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REDTT Professional
Team Members
Dora
Dominguez / Deb
Franzoy / Allison Southworth / Nancy Cordero / George Pintar
Dora
Dominguez
Project Director
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As the former President/CEO of
the Greater Las Cruces Chamber of Commerce, her greatest accomplishments
while working for the chamber include hosting President Bush's
visit to Las Cruces in 2002 and establishing a signature training
program for the chamber, highlighted by training events which
featured Dr. Stephen Covey and the Disney Institute.
While serving as President/CEO,
Dora successfully completed the first year of the U.S. Chamber
of Commerce Association Certification program. Dora remains an
active member of the Las Cruces Convention Center Steering Committee
and a board member for Jardin de los Niños. Prior to working
with the chamber, Dora administered private sector fund raising
efforts for the Mesilla Valley Economic Development Alliance
(MVEDA). As REDTT program director, she plans to strengthen the
accountability for funding and to reinforce the tie between grant
money and the development of new tourism in the REDTT counties.
Her background in chamber management will work to compliment
REDTT's active involvement with its partner counties respective
Chambers of Commerce.
Dora earned a Bachelor's Degree
in Communication: Journalism and Political Science, from Eastern
New Mexico University in 1989 and a Master's Degree in Organizational
Management from the University of Phoenix in Albuquerque in 1997.
She and her husband, John Cordova,
have a son, Alfredo. She enjoys gardening, running, cooking,
scrap-booking, family and church. |
 Contact Dora at dorad@nmsu.edu
or call her at (505) 646-8009.
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Allison
Southworth
Program Coordinator
& Hospitality Trainer
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Allison started working for the
REDTT project in June of 1992 as a research assistant. She developed
the hospitality program, "Catch
our Enchanted Spirit!" and accompanying video in
October of 1993. She has since presented her program to thousands
of participants all over New Mexico. She also teaches as an adjunct
professor for NMSU's Hotel, Restaurant and Tourism Management
Department.
Allison has a BS in Hotel Administration
from the
University of Nevada at Las Vegas and an MS in Home Ec / Family
and Consumer Science with an emphasis in Tourism Development
from New Mexico State University.
Allison and her husband Edward
like to read, camp and watch TV. Having no children, they spend
most vacations traveling to exotic (and not-so-exotic) locations
near and far. Recent adventures include exploring the beaches
of Catalina Island, the big island of Hawaii, South Padre Island,
Elephant Butte Lake and Zakynthos, Greece, with friends from
England. |
Contact Allison at: msouthwo@nmsu.edu
or call her at (505) 646-8028
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Deb Franzoy
Deputy Director, Web
Developer, Editor of Trails & Treasures magazine
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Deb makes and manages the REDTT
website (www.redtt.org), always researching and updating tourism
information about New Mexico. In addition, she is assigned to
several counties to help create tourism awareness in rural communities.
She is also the editor of the ever popular "Trails &
Treasures" magazine, a publication about rural New Mexico
and what it offers to our visitors. Deb has been with the project
since May of 1998.
Deb has a BS in Home Economics
Education and an MA in Agricultural and Extension Education,
both from NMSU.
In her spare time Deb sews, sings
and dabbles in photography, creating "picture scrapbooks"
of her family and their activities. Deb is married to Alan and
they have two grown children, both in college and one in the
U.S. Marine Corp and married to Heather. |
Contact Deb at: debfranz@nmsu.edu
or call (505) 646-8006
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Nancy Cordero
Program Coordinator
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Nancy joined the professional
staff in August of 2004. She serves as a program coordinator,
providing technical assistance to several REDTT counties throughout
New Mexico. Nancy also writes restaurant articles for Trails
& Treasures magazine, REDTT's premier tourism publication.
A former graduate assistant in
the Hotel, Restaurant, and Tourism Management Department at New
Mexico State University, Nancy has completed her Masters of Science
in Family and Consumer Sciences, with an emphasis in Hotel, Restaurant
and Tourism Management.
Nancy enjoys traveling with her
husband, Frank as well as gardening and swimming. |
 Contact Nancy at: ncordero@nmsu.edu
or call (505) 646-6358
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George
Pintar
Program Coordinator
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George joined REDTT's professional
staff in March 2005. He serves as a program coordinator, providing
technical assistance to several REDTT counties throughout New
Mexico. George does in- depth research on tourism related problems
such as signage, event tracking, as well as conducting workshops
on community cooperation.
George has a Ph.D from Southern
Illinois University at Carbondale, Illinois, in school administration.
He was the Community Education Specialist at the Illinois State
Board of Education for twelve years. George is the president
of the Mimbres-Paquime Connection and the Black Range RC &
D, as well as a voting member of Old West County. He is a supervisor
for the Deming Soil and Water Conservation District.
George and his wife Jean own
a successful clothing alteration shop in Las Cruces. They both
enjoy gardening, especially growing tomatoes as well as baking
various kinds of bread. |
 Contact George at: deming@nmsu.edu
or call (505) 646-5223
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*Photos by deb franzoy |
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