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Ending Childhood Food Insecurity in New Mexico

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By Derek Lin, MPHDownload this updated report (Updated September 2021; 20 pages; pdf)Download the original report (March 2021; 20 pages; pdf)IntroductionAll children need access to nutritious food in ...
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Congratulations to Rep. Matthew McQueen and Rep. Kelly Marions Fajardo for being recognized by the New Mexico Foundation for Open Government for their work enacting legislation to make New Mexico's infrastructure funding process transparent! ... See MoreSee Less

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"Twenty-two states required some form of personal finance education in high schools for the 2020-21 academic year, according to research published in April by Carly Urban, an associate professor of economics at Montana State University. The benefits of teaching high-school students basic personal finance concepts include better credit scores and lower rates of delinquency on debt as adults, research by Urban and others shows."

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Marisa Pérez González wears her Think New Mexico Marisa Pérez González wears her Think New Mexico “thinking cap” while reading and relaxing on the beach in Portugal!
We are delighted to have Sophie Hare as one of our We are delighted to have Sophie Hare as one of our stellar Think New Mexico Summer Leadership Interns for 2021! Sophie is a native New Mexican and rising third-year merit scholarship student at the University of Chicago, where she is majoring in Public Policy, with a dual concentration in healthcare and immigration studies, and minoring in Spanish. At UChicago, Sophie tutors immigrants studying for the US citizenship exam and serves on the Student Advisory Boards of both David Axelrod’s Institute of Politics and the College’s Public Policy Department. Sophie has previously interned with the political consulting firm Seven Letter Strategies in Washington, DC, and with KJD Strategies in Chicago. She has volunteered on many New Mexico campaigns, including that of Senator Ben Ray Luján. Prior to college, Sophie spent a year working in Madrid to improve her Spanish. She hopes to pursue a career in public policy and work for institutional change on the state and federal level.
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@walmart We were very disturbed to learn that you @walmart We were very disturbed to learn that you are still taxing delivered groceries in New Mexico even though that has been prohibited since July 1. We urge Secretary @stephanieschardin Clarke to crack down on this illegal practice! @nmvoices @thefooddepot @govmlg
We are delighted to have Ciara “Key” Macfarlan We are delighted to have Ciara “Key” Macfarland as one of our stellar Think New Mexico Summer Leadership Interns for 2021! Key was born and raised in Albuquerque and graduated from the Albuquerque Academy in 2018. Key is currently a rising senior at Colorado College, where she is pursuing a major in Political Science with a special interest in law and a minor in English. At Colorado College, Key is a member of the swim team, where she became the Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference champion in the 400 IM and the recipient of the Rookie of the Year award as a freshman. She is currently an officer for the Student Athletic Advisory Committee, focusing on diversity and inclusion in the athletic department. Key previously interned for Collins and Collins, P.C., where she researched inequities in the New Mexico private prisons. Key plans to attend law school and pursue a career in criminal justice reform and civil rights law. She hopes to return to New Mexico to tackle the injustices in the correctional facilities across the state.
We are happy to have Abenicio Baldonado as Think N We are happy to have Abenicio Baldonado as Think New Mexico’s Education Reform Director! Abenicio grew up in Las Vegas, New Mexico, where he is a proud graduate of Robertson High School. He earned a BA in political science and Master of Public Affairs degree from Highlands University. Abenicio went on to teach government, economics, and history in a public New Mexico charter school, and later chaired the governing board of that school. He previously served as an Ethics Officer for the Secretary of State’s Office and as the Legislative Liaison at the Public Education Department under both Republican and Democratic administrations.
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We are delighted to have Amelia Bierle as one of o We are delighted to have Amelia Bierle as one of our Think New Mexico summer leadership interns! Amelia is a native of Carlsbad, New Mexico. She earned a B.S. in Molecular Biology and Biochemistry summa cum laude from the University of New Mexico, and she is currently pursuing a Master’s degree in Public Policy from UNM. As an undergraduate student, Amelia played soccer for the Lobos, where she was a captain and All-Mountain West Scholar. She currently volunteers as a soccer coach for young New Mexicans. Amelia has always been passionate about improving lives and communities. She initially tackled this through biomedical research, but she shifted her focus when she realized that she could make a broader impact on her community through public policy. Amelia remains tightly connected to medical research as she is a founder of a biotech startup company, Thuvia Systems LLC. Thuvia’s aim is to create innovative solutions to medication adherence with a particular focus on asthma.
We are delighted to have Rise Miller as one of our We are delighted to have Rise Miller as one of our Think New Mexico summer leadership interns! Rise is a fourth generation New Mexican who earned degrees in Public Policy and History from Duke University. At Duke, Rise was Programming Director for the university’s radio station, WXDU, and an officer for the Duke History Union. He also qualified for the University National Championships in Olympic Weightlifting and helped found the Duke Barbell Club. Rise previously interned with Senator Ben Ray Luján and the New Mexico Environmental Law Center. Rise will begin work at the Boston Consulting Group in January 2022, and he ultimately hopes to return to New Mexico and pursue a career in public policy.
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