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OPINION: The news of ideas: Introducing the Journal's Community Council

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I鈥檓 just a newspaperman. I moved to New Mexico in 2010 after graduating from college, planning to work in Farmington at the now-defunct Daily Times for a year or two, but I ended up staying and building a life here, eventually becoming the Opinion editor at the Journal. Working for a newspaper requires being an expert in everything and nothing 鈥 all at the same time.

How does that work? Put simply: sources. These are the people who journalists trust to explain the minutiae of complex issues for which we have no training, so that we can regurgitate the facts in a synopsis that is easy for our readers to digest.

The Journal鈥檚 Editorial Board decided to bring transparency to the source-advisor process by creating a Community Council. The council is a group of diverse and accomplished leaders who have committed to volunteering their time to meet with the Editorial Board quarterly to offer suggestions and advice on topics they believe we should address in order to help our city and state move the needle on the challenges we face.

We took applications and put together this year鈥檚 council, which will meet with us periodically throughout the 2026-27 fiscal year. Members have also committed to writing occasional op-eds. They will also have the opportunity to serve as panelists in the Journal鈥檚 new Town Hall series, which addresses important topics affecting life in New Mexico.

As a simple newspaperman, it鈥檚 an honor to introduce the leaders who have committed to helping us deliver the news of ideas.

Charles E. Becknell Sr.

Becknell is an author, manager, poet, ordained minister and professor. He founded the Afro-American Studies program at the University of New Mexico and served as a Cabinet secretary under Govs. Jerry Apodaca and Bruce King. He founded a training and development company, Becknell & Associates. Becknell has written five books and has worked throughout his life for nonviolent social change and racial conciliation. 

David P. Buchholtz

Buchholtz is a renowned lawyer specializing in public finance, government finance, economic development, financial institutions, government relations and corporate matters. He has held prominent positions at the New Mexico Chamber of Commerce, New Mexico First, Elevated Lending, New Mexico Hospital Equipment Loan Council and the New Mexico chapter of the Anti-Defamation League. He was a founding board member of Think New Mexico. 

Ernie C鈥檇e Baca

We鈥檙e still not sure how to write C鈥檇e Baca鈥檚 last name, he sometimes goes by Cdebaca because it鈥檚 easier for email. He has been the president and CEO of the Albuquerque Hispano Chamber of Commerce since 2017 and will step down this summer, after being involved with the organization since 2002. He previously worked at Public Service Company of New Mexico, retiring as the vice president of government affairs in 2016. He has received numerous awards, including honorary base commander at Kirtland Air Force Base. 

David S. Campbell

Campbell runs a sole legal practice, advising clients on municipal law, land development and other issues. He was the executive director of Lobo Development Company as it organized and developed plans for the UNM鈥檚 South Campus and has been the city manager for Albuquerque and Rio Rancho. He was a diplomat for the U.S. Department of State, a high school teacher for the Peace Corps in West Africa and has more than three decades of volunteer and community service work in New Mexico.

Dale R. Dekker

Dekker founded Dekker, a design, architecture, planning and engineering firm in Albuquerque, Phoenix and El Paso, Texas. He is a board member for the Albuquerque Regional Economic Alliance, and he previously was chairman of the New Mexico Bioscience Authority and NAIOP, a commercial real estate development association. 

Emily K. Howard

Howard is the executive director of Economic Forum of Albuquerque and the owner and CEO of Cheetah Strategy, which creates strategic plans and brand strategies of corporations, nonprofits and government and tribal entities. She was previously a vice president at the Indian Pueblo Cultural Center, Visit Albuquerque and Esperanza Advertising. She鈥檚 also worked in media, co-founding and co-hosting the Start Bragging Movement podcast and co-hosting the Positive Not Perfect radio show on KKOB. 

Danielle M. Gonzales

Gonazales is past board member of the Albuquerque Public Schools Board of Education and was president in 2025, when the district achieved significant proficiency gains in reading and math. She is currently a senior fellow at One Generation Fund, which focuses on Indigenous knowledge, language, culture, holistic wellness and research. She was previously executive director at New Mexico First and a senior program officer at The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. 

Mark Kelly

Kelly is the division manager at the Albuquerque Bernalillo County Water Authority and chair of the San Juan-Chama Contractors Association. Kelly has worked at the water authority since 2010 and has been an accredited engineer in New Mexico since 2008.

Stacey Lee

Lee has 21 years of customer service experience and has been the vice president of private banking at Enterprise Bank & Trust since 2023. She previously worked at Bank of the West, Main Bank, Bank of the West and BBVA Compass. She has done volunteer work for the Ronald McDonald House, Special Olympics, Road Runner Food Bank and other organizations. She grew up on the Navajo Nation, south of Gallup. 

Rohini N. McKee, M.D.

McKee is a colon and rectal surgeon at UNM, where she is the chief quality and safety officer and professor. She has written Journal op-eds about healthcare access in the state and met regularly with New Mexico journalists to provide updates during the COVID-19 pandemic. 

C. Nathaniel Roybal, M.D., Ph.D

Dr. Roybal was raised in Mora and is a healthcare innovator and advocate in New Mexico. He is a vitreoretinal surgeon who founded Retina Consultants of New Mexico and has served as president of the Greater Albuquerque Medical Association and currently serves as a council member of the New Mexico Medical Society. 

James Tegnelia

Tegnelia is a Vietnam veteran and engineer who worked for the U.S. Army Night Vision Laboratory and was deputy director of the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency. Tegnelia recently served as a member of the Defense Science Board and chair of the Army Science Board, which advises the secretaries of Defense and Army. 

Ryan Boetel is the Opinion editor at the 近距离内射合集. 

Editor鈥檚 note: This column has been updated to correct David P. Buchholtz鈥檚 work with Think New Mexico.