Our People

Born and raised in Taos, New Mexico, A. Dion Silva is currently Enterprise Bank and Trust’s President - Santa Fe Region (formerly Los Alamos National Bank). Now celebrating his 20th Anniversary with Enterprise Bank and Trust, he has served in many roles including consumer, mortgage, commercial, construction and land development lending, marketing, and business and community development. He has also used his knowledge to benefit the community as a member of the Santa Fe Mayor's Advancing Affordable Housing and Livable Neighborhoods Advisory Group. He is currently on the Board of Directors and Executive Committee of the Cancer Foundation for New Mexico, Treasurer of the Board of Directors for Assistance Dogs of the West and a board member of Communities In Schools. His priorities are to assist with youth, education, health care and economic development as a volunteer at The Santa Fe Children’s Museum, The Food Depot, Gerard’s House, CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocates), and Santa Fe Community Foundation’s NextGen. He is a “puppy raiser” and helps to train assistance dogs. His current dog is Gigi. Dion Silva holds a Master of Business Administration in Finance from New Mexico State University, and a Bachelor of Science degree in Civil Engineering.

As President and CEO of Hispanics in Philanthropy (HIP), Ana Marie has paved the way to usher in a new generation of philanthropy that aims for an inclusive democracy. Her trajectory continues to be a testament to her entrepreneurial spirit as she leads HIP into a new era of philanthropy. Ana Marie’s career across the nonprofit, government, and social sectors is a direct reflection of her thoughtful curiosity to bridge diverse agendas. She has held positions at the Ford Foundation, the US Department of Housing and Urban Development, UnidosUS, the Annie E. Casey Foundation, and even spent time as a professor at New York University’s Wagner School of Public Service. Ana Marie received her master’s degree in public administration from Harvard University and her bachelor’s degree in international relations from American University. She divides her time between Washington, DC, and Santa Fe, NM, where she lives with her husband Rodger Boyd, and their cat Alfie. In her free time, she enjoys hanging out with her daughter Alexia and spending time with her family in Puerto Rico.

Bart is a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) and has served on the Investment Committee of the Santa Fe Community Foundation for three years. In his professional career, he was primarily focused on institutional investment portfolio management. The last 28 years were with the New Mexico StateInvestment Council (NMSIC), working in various roles. His most recent role was managing the NMSIC’s fixed income portfolio, concentrating on building out its private credit investment holdings. Prior to that, he was a Portfolio Manager for NMSIC’sDomestic Large Cap Equity portfolio and has also assisted the CIO with investment strategy and special projects. Outside of work, he has served on the board of Pandemonium Productions children’s theatre and participated in the Santa Fe Monte Del Sol High School Mentorship program, mentoring students interested in learning about the stock market.

Bud Hamilton attended DePauw University, Greencastle, Indiana. Upon completing the BA requirements in 1964 as a Phi Beta Kappa, Bud went on to get his MBA at Harvard. Upon graduation from HBS in 1966, he joined the Procter & Gamble Company where he was employed for the next 37 years in various executive positions in Sales, Marketing, General Management. In the latter years of his career Bud served as President Eurocos (P&G Fine Fragrance Subsidiary), Vice President Customer Marketing North America, Vice President Customer Business Development North America, Vice President Global Innovation. Bud has broad board experience in both the national/international for-profit and local not-for-profit worlds. He is past Chair of the Promotion Marketing Association of America and served on the Domino's Pizza board (2005-2016). In Santa Fe, he is past Vice Chair of The School for Advanced Research and currently serves on the boards of Santa Fe Community Foundation, Lensic Performing Arts Center, Cancer Foundation for New Mexico (Chair), Museum of New Mexico Foundation, Christus St. Vincent Regional Medical Center, St. Vincent Hospital Support, and Santa Fe Regional Airport Advisory.

A native New Mexican, Celia began her career in education by teaching English in Madrid, Spain and Spanish in Gallup, New Mexico. She then received her JD from the University of New Mexico. She practiced law in Santa Fe and later in Silver City, and then became a member of the New Mexico Court of Appeals; she retired from the court as Chief Judge at the end of 2012.

