MFA Board of Directors

Angel Reyes, Chair

President, Centinel Bank of Taos

512 Paseo del Pueblo Sur Taos, NM 87571

Phone:

(575) 758-6770

Fax:

(575) 758-6712

Term:

6/30/11 - 1/1/2021

Angel Reyes  has been the president of Centinel Bank of Taos since 2003. Prior to that time, he served as the bank’s chief financial officer for five years. Born and raised in Taos, Mr. Reyes graduated from the New Mexico Military Institute as the ranking cadet. He completed undergraduate studies at the University of New Mexico’s Anderson’s Schools of Management and received his graduate degree from the Graduate School of Banking at the University of Colorado.

Howie Morales

Lieutenant Governor

State Capitol Building, Room 417 Santa Fe, NM 87501

Phone:

(505) 476-2250

Term:

Ex-officio elected 2018

Lt. Gov. Howie Morales was raised in Silver City, New Mexico. As a teenager, he worked to help support his family and was the first in his family to attend college. He earned both a bachelor’s and master’s degree in bilingual special education from Western New Mexico University, and attained a doctorate from New Mexico State University. Lt. Gov. Morales taught special education in Silver City and in the Cobre School Districts and was a high school baseball coach. He was elected to the office of county clerk in Grant County in 2005, where he oversaw the modernization of the county’s voting systems. In 2008, Lt. Gov. Morales was appointed to fill the state legislative seat formerly held by Sen. Ben. Altamirano. Later that year, he ran for and won the seat. During his time as a state senator, he served on the Legislative Finance Committee and worked to improve New Mexico’s public education system. He was elected to the office of Lieutenant Governor of New Mexico in November, 2018.

Hector Balderas

Attorney General

408 Galisteo St. Santa Fe, NM 87501

Phone:

(505) 827-6000

Fax:

(505) 827-6989

Term:

Ex-officio elected 2014 Designee: Sally Malavé, Assistant Attorney General

A native New Mexican, Hector Balderas was raised by a single mother in the small village of Wagon Mound. He was the first person from his community to earn a law degree, which he received from the University of New Mexico School of Law.  After law school, Attorney General Balderas followed his passion for public service, working as an assistant district attorney for Bernalillo County and as a special prosecutor for domestic violence cases in New Mexico’s Fourth Judicial District. He served as a state representative from 2004 to 2006, and during his first legislative term, was elected state auditor. At the age of 33, he became the youngest Hispanic statewide elected official in the nation. Attorney General Balderas has been recognized by the State Bar Association for his efforts to reform the criminal justice system, and was honored by Carolyn Kennedy as the recipient of the 2010 John F. Kennedy New Frontier Award. In addition to being licensed to practice law in New Mexico, he is a Certified Fraud Examiner. 

Tim Eichenberg

State Treasurer

2055 South Pacheco St., Suite 100 & 200 Santa Fe, NM 87505

Phone:

(505) 955-1120

Fax:

(505) 955-1195

Term:

Ex-officio elected 2014

Tim Eichenberg was raised in Albuquerque and graduated from the University of New Mexico. He operated a small business in Albuquerque for more than 30 years working as a property tax consultant, certified appraiser, general contractor and real estate broker. Treasurer Eichenberg’s public service career began in 1974 when he was elected Bernalillo County treasurer. He was appointed as the New Mexico State Property Tax Director in 2004. In 2008 he was elected to the New Mexico State Senate and served on the Public Affairs and Judiciary committees; he also chaired the Restructuring Committee and the Revenue Stabilization and Tax Policy Committee. In 1994, he was elected to the Albuquerque Metropolitan Arroyo Flood Control Authority Board, a position he still holds today. 

Rosalyn D. Nguyen, Esq.

Attorney, Presbyterian Healthcare Services

Term:

2/4/2020 - 1/1/2024

Rosalyn D. Nguyen, Esq. is an attorney with Presbyterian Healthcare Services where she practices in the fields of health and business law. A Tucumcari native, Ms. Nguyen holds a JD, an MBA in public policy, and a bachelor’s degree in finance from the University of New Mexico. She was a recipient of the UNM Anderson Schools of Business Young Alumni Hall of Fame Award in 2017 and the Albuquerque Business First 40 Under 40 designation in 2016.  She is a past chair of the State Bar of New Mexico Health Law Section and Business Law Section. Ms. Nguyen currently serves on the New Mexico Board of Bar Examiners by appointment of the New Mexico Supreme Court as well as the UNM Alumni Association Board of Directors and Executive Committee.

Derek Valdo, Vice Chair

Chief Executive Officer, AMERIND Risk

502 Cedar Drive Santa Ana Pueblo, NM 87004

Phone:

(505) 404-5000

Fax:

(505)404-5001

Term:

2/4/2020 - 1/1/2023

Derek Valdo has been the chief executive officer of AMERIND Risk since 2012. AMERIND Risk is the only insurance company that is 100 percent tribally-owned. An enrolled member of Acoma Pueblo, Mr. Valdo served for 14 years as a tribal councilman. Mr. Valdo has a bachelor's degree in economics with a minor in management from the University of New Mexico. He serves on the boards of the UNM Anderson School of Management Foundation and the United Way for Central New Mexico. He previously served as chairman of the Acoma Business Enterprises Board of Directors. 

Rebecca Wurzburger, Treasurer

Strategic Planning Consultant

Term:

7/26/19 - Adjournment of the 2020 regular legislative session

Dr. Rebecca Wurzburger is a strategic planning consultant and award-winning builder. She is also an internationally recognized leader in the creative tourism field and was instrumental in the formation of the UNESCO Creative Cities program. Dr. Wurzburger was a Santa Fe city councilor for 12 years and also served as mayor pro tem. Prior to that, she was the director of the University of California’s Criminal Justice Planning Institute and developed homes for first-time homebuyers in the Los Angeles area. Dr. Wurzburger also served as the construction manager for the Santa Fe Chapter of Habitat for Humanity’s Casas de Escudero project and co-founded the Habitat for Humanity’s Women Build Program. Born in Tupelo, Mississippi and the only member of her family to graduate from high school, Dr. Wurzburger holds a master’s degree in social work from Washington University in St. Louis and a Ph.D. in public administration from University of Southern California.