2011 Spirit of Hope Awards Celebration (September 2011)

Check out our Flickr page for a gallery of photos from this event.

Presenting at a legislative committee meeting (August 2011)

Bill Jordan (NMVC Policy Director) and Dr. Kelly O’Donnell present the findings of NM Voices’ report, “The Tax Revenue Benefits of Health Care Reform in New Mexico,” to the Revenue Stabilization and Tax Policy Committee.

Voices for America’s Children forum (June 2011)

Eric Griego, NM Voices’ Executive Director, is interviewed outside of the National Civil Rights Museum (the Lorraine Motel where Dr. Martin Luther King was assassinated) in Memphis, TN, during the Voices for America’s Children annual forum. Watch the video Building the Children’s Movement.

Invest in Kids Now! rally (January 2011)

Chris Hollis (NMVC KIDS COUNT Program Manager) and Sharon Kayne (NMVC Communications Director) brave the snow at the Invest in Kids Now! rally outside the Roundhouse in Santa Fe. Watch a video of the rally.

Transforming Education convening (December 2010)

Jessie Rasmussen (Buffett Early Childhood Fund, Nebraska), Diana Ragbeer (The Children’s Trust, Florida), Duane Benson (Minnesota Early Learning Foundation), and Myra Segal (NMVC Deputy Policy Director) pose by the completed puzzle at the two-day Transforming Education: From Birth to Success convening. The puzzle represents the many links between early care and education and the quality of life for all. Link to the photo gallery of the event.

Washington, D.C. visit (2010)

Bill Jordan (NMVC Policy Director) in front of our nation’s Capitol. Bill visits D.C. on a regular basis to meet with New Mexico’s congressional delegation and their staff.

Children’s Cabinet Days (January 2010)

Bill Jordan (NMVC Policy Director) poses at our table display during the Children’s Cabinet Days at the state Capitol. Photo courtesy of Dan Ritchey, NM Association for the Education of Young Children.

Health Care Reform (October 2009)

Bill Jordan (left, NMVC Policy Director) thanks Senator Jeff Bingaman staff member Frederick Isasi (right), for all their good work on health-care reform at the Senator’s Washington, DC, office.

Voices for American’s Children conference (July 2009)

Bill Jordan (left, NMVC Policy Director) and Ric Armstrong (right, NMVC Development Director) at the Voices for America’s Children conference in Kansas City, MO. The conference brought together leaders from Voices’ member organizations from across the country.

Bill signing (August 2008)

Gathered at Precious Moments childcare center on Albuquerque’s west side are (l. to r.): Marg Elliston (early care advocate), Bill Jordan (NMVC Policy Director), Governor Bill Richardson, and Ruth Hoffman (Lutheran Advocacy Ministry). The governor had just signed legislation passed during the special session that restored childcare eligibility to 200 percent of the poverty level.

Barack Obama campaigns in Albuquerque (June 2008)

President Barack Obama (left) shakes hands with NMVC Executive Director Eric Griego (right). Then-candidate Obama was in Albuquerque for a campaign event.

Pride Parade (June 2008)

Rep. Mimi Stewart rides on the Voices-mobile in the Albuquerque Pride parade in June 2008. NMVC Policy Director Bill Jordan is at the wheel. Rep. Stewart was an honored guest because she has sponsored domestic partnership legislation.

Roundhouse Comedy Revue (January 2008)

Youth performers from Albuquerque Public Schools and Working Classroom’s theater program lend their comic and vocal talents to the Roundhouse Comedy Revue (left to right): Esperanza Cervantes, Elora Daniels, Mikey Pruitt (in back), Mike Montoya (as the Fonz), James Camacho, Logan Mitchell, and Mia Daniels.
Photo courtesy of the Daniels family

20th Anniversary Gala video shoot (October 2007)

NMVC Executive Director Eric Griego (above, center) gets the group fired up for a video shoot about our hopes for New Mexico’s children. The group (below), composed of staff, honorees, kids, and community members, made the video to commemorate NM Voices’ 20th Anniversary. Watch the video.

Harry Belefonte speaks in Albuquerque (April 2007)

Harry Belefonte (left), Charlotte Roybal (Health Care for All Campaign, center) and Bill Jordan (NMVC Policy Director, right), pose for a picture after Mr. Belefonte spoke in Albuquerque about social and economic equality in April 2007.

Bill signing (March 2007)

Ruth Hoffman (Lutheran Advocacy Ministry, left), Lt. Governor Diane Denish (center) and Bill Jordan (NMVC Policy Director, right) share in a victory during a bill signing just after the 2007 legislative session.

S-CHIP Town Hall (November 2006)

Panel members from NMVC’s The Crisis in Health Care and the New Congress Town Hall (l. to r.): Bob Greenberg (retired pediatrician and NMVC founder), Bruce Lesley (First Focus President), Liz Meitner (Voices for America’s Children), Bill Jordan (NMVC Policy Director), Steve Lawrence (syndicated columnist and moderator), and Katie Falls (Deputy Secretary of NM Human Services Dept.). The town hall was held in Albuquerque.

4 YOUTH & NMASBHC in Washington (November 2004)

Several representatives of the New Mexico Assembly on School-Based Health Care and 4 YOUTH meet with Senator Pete Domenici in his Washington, D.C., office in November 2004 (l. to r.): Briana John, Brooke Layman (NASBHC Policy Director), Dr. Susie John (Shiprock Teen Life Center Medical Officer), Sen. Domenici, Lyn Wilson-King (4 YOUTH), Sandy Saqonie (Shiprock Teen Life Center), and Bill Jordan (NMVC Policy Director). Photo courtesy of Sen. Domenici’s office.