Who We Are
Staff
Leadership
Policy Team
Emily Wildau, MPP (she/her)
Senior Research & Policy Analyst/KIDS COUNT Coordinator
Emily joined NM Voices in 2020, becoming Senior Research and Policy Analyst in 2023. She coordinates the KIDS COUNT program by monitoring and providing education on child well-being data and focuses on policy issues related to early childhood, K-12 and higher education, and food security. She was born in Roswell and completed her BA in English Rhetoric at NMSU. During her time there, Emily discovered her passion for social justice in a volunteer role advocating and fundraising for programs to support an end to child soldiering in Central and East Africa. Since relocating to Albuquerque in 2015, Emily has contributed to her community throughout her career, previously working at Roadrunner Food Bank and Central New Mexico Community College. She earned her Master’s in Public Policy at UNM.
Communications Team
Taeyin ChoGlueck (Pronounced: Tain Joh-Gluck), MFA (they/them)
Chief Communications Officer
Taeyin joined NM Voices as Chief Communications Officer in 2025. They bring their experiences in nonprofit storytelling, brand development, and public communications. For over a decade, they have supported children, students, and marginalized communities through their work across nonprofit organizations, the education sector, and children’s publishing. As a young person, they co-founded a racial justice nonprofit in Chicago and South Bend where they developed their skills in leadership, grant writing, and advocacy. Taeyin holds a BA in Sociology and Peace Studies and an MFA in Creative Writing from the University of Notre Dame. Born in Minneapolis, they were raised in the Midwest and South Korea and moved to Albuquerque in 2019. Taeyin loves New Mexico’s food, sunsets, and its warm people.
Development and Operations Team
Layla Archuletta-Maestas, MPA (she/her)
Chief Administrative Officer
Layla was born and raised in Northern New Mexico and has dedicated her career to serving her community. She specializes in operational effectiveness within organizations and focuses on identifying and implementing human-centered design principles. Before joining NM Voices, Layla served as the Deputy City Manager for the City of Santa Fe. In this role, she led creative initiatives to empower the voices of City staff and cultivate a collaborative workplace culture. She also brings experience in nonprofit management and previously worked with U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich. Layla holds a Master of Public Administration from the University of New Mexico. She lives in the North Valley with her husband and daughter.
Board of Directors
Leadership
Board Members
Antionette Tellez-Humble
Board Member
Antionette is a second-generation Chicana/Mexicana from Albuquerque’s North Valley, the ancestral lands of the Tiwa. She specializes in working with people who have been asked by their community to step into leadership roles within organizations, government, or businesses. Antionette also worked as a program officer with the WK Kellogg Foundation, where she had the privilege to work with and learn from local, tribal, state, and national leaders focused on improving the lives of children. Married to her partner, she is a super fan of their only son, and is committed to be a more fun wife, mom, daughter, auntie, friend, and human.