Community service has always been important to Celia. Before her retirement, she served on numerous boards and committees, many of which were focused on community needs or improving the judicial system. After retirement, Celia continues to give back to the community. In 2021, she was appointed to a four-year term on the New Mexico Ethics Commission.

In her spare time, Celia enjoys traveling and spending time with her husband, extended family and especially her granddaughter. She and her husband also tutor on a regular basis at a local elementary school.

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David McElroy, a native of Oklahoma, has called Santa Fe home for the past twelve years. A retired attorney, David completed his undergraduate degree in International Relations at Tufts University, and received his law degree from American University. His practice has consisted primarily of Federal Indian, corporate, and commercial law in both the United States and London, England where he re-qualified as a solicitor.

David enjoys spending his free time making art. He currently paints in oils and makes jewelry.  His work has been available in local galleries and he has shown his work at Santa Fe Indian Market, the Heard Museum Guild Indian Art Market, the Cherokee Art Market and others. David is a member of the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma.

He lives south of Santa Fe where he has shared his life with a variety of animals including donkeys, chickens, quail, rabbits and cats.

Relationships, structure and communication have been the common threads in Deborah Holloway’s life and career, expressed through journalism, family systems therapy, and professional philanthropy. After a decade in Germany, writing for Opera News and training as a psychotherapist, she and her family returned to the US, where she became the first professional Director of the Seabury Foundation, a mid-size family foundation in Chicago. Deborah helped design and implement a 6-year place-based neighborhood initiative, established a local Leadership Forum, and led the Seabury family strategic planning process. She served on the Board of the Donors Forum of Chicago (now Forefront), chaired its Family Foundations Committee, and made frequent presentations on philanthropy, both locally and at Council on Foundations conferences. Deborah serves in rotation as a Trustee and Officer of the Seabury Foundation. She has applied her skill as a facilitator and consultant with foundations, families and nonprofits in Chicago and Santa Fe. She served on the Women of Distinction Committee at the Georgia O’Keeffe Museum and is a member of the Advisory Board of the Kokrobitey Institute in Ghana.

Dolores Overton brings with her an extensive financial background in banking and accounting as a senior Vice President at First National 1870. She is a current board member of the St. Vincent Hospital Foundation, the Cathedral Basilica of St. Francis of Assisi, and former board member of Girls, Inc. of Santa Fe.

Elizabeth has lived in Santa Fe for almost four years. After 45 years living in Ohio, Illinois, Indiana, New York, Massachusetts, Connecticut and Texas, Elizabeth has found her private heaven here in Santa Fe and can’t imagine living anywhere else.

Elizabeth has committed her career to communications, investor relations, marketing and public advocacy for publicly traded financial institutions, defense companies, tech, retail and two hospital systems, one NFP and one public. She has helped well established companies re-think their role in society and how their public responsibilities should influence their business priorities.

Elizabeth has served on the Board of Advisors of the Medill School at Northwestern University in Evanston, IL for 22 years, including three as board chair and four as governance chair. She was elected to Medill’s Hall of Achievement in 1997.  She has also served on the board of the Red Cross in Columbus and Cleveland, OH, and Brigham and Women’s Hospital board in Boston, Mass.

 Elizabeth joined the Santa Fe Community Foundation board’s governance committee as vice chair in 2020, and joined the board in 2021.

