Mayan schoolgirls wear their indigenous clothing as their school uniform, Guatemala

Carol H. Warren Chair and Treasurer, is a retired accountant/auditor. Since moving to Santa Fe fifteen years ago, she has spent much of her time volunteering at the Museum of Indian Arts and Culture and has recently been appointed to the Museum of New Mexico Foundation Board of Trustees. Carol has traveled extensively throughout the world.

Sue Lucksted, Vice-Chair and Secretary, taught art in the Miami public schools, to the elderly and developmentally disabled in Dade County, Florida, and at Highlands University in Las Vegas, NM, and has worked in the New Mexico Artist in Residence program.

Lawrence Tharp, Executive Director, has served as an Air Force officer in France and Germany and in the U.S. diplomatic corps in India and Vietnam. He received a Ph.D. in economics from Columbia University, NY, and has retired from teaching at the United World College, NM.

Frances Kean has Masters degrees in education and counseling and a certificate in non-profit management. She was a counselor and teacher for 15 years while administering the Santa Fe Community College's Women in Transition program. Frances has served as Executive Director of the Santa Fe Women's Ensemble.

Stephen Gaber received his M.B.A. from the University of California at Berkeley. He was co-founder and CEO of the Investment Counseling Division of Mesirow Financial Services in Chicago, and for many years was treasurer of the Santa Fe Community Foundation.

Hilary T. Hale was born in India, educated in England, and is now in private practice as a psychotherapist in Albuquerque, NM. Hilary has had professional experience with the Native American population and the city of Albuquerque, specializing in cross-cultural counseling.

Joan Irene Krohn retired as an Associate Professor of Social Work from New Mexico Highlands University in 2006. Las Vegas, NM is her home, but she also loves to travel. She has visited two CBB project sites--the abandoned garbage dumps in Juarez, Mexico and more recently projects in Guatemala.

Carlie Lines is a CPA accountant with a Masters degree who taught at the College of Santa Fe, NM. From her travels in Africa and to Guatemala, Bhutan, Mongolia, Laos and Cambodia Carlie has observed that community change in the developing world primarily comes from women.