NMTC WIT Earth Day Celebration- Join our Women in STEM & Leadership here in New Mexico whom are making an impact on our Environment!

Earth Day Panelist Bios

Denise Gallegos
Marketing Manager- Affordable Solar
Denise Gallegos is an integrated marketing communications professional. She currently serves as the head of marketing for New Mexico’s largest solar provider, Affordable Solar, where she uses her skill set to further renewable energy goals in the state of New Mexico. She is a first-generation graduate from the University of New Mexico and is furthering her education by pursuing an MPS in Integrated Marketing Communications at Georgetown School of Continuing Studies. She is passionate about contributing to New Mexico’s green energy economy and educating others about the ways renewable energy contributes to the fight against climate change.

Andrea Goodbar
GIS Specialist- Office of Information Technology, New Mexico Environment Department
Andrea Goodbar creates web applications and designs maps and figures for various department bureaus. She has worked with the NMED for almost four years, starting out with the Department of Energy Oversight Bureau, WIPP Oversight Section. She has prior work experience in the environmental area including sample collection, data analysis, and reporting. Andrea believes that sharing data with the public through interactive web applications is a great way to improve public trust and communication.

Amy Halloran, PE
Senior Manager- Renewable Energy Program, Sandia National Labs
Amy Halloran leads Sandia’s $40M Renewable Energy R&D Program. The program includes approximately 125 staff, post doctoral students, and students performing fundamental and applied R&D in the areas of geothermal, concentrating solar, solar PV, marine hydrokinetic, and wind energy for the Department of Energy, Department of Defense, and private industry.   

Special Toast from Local Brewery Resource Brewing Co

You're invited to participate in our toast to support a great local business. You can pre-purchase and pick up your growler of Resource Brewing Co beer, such as the vegan Clous Car Kolsch or perhaps their Equality Stout. You'll be ready to sip and celebrate Earth Day.