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Helena Ribe is an international development economist, retired from the World Bank where she worked for three decades. She is now a non-profit director and is active in community and cultural activities. She was born in Colombia and is a US citizen. She holds a BA from Universidad de los Andes, and a Masters and PhD in Economics from Yale University. She devoted her career to reduce poverty and improve social and economic development. She has worked with policymakers, academics, civil society organizations and communities all over the world. She authored several World Bank Publications, including her book (coauthored): “From Right to Reality: Incentives, Labor Markets and the Challenge of Universal Social Protection in Latin America and the Caribbean,” which has been widely quoted. She had several managerial positions in the World Bank. Her last assignment was as manager of the Social Protection program in Latin America and the Caribbean. Previously, she worked in the World Bank's research and strategy Departments where she helped shape the Bank's approach to poverty reduction, and managed the World Bank’s program of studies, technical assistance and financing of Health, Education and Social Protection in Southern and West Africa and in Central America. Helena is now a nonprofit director and is involved in community and cultural activities in Santa Fe and in Washington DC. She is a founding board member and Treasurer of WISC (Women International Study Center), a board member and Vice-Chair of WOLA (Washington Office for Human Rights in Latin America), a board member of the Santa Fe Community Foundation, of GoPhilantropic Foundation, and of the International Folk Art Market (IFAM), where she chairs the Artist Development Committee. She is a member of the International Women's Forum in New Mexico and has been a Board member, a member of the Nominations Committee and Program Committee Chair. She is also in the Advisory Committee of the National Museum of Women in the Arts and in the Grants Committee of the Santa Fe Community Foundation. Previously she was a Board member of KSFR, the United World College in Costa Rica, the Desert Chorale and Pro-Mujer International. Helena loves and collects folk art and has been a volunteer with IFAM, supporting artists through the Mentor to Market program.

Janet, founder and principal of Morton Accounting, LLC, was born and raised in northern New Mexico (Chimayó) and currently resides in La Puebla, New Mexico. Janet has dedicated her career to helping local nonprofits and government organizations navigate the complexities of fiscal strategy and the ever-changing regulatory environment. Janet also currently serves on the Board of the New Mexico State Society of Certified Public Accountants and as Treasurer for First Nations Community Healthsource (FNCH), a healthcare center providing essential services to underserved individuals and families, including those experiencing homelessness. Janet is excited to join the Santa Fe Community Foundation Board in supporting our northern New Mexico communities.

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Justin Talbot Zorn is a Santa Fe-based writer and policymaker. He has served as Legislative Director to three Members of Congress, as a Fulbright Scholar focused on improving long-term planning in government, and as an opinion contributor to publications, including The Washington Post, Time, Newsweek, Harvard Business Review, The Guardian, The Atlantic, Wired, The Nation, Foreign Policy, and CNN. He is a Truman National Security Fellow, a Senior Adviser to the Center for Economic and Policy Research, and communications and policy consultant for a variety of economic, environmental, civil rights, and science think tanks and advocacy groups. As a member of the Santa Fe community, Justin has been active in efforts with city government, statewide nonprofits, and youth-led activist organizations, including passage of community solar legislation and the Verde Fund for sustainability and equity. Justin is working on a book on the psychology and politics of the attention economy, forthcoming from HarperCollins. He holds graduate degrees in international relations and public policy from Oxford University and Harvard University’s Kennedy School of Government. He lives in the San Mateo neighborhood with his wife, Meredy, and three young children, Tierra, Saraya, and Jai.

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Leslie Nathanson Juris is President of Nathanson/Juris Consulting in Santa Fe, NM and was a founding managing director of the Roberts, Nathanson & Wolfson Consulting Group in Chicago. Her consultation emphasizes the implementation of strategy and the development of practices and cultures that help organizations manage complex change. She helps everyone from boards of directors and chief executives to frontline employees, and family members in family businesses learn behaviors that support high-performing climates: leadership, team building, cultural transformation, and conflict resolution. Leslie advises executives in a wide range of industries, including family-owned businesses, healthcare, professional service, media, hospitality, major financial institutions, large and small manufacturing organizations, universities, and museums. Her recent assignments focus on advising CEOs and their top teams as they negotiate increasingly difficult economic and competitive conditions and working with families who are transitioning governance or wealth from one generation to the next.Leslie lives in Santa Fe, NM where she continues consulting and spends her time and energy on the Boards of NDI-NM, an organization that helps children believe in themselves, and Tomorrows Women (Emeritus), an organization that brings teenage girls from Israel and Palestine to actively work for peace. Leslie has sat on several corporate boards over the years, most recently the board of Ameristar Casinos for 10 years and the Los Alamos National Bank (now Enterprise Bank and Trust). Leslie served as a Director to the New Mexico Finance Authority from July 2019 until September 2021. She was appointed as Director of the Board to City Different Investments in January of 2021. Presently she is on the Board of the Santa Fe Community Foundation. Leslie holds a BS degree from Tufts University, an MA from Northwestern University, and a PhD in organizational behavior from the Kellogg School, Northwestern University.

