myTepache has been made possible with immeasurable help from my dear friends:

Mark Chavez - Visual Arts Director

DOB 08/04/62 Likes to play music, write original songs and improvise. In addition, he enjoys being a poet, painter, potter, silversmith and bronze sculptor. Loves to work on group projects, being around friends late at night, and feeding of the their ideas and art. “I get pleasure from having my brain poked at, and I don’t mind being poor.” He had the most enjoyable summer of his life in 2007 by raising his consciousness. As a resident artist and facilitator at Verb Collective, he is an avid recruiter of people who are interested in collective expression. Mark advise us: “Be thankful for your mother and listen next time she says ‘Don’t vote for a man like Bush.’”

Hilda Gutierrez - Communications Director

Hilda is originally from the Rio Grande Valley on the Texas/Mexico border. She received a BA in Feminist Studies from Southwestern University in Georgetown, TX and a MA in Latin American Studies from the University of New Mexico in Albuquerque, NM. She currently works as a community educator, organizer and activist, and has made a long-life commitment to create a more just community where difference is appreciated and honored.

Cyrus Moses - Consigliere

DOB 4/3/82. B-boy, aerosol artist, and event organizer of the Annual Breaking Hearts Hip-Hop Festival 2002-2008; Social activist and organizer at The League of Young Voters; licensed Massage Therapist and certified Natural Therapeutic Specialist; published author; avid outdoors man; student of life; vocalist in the Zoo Band. Check Cyrus’s website here.

Diego Alonso Garcia - Graphic Designer

Papa Azul - Consultant

Melissa Golladay R.Ph. - Nutritional Consultant

DOB 9/18/68 Pluto/Uranus/Jupiter conj. Sun=Revolutionary Stellum. Earth Monkey

Born on the road the Summer after the Summer of Love, at two weeks of age Melissa became heir and gleefully appropriated her family motto “On the Road Again.” Driving since the age of 12 on the back roads of Idaho and crowning at two years at the fearless age of 18 on the autobahn - Melissa became a crafty master joyrider. She currently fulfills her mission as a revolutionary by being on the front line. She is a beacon in a dark place where people are addicted to medications, television and fear. Melissa encourages all she meets to take their health into their own healing hands. “The living raw foods lifestyle is a powerful tool to heal ourselves and the planet. Bebe mas myTepache!” Recommends Melissa. To visit her website, click here.

Chris Burbridge - Website Designer

Ezra Leyva - Mentor

Omar E Contreras - Photo Journalist

Vacant - Public Relations Director

Krysia Weaver - New Paradigms Progressive Liasion

I am a native New Mexican based in San Francisco. I am completely addicted to world travel; collecting sunsets, experience and culture across this magnificent planet. I balance gypsy life with university studies, gaining invaluable education from both. I am a capoerista, seamstress, certified yogi and ultimate lover of life. I work for an after school program, tutoring grade school children. I deeply enjoy colorful food plates and drink ridiculous amounts of tea, honey and fresh juice. At night, I am either out on the town doped up on yerba mate tea-shaking my rump or at home cuddling with a good book. I enjoy the process of creation and I am in constant reinvention of myself.

- Spokesman
Gadiel fulfills most of his spiritual, cultural and political needs by being a fervent Aztec dancer. He is a thoughtful environmentalist, dedicated social activist, passionate health conscious, innovative events producer, and keen networker. Unplugged from massive media. Enthusiastic traveler who indulges living a frugal life, riding his bicycle, and being a wood craftsman. He is a distinctive entrepreneur and a vigorous community member who participates with a wide range of organizations such as Food Not Bombs, The League of Young Voters, 3SidedWhole, and Verb Collective. “I woke up to life after discovering the mathematics, fractals, and the Golden Ratio,” says the founder of Estudio Phi.

Jessica J Herrera - Former Public Relations Director

Born in 1980 in Albuquerque; raised in Cuba and Taos, NM. As a jewelry designer, she studies the healing properties of stones and incorporates this knowledge when producing distinctive pieces of art. “I feel blessed by working with the grandfathers of our Earth and knowing that my jewelry helps women to feel good,” says JJ. Descendent of Spanish colonizers and Indigenous People of New Mexico; embraces her lineage by dancing and creating art. Has passion for dancing flamenco and a spiritual connection with Aztec dance. With a Southwest touch, she paints visions inspired by dancing. Writes poetry that comes from the heart. And sculpts with a feminine theme. Student at the University of New Mexico pursuing a Bachelors Degree of Fine Arts with a minor in Flamenco Dance. myTepache’s Muse.