Email us at [email protected].

Mail us at Leadership Santa Fe, PO BOX 1928, Santa Fe, NM 87504.

Call us at 505.204.8046

Our Team

Bridget Dixson
President & CEO,
Santa Fe Chamber of Commerce

David Markwardt
Program Director,
Leadership Santa Fe

About David

David Markwardt is the Leadership Santa Fe Program Director. He is also the Leadership Skills trainer and has been since 2008.  David is a graduate of Leadership Santa Fe, Class of 2000.

David owns David Markwardt Consulting, LLC. He received a degree in Master of Science in Organization Development from Pepperdine University in 2007. David has a strong interest in organizational values. His research for his thesis focused on how experience-based training and development can support organizational values at the individual and team levels. His Master’s Degree in Poetry was awarded from Vermont College in 1998. He received his Professional Teaching Certification in 1992 from the University of Houston, Houston, Texas and his undergraduate degree in 1984 from Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH.

David has extensive training in experiential education, conflict resolution, cultural issues, communications training, management and leadership training, and team building. David started and directed Teamwork in Action at Santa Fe Community College (SFCC) from 1996 to 2018.  He also started and directed the SFCC Leadership Institute, Graduate Institute and Supervisor Institute.  He retired from SFCC in July 2018.

David has facilitated numerous workshops and team-building retreats for organizations across New Mexico and the United States.  He is the facilitator for many programs in New Mexico, including The Executive Leadership Institute, The Essentials for Supervisors Program, and The Public Servant Emerging Leaders Program.

David lives near Lamy with his wife, Tracey Lucas. They have two sons, August and Elliot. David is an avid hiker and skier and is nearing completion of a book:  Poetry Table.

Nicole Lawe
Marketing,
Leadership Santa Fe

About Nicole

Nicole Lawe is an enrolled member of the Karuk Tribe from Northern California and has been based in Santa Fe, New Mexico since 2012. She holds a BFA in Studio Arts from the Institute of American Indian Arts (IAIA), where she graduated in 2016, and an AA in Liberal Arts from Haskell Indian Nations University, earned in 2011.

Outside of work, Nicole is a mother of two and finds inspiration in both her creative pursuits and family life.

Our Board

Art Trujillo
Chairman of the Board
VP of Sales,
Hutton Broadcasting

Kyle Burns
Chair Elect / Treasurer
President,
The Rikoon Group

Anne Kain
Immediate Past Chair
Senior VP of Finance,
Century Bank

Matthew Jaramillo
Vice Chair
Government Affairs,
ExxonMobil 

Rene Portillo Jr.
Vice Chair
General Manager,
Sam’s Club

Amalia Bertram
Vice Chair
Licensed Associate RE Broker, SF Brown Real Estate


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