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INTER-OFFICE MEMORANDUM September 28, 2026
TO: Klarissa J. Peña, President, City Council
FROM: Timothy M. Keller, Mayor
SUBJECT:
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Mayor's appointment of Dr. Lisa M. Taylor to the African American Advisory Board
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I am submitting for your advice and consent the following name for appointment to the African American Advisory Board in accordance with the City of Albuquerque Ordinance 2-6-21-1.
APPOINTEE NAME
TERM
Dr. Lisa M. Taylor
Albuquerque, NM 87108
October 15, 2029
Dr. Lisa M. Taylor, DNP, RN, FNP-BC, BC-ADM, CDCES, has worked as a healthcare provider in New Mexico for more than a decade. She is a board-certified family nurse practitioner specializing in diabetes care, and she currently practices endocrinology with DaVita Medical Group and provides care at the Metropolitan Detention Center. At the University of New Mexico College of Nursing, she serves as a Clinician Educator and Assistant Professor and has been Director of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion since 2024. She holds a Doctor of Nursing Practice from Vanderbilt University and a Master of Public Health in Community Health from UNM, and her teaching and research focus on chronic disease, health disparities, and building the nursing and healthcare workforce. She consults with the Office of African American Affairs, Black Health New Mexico, and the UNMH Black Health Council, and she has presented often to the New Mexico African American Tobacco Prevention Network. Dr. Taylor seeks to serve on the African American Advisory Board to work with residents and city partners on community health outcomes that reach beyond any single healthcare system.
A resident of Council District 6, Dr. Lisa M. Taylor will serve as a Community Health Subject Matter Expert; their first term will expire on October 15, 2029.
The remaining members are:
Representing
Name
Term
1.
African American Museum and Cultural Center of New Mexico
Rita P...
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