Staff & Members

Current Board of Directors

The Pride Board consists of the Executive Committee and the Planning Committee. These board members work all year long to produce the New Mexico Pride Pageant, OUTstanding Awards, Pride Parade and PrideFest. Elections are held for the Board in August. Meetings are held at least monthly and are open to the community.

Executive Board

 

Neil Macernie, PresidentEmail Neil
Miranda Haynes, Vice-President of Public RelationsEmail Miranda
J.R. LaBerge-Esparza, Vice-President of Operations & Co-Director of EntertainmentEmail JR 
Ricardo Cruz, TreasurerEmail Ricardo

 

 

Craig LaBerge-Esparza, Secretary
Email Craig

Board of Directors

OPEN POSITION, Director of Pride Week
POSITION OPEN, Director of PrideFest
Marcos Jay, Director of Special Events
Gwen CK, Director of Title Holder Representatives
Gary Peterson, Director of Education
POSITION OPEN, Director of Marketing & Media
Gerald McLean, Co-Director of Volunteers
Jon Martinez, Co-Director of Volunteers
Graham Thomas, Director of Development

Committee Chairs

Tony Carson, Coordinator of Candlelight Vigil and Pride Parade
POSITION OPEN, Coordinator of Sponsored Events
Amanda Colburn, Coordinator of Entertainment
POSITION OPEN, Coordinator of Kids Park
Erin Northern, Poetry Slam and Open-Mic (by OUTSpoken Queer Poetry)
Stephanie Hainsfurther, Art Show & Silent Auction (by abqARTS Magazine)
Louie Paul, Indoor Car Show (by Rainbow Roadrunner Car Club)
POSITION OPEN, Pet Parade
Saint St James, Coordinator of Adult Park
Carri Phillis and Effex Nightclub, Coordinator of Dance Tent
Rev. Judith Maynard, Coordinator of Spiritual Relations
Will Finch, Coordinator of VIP Relations
Bunnie Cruse, Coordinator of Pride Pageant and AIDS Walk
POSITION OPEN, Coordinator of OUTstanding Awards
POSITION OPEN, Coordinator of 3rd Quarter Event
Chris Paz, Coordinator of Athletics
POSITION OPEN, Coordinator of Pride Idol
Nic “Rocco” Sedillo, Mr. New Mexico Pride Titleholder, 2012
Shaila Cavali, Miss. New Mexico Pride Titleholder, 2012
Shannon Haynes, Ms. New Mexico Pride Titleholder, 2012
PJ Sedillo, Coordinator of Archives
POSITION OPEN, Coordinator of Resource Center
Andrew Serefine, Coordinator of Health and Advocacy
Anneke Blair, Coordinator of Social Networking
Brandon Jensen, Coordinator of Media Relations

Albuquerque Pride Staff

James Reese, Office Manager
Albuquerque Pride, Inc. 420 Central SW Albuquerque, NM 87102 Office: 505-873-8084 Hours: 1-6pm Monday-Friday

 

Albuquerque Pride seeks volunteers interested in serving the GLBT community.  If interested please send resume and the position interested to info@abqpride.com or contact the Pride Line 505-873-8084 for more information.

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  • avatar
    #1 written by PJ Sedillo  2 years ago

    Thank you James Reese…the holiday party was awesome.

  • avatar
    #2 written by Brett Bowman  10 months ago

    James, you were very nice to speak with and I appreciate the information you provided me regarding the logistics, referrals and resources available as a new resident of ABQ.

    -Brett Bowman

  • avatar
    #3 written by Dan Ripley  9 months ago

    Hi-
    Just discovered I missed AIDS walk (dammit – didn’t even know it was happening, not much coverage around town. Just moved back here) and I’m exploring the Pride website to see if there’s a mailing list – I don’t find one. Also, seeing tweets about a candlelight vigil Thursday – for what? All the links in the tweets just point back to the main website, and frankly it’s pretty hard to find anything there. I can’t find any other information about the vigil, and there’s no listing in the website calendar. Just trying to find a way to get organized with information. Thanks.

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