Q&A: Meet ISEC Teacher Bryan Cruz
Bryan David Cruz teaches a 1st grade Bilingual class at Ramirez Thomas Elementary School in Santa Fe. He's been teaching for 7 years in both Mexico and the US.
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Success Stories
2022 and 2023 Climate Change Leadership Institute Scholar Delilia Gonzales
Delilia Gonzales has been awarded the Climate Change Leadership Institute (CCLI) scholarship for a second year in a row. She is in her first year at Colorado State University where she's studying Natural Resource Management.
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Q&A: Meet ISEC Teacher Leader Amy Stone
Amy Stone is a 4th grade teacher at Acequia Madre Elementary School in Santa Fe. This is her 9th year of teaching. She is a member of ISEC's Teacher Leader Cadre.
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Q&A: Meet ISEC Teacher Leader Heather Harrell
Heather Harrell is a 3rd and 4th grade teacher at Dixon Elementary School. This is her 8th year of teaching. She is a member of ISEC's Teacher Leader Cadre.
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Jamie Cruz-Sandoval – 2022 Bronze Scholarship and Michael A. Hiskey Nursing Scholarship winner
Meet Jamie Cruz-Sandoval, 2022 Bronze Scholarship and Michael A. Hiskey Nursing Scholarship winner. She is majoring in Nursing at the University of New Mexico. “I come from two Native American communities, and in Indian country in general, there are a lot of health disparities. Being awarded this scholarship allows me to continue furthering my education and earn a degree, allowing me to return and serve my communities as well as others.”
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Nathan Oswald – Career Pathways Scholarship Winner
Meet Nathan Oswald from Taos, NM. He graduated from Farmington High School in 2001, spent two decades as a whitewater raft guide, and now attends UNM-Taos. He was awarded a Career Pathways Scholarship to study Pre-Science. “I am working towards a degree to be better able to find a permanent career in natural resource management in my lifelong home of Northern New Mexico.”
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Isa Bella Thomas – 2022 John & Marti Browne Leadership Scholar
Meet Isa Bella Thomas, 2022 John and Marti Browne Leadership Scholar. She started Regent University in the fall of 2022 with plans to major in business. Isa Bella graduated from New Mexico School for the Arts where she took on numerous leadership roles. Sheco-founded the Women of Color Collective, which was featured in articles in the Albuquerque Journal, Source NM, The New Mexican, and Yahoo News
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The future success of any community depends on its ability to foster the wellbeing of its children. Research has shown that investment in high-quality early care and education services for children 0-8 will reduce the burden on schools, the justice…
2019 Career Pathways Scholarship Recipient – Nathan Maestas!
A shared value of all LANL Foundation Scholars is the drive to give back to the community that supported them. Nathan Maestas of Rio Arriba, a 2019 Career Pathways Scholarship recipient, used his experience in film, the arts, and media…
LANL Foundation RACECC Team Develops an Early Childhood Plan for Rio Arriba County
In August of 2018, LANL Foundation’s Early Childhood Program began a community collaboration process with stakeholders from Rio Arriba County and surrounding areas in northern New Mexico. The partnership became known as the Rio Arriba County Early Childhood Collaborative (RACECC) and…