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Special Episode 3 NM Legislature 2020: Expectations and Predictions Host Rhiannon Samuel, Executive Director of Viante New Mexico, talks with longtime New Mexico political journalist, Dan McKay, about the political landscape of the state legislature and the upcoming 2020 legislative session. Hosts & Guests Rhiannon Samuel Dan McKay  Resources Common Ground Issues Viante's Process  Join Viante New Mexico Download Episode About This Episode Host Rhiannon Samuel, Executive Director of Viante New Mexico, talks with longtime New Mexico political journalist, Dan McKay, about the political landscape of the state legislature and the upcoming 2020 legislative session. Recent Posts NM Legislature 2020: Expectations and Predictions by Rhiannon Samuel | Jan 17, 2020 | Podcasts, UncategorizedSpecial Episode 3 NM Legislature 2020: Expectations and PredictionsHost Rhiannon Samuel, Executive Director of Viante New Mexico, talks with longtime New Mexico political journalist, Dan McKay, about the political landscape of the state legislature and the upcoming... Decoding the New Mexico Legislative Process  by Rhiannon Samuel | Jan 10, 2020 | Podcasts, UncategorizedSpecial Episode 2 Decoding the New Mexico Legislative Process Host Rhiannon Samuel, Executive Director of Viante New Mexico, talks with the Legislative Council Services’ Raul Burciaga to explain how New Mexico’s legislative process works and how it is different from... What is a Citizen Legislature? by Viante New Mexico | Jan 3, 2020 | New Mexico Legislature, PublicWhat is a Citizen Legislature? Here in New Mexico, we have what is called a “citizen legislature”, meaning that our state lawmakers do not receive a salary and typically have full-time occupations outside of their legislative duties. This system was implemented over...

Special Episode 2 Decoding the New Mexico Legislative Process  Host Rhiannon Samuel, Executive Director of Viante New Mexico, talks with the Legislative Council Services’ Raul Burciaga to explain how New Mexico’s legislative process works and how it is different from other states.   Hosts & Guests Rhiannon Samuel Raul Burciaga  Resources Common Ground Issues Viante's Process  Join Viante New Mexico Download Episode About This Episode Host Rhiannon Samuel, Executive Director of Viante New Mexico, talks with the Legislative Council Services’ Raul Burciaga to explain how New Mexico’s legislative process works and how it is different from other states.   The New Mexico Legislative Council appointed Raúl Burciaga as the Director of the Legislative Council Service (LCS) in 2010.  He has primary responsibility for administration of the LCS, the nonpartisan drafting and legal research agency of the New Mexico Legislature.  Additionally, he is responsible for the control, care, custody and maintenance of the State Capitol, the grounds and other legislative buildings.  Raúl is a member of the New Mexico Compilation Commission, which oversees the compilation and publishing of New Mexico laws, and he’s a member the national Uniform Law Commission, which recommends uniform laws for states to consider enacting.  Raúl joined the LCS in July 2000 after graduating from the University of New Mexico School of Law.  Before attending law school, he worked for 15 years in the administration of federal health care programs.  He has been lead staff for numerous legislative interim committees, task forces and other work groups.  From 2000 to 2007, he served as the primary bill drafter and legal research attorney for health care legislation.  He has worked on impeachment investigation committees and as staff to legislative ethics committees.  He served as the LCS assistant director for drafting services from 2004 until 2010, when he became director.  He is a licensed attorney in New Mexico.        Recent Posts NM Legislature 2020: Expectations and Predictions by Rhiannon Samuel | Jan 17, 2020 | Podcasts, UncategorizedSpecial Episode 3 NM Legislature 2020: Expectations and PredictionsHost Rhiannon Samuel, Executive Director of Viante New Mexico, talks with longtime New Mexico political journalist, Dan McKay, about the political landscape of the state legislature and the upcoming... Decoding the New Mexico Legislative Process  by Rhiannon Samuel | Jan 10, 2020 | Podcasts, UncategorizedSpecial Episode 2 Decoding the New Mexico Legislative Process Host Rhiannon Samuel, Executive Director of Viante New Mexico, talks with the Legislative Council Services’ Raul Burciaga to explain how New Mexico’s legislative process works and how it is different from... What is a Citizen Legislature? by Viante New Mexico | Jan 3, 2020 | New Mexico Legislature, PublicWhat is a Citizen Legislature? Here in New Mexico, we have what is called a “citizen legislature”, meaning that our state lawmakers do not receive a salary and typically have full-time occupations outside of their legislative duties. This system was implemented over...

