Board of Directors
Katy Anderson is a seasoned non-profit professional, serving in varying development, programmatic, and leadership roles for the past twenty-three years. She has worked with University School of Nashville, W.O. Smith Music School, ABQ BioPark Society, Make-a-Wish, and Roadrunner Food Bank. She is currently the Chief Programs Officer at Roadrunner Food Bank; her team is responsible for emergency food programming and support across the entire state. She is also recognized as an up-and-coming leader in the hunger-relief space by Feeding America.
Katy started her non-profit career in Nashville, TN, after graduating from Vanderbilt University with a degree in Vocal Performance. She pursued additional music graduate studies at Belmont University and the University of Georgia. Katy has been a featured soloist for and member of a number of choral and performance groups including with Vanderbilt Opera Theatre, Vanderbilt University Choir, Belmont University, University of Georgia Chamber Choir, Opera Southwest, Coro Lux, and many more.
Robert “Bob” Croft – A business-man for all of my professional career, I have a BA in Economics from NMSU and an MBA from UNM. I retired from my position as Chief Credit Officer at Century Bank in 2019, after a 36-year banking career. During my career, I served as Treasurer for my church family for many years and also served as Treasurer of the Home Builders Association of New Mexico. I have been a musician from my youth, and now enjoy the opportunity to sing with Coro Lux and share my love of singing. I am delighted to take part in advancing the future prospects and interests of the Coro Lux family.
Keith Hinds has been with Merrill Lynch since 2003, after finishing a career in environmental finance. He is a 1980 graduate of George Washington University, with a BA in Public Affairs, and a native New Mexican, raised in Carlsbad. Prior to joining Merrill Lynch, Keith worked with companies of all sizes in the environmental industry, helping with project structuring, business expansion, and exit strategies. At Merrill Lynch, Keith works with families in all aspects of wealth management, with a special emphasis on financial planning, considerations relating to special needs, and value added client services. He is a Certified Financial Planner professional, and also holds the Chartered Special Needs Consultant designation.
Outside of work, Keith enjoys fly fishing, golf, travel and spending time with his family, which includes three daughters, their spouses and seven grandchildren. His wife, Bernadette, is a native of France and runs a small landscape design, installation and maintenance company in Albuquerque. Keith joined the Coro Lux board in the summer of 2020, and also sits on the board of the NM Brain Injury Alliance, as well as on the board of the Dominican Ecclesial Institute. He has been selected to serve as President of the Coro Lux board for the upcoming term, and looks forward to working with the community of singers and community at large to sustain, support and supplement this organization which he views as a critical component of the unique New Mexico quality of life.
Tony Megofna is a retired US Army Field Artillery officer currently working at Sandia National Laboratories as a manager. He has a BA in Physics from the University of Pennsylvania, and an MS in Applied Physics from the University of California, Davis. Tony spent over 26 years on active Federal service, stationed in locales from Germany to Alaska and many places in between. Tony has taught physics at the US Military Academy and served on the Army Staff in the Pentagon.
Originally from the Pacific island of Guam, Tony and his lovely wife, Crystal, and their three children have lived in New Mexico since 2009. All three children find enjoyment in music performance and Saige is part of El Faro Youth Chorus. The Megofnas are passionate about music and fostering the arts in our local community. They look forward to strengthening that community through support of Coro Lux.
Vinnessa Martinez Ohle has loved music all her life. She will fondly bring up that her first words were the chirping of “lalala.” She joined her school choir at the age of 12 and used music as an outlet for life, becoming increasingly involved in vocal training and chorus throughout her university career, graduating with a Bachelors in Music Education. Vinnessa remains engaged with a variety of people and skill levels through music. She has taught in Los Lunas Public Schools as an Elementary General Music Teacher for the past 6 years and continues to develop her skills as an educator through frequent attendance at professional conferences. In 2019 she was nominated as Teacher Of The Year for her school.
Vinnessa also spends weekends and holidays as the Music Director for her church. “Singing is good for everyone! And everyone can sing!” she claims. Although Vinnessa focuses on K-6 General Music, she has sung with a wide variety of choruses. She joined Coro Lux in 2016 and has been managing the ads process for the printed programs since 2017. She is excited to be rehearsing and continually developing her talents with Coro Lux and looks forward to the productions to come!
John P. Owen, Ph.D.
John is a psychologist. Prior to his entering private practice in 1986, he worked as a counselor in several different work settings. They included: Albuquerque Job Corps, New Mexico State Penitentiary, a federally funded project for the treatment of incest families, Hospice, Albuquerque Child Guidance Center as an intern, and the Court Clinic doing family divorce evaluations and mediation. In private practice, he has worked with children, adolescents, adults and couples. He also has been the psychologist on a federal grant project that dealt with the homeless population and substance abuse.
Along with his clinical practice, John had the opportunity to teach in a variety of settings. He taught with Metropolitan Court programs for DWI and shoplifting offenders. He was a faculty member in the Psychology Department at the University of Albuquerque for two years before it closed. His longest teaching and advisement position was with Webster University as an adjunct faculty member for 35 years.
His major sources of enjoyment are his wife, four children, their significant others, six grandchildren and a variety of activities with friends.
LaVonne Yazzie – I am an Albuquerque transplant from Arizona and a proud member of the Navajo Nation. My musical journey began early in my youth, when I studied violin as my primary instrument while singing soprano in various school and regional choruses. While at UNM, I double-majored in English Pre-Law and Spanish, and for fun, I sang with the UNM Madrigal Singers. For my profession, I am an Education Specialist at UNM at the Center for Development and Disability. I am also the wife of a devoted husband and the mother of a talented and gifted daughter. In my limited free time, I sing as a soprano in Coro Lux, and I also serve at Our Lady of Fatima Catholic Church as a member of the School Consultative Council, a cantor for the Roman Rite of Mass, and as a soprano in the church choir under the direction of the esteemed Mark Adrian. As an indigenous female, I am a strong advocate for equality, and I believe that music can branch the divisions amongst socio-economic backgrounds and that it has the power to heal many of the ills of society. I am honored to be a new member of the Board of Directors for this renowned choral organization, and I look forward to embracing this opportunity to continue to serve others.