BOARD OF TRUSTEES
May Center for Learning is governed by a volunteer Board of Trustees, consisting of educators, student parents, physicians, and members of Santa Fe’s professional and philanthropic communities. Here are the members of the 2020-2021 Board:
Edward Kleiner, MD
Board President
Dr. Edward Kleiner is a board-certified pediatrician who has lived and practiced in Santa Fe since 1976, when he joined then-St. Vincent Hospital, where he served in many professional and administrative positions. He is recently retired from Arroyo Chamiso Pediatric Group, which he cofounded in 1978 and where he was privileged to care for many Santa Fe children and their families. He has a special interest in behavioral, psychological, and educational concerns in children. His wife Cynthia is a registered nurse who led the hospital pediatric unit for many years. His sons were both nurtured and thrived in Santa Fe schools. Jordi holds a PhD in educational psychology and has a learning clinic in Chicago diagnosing and treating complex learning problems; Devin is an architect and lives with his wife and two children in Seattle. Dr. Kleiner joined the May Center Board in 2013 and is devoted to supporting children with learning differences in finding paths to success.
Caroline Kingston, MD, MPH
Board Vice-President
Dr. Caroline Kingston is a board-certified family physician in Santa Fe, New Mexico. She attended the University of Texas Medical School at San Antonio and completed her residency at the University of New Mexico. Dr. Kingston also holds a master’s degree in public health from the University of Texas in Houston. She has been licensed to practice medicine in the State of New Mexico since 1997. She is affiliated with Christus St. Vincent Regional Medical Center, leads the Alma Family Medical practice in Santa Fe, and is medical director of Compassus Hospice and Palliative Care.
Jaclyn Libowitz
Board Secretary
Jaclyn Libowitz currently works in Santa Fe as an executive coach, trainer, group facilitator, and mediator for executives in both the non-profit and for-profit sectors. She began her career in 1976 and was appointed executive director of the Sangre de Cristo Girl Scouts Council in 1984. In 1992 she became an internal business consultant for Girl Scouts of the USA, serving councils nationwide. Following several promotions, she became chief of staff and chief administrative officer for the national organization in 2005, serving until 2013 when she returned to Santa Fe. Jaclyn has facilitated executive retreats, meetings and training sessions for clients including Communities in Schools, Metro-North Railroad, Cola-Cola Enterprises, Greater Cleveland Roundtable, Memphis Diversity Institute, University of New Mexico, and Charter One Bank, and has led many group sessions on personal development with Fortune 100 executives for Schachat/Anastasi & Associates. She is a certified mediator for the Center for Understanding in Conflict and a leadership ambassador for Take the Lead for Women, a non-profit organization advocating for women in the workforce. Jaclyn attended Emerson College in Boston.
Robert Glick, PhD
Robert Glick recently retired as the president and chief executive officer of St. Vincent Hospital Foundation. Following a career in academics, he began a second career in fundraising and nonprofit management, during which he worked for the Metropolitan Opera in New York, the Folger Shakespeare Library in Washington, DC, and the New York Holocaust Memorial—Museum of Jewish Heritage. He came to Santa Fe as the director of resource development for the Santa Fe Opera, and then held positions as vice president of St. John’s College and the executive director of the Santa Fe Chamber Music Festival before joining the hospital. He has served on a number of local boards of directors, including the Lensic Center for the Performing Arts, the New Mexico Children’s Foundation, La Familia Medical Center, Santa Fe Children’s Museum, and the Santa Fe Community College Foundation.