Special Episode 1 Viante New Mexico Fosters Bipartisanship Hosts Rhiannon Samuel, Executive Director of Viante New Mexico recaps the August 2019 anniversary event and shared the panel discussion.    Hosts & Guests Rhiannon Samuel Deena Crawley Senator Michael Padilla  Minority Leader, Representative Jim Townsend  Resources Common Ground Issues Viante's Process  Join Viante New Mexico Download Episode About This Episode Hosts Rhiannon Samuel, Executive Director of Viante New Mexico gives a foreword to a legislative panel held at Viante's Anniversary Event in August 2019. Panel moderator and Co-Chair of Viante New Mexico, Deena Crawley, fosters a bipartisan conversation between democrat, Senator Michael Padilla, and republican Jim Townsend to identify the areas of agreement.  Deena spent the first portion of her career inside an advertising agency and has worked in a variety of industries including retail, public health, automotive, real estate, higher education, and finance. She is a two-time Effie finalist, a former President of the American Advertising Federation–NM and has been inducted into the University of New Mexico Anderson School of Management Hall of Fame as a Young Alumni. In her current role as Chief of Staff, Marketing Director and Executive Team Member at Dion’s, a regional restaurant based in Albuquerque, she nurtures all brand touch points including advertising, communications, community relations, and social media. She is a volunteer for Make A Wish New Mexico, a mentor for Fathers Building Futures, and is a graduate of Leadership NM. She cares deeply about her home state of New Mexico and works hard to improve the things that cause people to consider moving away.  Representative Jim Townsend a native New Mexican, born and raised in an agriculture family in Southeastern New Mexico. Representative Townsend began his career in the oil and gas industry with Southern Union Co and then the last 33 years with Holly Corporation, Holly Energy Partners and HollyFrontier. He retired in 2011 as Senior Vice President of a Holly Energy Partners and Vice President of Holly Frontier. Representative Townsend led the operations of Holly Energy Partners for many years and led the single largest capital investment of HollyFrontier in the formation of UNEV Pipeline Company and partnership developed between Sinclair Transportation and Holly Corporation, approximately $500M.  He has served on the Board of Directors for Holly Energy Partners serving on the Conflicts Committee and Personnel  Committee. Representative Townsend was elected to represent New Mexico House District 54 in 2015 and was named by his peers as the house minority leader in 2019. Senator Michael Padilla grew up in Los Padillas, a rural farming community that his family helped settle over 150 years ago, and is located inside of the district he represents. Padilla has always been involved in the Democratic Party of New Mexico, serving as a precinct chairman, ward chairman, county central committee member and state central committee member. He has also served on numerous boards and commissions prior to becoming a senator, including Youth Development Incorporated, Special Olympics New Mexico, Junior Achievement of New Mexico, Association of Commerce and Industry of New Mexico, the New Mexico State Workforce Development Board, and several others. Senator Padilla founded Altivus CRM Solutions, a contact center and consulting firm, in 2000. The company specializes in building contact centers and providing a number of operational consulting services affecting people, process, and technology. He still serves as Chairman and CEO of the company.

Season 1, Episode 6 New Mexico’s Quality of Life Opportunities and Challenges Hosts Rhiannon Samuel, Executive Director of Viante New Mexico and Deena Crawley, Co-Chair of Viante New Mexico talk with young leaders Annermarie Henton and Jesse Heron about what are New Mexico’s assets when it comes to Quality of Life and what can we improve upon, together? Hosts & Guests Rhiannon Samuel Deena Crawley Annemarie Henton Jesse Heron   Resources Common Ground Issues Viante’s Quality of Life Metrics  Viante’s 2019 Quality of Life Focus Bills Join Viante New Mexico Download Episode About This Episode Hosts Rhiannon Samuel, Executive Director of Viante New Mexico and Deena Crawley, Co-Chair of Viante New Mexico talk with young leaders Annermarie Henton and Jesse Heron about what are New Mexico’s assets when it comes to Quality of Life and what can we improve upon, together? Annemarie Ciepiela Henton, APR, is the Vice President of Business Development and Marketing for Albuquerque Economic Development Inc. Annemarie holds a bachelor’s degree in business administration from the University of Arizona, and earned her Accreditation in Public Relations from the Universal Accreditation Board in New York in 2014.Annemarie speaks nationally on the topics of emotional intelligence and communication in the multigenerational workplace. She is a co-founder of Albuquerque’s “Stop Bagging, Start Bragging” campaign, which empowers Albuquerque residents to play a role in the city’s talent attraction and retention strategy. Jesse Herron is the owner of Painted Lady Bed & Brew and co-founder of Albuquerque Tourism & Sightseeing