Board of Directors

Policies governing the Taos Habitat for Humanity are defined by a Board of eleven Directors.  Current Directors are:

Leslee C. Petersen, President
Phillip Howard, Vice President
Mark Johnson, Secretary
George Bornstein, Treasurer
Bobby Duran
Don Francisco Trujillo II
Rudy Abeyta
Carlos Gutierrez
Davin Schuler
Jackie Feeler
Page Sullivan

Office Staff

Paul Hesch, Executive Director

Paul moved from Kansas City, KS where he had been a building contractor for 25 years, coming to Taos in 2000. He holds a New Mexico Contractor's License and continues to manage his own Construction firm in addition to being Executive Director of HFHT.

Paul joined HFHT as a volunteer and became a Board Member shortly thereafter. In 2002, he assumed the position of Construction Director for approximately 8 months and then returned to the Board. He was appointed Executive Director of HFHT in 2005. Paul says, "Having a well qualified Staff makes my job easy." Under Paul's direction, HFHT has completed 10 homes for needy families in Taos in 5 years.

Cyndi Howell, Assistant Manager

A transplant from Kingsport, TN, Cyndi has been a resident of New Mexico since 1992. Cyndi has been employed in various and office managerial positions prior to joining HFHT.

An active member of her church, Cyndi first learned about HFHT during a presentation that Habitat made to a number of local congregations. After learning that HFHT was seeking a part-time Office Assistant, she joined the Staff in May of 2004. Cyndi's duties include posting bills, taking care of correspondence and Thank You letters, and General "Gofer" for the other Staff members.
 

Kyle Berry, Construction Director

Kyle grew up and attended public schools in Taos. His father was a building contractor in the area and he has worked in the building trades for many years.

He became involved with HFHT as a prospective home owner and then participated in the construction of his own home in the Habitat complex here in Taos in 2001. Kyle joined the HFHT staff as Construction Supervisor in 2003 and has supervised the construction of four homes. He especially enjoys meeting and working with the volunteers who provide the majority of the labor required to complete the Habitat homes.