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Women in charge in the Keller administration include, from left: Carol Pierce, Family and Community Services; Shelle Sanchez, Cultural Services; Monica Mitchell, economic developer; Donna Sandoval, city controller; Emily Jaramillo, AFR EMS; Lisa Huval, Housing and Homelessness; Sarita Nair, CAO; Michelle Melendez, Equity and Inclusion; Justine Freeman, deputy chief of staff; Carolyn Ortega, Animal Welfare; Cecily Barker, APD; Nyika Allen, Aviation; Jeannette Chavez, risk manager; Anna Sanchez, Senior Affairs; Mariela Ruiz-Angel, Community Safety. (Courtesy of city of Albuquerque)
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. In March 2018, in honor of Women’s History month, I wrote an UpFront column
on the fledgling Mayor Tim Keller administration ensuring close to half of his top administrators were women, and that many were women of color. The column reflected their hopes of bringing different voices to the table,
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Little Snoopy, a foster dog, takes a nap by the fireplace. He is on the mend from a medical issue. (Jim Thompson/Albuquerque Journal)
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. It all started when my girlfriend, now fiancee, burst through the bathroom doors with a hop in her step and a coy smile.
“We’ve been called to duty,” she said.
I haven’t always been a crazy animal lover. Don’t get me wrong, I like dogs and cats, but I didn’t center my world around them.
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That is, until I met Mahala and her dog, Mason. If there is one thing you should know about Mahala, it’s that she loves animals. I’m talking, she will cross a street to pet a stranger’s dog. And she’s been honked at because the light turned green while she’s marveling at a dog in the car next to us.