Contact: Cristina M. Rogers at info@barelas.net – please email if seeking a copy of the organization’s Form 990.
The Barelas Community Coalition (BCC), a certified non-profit 501(c)3, is a community-based planning and advocacy organization dedicated to limiting the negative effects of gentrification and development on historic communities like Barelas.
Our Mission
The Barelas Community Coalition’s mission is to create sustained partnerships with nonprofit/for-profit organizations and government agencies to bring needed services and resources to the community which:
- enhance education, promote economic development and job opportunities.
- advocate for permanently affordable housing and housing rehabilitation,
- ensure the responsible redevelopment of the historic Barelas Rail Yards
- preserve the community’s heritage and historical resources
BCC BOARD OF DIRECTORS | 2022
| NAME | BARELAS AFFILIATION | PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATION | |
| Keith Romero | P | Former Resident | Attorney |
| Alejandro Saavedra | VP | Property Owner | Recruiter/Human Resources Specialist |
| Michael Garcia | S | Works | Volunteer, Sacred Heart Church |
| Paulette Baca | M | Resident | Owner – Paulson Plumbing & Mechanical LLC |
| Francisco Uviña | M | Works | Director – UNM Historic Preservation + Regionalism |
| Tim Nisly | M | Resident | Developer |
| Robert Vigil | M | Resident | Deacon, Sacred Heart Church |
| Julianna Silva | M | Property Owner | Owner – Silva Strategies |
| Ketan Bharatiya | M | Resident | Architect |
| Elizabeth Arencon | M | Resident | NHCC Board Member |
| Vivian Alarid Cuadra | M | Former Resident | NHCC Board Member |
| Virginia Meyer | M | Resident | Volunteer ESL, Former BNA, Retired APS |
| Tina Garcia Shams | M | Works | Executive Director – Street Food Institute |