Hal Malchow
Hal Malchow has enjoyed a long and successful career as one of America’s leading political consultants. Starting on his kitchen table in an efficiency apartment, he built the nation’s largest voter contact firm. His work in changing campaign politics is chronicled in Sasha Issenberg’s 2011 book, The Victory Lab, The Secret to Winning Campaigns. In 2016, Hal was inducted into the American Association of Political Consultants Hall of Fame. Hal is also the author of 2 young adult fantasy novels, The Sword of Darrow, which he co-authored with his eight-year-old son, and The Dragon and The Firefly. He is also the author of two political thrillers, No Popes in Heaven and recently published, 42 Million to One. Hal is thd former Chairman of the Board of the International Dyslexia Association, former President of the Coalition for Reading Excellence, founding board member of the Analyst Institute, and a former board member of The Lab School of Washington.
Geraldine Gonzales
Geraldine is the mother of two littles, Enzo (almost 4) and Maya (1). She has worked in state government since 2013, as counsel for different state agencies including the Department of Transportation, Public Regulation Commission, and now the Public Employees Retirement Association. She enjoys the challenges of public practice, especially in the developing areas of transparency laws that routinely impact agencies, like IPRA and OMA. Geraldine is an active member of the Public Law Board and the PEO sisterhood. As a native to Santa Fe, she is deeply invested in seeing more educational, developmental, and social opportunities for children here. Geraldine is honored to join the May Center for Learning board and help achieve the May Center's mission and goals.
Dr. Steven Sanchez
Dr. Steven Sanchez holds a Phd in Educational Administration from New Mexico State University. He was a classroom teacher in public schools for over 25 years, teaching reading, mathematics and science, as well as supporting students pursuing their GED. He has served as Director for Curriculum, Instruction, and Technology, Deputy Superintendent, and Acting Superintendent of Schools for Las Cruces Public Schools. Dr. Sanchez also serves as an analyst for the New Mexico Legislative Education Committee. He was instrumental in the passing of HB 230, New Mexico’s first law recognizing dyslexia as a learning disability in 2010. Dr. Sanchez has served on multiple non-profit boards including the CASA New Mexico board of directors and Southwest Branch of the International Dyslexia Association. Dr. Sanchez is a committed advocate for New Mexico’s Structured Literacy initiative to ensure that all students in New Mexico learn to read.
Maryirene Stevens
Maryirene Stevens is a Santa Fe native who has been away from Santa Fe for a long time. After getting her business degree from University of Denver, she and her husband lived in Santa Fe until moving to Roswell in 1978 where their three daughters grew up. In Roswell she worked with her husband, the late Don Stevens, at Stevens Oil and Stevens Operating Corporation and served as Chairman of Great Southwest Aviation and Vladimir Restaurant. Maryirene has long been a community volunteer, serving in Roswell as a Regent for New Mexico Military Institute, President of the Chamber of Commerce, President of the Roswell Symphony Orchestra Board and Roswell Symphony Foundation Board and served on the Board of New Mexico First. During her temporary return to Santa Fe from 1993 to 1998 she served as a member of the Santa Fe Opera Board. Then she followed her lifelong dream and enrolled in art school at California College of Arts and Crafts. She received a BFA in painting in 2001 and has been practicing her craft since that time. After living in Berkeley California for ten years, she recently returned to Santa Fe where she is a practicing artist and investor (and a proud great-aunt of a May Center student).
Tina Whitegeese
Tina Whitegeese is a tribal member with the Pueblo of Pojoaque and resides in Santa Fe. She currently works in Santa Fe at Wings of America, a not for profit that focuses on improving the lives of American Indian youth through running and fitness programs in tribal communities. Prior to her move to not for profit work, she was actively involved in New Mexico's tourism industry working at Puye Cliff Dwellings in Santa Clara Pueblo, and Hilton Buffalo Thunder and Poeh Cultural Center in the Pueblo of Pojoaque. Tina has served on several tourism and marketing boards including the Tourism Association of New Mexico (now the New Mexico Hospitality Association) and the NM State Tourism North Central Region Marketing Board representing tourism attractions and destinations from Santa Fe to Angel Fire. Tina graduated from Vanderbilt University in 2004 with a BS in European Studies. Tina's daughter, Amelia, has attended the May Center since 2016 and participates in the Summer Leap at May Center program.