SOMOS 2010

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

PRESIDENT:

Alan Macrae: Author of Mud, Space and Spirit, the pioneering book of New Mexico 60’s architecture, a native New Mexican and local builder, he is also a published poet and novelist.

VICE PRESIDENT:

Janet Webb: has lived in Taos since 1973. She is owner and president of Webb Design Inc, a design and marketing company focused on tourism, museums, and the fine arts arena. Her other community involvements include Harwood Museum of Art and Taos Feeds Taos.

SECRETARY:

Phyllis Hotch: B.A. English, Brooklyn College; Published two books of poetry, No Longer Time and A Little Book of Lies. Former Massachusetts high school English teacher, literary coordinator for Arts/Wayland Art Center, member of the SOMOS board for 17 years.

TREASURER:

William Knight: Financial consultant. President/Owner of Knight Financial Limited. Attended University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM. Active in the Taos community having served on numerous non-profit boards. Current board member of the New Mexico Small Business Investment Corporation and the Taos Community Foundation.

AT LARGE:

Cherie Burns: Author of The Great Hurricane: 1938 and Stepmotherhood: How
to Survive Without Feeling Frustrated, Left Out, or Wicked.” Her work has
appeared in The New York Times, Working Women, People, New York and
other publications. She is currently writing a biography of Millicent Rogers for St. Martin’s Press.

Kathy Fitzgerald: Magna cum laude in English from Harvard University.
Interpreter for national Italian TV station in Rome, Italy; worked at Boston’s PBS TV station; co-founder of Ithaca Films, a film production entity; Board member of Poet’s Theater in Cambridge, Massachusetts; in California was active on Boards such as Global Fund for Women, and Roots of Peace. She is currently active on a board that supports community and sustainable agriculture in El Salvador, the FSSCA. She is a trustee for a small family foundation out of Boston, the Virginia Wellington Cabot Foundation.

William Swan: Retired fighter pilot, marketing and sales consultant, entrepreneur.  Settled in Taos from DC 17 years ago.  Bill and his wife have owned and started three businesses in Taos (a Bed and Breakfast, a dot.com, and a retail store).  Recently semi-retired, Bill is still fascinated with sales and marketing of just about anything.  He loves books and is intrigued by how and why they are written and brought to the public.  He hopes to help SOMOS extend their positive reach and impact in Northern New Mexico.