Apr. 20—Promotion
Soozi Zamora has been promoted to food service director at Meals on Wheels of Albuquerque. Zamora has more than 20 years of industry experience. She joined Meals on Wheels in 2016 as kitchen manager. In her previous role, she helped to organize and develop tailored meals for those who are on limited nutritional intake. She holds a Nutrition License from the International Sports Science Association. Meals on Wheels of Albuquerque is a private 501(c)3 nonprofit corporation founded in 1972.
Amy Lavender has been promoted to vice president of development at Adelante. Lavender has been part of Adelante's Development team for more than 12 years, and has more than 15 years of fundraising and development experience, including grant management, program development, event coordination, and community engagement. She has worked with national, local, and government funders to support Adelante, the Storehouse New Mexico and New Mexico AIDS Services. Her new position will include organization-wide decision-making as part of Adelante's executive team. Adelante is a diverse nonprofit organization that supports people with disabilities, seniors and disadvantaged populations. The agency provides employment, residential services, day services, and volunteer opportunities for people with disabilities and seniors.
Welcome
Kerry Prine has been named chief operating officer at REDW LLC. Prine is the first COO in the firm's 70-year history. In this new role Pine will drive performance, change management, resource management accountability, workflow efficiencies, and innovation while continuing to provide an extraordinary professional experience for REDW's clients and team. Prine will divide his time among REDW's Albuquerque, Oklahoma City and Phoenix offices. He brings 30 years of experience to the role, most notably working 16 years at Fidelity Investments in several leadership positions, including as senior vice president and vice president of operations. He also served as both chief operating officer and chief executive officer of Apeiron Zoh, a global leader in optimizing health, well-being, and performance through precision genomics and epigenetic science, and as executive adviser for Guidepoint Global Advisors, a multinational business and management consulting firm. He has also held leadership positions with Ceridian and Namely. Prine earned his bachelor's degree from the University of Cincinnati and graduated from the Executive Leadership Program at Babson College.
C. Ted Asbury has joined Robles, Rael & Anaya, P.C. as an associate. In his new role, Asbury will practice tort litigation, police misconduct and personal injury. Prior to joining Robles, Rael & Anaya, he worked in law enforcement. A retired Bernalillo County Sheriff's detective, Asbury spent his time in law enforcement investigating felony and misdemeanor crimes, as well as preparing investigations for prosecution and providing courtroom testimony. He had assignments in Patrol, Criminal Investigations Division, Internal Affairs, Traffic and DUI Investigation units. Additionally, he operated a consulting and investigations business, where he conducted extensive investigations for federal and state courts on both criminal and civil matters. Asbury graduated from the University of New Mexico with two bachelor's degrees. He graduated with his Juris Doctor from the University of New Mexico School of Law in 2021. He is admitted to the State Bar of New Mexico and the Federal Bar of the United States District Court of New Mexico.