and oversaw implementation of Bold Futures’ advocacy and change-making strategies o Protected, expanded and improved access to a range of pregnancy related care New Mexicans may need in their lives, including Licensed Midwifery o Advanced on criminal legal reform centering women, LGBTQ people and people of color With BF Executive Director, built and raised organizational budget needed to meet our Bold Futures’ vision and intended impact (across two offices and staff of 12) o Leveraged know-how of private foundation landscape and relationships across reproductive health/justice, gender justice, and criminal justice reform funders o Drafted, authored, and finalized funder proposals/reports as well as related development materials o Oversaw grant management, from identifying funding deliverables and outcomes to aligning organizational work plans to track progress and meet timelines Show less



Freelance

• Egypt
• Human Resources
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Policy Consultant

  • 2016 - 2017

  Leveraged skills in policy, research and evaluation, media and communications, lobbying, facilitation and resource development to effectively serve efforts and organizations actively invested in building a more just and loving world Leveraged skills in policy, research and evaluation, media and communications, lobbying, facilitation and resource development to effectively serve efforts and organizations actively invested in building a more just and loving world



New Mexico Corrections Department

• United States
• Law Enforcement
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Bureau Chief of Recidivism Reduction

  • 2015 - 2016

  -Carried legislative responsibilities for NMCD when New Mexico was a politically purple state (Republican Governor, Republican House, and Democratic Senate) -Worked in bi-partisan pragmatic ways to pass smart legislation, secure division budget, and establish recidivism reduction programming to better meet the needs of system impacted people -Worked to advance the New Mexico Corrections Department goal of improving public safety by reducing recidivism rates of the agency; oversaw academic, cognitive and vocational education throughout NM’s eleven prisons -Worked to align New Mexico Corrections Department efforts to better serve the validated risks and needs of female offenders (fastest growing population in New Mexico's criminal justice system) Show less

• Policy Director

  • Oct 2010 - Dec 2014

  -Designed and oversaw implementation of Young Women United’s policy and change-making strategies o Led culture shift strategies, policy efforts, and place-based organizing to positively impact women and families -Served as lead legislative strategist advancing issue-based, bipartisan advocacy and lobbying across a range of reproductive justice and criminal legal reform priorities -Facilitated opportunities so that those most impacted by an issue could be heard and considered in decision making spaces Show less