Our Team
Our accomplishments reflect the character of our team.
From the top down, our experienced staff operates in a team-oriented collaborative environment that helps foster small business solutions to share with our clients. We are prodigious learners, meticulous listeners, and natural problem solvers. Our collective experience is our foundation and it grows stronger with every new challenge we face and every new client we help.
If there are any current openings at WESST, you can find them here.

Lindsey Kay
President

Lesly Avitia
Program Coordinator, Hobbs

Adriana Castillo
Regional Manager, Las Cruces

Dawn Facka
Regional Manager, Farmington

Stevan Flores
Business Consultant and Trainer, Albuquerque

Sylvia Garcia
Business Consultant and Trainer, Roswell

Mark Gilboard
Director, WESST Incubator


Rhonda Gilliam-Smith
Regional Manager, Roswell

Janelle Henry
Program Coordinator and Trainer, Farmington

Humberto Hijar-Alvidrez
Financial Capability Coach

Samantha Kimball
Staff Accountant

Katie Knipe
Vice President of Development

Monica Le Baron
Business Consultant and Trainer, Las Cruces

Jennifer Lim
Marketing Director

Cherí Lopez
Vice President of Finance

Marcela Mendoza-Palacios
Special Programs Coordinator

Agnes Noonan
President Emeritus

Valeria Olave
Regional Manager, Albuquerque

Angelica Ortiz
Loan Analyst

Sara Lynn Osusky
Business Consultant and Trainer, Rio Rancho

Gerrid Parras
Grant Management Specialist

Roseanna Perea
Business Consultant & Trainer, Santa Fe

Judith Perez
Business Consultant & Trainer, Hobbs

Tom Ragan
Director, Studio at WESST

Nataly Rivas
Executive Assistant


Teresa Rodriguez
Loan Program Coordinator

Kevin Sierra Moran
Business Consultant and Trainer, Albuquerque

Wendy Stein
Regional Manager, Santa Fe

C. Sandro Tonini
Vice President of Lending

Dave Vedera
Regional Manager, Rio Rancho

Melissa Williams
Loan Operations Officer
Contractors

Shirley Bailey
Business Consultant and Trainer, Rio Rancho

Alyssa Begay
Business Consultant and Trainer, Farmington

Rhonda Lane
Business Consultant and Trainer, Farmington

Patty Sipe
Business Consultant and Trainer, Santa Fe

Melanie Waller
Child Care Business Coach & Master Trainer, Las Cruces