The Governance Committee of the NM Food & Agriculture Policy Council is a diverse body of people with varying interests and expertise which serves the larger group’s interests and efforts. They also serve as the core group on the front lines of the legislative process during the legislative session when members from a distance may not have as much opportunity to participate. Decisions come from the full Council membership as it introduces, shares, explores, deliberates, and decides on issues and policies.
The 2024-2026 Governance Committee
Lawrence D. Gallegos – National Grazing Lands Coalition, Latino and Farmers Ranchers International
Chair
Johannes Lencer – National Center for Frontier Communities
Vice Chair
Melanie Kirby – Zia Queenbees Farm & Field Institute
Secretary
Helga Garza – Agri-Cultura Network
Past Chair
Members
Clark de Schweinitz – Attorney (retired)
Nelsy Dominguez – c3 Perspectives
Manny Encinias – Santa Fe Farmers Market Institute
Roger Gonzales – Gonzales Strategies, Inc.
Kirsten Hansen – New Mexico Farmers’ Marketing Association
John Hartley – Cuba Independent Schools
Sean Humphrey – Delicious New Mexico
Marie E. Johnson – Albuquerque Public Schools, NM School Nutrition Association
Eugene Pickett – Black Farmers and Ranchers New Mexico Global; Latino Farmers and Ranchers International, Inc.