Jolene Martinez is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker currently serving as the Chief Operations Officer for Families & Youth, Inc., a non-profit organization operating in Southern New Mexico. She earned both her graduate and undergraduate degrees from New Mexico State University (NMSU). Jolene’s career has been focused primarily in child welfare, serving most of her career at the state child protective service office.

More recently her efforts have been centered on renewing, developing, and restoring services at Families & Youth, Inc. in the areas of behavioral health, innovative youth programming, child welfare, emergency shelter, and food insecurity. Jolene’s social work interests include assessing and intervening with macro systems at their intersection with oppressive practices that harm and immobilize families and communities.

Born and raised in Northern New Mexico, Jolene moved to Southern New Mexico to pursue her education and has made Las Cruces, NM her home for the last 18 years. Jolene is married to a US Army Veteran, Dustin and together they have 3 children. On a personal note Jolene describes herself as a believer, leader, and motivator. A baby artist, retro sneaker head, and general rebel rouser on a mission. A mission to heal herself through using her time, talents, and treasure to serve others.

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Office: 575.522.4004

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Dawn Donson is an educator, a life long learner and a builder of people. She loves to help folks design their best life in health, home, business & overall happiness. Dawn’s entire life has revolved around education, sports, health, art and making people laugh. She knew at a young age that she was destined to do great things, to coach / teach people young and old how to design the best version of themselves.

Her entire life has been dedicated to the education of young people. She received a bachelors degree in special education at Ball State and a Masters in Education from Earlham College. Dawn has retired from the traditional classroom setting and is now using her skills and talents in the non traditional sense through volunteer work, in the arts, Nature Guide & hospital.

She is also in the processes of getting her nutritional coaching certification along with starting her own business in the health and wellness industry. Dawn is a firm believer in taking every opportunity that presents itself, combining all of her loves and empowering others with every to do the same. Dawn believes in hard work and what you practice is how you will play. She believes every situation can be figured out and you have to have fun while in the process of working on you.

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