On January 15-17 the members of SPJ’s national board and staff from Indianapolis gathered in Albuquerque for its annual business meeting. The New Mexico Chapter hosted an informal reception to welcome them to The Land of Enchantment. Following is a photo-report on the event, a great opportunity to meet and mingle. (Photos by David L. Brown)
Betsy Model, NM Chapter president, chats with Mark Bralley, an Albuquerque freelance photographer.
Gwenyth Doland, a NM Chapter director, passes her business card to Neil Alan Ralston, SPJ National's VP for Campus Chapter Affairs.
Region 9 Director John Ensslin discusses the Top of the Rockies competition with SPJ New Mexico member Kay Grant, an Albuquerque travel writer.
Karen Moses, managing editor of The Albuquerque Journal, chats with Kevin Smith, national president of the Society of Professional Journalists.
From left: Sonny Alvarado, SPJ Region 12 director; Tripp Jennings, New Mexico Independent; and Dave Aekens, immediate past-president,National SPJ.
From left, Neil Alan Ralston, national SPJ VP for Campus Chapter Affairs; Darcie Lunsford, national's secretary-treasurer; and Janette Ralston.
From left: Dennis Roberts, SPJ NM board member; Sonny Alvarado, national SPJ Region 12 director; Dan Vukelich, SPJ NM board member; Dave Aeikens, national SPJ immediate past-president.
