Legislation Details

File #: EC-26-130   
Type: Executive Communication Status: Confirmed
File created: 5/4/2026 In control: City Council
Final action: 5/18/2026
Enactment date: Enactment #:
Effective date:    
Title: Mayor's re-appointment of Dr. Jonathan Wolfe to the Balloon Museum Board of Trustees
Attachments: 1. EC-130

 

INTER-OFFICE MEMORANDUM                                                                                                     April 24, 2026

 

TO:                                          Klarissa J. Peña, President, City Council

 

FROM:                     Timothy M. Keller, Mayor

 

SUBJECT:                     

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Mayor's re-appointment of Dr. Jonathan Wolfe to the Balloon Museum Board of Trustees

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I am submitting for your advice and consent the following name for appointment to the Balloon

Museum Board of Trustees in accordance with the City of Albuquerque Ordinance 10-4-5-1.

   

 

APPOINTEE NAME                                                           TERM Dr. Jonathan Wolfe                                                                           July 31, 2029 Albuquerque, NM 87106  Jonathan Wolfe is a New Mexico native who attended Escuela del Sol, Monte Vista Elementary, and Albuquerque Academy. He earned his bachelor’s degree from Johns Hopkins University and a Ph.D. in visual neuroscience from the University of Pennsylvania before returning to Albuquerque to pursue hot air ballooning. A scientist, artist, educator, and entrepreneur, Dr. Wolfe founded the Fractal Foundation in 2003 to inspire interest in science, mathematics, and art. He created the award-winning planetarium program First Friday Fractals, in partnership with the New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science, which has sold out more than 500 times. He is also the creator and pilot of the Flying Fractals hot air balloons-high-resolution art balloons featuring mathematical imagery that have become iconic symbols of Albuquerque and reflect its growing reputation as the “Fractal Capital of the World.” A resident of Council District 6, Dr. Wolfe, will be reappointed to serve as the Council District 6 representative on the board; his second term will expire on July 31, 2029. 

   

 

Current Membership

                                                               

 

Representing

                                Name

                          Term

1.

Anderson Family Appointee  Ex-Officio

Mr. Michael L. Anderson

 

2.

Abruzzo Family Appointee Ex-Officio

Mrs. Nancy  Abruzzo

 

3.

Anderson-Abruzzo Int’l Balloon Museum  Foundation

Mr. Jeremy Rutherford

07/31/2021

4.

At Large

Mrs. Jessie Hunt

07/31/2028

5.

At Large

Mr. Rodrigo L. Eichwald

07/31/2026

6.

At Large

 

 

7.

Council District 1

Mr. Victor J. Segura

07/31/2024

8.

Council District 2

Mrs. Nora Tocci

07/31/2024

9.

Council District 3

Ms. Gina L. Montoya

07/31/2024

10.

Council District 4

Mr. Ron Behrmann

07/31/2027

11.

Council District 5

Vacant

 

12.

Council District 6

Dr. Jonathan Wolfe

07/31/2023

13. 14. 15.

Council District 7 Council District 8 Council District 9

Janice E. Arnold Jones Mr. Don Harris Ms. Natalie D. Pascoe                                                          

07/31/2026 07/31/2026     07/31/2026

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balloon Museum Board of Trustees

 

Reappointment of Dr. Jonathan Wolfe

 

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______________________________________                                        _____/_____/_____ Samantha Sengel, Chief Administrative Officer                                   Date