Factory (AT&SF): parent company to ABQ Trolley Co., Albucreepy Downtown Ghost Walk, Duke City Pedaler and ABQ in a Box. As one of the “trolley guys,” he has the distinct pleasure of introducing people to Albuquerque. Born in Albuquerque, his love of the city started at a very young age. He can fondly remember watching cartoons where Bugs Bunny made that famous wrong “left toin at Albukoykee.” Herron felt a great sense of pride in his city and wanted to make sure that Bugs never got lost in Albukoykee again (hence the start of ABQ Trolley Co.). Herron graduated from the University of New Mexico with a MBA in Travel & Tourism Management and International Management in Latin America. He sits on the Lodgers Tax Advisory Board, Downtown Albuquerque MainStreet and Visit Albuquerque. When he is not on a trolley, he collects corny Albuquerque souvenir t-shirts, eats green chile (on just about everything), and cheers for the Lobos. Herron currently resides in a 19th century former brothel and saloon with a few friendly ghosts.    Recent Posts NM Legislature 2020: Expectations and Predictions by Rhiannon Samuel | Jan 17, 2020 | Podcasts, UncategorizedSpecial Episode 3 NM Legislature 2020: Expectations and PredictionsHost Rhiannon Samuel, Executive Director of Viante New Mexico, talks with longtime New Mexico political journalist, Dan McKay, about the political landscape of the state legislature and the upcoming... Decoding the New Mexico Legislative Process  by Rhiannon Samuel | Jan 10, 2020 | Podcasts, UncategorizedSpecial Episode 2 Decoding the New Mexico Legislative Process Host Rhiannon Samuel, Executive Director of Viante New Mexico, talks with the Legislative Council Services’ Raul Burciaga to explain how New Mexico’s legislative process works and how it is different from...

Season 1, Episode 5 Crime in New Mexico: Taking a Holistic Approach This dynamic group representing very different components of the criminal justice system discuss if and how can we comprehensively address crime in New Mexico. Hosts & Guests Rhiannon Samuel Dale Armstrong Gorden Eden Sandra Price  Joseph Shaw   Resources Common Ground Issues Viante’s Crime Metrics Viante’s 2019 Crime Bills  Join Viante New Mexico Download Episode About This Episode Viante Executive Director, Rhiannon Samuel and Co-Chair Dale Armstrong interview a dynamic group representing very different components of the criminal justice system discuss if and how can we comprehensively address crime in New Mexico. Former Chief Gorden Eden, speaks on behalf of the law enforcement perspective. Former Judge Sandra Price from Northern New Mexico gives her take based off her experience as a District Attorney and then Judge. And, Joseph Shaw offers his experience as a former felon, now Executive Director of Father’s Building Futures. Chief Gorden Eden has extensive experience in Law Enforcement and is known as a “career crime-fighter”. He started as a State Police patrol officer in the 1970s. He then spent eight years in federal law enforcement as the U.S. marshal for New Mexico. Then he worked for Gov. Susana Martinez, heading the state Department of Public Safety, which oversees State Police. Most recently he was the Chief of Police at the Albuquerque Police Department.   Sandra Price was a district Judge in the 11th Judicial District in Farmington, NM from 2004 to 2017. She specializes in Children’s Court and is a member of the Children’s Law Section of the New Mexico Bar Association. She earned a law degree from the University of New Mexico School of Law. In 1996, she was the first women elected as San Juan County district attorney and served in the position from 1997 to 2001. Price worked at the San Juan County District Attorney’s Office for 15 years as a prosecutor.                 Joseph Shaw is the current executive director of Albuquerque nonprofit, Father’s Building Futures. Their mission is “to ensure parents experiencing barriers from incarceration have the best opportunities for stability: emotionally, socially, and financially”, the project is training men with tremendous barriers to succeed in New Mexico’s workforce. Joseph started with Fathers Building Futures in December 2012 as a client. Fathers Building Futures is a local nonprofit that focuses on providing on the job training individuals (Fathers) returning home from prison. While incarcerated he started taking the parent reentry classes through Fathers Building Futures to be eligible to participate in the incubator program upon his release. Recent Posts NM Legislature 2020: Expectations and Predictions by Rhiannon Samuel | Jan 17, 2020 | Podcasts, UncategorizedSpecial Episode 3 NM Legislature 2020: Expectations and PredictionsHost Rhiannon Samuel, Executive Director of Viante New Mexico, talks with longtime New Mexico political journalist, Dan McKay, about the political landscape of the state legislature and the upcoming... Decoding the New Mexico Legislative Process  by Rhiannon Samuel | Jan 10, 2020 | Podcasts, UncategorizedSpecial Episode 2 Decoding the New Mexico Legislative Process Host Rhiannon Samuel, Executive Director of Viante New Mexico, talks with the Legislative Council Services’ Raul Burciaga to explain how New Mexico’s legislative process works and how it is different from...