Marcos Zubia was born and raised in Santa Fe, NM. He is a graduate of Capital High School, Western State School of Banking and the Santa Fe Community College. He has his bachelor’s degree in banking and mortgage services. Marcos had a successful 15-year career as a local respected banking professional where he held many positions in operations, management and sales including Vice President and Market Manager. In 2019, he became a successful multi-million dollar producing real estate agent and owns and runs a successful real estate team with his wife.

Marcos was the Development Director and past board president for Esperanza Shelter, where he help led the organization through significant organizational and strategic change and launched the most successful fundraising platform and stewarding efforts in the organizations history.

He is currently the Chief Development Officer for St. Vincent Hospital Foundation where he oversees all fundraising, operations and day to day management of the foundation to support CHRISTUS St. Vincent Hospital. Marcos is currently the board secretary for the Santa Fe Community Foundation, a member of the NextGen Philanthropy Group, board treasurer for the Turquoise Trail Charter School Foundation and a board member for the Santa Fe Hispanic Chamber. In 2017, he was recognized as 10 Who Made a Difference by the Santa Fe New Mexican for his work with Esperanza Shelter. In 2019, he received the Muchisimas Gracias award by the Mayor of Santa Fe as part of their Mayors Give Back Ball for his work and desire to make a difference in the community through his philanthropic involvement and support.

Marcos is a proud father and husband to his 9-year old son and his high school sweetheart Donna.

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Mary began her wealth management career during one of the most difficult periods in financial history – 2008. Those difficult months instilled in her the importance of providing a high level of communication with her clients and identifying targeted strategies that not only address their tolerance for market risk and volatility, but also their life goals – for their pursuit of leading the life they envision.

Prior to joining Stifel in 2020, Mary served her clients at UBS Financial Services. Her desire to become a financial advisor was shaped by having spent more than 20 years working with donors and their advisors to design and manage goals-based charitable estate plans. During this time, she worked at a children’s hospital, a university, and a symphonic music organization.  She received her bachelor’s degree from the University of Wisconsin at Madison and has since earned both the CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER (CFP®) and Certified Private Wealth Advisor (CPWA®) credentials.

Mary is proud to be active in the community, serving on the board of directors of The Santa Fe Symphony Orchestra and Chorus, as past chairwoman of the St. Vincent Hospital Foundation board of directors, and as a member of CHRISTUS St. Vincent Hospital Board. She has previously served on the board of the Cancer Foundation for New Mexico, Solace Crisis Treatment Center, the Norfolk SPCA, the Hampton Roads Estate Planning Council, and the Hampton Roads Gift Planning Council.

Mary, along with her husband and business partner, John, live in Santa Fe with their four-legged menagerie.

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María José Rodríguez Cádiz, a native of Spain, has been living in Santa Fe for three decades. In the late 90’s she worked in the areas of Restorative Justice and Conflict Resolution. She has been a staff member at Solace Sexual Assault Services since 2002 and as the Executive Director since 2011. She is responsible for overall program’s management, compliance, development and financial sustainability. She was an advisory board member with Self Awareness and Schools Support for Girls (SASS), and a Board Member with the Santa Fe Rotary Club. She is currently a Board Member with La Familia Health.

María José maintains a clear commitment to working for people and goals that improve the quality of life of her community, especially in the areas of violence intervention and prevention, resilience and empowerment of women while maintaining a vibrant and healthy personal life with family, pets and friends. She is committed as well to lead and encourage the non-profit sector into adopting best practices pertaining to quality employment and family friendly policies.

