The Board
Lorna Wiggins (Chair)
President
Wiggins, Williams & Wiggins PC
It isn’t just the mission of ACCION New Mexico • Arizona • Colorado that gathers friends and supporters to the cause. It is the passion of those who believe in the mission that rallies people from every walk of life. Members of our volunteer board of directors are passionate advocates for ACCION’s work, which empowers entrepreneurs. They understand the strengths of our region and the resilience of its people.
ACCION’s board comprises successful entrepreneurs, executives and professionals who share their passion, expertise and influence with ACCION New Mexico • Arizona • Colorado to create positive economic and social change.
We support ACCION’s community initiatives, from the extended rural outreach to the innovative Take ACCION Task Force, which broadens ACCION’s scope to offer more lending options at larger loan levels for emerging entrepreneurs.
We celebrate the entrepreneurial spirit of ACCION’s client community and invite you to learn more about an organization that is working everyday to make the American Dream available to anyone with the desire and dedication to realize it.
John Carey
(Executive Committee Member)
President and CEO,
New Mexico Society of CPAs
Carol Mayo Cochran (Executive Committee Member)
Principal
REDW Business and Financial Resources, LLC
Michelle Coons (Secretary)
Bank of the West
Regional Commercial Banking Manager
Jed Fanning (Loan Review Committee Chair)
Regional President
First Community Bank
Bruce Leising (Treasurer)
Managing Partner
Coastside LLC
Bob Wertheim (Investment Committee Chair and Executive Committee Member)
Chairman
Charter Southwest Commercial
Raymond E. Ziler (Audit Committee Chair, Representative to ACCION USA Board and Executive Committee Member)
Principal
REDW Business and Financial Resources, LLC
Charles N. Eldred
Executive Vice President and CFO
PNM Resources
Roberto E. Espat, Sr.
President & CEO
Roses Southwest Papers, Inc.
Victor Jury
President & Owner
Summit Electric Supply
Bill Ridenour
Principal
Ridenour, Hienton & Lewis Law Firm
Lisa Riley
Regional President of New Mexico Community Banking
Wells Fargo Bank
Paul Sowards
Vice Chairman
Century Bank FSB
Mary Lee Sparks
Private Investor
Lumpkin Foundation
Dennis S. Sterosky
Tax Manager
Phillippi Wright & Co. LLC
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