THE PEOPLE
Staff and Board
SANDY CAMPBELL
Executive Director
Sandy holds an MA in International Relations and spent many years working on development issues in Africa, where among other things he shot various documentaries on social-justice issues. He worked for the International Development Research Centre from 2003-08, as a consultant for national governments, multilaterals, nonprofits, and research universities from 2008-16, and as a Santa Fe-based ED from 2016-21. He joined TK1 in July 2021. [email protected]
PETE MONRO
TK1 Director of Media
In 2009, Pete wrote, directed, produced and edited his debut feature film Days Together and received Official Selections at film festivals around the world. He recently returned to narrative film with the short film project Year of the Bookmaker and continues to work on screenwriting and other film projects. His work can be found at www.filmhabitinc.com. pete@truekids1.org
DANIELA CERVANTES
Productions Program Officer
Born in San Pedro Sula, Honduras, Dani is a world-travelling social worker and filmmaker. She has volunteered to work with teens in Honduras, France, England, Angola and Spain, and is fluent in English, Spanish and French. She graduated from Vancouver Film School in 2010, where she studied screenwriting, film production, and acting; she is the recipient of the Public Enlightenment and Difference Maker awards for her short documentary “Hide & Seek”. She won a best actress award for her short film that she
wrote, starred and directed called “Hola Padre, Nice to Meet You”. dani@truekids1.org
BILL HOOD
Director, Technology and STEM
Bill has over 30 years in the technology industry. Among many other things, he founded the Taos Youth Software Community (TYSC) to introduce software programming as an essential skill for today’s youth. TYSC taught Java script, Python and Scratch in fun-filled summer week long camps in 2017, 2018, and 2019. Bill serves as Board member for the Taos Entrepreneurial Network, Deputy Commander for the Taos Squadron of the Civil Air Patrol, CFO for the Taos Pilot’s Association and founded the Taos Youth Software Community. Bill has lived in Taos for nearly 20 years. bill@truekids1.org
KIKI SIEBENALER
Kids, Screens & Phones Program Officer
Kiki is a filmmaker and videography mentor whose films have screened at festivals around the world, including the Berlin Short FF, Jaipur International FF, Santa Fe Independent FF, and Taos Shortz; she won Best Screenplay at CinemaTexas Short FF. Locally, she’s worked for a variety of nonprofits and school programs, including Girltime, Rocky Mountain Youth Corps, and Twirl, in partnership with Taos schools.
MIQUELA POLANCO
TK1 Administrator
Born and raised in Taos, Miquela is a graduate of Taos High and has two young children. For the past five years, Miquela has worked in the nonprofit field, and is currently working toward her BA in Interpersonal Communication with a Minors in Management. Although much of her work is behind the scenes, she enjoys contributing to causes that make a positive impact in her community, especially for our youth. miquela@truekids1.org
STUDENT LEADS & INTERNS
TK1 supervises 20 student leads and interns. Mia Barela is our Student Program Lead, and has made major contributions to our Kids, Screens & Phones program and our NEH-funded Oral History grant. She is a senior at Taos HS. Angie Burns Diaz is the President of the TK1 Youth Council and a senior at Taos HS. Kalila Ko (pictured at left) is our Student Production Lead, regularly shooting and editing video for TK1 Productions. She is also a THS senior. Other lead students include Amber Bigbee (3D Printing), Sierra Lindsey-Biscello (Video), and Matthew Graves (Oral Histories on Taos Pueblo).@truekids1.or
Board of Directors
LARRY MAPES
MARY MYLET
Vice President
Area Manager NM Department of Workforce Solutions, Local Northern Area Workforce Development Board
ELISHA ALLEN
Treasurer
As the UNM Director of Online Strategies and Academic Technologies, Elisha holds an M.B.A. and a bachelor’s degree in Environmental Design with a minor in Spanish from UNM. Elisha has been working on the design and development of online course delivery, educational multimedia, knowledge management systems, and web-based applications since 1995. He has led UNM’s Creative Campus initiative for the last few years.
BONAVITA QUINTO-MACCALLUM, PH.D.
Bonavita, better known as ‘Dr. Q’, is a native of Taos. She left Taos in 1981 to attend college and she and her husband Tracy, returned to Taos in 2017. She retired in 2018 from the California Community College system as an administrator and professor after 27+ years of working in colleges in Central and Southern California. She currently works for the LANL Foundation.
INEZ RUSSELL GOMEZ
Board Member
Inez is a former Taos News editor and current editorial page editor for The Santa Fe New Mexican. She grew up in Las Vegas, N.M., where she got her start in journalism delivering the Las Vegas Optic as a child. A graduate of Texas Tech University with a bachelor’s degree in journalism, she also has a master’s degree in communication and public affairs from The American University in Washington, D.C. When not working, she enjoys caring for her flock of chickens in Santa Fe.
