• Founding Board Member - Chair

    Kim Nguyen is an internal medicine physician and addiction medicine specialist, trained in primary care for under-resourced communities and integrated primary care and mental health. As a former medical director of an FQHC, she is passionate about providing care that removes barriers for both patients and providers.

  • Founding Board Member - Vice-Chair

    Myriam Salazar received her doctorate of medicine in Mexico, is a certified community health worker and harm reduction specialist, and is a clinical chaplain with a specialty in pastoral counseling. Her multifaceted skill set was instrumental in her previous work as Manager for Recovery and Harm Reduction at a community health center.

  • Founding Board Member - Treasurer

    Born and raised in Santa Fe, Kate Nelson is a Family Nurse Practitioner. She has 14 years of nursing experience spanning critical care, hospice/palliative care and primary care. Over the last 15 years, she has invested in community organizing and nonprofit building with Chainbreaker Collective, a nonprofit dedicated to improving access to affordable transportation, housing and sustainable communities for Santa Fe residents.

  • Founding Board Member - Secretary

    Christine Winfield is an administrative professional with 30+ years of high-level experience working with multi-governmental and nonprofit organizations. As a core team volunteer for local shelters and food pantries, she is an integral member of the Santa Fe community. She served for over 12 years at La Familia as Board Coordinator and the Executive Assistant to the CMO; and serves as an administrative/project consultant to various nonprofits in NM with shared values.

  • Board Member

    Omar Contreras is an experienced Information Technology expert committed to promoting freedom by the use of Open Source technologies, sustainability, and kindness. Drawing inspiration from the Los Alamos National Labs motto – “how we do things is as important as what we do” – Omar champions innovation and the company’s culture. His passion for Universal Healthcare, rooted in his own experience as an immigrant from Latin America, his professional expertise as founder of Sandia Bytes and as Senior Software Developer for the Los Alamos National Laboratory, combined with previously having served as Board of Directors at La Familia Medical Center, synergistically empowers his commitment with nuestra Comunidad de Colores. Honored to be part of it, he invites you to join him in realizing this vision —whether through time or resources— to make it a reality.

  • Board Member

    Chanel Dority studied Journalism and Women & Gender Studies at George Mason University in her hometown in Northern Virginia. She’s also a doula trainee, and was a software designer and project lead for 8 years. Chanel relocated to Santa Fe in 2020, and transitioned from working in technology to pursue opportunities that serve marginalized communities and advocate for justice. She’s volunteered in community healing and garden spaces, coordinated an international maternal health research program, and has partnered with advocates and researchers in a variety of ways to address health equity and access in Northern New Mexico.

  • Board Member

    Madeline (Maddy) McKeen is a graduate of the University of Tennessee where she earned degrees in Political Science and Women’s Studies (now called Gender Studies).  She moved to Santa Fe in 2016 and began career in Accounting and became involved with the community with a grass roots mutual-aid, volunteer approach.  She has been gifted with the ability to facilitate a bi-weekly food distribution in downtown Santa Fe.  This is a labor of love that has existed in that space for decades, and she is grateful for the opportunity to contribute in such an intimate way.

    She has nearly 10 years of work experience in Finance, with a strong commitment to community service and mission-driven work that aligns with Comunidad de Colores.

  • Board Member

    Julia Sze has over 25 years of executive leadership experience in financial services, working to build better environmental, social and governance standards for businesses at all stages. She is an experienced corporate and nonprofit board member and currently serves on two public company boards, volunteers with Adaptive Sports New Mexico, and is excited to support Comunidad de Colores’ mission.

  • Board Member

    Kelley Plymesser has lived in New Mexico for 25 years, most recently working as a registered nurse and epidemiologist in Santa Fe. Her current work at the New Mexico Department of Health allows her to support the people of New Mexico where water issues and public health overlap. As a nurse, she has worked in both hospice care and acute hospital care and continues to volunteer with the New Mexico's Medical Reserve Corps to support local community health and medical services during public health emergencies. Kelley is grateful for the opportunity to support the New Mexico populations served by Comunidad de Colores.