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Albuquerque Academy is fortunate to have a dedicated body of volunteers with diverse and expert backgrounds to oversee the administration of the school and the management of its financial and physical resources. Our trustees share a passion for the Academy’s mission and a vision for the school’s ongoing excellence and leadership in education.

2026-27 Board of Trustees

Lia Petty Armstrong ’97, P’30
Committees: Financial Affairs Co-chair, Audit & Risk Management
Smiling woman in blue shirt outdoors at Albuquerque Academy campus.Christina Bachicha ’91, P’22, P’24
Committees: Audit & Risk Management Chair, Governance
Notah R. Begay III ’90, P’26, P’28
Committees: Governance, Mission & School Life
Christy Brundage, P’24, P’26
Committees: Financial Affairs, Audit & Risk Management
Christopher A. Buttner ’81, P’17, P’19
Committees: Advancement, Endowment Management
Molly Cheves P’19, P’24, Chair
Committees: Financial Affairs, Advancement, Governance, Audit & Risk Management, Mission & School Life, Endowment Management
Alejandro Griñe ’00, P’19, P’24
Committees: Governance Chair, Mission & School Life
Diane Harrison Ogawa P’10, P’14
Committees: Advancement, Governance
Lissa Hines P’24, P’27
Committees: Mission and School Life Chair, Audit & Risk Management
Francine Jacobs P’22, P’27
Committees: Financial Affairs, Audit & Risk Management
Christopher T. Jillson P’14, P’16
Committees: Financial Affairs, Audit & Risk Management
Alicia Keyes ’93, P’17, P’17
Committees: Advancement, Endowment Management
Chamiza Pacheco De Alas ’96
Committees: Advancement, Endowment Management
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Committees: Advancement, Governance
Noël Richeson ’96
Committees: Governance, Mission & School Life
Erika Rimson P’13, P’15
Committees: Financial Affairs, Endowment Management
Christina C. Sheehan ’01
Committees: Governance, Mission & School Life
Alan Shettlesworth ’99, P’30, Vice Chair
Committees: Endowment Management Chair, Financial Affairs
Thomas Smidt III ’89, P’21, P’24, Assistant Secretary
Committees: Advancement, Endowment Management
Chandler Todd P’20, P’23, Secretary
Committees: Financial Affairs, Audit & Risk Management
Smiling woman with wavy brown hair indoorsMary Varley P’26, P’28
Committees: Advancement, Mission & School Life
Tanya Walker P’28
Committees: Audit & Risk Management, Mission & School Life
Barrett Yates-Mack ’96, Treasurer
Committees: Advancement Chair, Financial Affairs Co-chair, Endowment Management
Lisa Young P’28
Committees: Advancement, Governance
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Address: 6400 Wyoming Blvd NE, Albuquerque, New Mexico 87109-3899 Phone: (505) 828-3200
Albuquerque Academy is an independent, nonprofit, college preparatory day school for students in grades 6 through 12 and does not discriminate on the basis of color, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, creed, religion, national origin, ethnicity, or disability in admissions, the administration of its educational policies, tuition assistance, athletics, and other school-administered programs.
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