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After a short banking career, Tricia Rosenberg became involved in building several boutique consulting firms in Chicago which specialized in their work with the financial industry. At the time, banking was undergoing major change and the firms specialized in helping banks, accounting firms, and brokerage firms prepare for the changes. The work included internal consulting, conducting executive management and sales management courses, national and regional conference speaking as well as teaching at a number of schools which specialized in banking in Pennsylvania, Louisiana and Wisconsin. Work took her to 40 states as well as several European countries for work with American Express. Tricia’s charitable work has included: United Way, Chicago Arthritis Foundation, and 10 years as a board member for Association House of Chicago (the largest agency in Chicago handling a multitude of programs which served the Hispanic community). She also co-chaired the first capital campaign for the historic agency.

Porter Swentzell is an enrolled member of Santa Clara Pueblo, New Mexico. He grew up participating in the traditional life of his community and is passionate about Indigenous language, place-based education, traditional arts and cultural vitality. Porter lives in his community with his wife and three kids. He is the Executive Director of Kha’p’o Community School, a dual language (Tewa/English) pre-k to 6 school located in Santa Clara Pueblo. He also serves as a Regent for Northern New Mexico College, and on several non-profit boards. Previously, Porter was an Associate Professor of Indigenous Liberal Studies at the Institute of American Indian Arts where he held roles as a Department Chair and Associate Dean. Porter has also served his Pueblo as a Tribal Official. He holds a PhD in Justice Studies from Arizona State University, an MA in Interdisciplinary Studies, an MBA from Western New Mexico University, and a BA in Integrated Studies from Northern New Mexico College.

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Rick has over four decades of experience in operations, accounting, finance, strategic planning/budgeting, and organizational development. His career includes public accounting, commercial and investment banking, investment management, and over two decades as founder and managing member of a private equity firm. His lifelong commitment to the environment and education culminated in service as Executive Director for a 507-acre nature center and 20-acre botanical garden (www.cdri.org). In July 2020, Rick joined Santa Fe Botanical Garden, where since May 2021, he has served as Executive Director and CFO. Rick has served on over 30 corporate boards and eight nonprofit boards. He and his wife Margaret moved to Santa Fe in 2018 and have two adult sons and a grandson. He holds a BBA, MBA and is a CPA (retired). Rick enjoys hiking, volunteering with various nonprofits, flying, and having dinner with friends.

Susan M. Coliton is a respected philanthropy executive who has had an active career across the nation. Her reputation was built during her 15 years leading the Paul G. Allen Family Foundation’s philanthropic programs, enhanced with years of consulting for many nonprofit organizations. Sue is a senior consultant with Luma Consulting, where she offers strategic counsel to philanthropists, foundations, and nonprofits to help them deepen their impact in the communities they serve. Prior to joining the Allen Foundation, Sue directed the west coast office of the New York-based Nonprofit Finance Fund, designed corporate giving programs for Gap, Inc., and worked as a visual arts specialist at the National Endowment for the Arts. She was a gubernatorial appointment on the Washington State Arts Commission, where she served as Chair; she also served as Board Chair of Philanthropy Northwest, a regional association of grant makers. She currently serves on the Board of the Washington Research Foundation, a Seattle-based investor and grantmaker in the life-sciences, and of the Outpost Performance Center, an Albuquerque jazz performance space. Sue fell in love with New Mexico more than a decade ago when she managed a philanthropic project at the New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science about Microsoft’s early years in Albuquerque. She provided invaluable leadership while serving as the Santa Fe Community Foundation’s Interim President & CEO from September 2020 through July 2021.

William was born and spent his early years in Denver, then later attended high school in Steamboat Springs Colorado. After graduating from high school, he spent a number of years working on oil drilling rigs and mines in Colorado, Wyoming and Alaska. He resumed his education after this period, first learning German, then studying at the Ludwig Maximillians Universitaet in Munich, where he received both undergraduate and PhD degrees in mathematics. After university, he worked for a number of years in Germany, first at the Ifo Institute for Economic Research then in the Central Research Department of Siemens A.G., doing research on various problems in finance, economics, plant control and medical imaging. He then returned to the United States and spent the next twenty years doing financial and economic research at a number of different financial institutions. In 2008 he left the financial world to found, together with one of his brothers, Finnoff Aviation Products, a company that develops, certifies and sells aftermarket components for civil aviation aircraft. William is still an active researcher and has numerous publications in the areas of mathematics, economics, machine learning and statistical methodology.