Season 1, Episode 4 Education: Where has New Mexico been and where are we going? Conversation about what is and isn’t working in New Mexico education. As well as historical context around why we are facing our current issues. Hosts & Guests Rhiannon Samuel Deena Crawley Seth Saavedra  Resources Common Ground Issues Viante’s Education Metrics Viante’s 2019 Education Focus Bills Join Viante New Mexico Download Episode About This Episode In this episode, Viante Executive Director, Rhiannon Samuel and Co-Chair Deena Crawley are joined by Seth Saavedra to have a conversation about what is and isn’t working in New Mexico education. Seth also provides a historical context around why New Mexico is facing its  current issues in the education of New Mexico’s children. Seth is the founder of NMEducation.org, a site dedicated to storytelling, research, and truth telling about local education topics. He is unwavering in commitment to improving New Mexico’s public schools, particularly for students and communities who are least served by the current system. A New Mexican born and raised, Seth is fueled by his upbringing in public housing and public schools. Before becoming a middle school teacher in Bridgeport, Connecticut through Teach For America, Seth triple-majored in English, philosophy and economics at the University of New Mexico, dropping out of Del Norte High School in APS before that. After teaching, Seth was an executive with Teach For America in the Bay Area for eight years before returning home to New Mexico three years ago.   Recent Posts NM Legislature 2020: Expectations and Predictions by Rhiannon Samuel | Jan 17, 2020 | Podcasts, UncategorizedSpecial Episode 3 NM Legislature 2020: Expectations and PredictionsHost Rhiannon Samuel, Executive Director of Viante New Mexico, talks with longtime New Mexico political journalist, Dan McKay, about the political landscape of the state legislature and the upcoming... Decoding the New Mexico Legislative Process  by Rhiannon Samuel | Jan 10, 2020 | Podcasts, UncategorizedSpecial Episode 2 Decoding the New Mexico Legislative Process Host Rhiannon Samuel, Executive Director of Viante New Mexico, talks with the Legislative Council Services’ Raul Burciaga to explain how New Mexico’s legislative process works and how it is different from... What is a Citizen Legislature? by Viante New Mexico | Jan 3, 2020 | New Mexico Legislature, PublicWhat is a Citizen Legislature? Here in New Mexico, we have what is called a “citizen legislature”, meaning that our state lawmakers do not receive a salary and typically have full-time occupations outside of their legislative duties. This system was implemented over...

Season 1, Episode 3 Get out and VOTE! A candid discussion with Aviva Rosman from BallotReady and Rhiannon Samuel on why its important to prepare yourself before you vote.  Hosts & Guests Rhiannon Samuel  Aviva Rosman   Resources Viante Voting Resources Viante’s School Board Survey Join Viante New Mexico Download Episode About This Episode In the third episode of the inaugural Viante New Mexico: A Way Forward Podcast host Rhiannon Samuel  talks with BallotReady co-founder and COO, Aviva Rosman. The discussion centers on Voter Preparedness: the importance, misconceptions, and how to be an educated voter. Aviva Rosman is the COO and co-founder of BallotReady, an award-winning voter guide to every race and referendum on the ballot. Started in 2015 with support from the National Science Foundation, the Knight Foundation, and the University of Chicago's Institute of Politics, BallotReady makes it easy for voters to vote informed on their entire ballot. Aviva grew up working on campaigns at all levels, including her own successful run for local office. She began her career teaching high school math and leading the special education department as a corps member with Teach for America and has a background in policy, government, and management consulting. Aviva has been named one of Chicago Crain's 20 in their 20s, Pacific Standard's 30 Thinkers Under 30, WeWork's Young Innovators, and was honored with the 2017 Midwest Women in Tech Award for Social Impact. She serves as a mentor at 1871 and lectures on entrepreneurship at the University of Chicago's Harris School. Aviva has a BA and masters' from the University of Chicago, both in public policy. Recent Posts NM Legislature 2020: Expectations and Predictions by Rhiannon Samuel | Jan 17, 2020 | Podcasts, UncategorizedSpecial Episode 3 NM Legislature 2020: Expectations and PredictionsHost Rhiannon Samuel, Executive Director of Viante New Mexico, talks with longtime New Mexico political journalist, Dan McKay, about the political landscape of the state legislature and the upcoming... Decoding the New Mexico Legislative Process  by Rhiannon Samuel | Jan 10, 2020 | Podcasts, UncategorizedSpecial Episode 2 Decoding the New Mexico Legislative Process Host Rhiannon Samuel, Executive Director of Viante New Mexico, talks with the Legislative Council Services’ Raul Burciaga to explain how New Mexico’s legislative process works and how it is different from... What is a Citizen Legislature? by Viante New Mexico | Jan 3, 2020 | New Mexico Legislature, PublicWhat is a Citizen Legislature? Here in New Mexico, we have what is called a “citizen legislature”, meaning that our state lawmakers do not receive a salary and typically have full-time occupations outside of their legislative duties. This system was implemented over...

