Who We Are.
Our members lead Fortune 500 companies, conduct symphonies, innovate in medicine, shape public policy, run universities, and build businesses. They also give back generously, serving on boards, mentoring emerging leaders, and strengthening communities statewide.
We are the women moving New Mexico forward.
IWF‑NM brings together trailblazers from every corner of the state — executives, scientists, ranchers, artists, educators, entrepreneurs, public servants. We create a powerful network where women leaders connect, grow, and elevate one another.
For nearly four decades, we’ve offered a confidential, trusted space where women can talk candidly about leadership — the wins, the pressures, the decisions, and the moments that can feel isolating at the top. Here, those conversations spark insight, courage, and lifelong friendships.
We celebrate women’s achievements through statewide initiatives, storytelling, and programs that highlight the expertise of our members. And through our global IWF network, members gain access to leaders across six continents — expanding perspectives and possibilities.
Although membership in IWF-NM is by invitation only, our commitment to empowering women extends to all women.
We Inspire. We Empower. We Lead.
Our Mission
Advancing Leadership Across Careers, Cultures & Our State
The International Women’s Forum – New Mexico celebrates women by advancing leadership across careers, cultures and our communities, connecting our state’s most preeminent women of significant and diverse achievements in order to:
- exchange ideas, to learn and inspire, and to promote better leadership for a changing world;
- embrace women’s leadership – past, present and future; promote and facilitate communication among women leaders;
- empower women to achieve their highest potential as leaders; and,
- foster and support association among our members to enable them, individually and collectively, to exert influence and to discharge their responsibilities in their communities and globally.
As an Affiliate of the International Women’s Forum, we embrace their goals and support their efforts to establish an international community of women leaders and support the IWF’s Leadership Foundation to help prepare future generations of women leaders.
Our Core Values
- Sharing knowledge and ideas
- Respecting each other and our different points of view
- Fostering open and honest communication
- Enriching each other’s lives through new friendships
- Supporting a global, national and local network of women leaders
- Opening possibilities for creative thinking and public service
Meet Our Board of Directors
Hon. Barbara J. Vigil
President
NM State Supreme Court, Ret.
Lisa Darling
President Elect
Head of School, Ret.
Lori Waldon
Vice President
General Manager, KOAT-TV
Roxanne Meyers
Treasurer
President, Century Sign Builders
Yasine Armstrong
Secretary
President, New Mexico Angels
Hilary Noskin
Member at Large
Director, Ethics & Compliance, Walmart
Heather Cameron
Member at Large
President & Publisher, Ret.
Bianca Wertheim
Member at Large
Senior Advisor, Equis Research, Inc.
Meet Our Committee Chairs
Membership: Carol Robertson Lopez
Program: Heather Cameron & Barbara I Damron
ByLaws: Pamelya Herndon
LEAP: Yolanda Jones King & Nelia Dunbar
Strategic Planning: Barbara Vigil
NM Historic Womens Marker Program: Betty Downes
Advisory Committee for NM Historic Womens Marker Program:
Celia Foy Castillo & Veronica Gonzales
Communications and Outreach: Janice Morrow
Nominations: TBD (Ex Officio Non Voting Board position)
Leadership & Governance
IWF‑NM is guided by a Board of Directors of 12–15 members, including an annually elected President, President‑elect, Vice President, Secretary, Treasurer and Members‑at‑Large. This Executive Committee oversees policy, finances and organizational direction, bringing recommendations to the full membership at quarterly meetings.
Much of our work happens through smaller committees—standing and ad hoc—that rotate annually. These groups offer members another meaningful way to contribute, collaborate and deepen relationships while advancing the Forum’s mission.