VERNON LUJA
Board Member
Deputy Chief Operations Officer, Taos Pueblo
MARTH BECKTELL
KATHLEEN KNOTH
Board Member
Kathleen is a retired librarian and information specialist after 29 years as the director of the University of New Mexico-Taos library, and 10 years in the San Francisco Bay Area. She earned her Master’s in Library Science from San Jose State University and her Bachelor’s in Journalism from San Francisco State University. In 2024, Kathleen was honored to be acknowledged as an Unsung Hero for her contributions to the Taos community.
CHRIS BAKER
Board Member
Chris has been the publisher of The Taos News since 2000. He was awarded the Distinguished Alumni Award from New Mexico State University in 2013 for employing over 30 college interns from NMSU. Baker was inducted into the New Mexico Press Association Hall of Fame in 2018 and was president of the NMPA in 2004.
Budget Rationale
Fiscal Year Starting June 1, 2020
TK1 2020-2021 School Initiatives
Classrooms from schools in Taos, Colfax, and Rio Arriba Counties.
ELEMENTARY | 14 Classrooms | 250 Students |
|---|---|---|
MIDDLE | 48 Classrooms | 645 Students |
HIGH SCHOOL | 46 Classrooms | 650 Students |
TOTAL | 108 Classrooms | 1,545 Students |
TrueKids 1 Pro (Out of School) Program
MIDDLE | 200 Students |
|---|---|
HIGH SCHOOL | 255 Students |
TOTAL | 455 Students |
2020-2021 Program Goals
TEACHERS TRAINED | 50 Teachers |
|---|---|
CLASS ROOMS W/ FULL YEAR PROGRAM | 108 Classrooms |
MENTORS TRAINED | 50 Mentors |
PROFESSIONAL SKILLS WORKSHOPS | 1,398 Workshops |
STUDENT RADIO SHOWS | 160 Radio Shows |
STUDENT VIDEOS | 300 Student Videos |
STUDENT CONDUCTED INTERVIEWS | 500 Student Conducted Interviews |
STUDENT PODCAST, APPS & WEBSITES | 50 Student Podcasts, Apps & Websites |
STUDENT SOCIAL MEDIA POSTS | 150 Social Media Posts |
TOTAL STUDENTS SERVED | 2,000 Students Served |
Operations (A) | $347, 800.00 |
|---|---|
Equipment (B) | $22,000.00 |
Fundraising (C) | $41,500.00 |
Evaluation/Data Collection (D) | $20,000.00 |
General & Administrative (E) | $81,300.00 |
Total | $539,600.00 |
Schools/PED | $149,000.00 |
|---|---|
Shelby Cullum Davis Charitable Trust | $100,000.00 |
Mayer and Morris Kaplan Foundation | $25,000.00 |
Jim Thompson Foundation | $20,000.00 |
LANL Foundation | $15,000.00 |
Thornburg Foundation | $20,000.00 |
Other Grants/Donations | $210,000.00 |
Total | $539,600.00 |
Teacher and Mentor Trainings ($27,000)
TK1 will facilitate three 3-day long teacher trainings. Two of the trainings will be for teachers implementing the TK1 yearlong classroom Civic Media Model; the other will be on the Best Practices in Distance and Blended Learning for teachers in the Penasco School District. The TK1C Civic Media Model sessions will be led by TK1’s trainer corps, Dr. Yonty Friesem from the Media Education Lab at Columbia College and experts from Adobe. The Distance Blended Learning training will be facilitated by professionals from the UNM Department of Teaching and Learning.
The trainings will cost $3,000 per day for the nine days.
The cost includes:
Planning– All facilitators will plan experience for each training day, customized for the group of teachers they are training and for optimal virtual learning engagement.
Trainer fees for the nine days of training.
Ongoing Teacher Support ($18,000)
TK1 will provide two zoom support sessions for teachers each month during the school year. There will be separate sessions for elementary, middle and high school levels. The check-ins will be led by two TK1 trainers, specializing in education and media, respectively. These workshops will allow TK1 to advise and track the progress of each classroom project while informing our scheduling of the necessary professional skills workshops. As an added benefit, these virtual meetings will also allow teachers to learn about the projects, challenges and successes of their fellow teachers who are also implementing the model.
Professional Skills Workshops ($159,800)
Classroom media projects are supported by skills workshops facilitated by industry professionals who are trained in the TK1 educational model. Examples of workshop topics include public speaking, script writing, storyboarding sound & video editing, coding, and app design. In addition to classroom workshops, TK1 will offer 400 out-of-school workshops, as part of the TK1 Pro program.
