KC Gonzales Mitchell is The Children’s Hour Inc’s board President, as well as a licensed teacher. KC is currently the school librarian at Alvarado Elementary School in Albuquerque, New Mexico. She is the mom of two daughters and brings her extensive technology and educational knowledge and skills to our board, and is a great problem solver and strategist. KC serves on The Children’s Hour Executive Committee and oversees all aspects of the organization in partnership with our Executive Director.

Evan Moulson is the board Vice-President, and has been involved with The Children’s Hour since he was 11 years old when he was invited to help out with a show at the Rio Grande Corn Maze, becoming a longtime cohost and engineer for the show. He now lives in Boston, MA with his wife, Hannah, and the apple of their eyes: their cat, Batman the Wondercat. Even though he lives across the country, he still drops by to say hello, watch the levels, and help Katie out on when he’s in Albuquerque. As a member of The Children’s Hour Board, Evan is on our Executive and Finance Committees.

Sonya Priestley is the board Secretary/Treasurer, a Certified Public Accountant. She has decades of leadership in nonprofits in New Mexico including United Way, Saranam, and many others. Sonya was awarded “Fundraiser of the Year” at the National Philanthropy Day in Albuquerque in 2018, and was Chair of United Way’s Campaign, and United Way Board President in 2020. Sonya serves on our Executive and Fundraising Committees, and helps Katie with The Children’s hour budgeting and financial reports.

Sasha Menendez is a home school educator and part-time wellness worker at La Montanita Co-op. Sasha is also a volunteer at the New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science, the Kiwanis Learning Garden, and the Desert Oasis Teaching Garden at Academy High School. His boys, Zen and Amadeus, are longtime members of the Kids Crew for The Children’s Hour. Sasha serves as the chair of The Children’s Hour Fundraising Committee.

Lonnie Anderson is our newest elected Board member. He is Jicarilla Apache, Mexhika and Chichimeca, an award winning Film Maker, Photographer, Creative Director, Designer, and organic farmer who lives in Albuquerque with his two daughters and love of his life. Lonnie is known for his exceptional Valentines that he makes annually for his wife, Anne. Lonnie serves on The Children’s Hour Fundraising Committee.

Andre was born in Brazil and has a nuanced perspective of the multicultural universe of music, specifically Jazz and World Music, which is enriched by his native fluency in Portuguese, English, and Spanish. Besides being a full-time dad, public radio host, and soccer coach, Andre is a producer and host of virtual team building experiences for organizations, companies and groups from all over the world at weve.co, a Silicon Valley tech meeting platform.  André serves on The Children’s Hour Fundraising Committee.