Senior Leadership
Gabriel Sanchez, Ph.D., Executive Director, RWJF, Associate Professor, Political Science
Lisa Cacari Stone, Ph.D., M.S., M.A., Assistant Director RWJF, Associate Professor with the Public Health Program, Department of Family and Community Medicine and Director of the Community Engagement Core with the National Institutes of Health funded NM CARES Health Disparities Center
David Van Der Goes, Ph.D., Assistant Director RWJF, Associate Professor, UNM Department of Economics
Sheri Lesansee, MPH, Program/Research Manager RWJF
Advisory Team
Meriah Heredia-Griego, PhD, Director for Center for Education Policy Research
Sam Howarth, PhD, Research Scholar, Economics
Frank Kessel, PhD, Professor - IFCE, College of Education
Nancy Lopez, PhD, Faculty Associate, Southwest: Hispanic Research Institute
Nina Wallerstein, Dr. P.H. Professor - MPH and Director of the Center for Participatory Research
Center Staff
Center Staff
All staff members support the mission of the Center and strive to assist faculty and students in their designated roles and beyond. Please contact us if you would like more information about the Center or if we can provide you with other assistance.
