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Santa Fe Community Foundation Announces New Chair And Six Board Members
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The Santa Fe Community Foundation, the largest nonprofit funder in New Mexico, has named a new chair and six new members to its board of directors.
Dion Silva, regional president of Enterprise Bank & Trust, will step into a two-year term as board chair on Oct.
5, 2023, per a press release.
He has served on the foundation's board of directors since October 2021 and will succeed Deborah Holloway as chair.
"The Santa Fe Community Foundation has an enduring commitment to northern New Mexico and all who call it home," Silva says.
"I'm humbled to serve as chair of an organization that continues to inspire and make a difference in the lives of so many."
The six new board members are Mar ? 'a Jos ?'Rodr ? 'guez C ? 'diz, Celia Foy Castillo, Mary Macukas, David William McElroy, Janet Pacheco-Morton, and Porter Swenzell.
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