Events

Member Gary Clendenon will be talking about the Basics of Geology.

Join us to celebrate the holidays!  

Bring a donation of canned foods or other non-perishable items for The Food Depot.

Jason Clendenen, Gary's son, will tell us all about Offshore Drilling.

Before pursuing his songwriting career, Billy enjoyed success as a jazz pianist and composer, appearing at the JVC Jazz Festival and popular New York City clubs such as Michael’s Pub and Eddie Condon’s where he was a member of the Eddie Condon’s All Stars. Billy recorded a well received jazz instrumental CD, “Southern Fried”.

With a publishing deal and a move to Nashville, Billy brought his unique take on songwriting to the country and pop market, finding success on the charts with hits and recordings by a who’s who of stars.

Billy is now resides in Santa Fe. 

Founder, CEO and Portfolio Manager, City Different Investments.

As a transformational therapist and leadership trainer, Patricia creates a safe space for you to express yourself, allowing you to dig deep, distinguish the challenges before you and mentally disable the limiting thoughts that may arise from these challenges. Self-knowledge, a positive, unwavering mindset plus a values-based approach to communication, personal growth and leadership are the bedrock of her work. You may find yourself, your leaders and teams, your organization in unusually stressful times – times that block performance and goal achievement. She invites you to shift your perspective and mindset to embrace challenges that release roadblocks.

Barak is a mostly retired, long-time public health leader in NM working in Rural Primary Care, EMS and Trauma Systems, and as the Director of the Public Health Division in the NM Department of Health. Barak has served as an analyst for the Senate Health and Public Affairs Committee for the last seventeen years when they are in session. For the last nine years, Barak has been deeply involved with end-of-life issues and is on the founding Board of Directors for the newly created non-profit, End of Life Options New Mexico. He is grateful for this opportunity to help improve our care systems and support New Mexicans in their end-of-life decisions, now including medical aid in dying. 

DNCA’s founding principal, Devendra has been a resident of Santa Fe and Albuquerque since 1974, and is a registered architect in the State of New Mexico. With a background in the liberal arts and 35 years of experience in design and construction, he approaches his work with an innate understanding of both the tectonics and the poetics of architecture. Devendra founded DNCA in 2002, and he specializes in the design of education, fine arts and performing arts facilities, as well as residential projects. Prior to Devendra’s formal education in architecture, he worked in the construction industry as a builder, site superintendent, and mason for 15 years.

David Felberg is the co-founder and Artisic Director of Chatter: Music Worth Talking About.  He has performed recitals and chamber music all over the Southwest, and recently performed a solo violin recital for Oregon Bach Festival Composers Symposium. David specializes in contemporary solo violin music.David will be performing and talking about Chatter.

Los Alamos National Labs (LANL) has a problem with old nuclear waste that sits unprotected in tents in a wildfire zone. This risk to New Mexico is avoidable, the waste should be shipped to the underground waste dump at WIPP before the next wildfire, and Cindy Weehler will explain how.

Jerome is the CEO of Narativ. Jerome will be discussing how storytelling is a powerful tool for connecting businesses and individual to others through storytelling.

Lili is the Exectuived Director of ArtBridge and Host of the Podcast, Art Storming. She will be talking about legacy & remembrance thru art in public spaces.

Jay is the Transportation Director for Los Alamos National Lab but he loves the weather. With a degree in broadcast journalism and a minor in meteorology, Faught previously worked as a chief meteorologist for news stations in Ohio and as a fill-in forecaster at KRQE-TV in Albuquerque. In addition to his work at the labs he created the Santa Fe Weather Page on Facebook just for Sante Feans.

Samuel Jensen is the Bicycle, Pedestrian and Equestrian Coordinator for the New Mexico Department of Transportation. In that role he focuses on improving safety, accessibility, and planning for non-motorized and active modes of travel throughout the State of New Mexcio.

Thomas Stewart Udall has had a distinguished career in public service. He is an American diplomat, attorney, and politician who served as a United States senator for New Mexico from 2009 to 2021.

Chief Judge Bryan Biedschied will be talking about initiatives at the court, including procedures taking effect in January to speed up the handling of criminal cases and recently implemented programs to assist people struggling with severe mental illness.

The 2026 Guatemala Team will share their experiences and discuss future projects that our club can potentially support.