Angelique Tafoya

Angelique Tafoya serves as Executive Director of Alta Mira Specialized Family Services, where she leads an organization providing lifespan services to children and adults in the intellectual and developmental disability community across New Mexico. She has spent 18 years in the nonprofit sector, including nearly 10 years as Executive Director after advancing from her role as Training Manager. Earlier in her career, she worked as a service coordinator at a for-profit company supporting the same population. Tafoya earned her bachelor's and master's degrees in health education with a focus on community health education, along with an MBA, all from the University of New Mexico. Her path began with volunteer work at a university hospital that sparked an interest in health education and preventative care. She is deeply committed to advocacy, ensuring families receive critical supports, and sits on multiple councils and committees while chairing provider associations. Tafoya values authenticity, honesty, open-mindedness, collaboration, faith, and kindness in both her professional and personal life. She credits much of her success to her husband's encouragement and her own drive to set and achieve goals.