About SEA
SEA provides a broad range of free and confidential services to businesses and industries considering new locations for expansion, relocation, or consolidation. Services include identifying sites, facilities, incentive programs, and workforce research while cultivating local and state support. SEA also assists existing businesses through retention and expansion programs, as well as, economic gardening to foster positive growth in the business community.
MISSION
To Promote and Facilitate the Attraction, Expansion, and Development of the Economic-Base Economy for Sandoval County including the municipalities of Bernalillo, Corrales, Cuba, Jemez Springs and Rio Rancho.
SEA Staff
FRED SHEPHERD
CEO and President
MAX SINCLAIR, MBA; B.Comm.
Research & Marketing Director
HELEN VANNESS
Office Manager
Board of Directors
EXECUTIVE BOARD
DIRECTORS
Chair: Melissa Gomez, JB Hendersen Construction
Incoming Chair: Dr. Laura Burton,
UNM Health Sciences, Rio Rancho
Past Chair: Pierce Runnels, Geobrugg North America, LLC
Treasurer/Finance Committee Chair:
Jimmie Blotter, New Mexico Gas Company
Secretary: Erin Johnson-Kruft, CNM
John Adams, Presbyterian Rust Medical Center
Michael Baker, Rio Rancho Public Schools
Jimmie Blotter, New Mexico Gas Company
Dr. Laura Burton, UNM Health Sciences Rio Rancho
Mario Cervantes, PNM
Dora Dominguez, Sandoval County
Frank Gallegos, Intel
Steve Garcia, Brycon Corporation
Matt Geisel, City of Rio Rancho
Melissa Gomez, JB Henderson Construction
Erin Johnson-Kruft, CNM
Adam Leyba, Klinger Constructors
Pierce Runnels, Geobrugg North America, LLC
Gary Saiz, First Financial Credit Union
Ed Smith, Edit House Productions
Mike Teske, Colonial Life
David Torres, Oso Negro Capital
Kriss Walton, Insight Lighting
Alliance Partners
PUBLIC SECTOR INVESTORS
Sandoval County
City of Rio Rancho
NM Economic Development Dept.
PLATINUM
PNC Bank
GOLD
Chalmers Ford
Intel Corporation
New Mexico Gas Company
PNM
SAPPHIRE
Albuquerque Business First
Capital CDC
Franken Construction
NM Manufacturing Extension Partnership
Rio Rancho Public Schools
SC3 International
Sparklight
UNM Health Sciences, Rio Rancho Campus
Wells Fargo Bank
EMERALD
Adacen
AerSale Landing Gear Solutions
American West Water Advisors
Bank of Albuquerque
Bohannan Huston Inc
Brycon
Builders Source Appliance Gallery
CNM
Colliers
Comcast
Del Norte Credit Union
Deluxe Design
Greater Albuquerque Association of Realtors
Huitt-Zollars
Insight Lighting
Invenergy
J.B. Henderson Construction
Joiner, Inc. (Construction) / Gabby J. Properties, LLC
Klinger Constructors, LLC
Main Bank
McDonald’s of Rio Rancho
New Mexico Angels
New Mexico Bank & Trust
Nusenda Credit Union
PLTi
Stewart Title of Albuquerque
Sunward
Wilson & Company
RUBY
Affordable Solar
Aflac – Kevin Lorenzen
Akins Manufacturing
Atmosphere Commercial Interiors
B:Side Capital
Century Bank
Consensus Planning, Inc.
Edit House Productions, LLC.
First Financial Credit Union
Geobrugg North America, LLC.
Goodmans Interior Structure
Ideum
JR Allison, Ltd
Latitudes Neighborhood Market
New Mexico Highlands University
Old Republic Title
Oso Negro Capital
Perfection Honda
Rio Rancho Regional Chamber of Commerce
SDV Construction
Segra
State Farm – Joanna Boothe
Studio Southwest Architects, Inc.
US Bank
Westwind
BUSINESS SERVICE PARTNERS
Albuquerque Regional Economic Alliance
BioScience Center & FatPipe NM
NMBio
NM Bioscience Authority
NM APEX Accelerator
New Mexico Partnership
Albuquerque Regional Economic Alliance
BioScience Center & FatPipe NM
NMBio
NM Bioscience Authority
NM APEX Accelerator
New Mexico Partnership