Season 1, Episode 2 Divisive Political Rhetoric How can you transcend it and still make an impact? Hosts & Guests Rhiannon Samuel Melissa & Neil Wright    Resources Common Ground Issues About Us Join Viante New Mexico Download Episode About This Episode In today's podcast, our guests Melissa & Neil Wright, apply their backgrounds in linguistics and psychology as they guide us in transcending divisive political conversations. Is this something you face among your family and friend circles? Recent Posts NM Legislature 2020: Expectations and Predictions by Rhiannon Samuel | Jan 17, 2020 | Podcasts, UncategorizedSpecial Episode 3 NM Legislature 2020: Expectations and PredictionsHost Rhiannon Samuel, Executive Director of Viante New Mexico, talks with longtime New Mexico political journalist, Dan McKay, about the political landscape of the state legislature and the upcoming... Decoding the New Mexico Legislative Process  by Rhiannon Samuel | Jan 10, 2020 | Podcasts, UncategorizedSpecial Episode 2 Decoding the New Mexico Legislative Process Host Rhiannon Samuel, Executive Director of Viante New Mexico, talks with the Legislative Council Services’ Raul Burciaga to explain how New Mexico’s legislative process works and how it is different from... What is a Citizen Legislature? by Viante New Mexico | Jan 3, 2020 | New Mexico Legislature, PublicWhat is a Citizen Legislature? Here in New Mexico, we have what is called a “citizen legislature”, meaning that our state lawmakers do not receive a salary and typically have full-time occupations outside of their legislative duties. This system was implemented over...

Season 1, Episode 1 New Mexico, How Did We Get Here? How did New Mexico get to the bottom of the list in all the national statistics? How do we improve New Mexico in education, quality of life and reduce crime?  Hosts & Guests Rhiannon Samuel Dale Armstrong Ed Lujan  Resources Common Ground Issues About Us Join Viante New Mexico Download Episode About This Episode In the first episode of the inaugural Viante New Mexico: A Way Forward Podcast hosts Rhiannon Samuel and Dale Armstrong talk to New Mexico leader Ed Lujan. The discussion started with why New Mexico is at the wrong end of many national lists and why he feels hopeful about the state’s future. You won’t want to miss this conversation with a New Mexico legend. Recent Posts NM Legislature 2020: Expectations and Predictions by Rhiannon Samuel | Jan 17, 2020 | Podcasts, UncategorizedSpecial Episode 3 NM Legislature 2020: Expectations and PredictionsHost Rhiannon Samuel, Executive Director of Viante New Mexico, talks with longtime New Mexico political journalist, Dan McKay, about the political landscape of the state legislature and the upcoming... Decoding the New Mexico Legislative Process  by Rhiannon Samuel | Jan 10, 2020 | Podcasts, UncategorizedSpecial Episode 2 Decoding the New Mexico Legislative Process Host Rhiannon Samuel, Executive Director of Viante New Mexico, talks with the Legislative Council Services’ Raul Burciaga to explain how New Mexico’s legislative process works and how it is different from... What is a Citizen Legislature? by Viante New Mexico | Jan 3, 2020 | New Mexico Legislature, PublicWhat is a Citizen Legislature? Here in New Mexico, we have what is called a “citizen legislature”, meaning that our state lawmakers do not receive a salary and typically have full-time occupations outside of their legislative duties. This system was implemented over...