The Foundation for the Monte del Sol Charter School
Monte del Sol Charter School is a public entity but not a 501 (c)(3) not-for-profit organization, so at its inception the school formed a partnership with The Southwest Institute for Educational Research and Professional Teacher Development. It was under the fiscal agency of that organization that Monte del Sol was able to use the four acres of donated land to build a 21,000 suqare foot building and receive seven additional acres of land adjoining, also a gift to the school. The Southwest Institute secured a loan from the Los Alamos National Bank, under the visionary leadership of Bill Enloe, Bank President, and the school leases the building from the Southwest Institute.
In December 2004, the Southwest Institute changed its name to The Foundation for Monte del Sol Charter School to more accurately reflect the purpose of the organization.
SHARON DOYE, Board Chair
Sharon is the president of Sharon Doye Consulting, LTD. and former Principal of Wood Gormley and Acequia Madre elementary schools. Santa Fe Mayor David Coss proclaimed May 20, 2007 "Sharon Doye Day" in Santa Fe to honor and encapsulate her 30 year career as an educator. She has served as a teacher, administrator, presenter and consultant at the district, state and national levels. Ms. Doye has been the recipient of several awards and honors, including The 1997 Business Week Award for Instructional Innovation: Schools with an Arts-Driven Curriculum; two New Mexico Quality of Education Awards; an Outstanding Service Award for work with the Leadership in Educational Administration Development; and a Character Counts! in Santa Fe Award.
GEORGE MC LAUGHLIN, Vice Chair
George McLaughlin has had a long and distinguished career in law, first as an Associate and Partner in a major Chicago law firm from 1955-1970 and as Inside Counsel for a Fortune 500 corporation from 1970-1986. He launched a second career in financial services in 1987, and continues working in that field on a semi-retired basis. He has served in various communities over the years as member and Chair of the Board of Zoning Appeals, Chairman of Manpower Commission, President of Jaycees, and as an Emergency Medical Technician. Since moving to Santa Fe in 1998, he has been active in several community activities, most notably as a board member of the Santa Fe Council on International Relations (CIR) for four years.
TOM COSTELLO, Treasurer
Tom completed a B.S. in Accounting at the University of Minnesota; then worked for a regional public accounting firm. Later Tom did the Masters in Taxation program at the Denver University Law School. In 1972, he started his own practice which he sold in 1988 when he moved to Santa Fe and practiced here part time for a further ten years. Tom was president of the Santa Fe Estate planning Council and has also taught taxation part time at the College of Santa Fe and the Santa Fe Community College. Currently he is treasurer of the Santa Fe Bridge Center and recently finished a term as treasurer of the Santa Fe Opera Guild. Tom does other non-financial volunteer work.
KRIS AXTELL, Vice Treasurer
Kristopher Axtell, Wells Fargo Commercial Relationship Manager for Northern New Mexico, has a strong background in commercial banking within the Wells Fargo system. He moved to Santa Fe from Austin, TX and is a graduate of the School of Biological Sciences at Sacramento State University. Devoted to his family, Kris is committed to a myriad of activities with his wife and three children, especially in outdoor activities, rockclimbing, hiking and biking.
DOROTHY WINKLER, Board Secretary,
Dorothy is a Monte del Sol parent and editor of the school's newsletter, The Dragon's Den. As President of the PTA, Dorothy has established a number of fundraising programs and events including Monte del Sol's annual Fall Fiesta which helps to raise scholarships for international class trips. Dorothy also serves on the school's Governing Board and is a volunteer book narrator at the New Mexico State Library for the Physically Handicapped.
JACKIE HALL, Chair, Development Committee
Jackie Hall, Director of External Relations, Georgia O'Keeffe Museum has served as Development Director for the O'Keeffe Museum. Formerly Development Director of The Lensic Theater, she has an outstanding background and history in successful organizational management. Jackie received her Master of Public Administration-Certification in Nonprofit Management in 1997 at the University of Pittsburgh and had completed a B.S. degree in Communications/Media at Indiana University of Pennsylvania.
BOB ROSS, Co-Chair, Edible Kitchen Garden Advisory
Bob was Chief Landscape Architect for the USDA Forest Service in Washington, DC for 17 years and participated in several international projects with the State Department including the design of the American Garden for the International Garden Festival in Liverpool, England and consultations with the Scottish Forestry Commission. He also led the design and construction of the Algerian/American Friendship Forest/Garden in Algiers, Algeria in North Africa. He is a Loeb Fellow at the Harvard Graduate School of Design, past vice-president of the American Society of Landscape Architects and has participated on several design juries for the American Endowment for the Arts and Humanities. Bob is the radio voice for Santa Fe Farmers Market at KSFR and serves on the Farmers Market Institute board.
AARON STERN, Academy for The Love of Learning
Aaron is the Founder, with Leonard Bernstein, and Director of the Academy of The Love of Learning in Santa Fe, where he also serves as the President of the Board. He is a composer, performer and former Dean of the American Conservatory of Music. Aaron consults with numerous educational, arts, spiritual and social change organizations and communities, and has conceived and teaches within many of the Academy's trainings and programs.
JEANENE HULSEY
Jeanne brings a background of corporate sales, marketing and finance to her leadership roles with major non-profit organizations. A member of the National Association of Women Business Owners, she has served on many boards as foundation fundraising chair, personnel committees, and others in a wide range of organizations including those in arts and health.
DEBORAH HOLLOWAY bio to come
MARILYN MASON, PhD., Executive Director
Dr. Mason is the principal of Mason and Associates, LLC, and is an internationally known consulting psychologist; she lectures and consults to a wide variety of organizations. Marilyn has done extensive work with philanthropic families in the United States. The Founder of Journeys Unlimited, she has led cross cultural "inventures" to Africa, Nepal, Bhutan and Tibet and has written four books. Former faculty at the University of Minnesota, she has appeared many times on the Oprah Winfrey Show. Marilyn is the President Elect of the NM Women's Forum and former Trustee of The Museum of New Mexico Foundation. She is the Chair of the Georgia O’Keeffe Women of Distinction Committee.
FOUNDATION ADVISORY BOARD MEMBERS
Stuart Ashman
Cabinet Secretary, Dept. of Cultural Affairs
Q Cook
Board Consultant
Lisa Darling
President, United World College
Pat French
Real Estate Owner
Deborah Madison
Author and Chef
Charles and Edwina Milner
Advisory Board Co-chairs
Penny Rembe
Owner, Los Poblanos Inn and Cultural Center
Dr. Peter Senge
Author, MIT Sloan School of Management
Ms. Jill Cooper Udall
Washington, DC