Albuquerque
Greg Hallstrom – Founder of the NM Ramp Project
Corrales
Nicole Gallegos – Founder of Healing Harmonies New Mexico
Northern NM/Santa Fe
- Amy Adler, sexual assault nurse examiner, board of Solace Sexual Assault Services.
- Christine “Teeney” Bustos, a volunteer in countless roles in the Española Valley.
- Nate Downey, an aquaponics advocate who delivers greens to families in need.
- Allyson Faehl, organizer of Santa Fe’s first Pallet shelter village for the homeless.
- Flora Leyba, a lifelong volunteer, aiding shelters, senior centers and churches.
- Meghan Montelibano Gorman, founder of Santa Fam, creating a community for families.
- Maria Naranjo, who ministers to nursing home residents and helps preserve history.
- Louis Tilmont, volunteer tutor, mentor, foster child advocate and foster pet parent.
- Julie Murray, George Palmer, Kevin Rapp, and Carol Grubbe founders of Trash Pandas, a community group that organizes cleanups.
- Gilbert Romero – Committed to veterans and Hispanic culture
- Fernando Ruiz – After a troubled youth, the acclaimed chef revisits prison to teach inmates culinary and life skills.
- Chris Wendel
- Ryan William, founder of the nonprofit Unhoused Art
- Raymond Sandoval – The lifelong volunteer devotes himself to time-honored community traditions and creating new celebrations.
Moriarty
Rita Carmen Davis
Roswell
Ruth Gonazales – health care professional helps her community by distributing sensory-soothing socks and creating a 5K race to raise awareness for substance abuse.
Ruidoso
Logan Fleharty – a local tattoo artist became a beacon of hope by checking on homes and feeding animals
Navajo Nation
Loren Anthony – rallies volunteers to cut, load, and deliver firewood to Navajo Nation elders and others in need
Carrizozo, Tularosa, La Luz, and Alamogordo
- Joaquin Lujan – Río Grande Valley farmer shares thousands of pounds of produce with the residents and food banks of Carrizozo, Tularosa, La Luz, and Alamogordo
- Casey Otero – revived Little League in Tularosa
Taos
Michael McCann – founder of Fly Taos Sky
Sources:
- Santa Fe New Mexican: 10 Who lists
- City of Moriarty Local Heroes
- New Mexico Magazine True Hero