ELEMENTARY | 14 Workshops | 14 Workshops | 70 Workshops | $7,000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
MIDDLE | 48 Workshops | 645 Students | 576 Workshops | $57,600 |
HIGH SCHOOL | 46 Workshops | 650 Students | 552 Workshops | $55,200 |
TK1 PRO (Out-of-School) | n/a | 46 Classrooms | 400 Workshops | $40,000 |
TOTAL | n/a | 108 Classrooms | 1,598 Workshops | $159,800 |
Executive Director ($37,500)
50% of the Executive Director’s time will be spent on True Kids 1 operations, overseeing staff, organizing camps, the classroom initiatives, teacher trainings, professional workshops, student productions, developing strategic partnerships and expansion of the True Kids 1 model.
Education Director ($55,000)
The Education Director will directly oversee daily operations related to the TK1 Classroom and Pro models. This includes monthly teacher check-in sessions, professional skills workshops, out-of-school workshops (i.e. radio shows and contracted student productions), and student involvement in content creation for TK1 social media, website and newsletters. The Education Director will work closely with the ED on the development of the TK1 K12 badging system and the utilization of our Learning Management System. They will also work with Dr. Lee Francis on the ongoing evaluation of our model.
Project Manager ($50,000)
This position will assist the Education Director with the implementation of the TK1 education model in the 100+ classrooms and out-of-school programs.
Administrative Assistant ($17,500)
50% of the Administrative Assistant’s time will be dedicated to supporting TK1 operations.
Junior Mentor Interns ($10,000)
Two college interns who are alumni of our program and worked as Junior mentors at our Digital Day Camp will assist student engagement in our True Kids 1 Pro model. They will directly support mentors in workshops, monitor and contribute to message boards through our Learning management System, and work with the TK1 mentors and students on regular TK1 Pro projects including radio shows, social media, and other content production.
IT Support for Adobe Licensing ($12,000)
TK1 is working with IT professionals to provide 2,200 Adobe Creative Cloud to the students, teachers, and mentors that are participating in our model this year.
2,200 Adobe Creative Cloud Licenses ($20,000 Purchased Last Year)
True Kids 1 is partnering with Adobe to provide over 2,200 Creative Cloud Licenses for students, teachers, and mentors in our media education pilot this year. The license will support students in our classroom and TKI Pro models and will be integrated into the Canvas LMS. TK1 is working with Adobe’s Global Education Department to develop a K12 digital badging system that will align with Adobe’s Professional Certifications.
Canvas Learning Management System ($10,000)
TK1 will utilize the Canvas learning management system to support its classroom and out-of-school educational model.
Elisha Allen ($1,500)
Elisha Allen is the Director, Core IT Services, UNM Academic Technologies, where he also oversaw that institution’s conversion to an Adobe Creative Cloud Campus. Elisha will consult with TK1 on the provisioning of our Adobe Licenses.
Media Production Equipment ($25,000 purchased Last Year)
Last year, TK1 purchased a suite of equipment including video cameras, zoom recorders, microphones, tripods, boom poles, lighting etc to support our student media productions. We worked with Espanola Valley High School to purchase $50K worth of the same equipment models, creating a comprehensive integrated inventory that will serve our northern NM students, once it is safe to send teams out into the field.
Privo ($5,500)
Privo is a company that specializes in FERPA and COPPA student privacy compliance. They are providing TK1 with more than a 50% discount on their services.
Grant Writer ($14,000)
ED will prepare grants in consultation with a professional grant writer. The grant writer will compile a list of potential funding entities and created a development plan for the organization. A specific focus on COVID-10 related stimulus funding has been support be a grant from the LOR foundation.
Executive Director ($22,500)
30% of Executive Director’s time will be dedicated to development and fundraising.
Travel ($5,000)
Costs associated with travel to meet with public and private sector donors, foundations, sponsors, etc.
Evaluation ($20,000)
Evaluation of our classroom and TKI Pro model will be designed and implemented by Dr. Lee Francis of Native Realities Inc. This will include data collection with an emphasis on both quantitative and qualitative assessment, with particular focus on community impact.
Accounting ($20,000)
Estimate for contract with Rio Grande CPA, which will act as independent comptroller, bookkeeper, and accountant.
Administrative Assistant ($17,500)
50% of the Administrative Assistant’s time with be spent on G&A activities.
Executive Director ($15,000)
20% of Executive Director’s time will be spent overseeing administrative functions i.e. accounting, insurance, legal, as well as working with the Board of Directors.
Insurance ($5,000)
TK1 will carry coverage for Board of Directors, General Liability, Accident and Transportation
Legal ($5,000)
Legal consulting, primarily around contracts and liability issues.
Staff Professional Development ($10,000)
Trainings for Executive Director and support staff i.e. Media Education Lab Summer Institute, Executive Leadership, Board Development.
Travel ($5,000)
During the COVID-19 outbreak, we are virtually serving our students and teachers. When we resume regular operations, this allows us to support our schools in multiple counties in our rural, frontier state.
