Board of Directors
Institute Executive Director Manny Encinias Ph.D is congratulated by Board Chair Michael Knight. Photo: Lisa Kantor Photography

Our Board Members

Providing leadership for the Institute

Robert W. Jones, JD

Board Chair

Robert W. Jones is a native of Texas, but has spent more and more time in Santa Fe over the last 10 years and now calls The Land of Enchantment home for a big portion of the year. ...

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Lutz Arnhold

Board Member, Rosewood Inn of the Anasazi

Lutz Arnhold is Managing Director at the Rosewood Inn of the Anasazi. Lutz has been at the Inn for the past six years. In his 19 years with Rosewood Hotel Group, Lutz worked in hot...

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Christine Castro

Board Vice-Chair

Christine Castro has more than 20 years of experience leading communications and public relations functions for global brands in the entertainment, technology and biotech sectors. ...

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Ned Conwell

Board Member, Green Tractor Farm

Ned is the co-owner of Green Tractor Farm in La Cienega, along with his wife and family. He has farmed for over 23 years, previously owning or managing several different ...

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Nathanial Earls

Board Member

Nathaniel Earls was born and grew up in Kansas City, Missouri. He moved to Santa Fe to attend St. John's College, a rigorous liberal arts college “focused on the most important b...

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Micaela Fischer

Board Member, NM Legislative Finance Committee

Micaela Fischer is the deputy director for program evaluation for the New Mexico Legislative Finance Committee. She and her team of 13 evaluators work to provide policymakers and t...

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Kaitlyn Kimzey

Secretary

Kaitlyn Kimzey is a financial advisor with The Kimzey Group at Merrill Lynch. She has been serving clients in the finance industry for five years. Her prior work experience include...

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Michael Knight

Board Member

Michael has 30+ years of experience working for global professional services firms. Michael was the Managing Director of Client Management Services at Wellington Management Company...

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David Loeb

Treasurer

David Loeb founded Dirigo Consulting LLC in 2017 to advise hotel and real estate businesses on strategy and capital markets execution. Engagements have included assessing balance s...

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Jackie Munro-Vahey

Board Member

Jackie is a lawyer in Santa Fe with a passion for climate justice, immigrant workers’ rights, and reducing health disparities. Before attending law school, she worked in public h...

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Maureen Vosburgh

Board Member

Maureen is a native of Connecticut but moved to Santa Fe via Tucson, Arizona. Having been attracted to the cultural diversity and vibrant arts community, the City Different became ...

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Manny Encinias

Executive Director

Executive Director Adan Manuel (Manny) Encinias Ph.Dis the owner of Trilogy Beef Community, LLC and has been a vendor at the Santa Fe Farmers’ Market since 2021. He is also the c...

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